1. Patch Adams in Malaysia (Again!)

Date:Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time:9:00am - 5:00pm
Location:Sunway Convention Centre
Street:Sunway
City/Town:Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Come and experience the REAL & ONE and ONLY Patch Adams as he steps foot for the first time in Malaysia, on Oct 24th @ 'Live and Inspire' conference. He'll be accompanied by a few other keynote speakers - including Masami Sato, Edwina Chiu and Karriem Ali.

PRIORITY BOOKING DISCOUNT!----------------------------------------------
ONLY RM500 for a VIP Seat! **seats are on a first come first serve basis!

(BUT BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO DO IT FOR IMU , we get like RM500 but its buy 1 free 1 - hence its like RM250.)

Still trying to arrange a meet and greet session, but its highly probable lah (With DR.PATCH ADAMS)
for more information : - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=56811864402
Thank you :)

Anyone who is interested, please contact Pamela (M208) 019-7118907 or email her at lifeis2enjoy22@gmail.com

She needs to know by Thursday, so please do let her know ASAP :)

2. B107 Malaysian Studies Project


Hey everyone!

We, B107, will be holding our Malaysian Studies Project cum Merdeka celebration themed
“Down Memory Lane” .

Details of our event are as follows:-

Date : 27th and 28th of August 2009
Time : 12.00 – 2.30 pm
Venue : IMU Atrium
Theme : Down Memory Lane

There will be good food, performances and much more so do come support us. Cheers! Let's experience Malaysia...

regards,
david

3. Clinique Roadshow at IMU


For the fiscal year 2009, MYC will be continuing our series of workshop and road shows for our client Clinique. Clinique has been conducting the above nationwide in 2007 and 2008.

We would like to invite IMU students for an opportunity to participate in the event with your kind consent. We hope to be able to organize this road show at your campus on 14thSeptember 2009. Our workshop will encompass

Basic Skin Care and Make Up Presentation (2 sessions) (Proposed Time: 11am-12pm, 3pm-4pm)

Display booth for Clinique products and Discounted Student Set.

All participants will be given a Goodie Bag with compliments from Clinique worth RM 200.

Minimum participants is 100 students but we can cater up to 200 students

Pre Event Publicity
1. Posters and leaflets to announce the event
2. Assistance in recruitment of participation.
3. All lecturers and staff are welcome to participate.
4. Location / room to conduct the workshop and display venue (preferably nearby)

Event Proper
1. MYC will organise and manage the entire event (9:00am - 5:00pm).
2. MYC is open to working with your college Club and Societies to tie in this event with your own.
3. Trainers and Assistants will be from MYC and Clinique.


Should you have any queries, please kindly contact me at 016-7948362(Jacinta) or any of the persons below, should I be unavailable to answer your queries.

Zoe: 016-3927 559

CONVO MAG PHOTO SHOOT

Please take note of the following days, times and groups!!

MEET IN FRONT OF DEWAN CHANCELLOR!



PBL GROUPS F-J

TUESDAY, 18th AUGUST 2009 (TODAY!!!)

11.30am - 2.00pm



PBL GROUPS P-T

FRIDAY, 21st AUGUST 2009

10.15am - 1.00pm



PBL GROUPS A-E

MONDAY, 24th AUGUST 2009

10.15am -1.00pm



PBL GROUPS K-O

MONDAY, 24th AUGUST 2009

1.15pm - 4pm

I am Kyi Saw Tin from ME2/08 and I am doing publicity for speech competition on 2nd of September organised by speech club. We would like to promote this event by advertising the event on your respective batch blogs as soon as possible. Speech competition is a part of the Arts Festival and so, the deadline for submission is 14th of August. I know I am kind of late to ask for your help at this stage. We will be very greatful if you could update your blogs about the speech competition as soon as possible in your free time. Thank you very much for your help.

The followings are the details of the speech competition:

Title: GO MAD (Make A Difference)

Deadline for submission of entries to SRC :14th August 2009. ( Forms are available at SAD )

Venue: Atrium

Date of event: 2nd of September, 2009

Duration of each speech: 5 to 7 minutes

Prizes

Best speaker: rm 250

1st runner up: rm 150

2nd runner up: rm 100

Any enquiries, please contact

Amirahwaty Abdullah

President/ 017 338 1452

dr_mhirah@hotmail.com

GP Posting Debriefing and Report

Hey guys!

A lot of people have been asking me about the GP posting debriefing session. I called up AAD and they told me that the date and timing of the GP posting debriefing session will be mentioned in our MSK timetables.

Also, the REPORTS are due on the same day as the debriefing and are to be handed in when we do the debriefing.

Thank you so much and good luck with your Comm Med reports and presentations!

1.HEP-IPTS DEBATE

Hello all!

On the 15th of August 2009, there will be a debate competition organized by International Medical University and sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education in IMU. The topic of the debate is ‘Book Smart vs Street Smart’.

Our guest of honor will be Prof. Dr. Mohd. Fauzi Bin Hj. Ramlan, from the Department of Student Affairs and Student Development, Ministry of Higher Education. We also have invited all representatives from private institutions in the Klang Valley.

Therefore, Student Service s would like all IMU students to attend this event. Lunch, tea and dinner will be provided for participants and audience in Chancellor Hall. The event will be held in the MPH.

2.INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL IPT CONSUMER DAY 2009

In conjunction with National Consumer Day 2009, Multimedia University is organizing the National IPT Consumer Day 2009, to bring together both local and international students from IPTA/S in Malaysia to enhance their knowledge in consumerism.

Therefore, we wish to invite Y.B. Dato’/Professor/Associate Professor/Dr./Sir/Madam and students from various programs studying at your university/college to attend the event. The details of the event are as follows:

Date : 17^th. August 2009

Time : 8.00 am – 5.00 pm

Venue : Dewan Tun Canselor,

Multimedia University, Cyberjaya Campus, Selangor

The maximum number of invitees from a university/college is 5 accompanying officers/lecturers and 40 students only. All invitees must arrive in formal attire.

Y.B. Dato’ Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the Minister, Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) will officiate the ceremony and launch the IPT Sustainable Consumer Campaign 2009. An exhibition by the Ministry (KPDNKK), IPT Consumer Clubs, and NGOs will be held during the day.

There will also be a dialogue session between the Y.B. Minister and students at 11.00 am. It will be a platform for the Ministry to share the latest information in relation to government policies in generating competitive future consumer generation, which is aligned with the Ministry’s theme of “Consumer Power : 1 Consumer 1 Voice” and our day event theme “We Are 1 Knowledgeable Consumer”.

We thank you very much for the attention and co-operation and look forward to meet on the event day.

Sincerely,

Normazalila binti Abu Bakar

Chairman

Centre for Consumer Research and Education (CeCORE)

Faculty of Management

Multimedia University

To those who are interested in attending this event, please email your name, student ID number and IC number to imusrc@gmail.com by the 11^th of August 2009, with ‘IPT Consumer Day’ as the subject line. Thank you!

3. PUBLIC LECTURE ON H1N1 PANDEMIC BACKGROUND AND UPDATE

Dear all,

Keynote Speaker : Dr John McCauley, Global Influenza Expert, National Institute of Medical Research,UK
Date : 13 Aug 2009
Time : 1.30 - 4.30pm
Venue : Conference Hall 3 (Level 3), KLCC
Admission : FREE

Organised by : Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre

Places are limited. Please confirm your attendance by registering online via one of the following ways:
www.mgrc.com.my/ESS_register.shtml or ess@mgrc.com.my

4.STUDENTS WITH FEVER

A few students with fever have been detected in the IMU in the past few days. They were given a face mask and advised to go home and rest. Anyone with fever should not be in the campus. If you notice any student in your class or any person in your section who is ill, please ask him or her to wear a mask, and rest at home. If necessary, see a GP. A mask can be obtained from Dr Ranjit De Alwis or from the Clinical Skills Unit.

Your cooperation in controlling the spread of flu in the IMU is very much appreciated.

MALAYSIA: ROAD TO 2009

Hello Guys!! I'm Karim from M207 Malaysian Studies Class. I want to inform you all that we're having a major event for our project entitled 'MALAYSIA: ROAD TO 2009'

Details of events are as follows

Date : 20th August 2009

Afternoon : Time : 11.30am – 3.00pm

(Officiating Ceremony) : Venue : Atrium

Night : Time : 7.45pm – 10.45pm

(Malaysian Night) : Venue : Lecture Theatre 2

In the afternoon, we're having a carnival with lots of FOODS, GAMES, AND EXHIBITION. Besides that, there'll also be a variety of cultural performances including traditional dances, chinese flute and singing performance. To cap it off, there'll be A FASHION SHOW, with IMU students as the models. They'll be showcasing sponsored clothings, hair-style and make-up.

We'd also like to request that everyone wears their traditional clothes to make the event livelier and more colourful

And for the VERY FIRST TIME, IMU will have a MALAYSIAN NIGHT~ You can have the opportunities to watch and enjoy multi-cultural performances by our students. We'll have dikir barat, sketches, silat, Bhangra dance and many other performances. Make sure you'll come and be entertained!!

PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US!! YOU'LL ALSO BE SUPPORTING OUR NATION! THANK YOU!

dance competition, short film competition

DANCE COMPETITION

Touching on the rules and regulations of the dance competition, here is an UPDATED list of rules and regulations from Ms Sheba. Please post it up on your batch blogs/emails to let everyone know ya? =)


Category E – Dance

1. The theme of this contest is : Health care Go M.A.D ( Make A Difference ).

2. The competition will be conducted on 8th September 2009 .

3. Each team is allowed a minimum number of 2 people and a maximum number of 8 people. Participants may use any number of songs but each team is only allowed a maximum of 6 minutes performance time.

4. Participants may use any dance form(s).

5. Song choices MUST NOT contain vulgarities and obscenity.

6. The dateline for registration is 14th August 2009. Late entries will not be entertained.

7. Participants must be in appropriate “Dance” dress code (i.e. not too revealing), the Judging Committee reserves the rights to bar any participants of the competition, should his/her dress code be deemed unfit.

8. Recycling of dancers to other groups is STRICTLY prohibited.

9. A grace period of 5 minutes will be given to teams who turn up late, after which they will be officially disqualified



SHORT FILM COMPETITON

IMU Art Festival 2009

Short Film Competition Rules:

• There is no charge to enter a film in this contest.

• Deadline for entries is August 20, 2009.

• Filmmakers must be IMU current students and staff.

• The theme of this contest: Go M.A.D (make a difference). Tell a tale or two regarding how one can lend a hand in changes for the better.

• Films must be original. Entries can be in any video form; short movies, photo essays, music videos, etc.

• IMU reserves the right to use all entries in the future.

• No pornography or over excessive graphic violence, and sensitive issues please. Try to keep productions at a PG13 rating or below.

• Directors are allowed to submit more than one entry, but a separate entry form must be completed for each.

• Entries will be judged by; (ms sheba help us to edit this part)

• Originality
• Relevance to theme
• Creativity
• Popularity (via online voting system)

• Entries will be accepted on DVD, DVD-R, or CD-ROM. Clearly label the film with the title, running time, contact name, batch or staff title and phone number(s). IMU and M&M Club are not responsible for loss or damage. Entry films and accompanying materials become the property of IMU.

• Any enquiries, please contact (preferably SMS/ email)

• Kien Jeen 017 3070650 / kienjeen@gmail.com
• Saira 012 8913597 / asairas@yahoo.com

All film entries need to be sent to:

(ms sheba fill this up J)

Selectives Results

Please be informed that the Selectives results will be released as follows:

Date: Monday, 3 August 2009

Time: 2.00pm

Venue: MPH 1 (LR 2.07.03)

Week 1 Comm. Med timetable