Tuesday 2 December 2008

AN OPEN INVITATION TO ATTEND

TO ATTEND A

Forum and Book Launch on "New Media and Democratization in Malaysia"

to be held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, December 5, 2008, from 8pm.


A Forum on "New Media and Democratization in Malaysia" will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008 from 8.00-10.00pm at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall [KLSCAH] Auditorium, 1,Jalan Maharajalela,Kuala Lumpur.

The forum will feature as keynote speaker Yang Berhormat NIK NAZMI NIK AHMAD, a Selangor State Assemblyman, and Political Secretary to the Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.


The occasion will also witness the launch of a book titled:

"Blogging and Democratization in Malaysia", and its co-authors Prof. Wan Zawawi Ibrahim, and Sdri Jun-E Tan, will be present to speak about their work.

Other speakers include representatives from the organizations collaborating in the programme.


Members of the public are invited to attend the forum which is jointly organized by the Centre for Policy Initiatives (CPI), SIRD-Gerak Budaya, the National Alliance of Bloggers (All-Blogs) and the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).


The Forum was initiated mainly by the CPI YouthSpeak Section which has the objective of promoting discourse through writings and discussion at the CPI website coordinated by Wan Fadzrul and John Lee, and via public forums such as this current one, to encourage the youth of Malaysia to take part actively in the democratization process in the country.


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The Forum Programme is as follows:

THEME: "New Media and Democratization in Malaysia".

*** Date/time of Forum: Friday, December 5, 8.00pm-10.00pm, with Tea to follow


*** Venue: KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall auditorium,1 ,Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur


**** (1) Welcome speech by Sdr YL Chong, Editor, CPI


**** (2) Keynote speaker: YB Sdr Nik Nazmi, PKR SA and Political Secretary to Selangor MB

**** (3) Sdr Wan Fadzrul Wan Bahrum, CPI YouthSpeak Coordinator


**** (4) Sdr Yeoh Lee Hin, CPI (Chinese) Web administrator


**** (5) Sdri Jun-E Tan, co-author of "Blogging and Democratization in Malaysia"


**** (6) Prof. Wan Zawawi, co-author of “Blogging and Democratization in Malaysia”


**** (7) Sdr Teh Yee Keong, KLSCAH Representative


***** (8) Sdr Ahirudin Attan aka Rockybru, Interim President, National Alliance of Bloggers


***** Q and A session

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NOTE: For further information, please contact


YL Chong: 012-9702285

Helen Ang: 013-2240985


Bonum commune communitatis


General welfare. Literally, common good of the community