Live Webchat with Alumni Leaders to Discuss AEIF Proposal for ASEAN-American Youth Alumni Conference
March 4, 2011 (10:00am Malaysian Time)
ASEAN-American Youth Alumni Conference Webchat
PLEASE JOIN THIS IMPORTANT WEBCHAT!
We invite ALL alumni to join this Live Webchat featuring Malaysian alumni leaders, including Mr. Faisal Hassan, Ms. Sabina Wong and Mr. Kirueben “Burn” Visvaraj.
To join the chat, click on https://statedeptasia.connectsolutions.com/malaysia/
We welcome your questions in advance. Please sign in under the guest option at the link above. Please include your name and country.
Bios of the Malaysian Alumni Leaders include:
Faisal Hassan, an alumnus of the Study of the U.S. (SUSI) on New Media Program in 2010 and a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program in 2007, was selected by ECA as the State Alumni Member of the Month for the EAP region in February 2010. With support from Embassy Kuala Lumpur, he had organized leadership training for youth, teaching English to underserved Malaysians, and raised awareness of global climate change, poverty, and the power of social entrepreneurship. Currently, he is the President of the Malaysian-American Alumni Partnership that was formed in August 2010.
Sabina Wong Kar Hei is an alumna of the State Department American Exchange Division’s Study of United States Institute for Student Leaders (New Media) 2010. Currently, she is the Vice President of Communications for the newly established Malaysian-American Alumni Partnership, formed in August 2010. After graduating last June with an Advanced Diploma in Mass Communications (Public Relations), she rejoined her alma mater to serve in the Department of Development and External Relations as part of Tunku Abdul Rahman College and will be furthering her studies in the UK later this year. As a student, Sabina Wong was an active mover for social awareness campaigns and events, particularly in the interest of charity and higher education.
Kirueben “Burn” Visvaraj is an alumnus of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program in 2007 and also completed a summer internship program in the U.S. under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of State in 2010. He is part of the Executive Committee of the Malaysian-American Alumni Partnership. Kirueben is currently undergoing his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the HELP University College, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur.
They will join the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur for Q&A Live Webchat on the ASEAN-American Youth Alumni Conference. The live discussion will take place on Friday, March 4, 2011, from 10:00a.m. (Malaysian Time).
Questions for this program can be submitted now or at any time during the event. Enter your name – country you are from; and you may type in your questions on the webchat screen.
Don’t forget to turn ON your speakers!
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Here is an overview of the ASEAN-American Youth Alumni Conference proposal.
An ASEAN-American Youth Alumni Conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia led by the Malaysian-American Alumni Partnership with support of other USG exchange program alumni (IVLP, Fulbright, Humphrey, Eisenhower, SUSI, YES, ACYPL, UGRAD, YLP and ACCESS) to provide a platform for ASEAN alumni leaders to network and solidify their partnership with alumni in ASEAN countries in order to facilitate future collaborations. This conference will cover topics such as;
- Democracy and Human Rights
- Economic Opportunity and Prosperity
- Women’s Empowerment
- Promoting a better environment
- Food security
- Global health
- Outreach to marginalized Communities
Malaysia’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund ProposalInformation on the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)
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