Dear UC Alumni & Friends,

We are delighted to bring you the latest event and news updates for alumni and friends of the University of Canterbury. See below for more details on the following topics:

EVENTS

· Alumni Receptions, USA – Next Week!

· Second Annual General Meeting for UCAM (University of Canterbury Alumni, Malaysia) in Kuala Lumpur, 16 May

· Inaugural UK Chapter Evening for UC Alumni, London, 19 May

· Alumni Association 16th Annual General Meeting in Christchurch, 28 May

· Alumni Reunion Weekend 2009

NEWS

· VC makes first address to alumni at Wellington get-together

· Photos from April 2009 Graduation

· Giving students a helping hand – Alumni Association Student Scholarship winners for 2009

Alumni Receptions, USA – Next Week!

UC alumni in the USA are invited to attend one of three receptions next week in Seattle (12 May), San Francisco (14 May) and Los Angeles (16 May). RSVP to the UC Alumni Office asap to book your space, and spread the word to other UC alumni in the US you know. See more details in the Event Diary.

Second Annual General Meeting & Dinner for UCAM (University of Canterbury Alumni, Malaysia), 16 May

UC alumni in Malaysia are invited to attend the Second Annual General Meeting and Dinner of UCAM (University of Canterbury Alumni, Malaysia) at the Imperial Chakri Palace KLCC, Level 4, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre (AGM: 6:30pm; pre-dinner drinks: 7-8pm; dinner: 8pm onwards). See more details in the Event Diary.

Inaugural UK Chapter Evening for UC Alumni, London, 19 May

The newly-formed UK Chapter will hold its launch function in London on 19 May, 6-9pm, at the offices of Lewis Silkin LLP. Leading immigration lawyer and Canterbury alumna Nicola Appleton will give an update on the recent changes to the UK’s immigration laws, covering the new Highly Skilled Migrant criteria, as well as spousal, permanent residency and British citizen applications. This will be followed by UC graduate Richard Morris giving a talk on how he worked with the head of Marks & Spencer to build a secondary school in Tanzania. See more details in the Event Diary.

Alumni Association 16th Annual General Meeting in Christchurch, 28 May

All University of Canterbury alumni are invited to participate in the Annual General Meeting at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu, at 5:30pm on Thursday 28 May, followed by a cocktail reception with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr and a guided tour of Rita Angus: Life & Vision, the stunning retrospective of the life’s work of one of the University’s most illustrious alumni. See more details in the Event Diary.

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2009

Planning is well under way for Alumni Reunion Weekend 2009, 9-11 October. The preliminary notification has been sent, and the Programme and Registration Form will be mailed once confirmed. This year’s Alumni Reunion Weekend celebrates the graduating classes of 1969 and earlier; 1979, 1989 and 1999 (note: this is year of graduation, not final year of study), as well as the 100th anniversary of History, the 90th anniversary of Rolleston House, the 25th anniversary of the MBA programme, the 20th anniversary of Physical Education and 10th anniversary of Sport Coaching, and the 10th anniversary of the Antarctic Studies programme. See more at www.canterbury.ac.nz/reunion.

NEWS

VC makes first address to alumni at Wellington get-together
Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr encouraged alumni to be passionate advocates for their alma mater at the Wellington Alumni Get-Together on 27 April. See more.

Photos from April 2009 Graduation

See a selection of photos taken of the four Graduation ceremonies and Maori Graduation Celebration over 7-9 April.

Giving students a helping hand – Alumni Association Student Scholarship winners for 2009
University of Canterbury students Rebecca Morrissey, Scott Thomas, Narelle Suisted, Rose Jago and Dylan James have all had their financial burdens made a little easier this year thanks to the 2009 Alumni Association Scholarships. See more.

For all other recent alumni news and events updates see www.canterbury.ac.nz/alumni or check out the latest news from your alma mater at www.canterbury.ac.nz

With best wishes,

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Dear UC Alumni,

We have issued out notices and documents regarding the upcoming UCAM Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 16 May 2009, followed by the AGM Dinner.

We would like to encourage you to kindly join us for the Annual General Meeting, and AGM Dinner, at the Imperial Chakri Palace KLCC, and we would really appreciate it if you could kindly fax in your confirmation on the Reservation Form.

If you have any difficulty in printing the Reservation Form, please call us at 03 2141 0822 / 42, so that we can make arrangements to fax the Reservation Form to you.

Many thanks.



My kind regards,




UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY ALUMNI, MALAYSIA
Richard Tankersley
President
Tel: 03 2141 0822
Fax: 03 2141 0843
H/P: 019 221 2222

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Dear UCAM Members and UC Alumni,

Forming UCAM was an important achievement, and we would now like to engage more with UCAM Members and with UC Alumni, from the young to the not so young!

The University of Canterbury has recently confirmed their support for UCAM employing a part-time Executive Officer, preferably an Alumni Member, and a delegation from the University is expecting to visit Kuala Lumpur in August 2009.

We have recently received the latest Alumni list of almost 1,000, and there are 431 with email addresses.

We are now commencing an active phase for UCAM, where there are regular events throughout the year, coordinated by UCAM, and also by the Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (MNZCC) and MANZA, and all UCAM Members and UC Alumni are welcome to attend.

We would like to really encourage many UCAM Members and UC Alumni to attend the AGM, and the AGM Dinner, and we are pleased to attach a number of documents.

Notice Of Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 16 May 2009

1) Notice of AGM 2009.
2) Agenda for the AGM 2009.
3) Annual Report.
4) Annual Accounts for 2004 – 2008 (5 x 6pages).
5) Minutes of the First AGM.
6) Nomination Form for UCAM Committee.
7) Flyer for AGM and the AGM Dinner & Reservation Form.
8) Invitation To UCAM Members and UC Alumni, to consider being a Part-Time Executive Officer of UCAM.
9) Invitation To Become UCAM Members + Membership Form.
10) Screening Invitation To Become UCAM Committee Members.

Election Of Committee Members

The existing Members of the Committee are as follows:-

1. President - Richard N Tankersley
2. Dato' Ahmad Kadis
3. Treasurer - Hooi Sum Kwai
4. Secretary - Mahmud Hishamuddin Abdul Rashid
5. Ordinary Committee Members -

* Datuk Pengiran Mohd Hussein bin Datuk Pengiran Haji Mohd Tahir Nasruddin
* Kerk Boon Leng
*Yip Khai Biau
* Ir. Mohd Naim bin Mohammad


I am pleased to inform you all that all of the existing Committee Members have confirmed their willingness to proceed for one more year, and then some of them have indicated that they may stand down at the AGM in 2010.

As we are now moving from a level of modest activities, to an active period of growth in UCAM’s development, I would like to recommend that UCAM Members support a period of continuity by a combination of the following:-

* re-electing the existing 8 Members on the Committee,
* electing a new Secretary
* filling the 1 remaining vacant position as an Ordinary Committee Member
* immediately after the approval of the Amendments to the Rules, if they are approved, the Committee will be able to invite the following additional Members on to the Committee:-

Ø Ordinary Committee Members – 1 + 3 = 4 positions

Although I have recommended that UCAM Members support a one year period of continuity by re-electing the existing 8 Members on the Committee, you are also receiving a “Screening Invitation To Become UCAM Committee Members”.

We would like to meet some UCAM Members who have an interest in considering joining the UCAM Committee this year, as the position of Secretary and 4 Ordinary Committee Members (subject to the amendment to Rule 7.1 being approved) are vacant, and in 2010, it is expected that some Members of the existing Committee will retire, requiring further interested UCAM Members to participate.

AGM Transmission Of The Notice Of AGM, And All The Other Attached Documents

As UCAM is very interested in reaching out and circulating our Notice of AGM, and all of the other many documents, to as many UCAM Members and UC Alumni as possible, and because of the size of the attached documents, kindly note that we will be sending all of the documents in two (2) Transmissions:-

* AGM Documents Transmission No. 1
* AGM Documents Transmission No. 2

The Committee of UCAM is really looking forward to a large attendance from UCAM Members and from UC Alumni, and for any UCAM Members and UC Alumni that may be willing to consider being on the Committee, possibly this year, or next year, we would like to encourage you to call me, or any Members of the Committee.

Please immediately put this event in your diaries, and either fax back, or email back with your completed Reservation Forms.

Looking forward to hearing from you.


My kind regards,




UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY ALUMNI, MALAYSIA
Richard Tankersley
President
Tel: 03 2141 0822
Fax: 03 2141 0843
H/P: 019 221 2222

Dear Canterbury Alumni Friends,

Registration is now closed.

The University of Canterbury Alumni Malaysia (UCAM), was established in 2002. This was an important step, as we are registered with the Registrar of Societies as a nationwide organization.

We have had a number of previous functions over the years, and we would like UCAM to have regular events.

One very popular event that was coordinated by UCAM, was a “Combined Alumni Dinner”, with over 100 Alumni from all of the New Zealand Universities.

UCAM would like to again coordinate a “Combined Alumni Dinner”, where invitations will be extended to all of the other New Zealand Universities Alumni. The New Zealand High Commissioner, David Kersey, has expressed his keen interest to host the “Combined Alumni Dinner” at the New Zealand Residence.

In the meantime, we are pleased to announce that the Annual Hannah Azizuddin Challenge Trophy 2009 is back, which is held on Labour Day, every year, and for this year, it will be held on Saturday, 2 May 2009, at the Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort located at Batu Gajah in Perak, to enable participants to enjoy the 3 day weekend from Friday 1 May to Sunday 3 May 2009.

The trophy was jointly donated by Mr Timothy Hannah, a former New Zealand High Commissioner based in Kuala Lumpur, and by Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Hj. Ahmad Azizuddin bin Hj. Zainal, a prominent Malaysian businessman, who is a graduate from the University of Otago.

The trophy is for a competition between 3 teams of golfers from (1) The Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce, (2) The Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort, and from (3) the combined New Zealand University Alumnis in Malaysia.

As the Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort is a beautiful place to relax, you may want to consider taking your family for a weekend vacation from Friday, 1st May to Sunday, 3rd May 2009. There are a number of wonderful Chalets that look out over the lakes in the Resort.

This is the 11th Year that the competition has been held, and it is growing in popularity every year, and we received very positive comments from the “regulars” that attend every year!!

We would like encourage as many New Zealand Universities Alumnis as possible, to participate in the event.

Kindly make your reservation as soon as possible. The closing date for this event is 27 April 2009.

For further information kindly refer to the attached Flyer, and fax all entry forms to 05-366 7434, or email to cws_mship@myjaring.net or contact: Faridah at 05-366 7998 / 012-469 2578 / 016 523 6183.

We look forward to your participation.


My kind regards,





UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY ALUMNI, MALAYSIA
Richard Tankersley
President
Tel: 03 2141 0822
Fax: 03 2141 0843