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