The MAAC’s 12th Annual Council Conference

On Saturday, 29 March 2014, The MAAC held its 12th Annual Council Conference (ACC) at the Royal Selangor Golf Course. The meeting commenced at 3.05 pm and was chaired by the Vice President of Alumni Relations, Mr Adrian Ong, in the absence of the President, Ms Pat PW Yeoh who was away in Brisbane on compassionate leave.

On the agenda at the 12th ACC were:

  1. Call to order
  2. Introduction and Welcome
  3. Adoption of Minutes of previous 11th Annual Council Conference 2013
  4. Report by President
  5. Report by Vice President of Alumni Relations
  6. Report by Vice President of Bilateral Relations
  7. Report by Vice President of Education and Welfare
  8. Report by General Secretary
  9. Report by Treasurer
  10. The MAAC Plan for the Year 2014
  11. The MAAC Constitutional Amendments – typo errors and change to registered address
  12. Ratification and removal of the following members due to change in membership definition:
    1. Ratification as Council Associate
      – University of Ballarat Alumni Malaysia Chapter
      – Queensland University of Technology Alumni Association
      – RMIT University Alumni Association
      – University of Western Sydney Alumni Association
      – University of Wollongong Alumni Contact Group
      – University of Canberra Alumni Contact Group
    2. Ratification as Associate Member
      – Sarawak Australian Graduates Association (SAGA)
      – Sabah Australian Alumni Association (SAAA)
      – Sarawak Australian Graduates Association, Central Region
      – Malaysian Australian Business Council (MABC)
    3. Removal of Malaysia Institute of Management Graduate of MIM Alumni from MAAC membership
  13. Election of The MAAC Executive Committee for the term 2014/2016 by Returning Officer Mr. Tan Wei Seong:
    1. President
    2. i) Vice President of Alumni Relations
      ii) Vice President of Bilateral Relations
      iii) Vice President of Education and Welfare
    3. General Secretary
    4. Treasurer
    5. Councillor (9 positions)
    6. Honorary Auditor (2 positions)
  14. Other Matters

Following the Conference, the new Executive Committee was elected based on the nominations received over two weeks prior to the ACC. The Returning Officer, Mr Tan Wei Seong, presented the nominations and announced that all nominations were uncontested and therefore, those nominated will assume the position with immediate effect.

The Malaysian Australian Alumni Council Executive Committee for the term 2014/2016 is:

President : Pat PW YEOH
Graduate of University of New England

Vice President (Alumni Relations) : Adrian ONG
Graduate of Murdoch University

Vice President (Bilateral Relations) : Nicole SY LIM
Graduate of University of Newcastle, Australia

Vice President (Education & Welfare) : Dr Aik Lee CHONG
Graduate of Macquarie University

General Secretary : Florence KWAN
Graduate of Murdoch University

Treasurer : Sheong Lee YEOH
Graduate of Swinburne University of Technology

Councillors:

  1. Dr Angelina YEE
    Graduate of Macquarie University & University of Technology Sydney
  2. Arvin Danial HERMAIN HERBERT
    Graduate of Murdoch University
  3. Chelsea LAI
    Graduate of James Cook University
  4. Jonathan GAN
    Graduate of Charles Sturt University
  5. Kensington KS OH
    Graduate of La Trobe University
  6. Melissa TAN
    Graduate of University of South Australia
  7. Timothy LAW
    Graduate of University of Newcastle, Australia
  8. Vilsonm WONG
    Graduate of Victoria University
  9. Wai Kok CHENG
    Graduate of University of South Australia

For more information on the MAAC’s 12th ACC, please contact the +6 017 243 2997.