Ladies,

How do you like this new look of our monthly bulletin? Berita NAWEM is to keep all members informed of what’s happening in our Association, to disseminate information about your products and services and just to keep in touch with each other.

Sorry to have missed the SWEPA-Members Day event but I was away in Ottawa, Canada, representing NAWEM at the Women Leaders Network Meeting and APEC SME Business Forum and Ministers Meetings from 12^th-22^nd September. Other Malaysian representatives were Datuk Nor Azah Awin, Chairman of FEM (Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Associations of Malaysia), Mohaiyani Shamsudin, President, PENIAGAWATI and Kalsom Abdul Rahman, CEO SMIDEC.

I strongly encourage every member to actively participate in NAWEM events. They are arranged for our benefit so please take advantage of it. I hope to see more members attending our activities in the future!

As we are in the last Quarter of the year, please come up with ideas and suggestions as to the type of activities and programs that you would like NAWEM to organise in 1998. Please send to the Secretariat no later than 8^th October 1997.

See you at the next NAWEM do!

7^th September (Sunday)

Invitation from Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. to a "Ladies Sunday Afternoon Tea" at Bukit Jelutong Sales Office in Shah Alam. Guest speaker was Puan Junaidah Tarjo, a Singaporean, the winner for The National Achievers Award. To welcome us from Guthrie were YBhg. Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, Group CEO, Cik Norzilah Megawati, Director, Puan Noraizam Buyong, Manager Public Affairs, En. Zarul Akmar, Acting GM and other staff.

Ten NAWEM ladies attended.

17^th September (Wednesday)

Invitation from Oriental Bank Bhd. to view their collection of paintings at the Oriental Bank Art Gallery, KL. On special viewing were works by Joachim A. Haupt.

Eleven ladies (NAWEM & friends) attended.

20^th September (Saturday)

Visit by SWEPA (Sabah Women Entrepreneurs & Professionals Association) & Members Day.

Mrs. Nancy Ho (President) led the SWEPA delegation of 14. They were welcomed at the Airport by our Organising Chairperson Lesley Ann Mah (VP R&D) & her reception committee. In conjunction with this goodwill visit, a MEMBERS DAY, complete with Fashion Show and all was organised at The Avante Italian Restaurant, Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel. This was followed by a karoake session at The Citadel, Sunway Lagoon Club.

34 NAWEM members and 28 guests attended.

Our special thanks to

Puan Sri Susan Cheah (Committee Member) for her warm hospitality & generosity;

Datin Mariam (member) of V Donough Boutique for the fabulous clothes;

Puan Hanizah Zainuddin (sister of Hazimah) of Douloureux Resources Sdn. Bhd. for the lovely accessories;

Ann Lee (member) for emceeing the event;

Our very own NAWEM supermodels,

Chang Meei Meei,

Elaine Chang,

Evelyn Chen (VP Membership),

Florence Foo,

Laila Johari,

Rosena Mansor,

Usha Rajasingam (Committee Member),

Veronica Emmanuel and

Wafa Tan Sri Dato’ A. Kader;

Hazimah Zainuddin (Committee Member) for putting the whole show together;

and everyone who contributed in one way or another to make the day a SUCCESS!

To enable us to get information out to you as quickly and efficiently as possible, please update us on your latest phone and fax numbers, or better still, get an e-mail address!

You will recall that NAWEM now has a Website and a Home Page. Check it out at http://www.nawem.org.my

We have been downloading messages. Two may be of interest to some of you:

1. From Tim Schoen on Business Opportunities
2. From Samia Bahsoun on Fibre Optics.

Please contact The Secretariat for details.

Visit To TECHNOLOGY PARK MALAYSIA at Bukit Jalil

Date: 2^nd October, 1997 (Thursday)

Arrangements:

All are to meet at NAWEM Secretariat at 12.30 p.m. Lets carpool gals! It’s more fun and more environment friendly. You can grab a pretty good lunch at the Datarasia Restaurant at Rumah Puspanita.

Interested? Do call our Jiny at the Secretariat before 30^th September. We have to give names and numbers to our host, Dr. Salleh Ismail, CEO, Technology Park Malaysia Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

We are running a survey to gauge your interest in future R&D events (Form Attached). Please respond ASAP.

 In September, we welcomed 6 new Members & 7 FONs (Friends of NAWEM). Our membership now stands at 134 Members & 51 FONs.

Our new members are:

• Cheah Soo Ho
• Cindy Chee Meu Lin
• Latifah Nadzrah Abdullah
• Paramjit Kaur
• Tengku Rahimah Sultan Mahmud
• Yee Lee Lean

• Alice Tan
• Chang Meei Meei
• Elaine Chang
• Josephine Ong Ng
• Lilian Chin
• Patrina Tay
• Siti Aisyah
  

Mdm. Quek Lee Heng (Past VP Membership) has kindly offered to teach us the cha cha, rock n roll, etc. Interested to learn n have fun, call Mdm. Quek directly at 03 283 1871

For members who are interested in any of the events listed below, please call The Secretariat for details.

National Conference on Women & Aids: Reducing the Vulnerability of Malaysian Women

Date: 29^th September - 1^st October, 1997

Venue: Renaissance Palm Garden, Putra Jaya

 Please call The Secretariat for details.

Trading & Investment Tour to UK/Germany/Italy by Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz

Date: 4^th- 12^th October, 1997

For those interested in investing or increasing their investment in any of these countries.

FCEM 45^th International Congress of Women Business Owners

Date: 12^th - 16^th October, 1997

Objective: Unifying Business Women Worldwide

Venue: Cape Sun InterContinental Hotel,

Cape Town, South Africa

Cost: USD790 min.

Option: Extend your stay, post congress tour, to Mauritius, 21^st to 26^th October.

Seminar on Socially Responsible & Caring Health Care in a Market Driven Environment

Date: 13^th - 15^th October,1997

Venue: Nikko Hotel, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur

Organisers: NCWO & Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany

Objectives: To understand the current health care system; identify its direction towards the 21^st Century & the role of NGOs.

Cost: FOC

Conference on Solutions for Multimedia Data Management & Distribution

Date: 14^th October,1997

Venue: Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort

Cost: RM299

Organisers: CyberCreative Laboratory, University Business Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia

WWF Malaysia Silver Anniversary Dinner

Date: 20^th October, 1997

Venue: Crown Princess Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Cost: Min. RM6000 per table

Interested in buying a table & contributing to WWF conservation projects?

New Sabah Conference – Entering an Era of Transformation

Date: 27^th –29^th October,1997

Venue: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Cost: RM1350 min.

6^th International Women in Leadership Conference

Date: 19^th-21^st November, 1997

Venue: Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia

Cost: A$400 min.

Themes: Developing Women Leaders achieving a critical mass; The New Leaders-Women as Entrepreneurs; Backlash-fact or fiction; Achieving the Vision-Using The Technology.

Conference on Islamic Business Practice--Managing Business in the Islamic Perspective

Date: 27^th November, 1997

Venue: Dewan Tun Dr. Ismail B, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur

Cost:RM499

For members who have something to say or share, do send us a fax or e-mail (nawem@nasionet.net) to The Secretariat. We will, on a best efforts basis and at The Editor's sole discretion, include it in our next October BERITA NAWEM

That’s All Folks!