Publisher’s note
Publisher’s Note
MACEOS Secretariat
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2018-2020) President Dato’ Vincent Lim Vice President, Exhibition Alun Jones Vice President, Conference Amos Wong Vice President, Industry Partners Kenneth Fong Acting Vice President, Event Mgmt Co. Mark Lee Honorary Secretary Francis Teo Honorary Treasurer WY Cheong Executive Director Ping, HO
SUB-COMMITTEE (2018-2020) Publication Alun Jones Strategic Planning & East Malaysia Region Gracie Geikie Sustainability & Safety Eric Ho Events Syed Amirul Government Affairs Azmi Sulong Membership Services Melvin Shu Industry Research & Statistics Tiffany Chung Special Projects & CSR Edwin Lai MACEOS Youth Chair Jason Teh Northern Region Eugene Goh Education & Training Winnee Lim Southern Region Joyce Yap Government Affairs Jaggarao Simancha Membership Services Belle Yam Secretariat Senior Manager G’ny Chin Association Secretary Lydia Woon Business Events Malaysia is published 3 times a year for MACEOS by
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ALUN JONES
Vice President, Exhibition Dear All It has been a busy year for all in the Business Events Industry in 2018 and none more so for the MACEOS Exco and the various committees that help support the association function. One of the key messages that MACEOS is always looking to get across to all interested parties is the value of the industry and how it makes such a meaningful contribution to the Malaysian economy with both short term and long term benefits that impact on the country as a whole. Heavily featured in this edition of Business Events Malaysia is our own Business Events Forum which took place at SP Setia Convention Centre on the 10th October. The Forum certainly helped to drive this message across and our President Dato’ Vincent Lim was instrumental in explaining how important our industry is as an economic contributor as part of the forum programme. But the forum was not just about statistics it was also about technology and how it impacts on our industry as we increasingly embrace the digital sphere. As a fitting climax to the forum MACEOS paid tribute to some stalwarts of the industry at the Business Events Excellence Awards 2018. The evening was aimed at recognising the longevity of excellence both in terms of people, companies and exhibitions. I would personally like to thank all the members of the MACEOS committee who helped make this event such a resounding success. In this edition, we are also delighted to feature what is going on in East Malaysia, and specifically in Sarawak. The Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) has always been a pioneer in the BE events industry here in Malaysia and you can read for yourself in BE Magazine how consistently the stakeholders in Sarawak innovate to remain pre-eminent in this highly competitive marketplace. I have already mentioned how we have honoured some of our experienced players this year but let us also not forget the future leaders of the BE Industry. I am delighted to share that at the recent AFECA Mice Youth Challenge held in South Korea our very own Taylors University took the runners-up spot in a contest of 14 teams from all over the region. Sunway University was also one of the 4 universities that received a Special Recognition Award. At MACEOS we are extremely proud of our students’ achievements and thanks also to MYCEB for their support in making our teams competitive in this flagship competition. Enjoy the read and as we come to the end of another eventful year I would like to wish you all health and prosperity for 2019! All authors automatically agree to indemnify MACEOS and Harini Management Services Sdn Bhd against any loss, costs, expenses (including legal fees), damages and liabilities that might arise from their own incapacity, negligence, breach of contract or other civil misdeeds. We reserve the right to edit all articles. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2018 by MACEOS and Harini Management Services Sdn Bhd. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission from the publisher. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of MACEOS and Harini Management Services Sdn Bhd. MACEOS and Harini Management Services Sdn Bhd accept no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photography, illustration and other editorial materials.