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theuiucollegian · 5 years ago

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Counselling and Wellness Services Kick Starts 2019-20 year with the Forget Something Event

From left to right: Yee Yin Lim, Mei San Ng, Yen Lim Chong, Sze Hwa Ling, Daniel Kah Ming Lem choosing items on the table during the Forget Something Event at UIU.

By Serena Kehui / Collegian staff

The counselling and wellness services has organized many different events, programs, and campaign held at Upper Iowa University. No different than last year, this year's first event was still the Forget Something Event. This year's event was held on the Aug. 26, a Monday afternoon at the Student Center at 11:30 a.m.

The Forget Something Event is where the services give out free items to students who forget to bring or prepare some daily essentials for the new semester. Free items given out vary from everyday essentials such as toiletries, cups, hangers and paper towels to eating utensils such as plates, forks, spoon, cups. They also included items often neglected by students such as a first aid kit, hand sanitizer or dish soap.

Director Crystal Cole started this event in 2017. She started it because she realized students often moved in forgetting items, some do not have access to go to a store right away and some might have financial issues getting something. Cole had seen this done in other schools before, she and Llani Main both set a budget, had a list of items and they went shopping.

Cole decided to continue this event every year because she finds it beneficial. “You can definitely tell when students find something, and they were like ‘Oh, I need those’ or ‘I have not had that,’ and sometimes students can have a little of extra something. When you are in college, free stuff always helps.” Cole said.

She wanted to get something little for the students and fill in the gap for them, so they do not have to worry about it. During the event, each student was allowed to pick one thing off the table if they need them, and staff were there till all the items on the table are gone.

Due to lunch hours and the immense number of students in the Student Center, it only took half an hour, and almost 60 percent of the items were gone. The students put an end to the event around 12:20 p.m. by taking all the free stuff on the table.

Llani Main, a graduate assistant, who has been working for counselling and wellness services said “Every year, the department spends around $100 to buy stuff for students. By having this program, it helps us to put our faces out there, let students like us, and to jumpstart the year.”

A returning student, Daniel Kah Ming Lem said, “Every year at the beginning of the semester, I am always waiting for this event. I mean, who does not like free items and I could always use an extra of something.”

Yi Mun Choo, a freshman was seen enjoyed the event said, “I like this event, I ran out of hangers, and they gave me free hangers. Now I have extra hangers to use.”

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sportsflu · 7 years ago

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The Thomas and Uber Cup 2018 also known as the 2018 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup will be the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, This event is a Team event contested by the men and women’s national teams of the member associations Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament will be hosted by Bangkok, Thailand at IMPACT Arena

This will be the first time that Thailand will be hosting this prestigious tournament from 20 to 27th may 2018, where Denmark and china will be defending Men’s championship and Women’s championship crown respectively.

Thomas and Uber cup finals 2018 draws:

Thomas and Uber cup 2018 Schedule:

Thomas and Uber cup 2018 team level details:

Thomas cup:

Algeria: Abderrahim Bouksani, Balahoune Majed Yacine, Belarbi Mohamed Abderrahime, Hamek Adel, Khaldi Samy, Larbaoui Sifeddine, Mammeri Koceila, Meddah Adel, Medel Youcef Sabri, Ouchefoun Mohamed Abdelaziz

Australia: Chau Matthew, Gobinathan Ashwant, Joe Anthony, Leung Simon Wing Hang, Schueler Jacob, Serasinghe Sawan, Tam Raymond, Teoh Kai Chen, Vuong Eric, Yan Peter

Canada: Dostie-Guindon Paul-Antoine, Ho-Shue Jason Anthony, Lai Jonathan Bing Tsan, Li Antonio, Lindeman Ty Alexander, Yakura Nyl, Yang Brian, Yao Duncan

China: Chen Long, Li Junhui, Lin Dan, Liu Cheng, Liu Yuchen, Qiao Bin, Shi Yuqi, Wang Yilyu, Zhang Nan, Zheng Siwei

Chinese Taipei: Chen Hung Ling, Chou Tien Chen, Hsu Jen Hao, Lee Jhe-Huei, Lee Yang, Lu Ching Yao, Wang Chi-Lin, Wang Tzu Wei, Yang Chih Chieh, Yang Po Han

Denmark: Antonsen Anders, Astrup Kim, Axelsen Viktor, Boe Mathias, Christiansen Mathias, Conrad-Petersen Mads, Jorgensen Jan O, Kolding Mads Pieler, Rasmussen Anders Skaarup, Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Solberg

France: Corvee Jordan, Corvee Lucas, Gicquel Thom, Kersaudy Bastian, Labar Ronan, Leverdez Brice, Maio Julien, Merkle Arnaud, Popov Toma Junior, Rossi Leo

Germany: Jansen Jones Ralfy, Kaesbauer Peter, Lamsfuss Mark, Roovers Alexander, Roth Fabian, Schaefer Kai, Schaenzler Lars, Seidel Marvin Emil, Zurwonne Josche, Zwiebler Marc

Hong Kong: Ho Wai Lun, Hu Yun, Lee Cheuk Yiu, Lee Chun Hei Reginald, Mak Hee Chun, Ng Ka Long Angus, Or Chin Chung, Tang Chun Man, Wong Wing Ki Vincent, Yeung Shing Choi

Indonesia: Ahsan Mohammad, Alfian Fajar, Ardianto Muhammad Rian, Christie Jonatan, Gideon Marcus Fernaldi, Ginting Anthony Sinisuka, Kholik Firman Abdul, Mustofa Ihsan Maulana, Setiawan Hendra, Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya

India: Attri Manu, George Arun, M.R. Arjun, Prannoy H. S., Reddy B. Sumeeth, Sai Praneeth B., Sen Lakshya, Shlok Ramchandran, Shukla Sanyam, Verma Sameer

Japan: Endo Hiroyuki, Inoue Takuto, Kamura Takeshi, Kaneko Yuki, Momota Kento, Nishimoto Kenta, Sakai Kazumasa, Sonoda Keigo, Tsuneyama Kanta, Watanabe Yuta

Korea: Choi Solgyu, Chung Eui Seok, Ha Young Woong, Heo Kwang Hee, Jeon Hyeok Jin, Kang Min Hyuk, Kim Dukyoung, Kim Won Ho, Seo Seung Jae, Son Wan Ho

Malaysia: Arif Mohamad Arif Ab Latif, Chia Aaron, Goh V Shem, Lee Chong Wei, Lee Zii Jia, Leong Jun Hao, Soh Wooi Yik, Tan Wee Kiong, Teo Ee Yi, Zulkarnain Iskandar

Russia: Alimov Rodion, Dremin Evgenij, Grachev Denis, Gulomzoda Shokhzod, Ivanov Vladimir, Karpov Georgii, Lemeshko Nikita, Malkov Vladimir, Sirant Sergey, Sozonov Ivan

Thailand: Avihingsanon Suppanyu, Isriyanet Tinn, Kedren Kittinupong, Namdash Kittisak, Phetpradab Khosit, Phuangphuapet Nipitphon, Puavaranukroh Dechapol, Thongnuam Pannawit, Viriyangkura Tanupat, Wangcharoen Kantaphon

Uber Cups:

Australia: Chen Hsuan-Yu Wendy, Fung Zecily, Khoo Lee Yen, Lim Lauren, Ma Louisa, Mapasa Setyana, Slee Ann-Louise, Somerville Gronya, Tam Jennifer, Veeran Renuga

Canada: Beaulieu Anne-Julie, Choi Catherine, Honderich Rachel, Li Michelle, Pakenham Stephanie, Tam Brittney, Tong Michelle, Tsai Kristen, Wu Josephine

China: Chen Qingchen, Chen Yufei, Gao Fangjie, He Bingjiao, Huang Dongping, Huang Yaqiong, Jia Yifan, Li Xuerui, Tang Jinhua, Yu Zheng

Chinese Taipei: Chen Hsiao Huan, Chiang Mei Hui, Hsu Ya Ching, Hu Ling Fang, Kuo Yu Wen, Lin Wan Ching, Lin Ying Chun, Pai Yu Po, Tai Tzu Ying, Wu Ti Jung

Denmark: Blichfeldt Mia, Bøje Alexandra, Christophersen Line, Finne-Ipsen Julie, Fruergaard Maiken, Kjaersfeldt Line Højmark, Rohde Natalia Koch, Søby Rikke, Thygesen Sara

France: Batomene Marie, Delrue Delphine, Desmons Ainoa, Heriau Vimala, Hoyaux Yaelle, Lambert Margot, Lefel Emilie, Normand Katia, Palermo Lea, Tran Anne

Germany: Deprez Fabienne, Efler Linda, Goliszewski Johanna, Heim Luise, Herttrich Isabel, Kaepplein Lara, Konon Olga, Li Yvonne, Nelte Carla, Wilson Miranda

Hong Kong: Cheung Ngan Yi, Cheung Ying Mei, Ng Tsz Yau, Ng Wing Yung, Poon Lok Yan, Wu Yi Ting, Yeung Nga Ting, Yeung Sum Yee, Yip Pui Yin, Yuen Sin Ying

Indonesia: Ayustine Dinar Dyah, Fitriani Fitriani, Haris Della Destiara, Hartawan Ruselli, Istarani Ni Ketut Mahadewi, Maheswari Nitya Krishinda, Polii Greysia, Pradipta Rizki Amelia, Rahayu Apriyani, Tunjung Gregoria Mariska

India: Bhale Vaishnavi, Ghorpade Sanyogita, Jakka Vaishnavi Reddy, Jakkampudi Meghana, Kudaravalli Sri Krishna Priya, Nehwal Saina, Prabhudesai Anura, S Ram Poorvisha, Sawant Prajakta

Japan: Fukushima Yuki, Hirota Sayaka, Matsutomo Misaki, Okuhara Nozomi, Sato Sayaka, Takahashi Ayaka, Takahashi Sayaka, Tanaka Shiho, Yamaguchi Akane, Yonemoto Koharu

Korea: An Se Young, Baek Ha Na, Kim Hye Rin, Kim So Yeong, Kong Hee Yong, Lee Jang Mi, Lee Se Yeon, Lee Yu Rim, Shin Seung Chan, Sung Ji Hyun

Malaysia: Cheah Soniia, Chow Mei Kuan, Goh Jin Wei, Goh Yea Ching, Hoo Vivian, Kisona Selvaduray, Lee Meng Yean, Lee Ying Ying, Soong Fie Cho, Tee Jing Yi

Mauritius: Allet Aurelie Marie Elisa, Dookhee Kobita, Foo Kune Kate, Leug For Sang Jemimah, Mungrah Ganesha

Russia: Bolotova Ekaterina, Chervyakova Anastasia, Davletova Alina, Evgenova Ksenia, Komendrovskaja Elena, Kosetskaya Evgeniya, Morozova Olga, Perminova Natalia, Pustinskaia Anastasiia, Vislova Nina

Thailand: Chaladchalam Chayanit, Chochuwong Pornpawee, Intanon Ratchanok, Jindapol Nitchaon, Kititharakul Jongkolphan, Muenwong Phataimas, Ongbamrungphan Busanan, Prajongjai Rawinda, Supajirakul Puttita, Taerattanachai Sapsiree

Live streaming of Thomas and Uber cup 2018:

In India:

Star Sports 2 and Star Sports HD 2 is official Broadcaster of the Thomas and Uber Cup 2018 in India. While Hotstar.com will provide the Live Streaming online through the Internet

Outside India:

If you are outside India then watch BWF youtube channel for the Thomas and Uber Cup 2018 Live Telecast, Streaming.

Follow SportsFlu for all updates on Thomas and Uber cup 2018!

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cathaycher · 7 years ago

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The Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new semester in Penang for the Winter of 2016.

The testing phase ends soon (2018-09-18), so if you'd like to help bring a new semester to Penang, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.

Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Penang has been positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program.

We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor new companies in a Penang Founder Institute program.

This list of entrepreneurs includes:

Aaron Lim: Managing Director, Goody Technologies Sdn Bhd

Ai Ching Goh: Co-Founder, Piktochart.com

Andrea Zaggia: Co-Founder, Product Developer, Piktochart

Chao Xian Ng: CTO, Piktochart

Charles Tang: CEO, InstanteStore

Chau Ging Li: Managing Director, CG Computers Sdn Bhd

Chen Lung Cher: CEO, Asia Development Capital Co. Ltd.

Chok Bee: Managing Director, Teak Capital Sdn Bhd

Chon Leong Dato' Yoon: Director, Penang Science Cluster

Clarence Leong Chee Yee: CEO, EasyParcel.com

Curry Khoo: Founder, TE4P

Douglas Khoo: Co-Founder, Qunar.com

Dr.Ganesan Velayathan(Ph.D): Angel Investor, Fun & Cool Ventures Inc.

Edwin Wang: Founder, Signature Snack Sdn Bhd

Eric Lee: Pied Piper . Creative Generalist . Entrepreneur, Refruit

Ganesh Kumar Bangah: Executive Chairman, MOL Global Inc.

Heislyc Loh: Founder & CEO, Corate

Howie Chang: CEO, Hello Howie, Ayuh Bina

Hsu Ken Ooi: Co-Founder, Decide.com

Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures

Johnson Lam: Founder, KakiDIY Dot Com

Kee Siak Chan: Founder and CEO, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd

Lee Daqing: Principal Consultant, Info Trek

Lee Lian Loo: General Manager, Invest-in-Penang Berhad

Lionel Liong: Special Officer to CEO, JobStreet Corp Berhad

Luke Cheah: Director, PINTAS Solution Sdn Bhd

Radin Baidrul Ikram Radin Soenardi: Co-Founder, Managing Director, Pearl Maternity Hospital

Saikit Ng: Executive Director, Captii Ventures

See Mei Chow: Head of Designer, Piktochart

Siak Keng Ang: Partner, ZICOlaw

Su Yuen Chin: Founder & CEO, MomoCentral

Suan Sear Tan: Co-founder, DeliverEat

Tzu Ming Chu: CEO, www.impersuasion.com

Winston Teo: Founder & Product Architect, Singapore Power

Yin Tan: Founder and CTO, SmartShopper & Trilobyte

And many more to be announced.

In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Penang with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.

If we get enough demand to officially launch a Penang 2018 semester, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1.

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 170 cities and 60 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 2,700 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more.

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mallaccra · 7 years ago

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ebizupdate · 7 years ago

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SWITCH gears up for a bigger and better 2017

Featuring a line-up with six new partner events, the platform will see engaging conversations and innovations around tech and humanity under the theme, "Founding a New World"

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SWITCH (Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology) is back for the second year with a line-up that promises to be bigger and better than the last. Held over three days from 18 to 20 September at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, SWITCH 2017 will feature eight conferences, over 300 exhibits and seven satellite partner events. The event will also kick off with an opening address by Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, followed by a panel discussion on "Imagining a New World with Technology" featuring Mike Descheneaux, President, Silicon Valley Bank; William Bao Bean, General Partner, SOSV; and Taizo Son, CEO, Mistletoe.

Highly regarded as one of the leading "plug and play" platforms in Asia, more than 6,000 are expected to attend SWITCH 2017. It sees an increase in both international and local partner events this year, including the very first edition of Campus Party in Singapore, Convergence, Impact Hub Singapore, Ecosystem Day: Nature SciCafe Asia & Singapore QuickFire Challenge, Slingshot@SWITCH, Slush Singapore, SWITCH ON@LaunchPad, TechInnovation, VentureCon (e27) and Women in Tech Conference (Asia). More details on the partner events are in Annex A.

Following the theme "Founding a New World", the platform brings together the best minds to create interactions and exchanges that will shape our way of life. Innovators and influencers around the world are expected to come together at SWITCH to discuss current and future technologies including the reprogramming of bodies with biotech, artificial intelligence's impact on creativity, developments in space technology, autonomous vehicles, clean energy, and robotics.

Key speakers at SWITCH 2017 include:

18 September

SWITCH Opening Ceremony Opening Speech

- Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat

Panel Discussion - Steve Leonard, Founding CEO, SGInnovate - Taizo Son, CEO and Founder, Mistletoe - Mike Descheneaux, President, Silicon Valley Bank - William Bao Bean, General Partner- SOSV, Managing Director –Chinaccelerator, Managing Director – MOX

Convergence

- Robert Scoble, Futurist, Author, "Fourth Transformation", AR, AI, VR, Silicon Valley - Adrian Kaehler, ex VP Magic Leap, AI, Robotics, Silicon Valley - Lawrence Crumpton, HoloLens & Mixed Reality, Asia Lead, Microsoft, USA / Australia - Olof Schybergson, CEO, FJORD / Accenture Interactive, New York - Claire Davidson, Creative Shop - APAC (Oculus VR), Facebook - Sami Kizilbash, Developer Relations, (Daydream VR & Tango AR) Google

Ecosystem Day: Nature SciCafe Asia 2017 & Singapore QuickFire Challenge - Metabolic Disease Innovation

- Juan Carlos Lopez, Founder, Haystack Science and former Chef Editor of Nature Medicine - Melinda Richter, Global Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS - Professor Salvatore, President, Eureka Institute of Translational Medicine - Philip Lim, CEO, Exploit Technologies (ETPL) - Dong Wu, Head of Asia Pacific Innovation Center, Johnson & Johnson Innovation - Andrew Marshall, Chief Editor of Nature Biotechnology

Impact Hub Singapore

- Grace Sai, CEO and Co-Founder, Impact Hub Singapore and Hub Ventures Fund - NMP Kuik Shiao-Yin, Founder, The Thought-Collective - Oyvind Roti, International Head, Machine Learning Solutions, Google Cloud - Rosaline Chow Koo, Founder and CEO, CXA Group - Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director, DBS Group - Scott Hartley, Venture Capitalist and Author of 'The Fuzzy and The Techie' - Peng T. Ong, Managing Partner, Monk's Hill Ventures - Jason Portnoy, Managing Partner, Oakhouse Partners

19 September

Slush Singapore

- Taizo Sun, Founder & CEO, Mistletoe Inc. - Taavi Roivas, Former Prime Minister of Estonia, Vice President of the Estonian Parliament - Taavet Hinrikus, Co-Founder and Chairman, Transferwise - Pocket Sun, Founding Partner, SoGal Ventures - Julian Hosp, Co-Founder, TenX - JP Lee, Partner and Managing Director, SoftBank Korea - Shao-Ning Huang, Partner & Co-Founder, AngelCentral - Gina Heng, CEO, Marvelstone and Co-Founder, Lattice80 - Praveen Velu, Co-Founder, Evie.ai - Abhishek Gupta, Co-Founder, Circles.Life

TechInnovation (19 & 20 September)

- Sean Carney, Chief Design Officer, Royal Philips - Phyllis Ong, Deputy CEO, Armstrong Industrial Corporation - Guangyi Yu, Senior Director of Global Resource Integration, Haier Open Innovation Centre - Stefan Dobrev, Global Head of Innovation, Portfolio Management Nestle S.A. - Carl Clayton, Outside Innovation Strategist, Head of Open Innovation & Global Technology Sourcing, Reckitt Benckiser (RB)

20 September

Women in Tech Conference (Asia)

- Annabelle Kwok, Mathematician/AI Practitioner and CEO & Founder, SmartCow - Teo Lay Lim, ASEAN MD, Accenture - Bidushi Bhattacharya, ex-NASA Rocket Scientist and CEO/Founder, Astropreneurs HUB – SEA's 1st space technology incubator - Sunita Kaur, MD Asia, Spotify - Mei Lin Neo, Marine Biologist/Scientist and TEDx Fellow - Sidney Yee, Chemist & Research scholar, CEO, Diagnostics Development Hub and Executive VP, ETPL - Reshmi Rajendran, Nuclear Scientist and Director of Health and Life Sciences, Budding Innovations, Intellectual Ventures

VentureCon

- Vishal Harnal, Venture Partner, 500 Startups - Nobuaki Kitagawa, CEO, CyberAgent Ventures Beijing - Michael Lints, Venture Partner, Golden Gate Ventures - Paul Santos, Managing Partner, Wavemaker Partners

Campus Party Stay tuned for the full list of speakers at Campus Party.

Steve Leonard, founding CEO of SGInnovate, says: "The inaugural SWITCH event last year brought together a tremendous number of talented people from Singapore and many other countries. We are building on that momentum. We will switch up a gear this year by focusing more on how technology can positively impact lives. We want SWITCH 2017 to help people learn, discuss and understand how technology can play a positive role in building societies and economies."

To highlight Singapore's vibrant entrepreneurial and technology innovation ecosystem, SWITCH will also feature exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and activities revolving around topics such as technology and humanity, open innovation, technology transfer, technopreneurship, venture funding, and diversity in talent.

SWITCH is presented by SGInnovate, and supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore.

Visit switchsg.org for more information on attending or exhibiting at SWITCH 2017.

About SWITCH

SWITCH (Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology) is a leading "plug and play" platform in Asia that showcases the best ideas, technology and innovation from around the world. Through a series of complementing technology and innovation events held between 18 - 20 September 2017, SWITCH brings together the best minds to create exchanges that will shape our world. At SWITCH, interactions are the catalyst for change; at the end of the day, technology does not shape our future – we do. SWITCH brings together partners from around the world in the technology, innovation and enterprise ecosystem, featuring exhibitions, conferences, workshops and activities revolving around topics such as open innovation, technology transfer, tech entrepreneurship, venture funding and talent development. SWITCH is presented by SGInnovate, and supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore. SWITCH Partners include Campus Party, Convergence, Impact Hub Singapore, Nature SciCafé, Singapore Quickfire Challenge, Slingshot@SWITCH, Slush Singapore, SWITCH ON@LaunchPad, TechInnovation, VentureCon (e27) and Women in Tech Conference (Asia). For more information, please visit www.switchsg.org

Press Contacts

Grace Chiang, SGInnovate [email protected] Melody Uy, Ogilvy Public Relations +65 6213 6997, [email protected]

Annex A

1. Convergence

Convergence is a unique blend of conference learning, trade show research and cross-industry networking. It boasts strong B2B and B2C components, attracting an executive audience from Singapore, Australia and across the ASEAN region. This year, the conference will throw the spotlight on the consumer revolution driven by the latest emerging technologies like VR, machine learning, robotics and 3D printing. It will feature top Silicon Valley personalities Robert Scoble and Dr Adrian Kaehler, as well as a host of speakers from companies such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, SAP, DBS Bank and Scoot Airlines.

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2. Ecosystem Day: Nature SciCafe Asia 2017 & Singapore QuickFire Challenge - Metabolic Disease Innovation

Nature SciCafe Asia 2017 partners up with the Singapore QuickFire Challenge managed by Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS, ETPL and SMART to present Ecosystem Day, touching on the theme of 'Creation of Ecosystems in Biosciences'. Join us as we explore facets of the ecosystem – hearing views from a local, regional, and global perspective, and on how to build bridges across and within it. The conference is supported and organised by specialists in the fields of Bioscience, Research and Academic: ETPL, SMART, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, SingHealth, Duke-NUS Medical School, Eureka Institute and Nature Biotechnology.

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3. Meta Conversations: Tech and Humanity

Meta Conversations: Tech and Humanity takes the lead in inaugurating reflective and thought-provoking conversations around technology and humanity, sparking off dialogue in the landscape of transformative deep-tech, innovation, and human responsibility. It is part of a series of thought-provoking conferences by Impact Hub Singapore. Featuring an exciting lineup with speakers and panelists from regional thought-leaders to successful startup founders and representatives from venture funds, this year's conference will bring together ideas that generate interesting discussions to advance humanity. Some themes that will be explored – 'Does Technology Enrich or Challenge Us?', 'Transformative Deep Tech, Human Tech and Its Impact on Us' and 'The Responsibility of Money and Venture Capital'. Be part of the conversation.

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4. Slush Singapore

Though it's known as the little red dot, Singapore is the exact opposite of little. It has quickly become Asia's hit-list destination for tech-heads. This year, Slush Singapore returns bigger, better and bolder – for its second edition!Some 3,000 attendees, 200 investors, 300 startups and 100 members of the media will take the city by storm to hear about the most ground-breaking ideas and mega trends in tech – sustainability, ethics, impact investing, corporate innovation, future technologies and entrepreneurial stories. Are you ready for the heatwave?

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5. TechInnovation

TechInnovation is a premier industry-technology matching event that brings together international technology providers and enterprises to explore technology commercialisation and initiate business collaboration through open innovation. Organised by IPI Singapore, it is a leading conference and exhibition in Singapore that focuses on the matching of industry's needs to enabling technologies in info-communications & electronics, manufacturing, materials & chemicals, health & personal care, medtech, energy and environment from global sources.

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6. VentureCon

VentureCon, organised by e27, is Asia's premier conference & networking platform for investors & key stakeholders in the region's tech startup funding ecosystem to exchange insights, foster connections, facilitate deal flow and pursue fundraising opportunities. VentureCon @ SWITCH 2017 is an invite-only one day conference that aims to give investors from across Asia Pacific the opportunity to connect and also serve as an engaging platform to spark conversations about the ecosystem's current challenges and future of deals and co-investment.

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7. Women in Tech Conference (Asia)

Born from a ground up and volunteer movement inside South-East Asia's tech scene, Women in Tech Conference has evolved into a positive and energised annual gathering of founders, managers, tech and science practitioners, senior leadership and the inclusivity and diversity movement in Asia's tech industry. Join the brightest minds and top tech leaders as we showcase the contributions and celebrate women making exceptional, world-changing accomplishments in tech. Event offers professional development, mentorship and networking activities - including workshops in hottest technologies. Join us now!

Get inspired… by top visionary leaders from MNCs, startups and policy makers.

Learn… and engage in deep conversations & hands-on workshops. Build… tools and get tangible, actionable learnings to steer to achieve your professional goals.

For more information, visit http://womenintech.sg/

8. Campus Party

Learn, Innovate and Play with Campus Party at CP Day; the inaugural lead up series to the main festival.

Complete your SWITCH experience with a taste of Campus Party, the largest global technology festival that brings together diverse groups to learn, play and create together. Meet and mingle with fellow tech enthusiasts and innovators at this first lead up event. Dive into innovative session formats and interactive presentations that will inspire you to create. Join the global movement now and get ready to shape a bolder, brighter future!

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Numan Afifi ‘letak jawatan’, bila nak bubar jawatankuasa transgender Pulau Pinang?

SEMALAM, 13 Julai 2017, portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) melaporkan bahawa Numan Afifi (NA), seorang pejuang hak LGBT telah meletakkan jawatan dalam DAP kerana tidak mahu ia terkesan atau terjejas oleh politik, berdasarkan laporan bertajuk “Subang DAP youth leader denies quitting over ‘gay iftar’”.

Dalam penafian bahawa tidak ada perkaitan dengan perletakan jawatan NA, Pengerusi Kebangsaan DAPSY, Wong Kah Woh, seperti dilaporkan FMT, menyebut bahawa “He resigned on his own initiative” dan disokong oleh Penolong Setiausaha Publisiti Kebangsaan, Rajiv Rishyakaran mengikut laporan berita yang sama.

NA meletakkan jawatan sebagai Setiausaha Publisiti DAPSY Subang dan juga jawatannya di Sekolah Demokrasi. NA walaubagaimanapun menafikan bahawa perletakan jawatan ini mempunyai hubung kait dengan kecaman hebat yang dilemparkan berikutan iftar gay yang dianjurkan pada 10 Jun 2017 yang lalu dengan sokongan gerakan dan pendukung liberal seperti mantan pengurus program Sisters in Islam, Suri Kempe, Dorian Wilde dan Nisha Ayub dari Justice For Sisters.

Memetik laporan FMT tersebut, NA menyebut “I think for the cause I’m doing, I don’t want it to be affected by politics. So I think it’s best for the activism I’m doing to not be influenced by politics” kepada Malay Mail Online (MMO).

NA adalah presiden kepada sebuah kumpulan yang diasaskan oleh beliau yang mendukung hak LGBT dan beliau juga terlibat dalam Pelangi Campaign sehingga kini.

Meskipun begitu, apa yang menghairankan saya adalah, mengapa, kerajaan Pulau Pinang yang dipimpin oleh DAP boleh memperkenan bahkan menyokong dan memuji penubuhan Jawatankuasa Transgender Pulau Pinang sekiranya ia boleh dan berisiko terkesan dengan agenda, perancangan atau strategi politik parti DAP ataupun kerajaan Pulau Pinang?

Pada 17 Mei 2016, Malaysiakini melaporkan, dengan tajuk “Panel transgender Pulau Pinang jadi realiti”, bahawa Jawatankuasa Transgender Pulau Pinang telah mengadakan mesyuarat julung kalinya di Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang pada 17 Mei 2016 selepas tujuh tahun kerajaan negeri dilobi oleh gerakan LGBT melalui Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri DAP Tanjung Bungah, Teh Yee Cheu yang menjadi pengerusi sementara jawatankuasa transgender itu, dan dibantu oleh Exco Wanita ADUN DAP Padang Lalang Chong Eng dalam merealisasikan pembentukannya.

Lalu timbul persoalan, apakah ADUN DAP Tanjung Bungah, Teh Yee Cheu atau ADUN DAP Padang Lalang Chong Eng kedua-duanya tidak berasa khuatir sekiranya gerakan LGBT di Pulau Pinang ini akan terjejas atau terkesan oleh agenda, perancangan, strategi atau permainan politik parti DAP ataupun kerajaan Pulau Pinang pimpinan Lim Guan Eng?

Mengapakah apa yang berlaku di Pulau Pinang adalah sebaliknya yang berlaku kepada NA di Subang sehingga beliau ‘terpaksa’ meletakkan jawatan tanpa ada pujuk rayu dan sokongan daripada pimpinan DAPSY untuk Numan kekal sebagai Setiausaha Publisiti DAPSY bagi meneruskan perjuangan LGBTnya di atas platform politik?

Ataukah kerana NA ini seorang Melayu dan beragama Islam lantas DAP tidak boleh menjamin survival politiknya sekiranya NA kekal memegang jawatan dalam DAP sehingga menyukarkan DAP untuk memancing undi Melayu beragama Islam?

Jadi, apakah pendirian DAP sebenarnya dalam isu LGBT?

Menurut laporan berita Malaysiakini tersebut, Teh menyebut bahawa “Saya melihat ini (penubuhan jawatankuasa transgender) sebagai sebahagian daripada reformasi dewan undangan negeri; kami telah menetapkan keutamaan dalam perjuangan ini,”. Teh juga menyebut bahawa walaupun beliau telah melobi selama tujuh tahun, “Tetapi ia berbaloi. Melihat jawatankuasa ini menjadi kenyataan adalah matlamat saya, jadi saya akan berterusan di dalamnya,”.

Apakah antara aktiviti dan kempen mereka? Jawatankuasa tersebut berhasrat untuk mengiktiraf transgender sebagai sebuah kumpulan minoriti yang perlu diberikan layanan istimewa, mengikut jantina yang mereka pilih. Secara khususnya, jawatankuasa tersebut mahu berkempen melibatkan layanan mereka di hospital dan penjara serta tandas berasingan bagi transgender.

Kempen ini sebenarnya selari dengan saranan Sisters in Islam (SIS) dalam kenyataan media pertubuhan feminis liberal tersebut bertarikh 28 November 2016 bertajuk “RUU355 is a matter of concern for all Malaysians”, dalam mempertikai cadangan pindangan Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) 1965 atau dikenali sebagai RUU355, bahawa “Muslim trans-women have been constantly targeted by religious authorities and inhumanely treated by being placed in male prison, where they are then subject to sexual violence”.

Di dalam artikel bertarikh 6 Disember 2016 dengan tajuk “RUU355: SIS and the attempt to obfuscate Islamic criminal law”, saya menulis bahawa “SIS also brings up allegations of transwomen being subjected to discrimination and sexual violence when put together with other male prisoners. This is a nonsensical criticism as it only implies that such transwomen must be placed together with female prisoners in order to accommodate their needs as such women regard themselves as being born male. But this is not permitted by Islamic teaching”.

Mengkritik penubuhan jawatankuasa tersebut, Perkasa melalui Pengerusi Biro Hal Ehwal Islam Dr Amini Amir Abdullah menyebut bahawa “Perkasa berasa kesal kerana kerajaan DAP Pulau Pinang tidak menjaga sensitiviti umat Islam dalam isu yang berkaitan dengan perkara halal dan haram.” dan “Dalam Islam, kelompok transgender tidak mendapat sebarang pengiktirafan kerana mereka yang melakukan penyerupaan (tasyabbuh) jantina sama ada dari segi tutur kata, tingkah laku, pakaian dan perhiasan serta seumpamanya adalah haram dan berdosa besar,”.

Lim Guan Eng, bagaimanapun, menafikan bahawa kerajaan Pulau Pinang telah mengiktiraf golongan LGBT. Sebaliknya, menurut laporan Malaysiakini bertarikh 2 Jun 2016 bertajuk “Bila kami iktiraf LGBT, soal Lim”, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang ini mendakwa “Ia adalah satu usaha individu oleh salah seorang ADUN – dari DAP. Beliau membangkitkan isu Jawatankuasa Transgender untuk menjaga kebajikan komuniti itu di DUN dan beliau memperoleh sokongan ADUN lain,”.

Laporan Malaysiakini tersebut turut berbunyi “Beliau (Lim Guan Eng) berkata ini adalah satu lagi fitnah daripada PAS sebagai sebuah kerajaan negeri sedangkan Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang tidak pernah mengadakan mesyuarat mengenai isu itu”.

Anehnya, menurut catatan Hansard DUN Pulau Pinang bertajuk “Soalan dan Jawapan Lisan dan Bertulis”, ADUN Tanjung Bungah ada bertanya kepada Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang yang berbunyi “Huraikan isu-isu semasa dan keadaan golongan transgender dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang. Apakah strategi dan langkah Kerajaan Negeri untuk membantukan golongan ini dari segi keperimanusiaan dan adakah peruntukan diperuntukkan kepada jawatankuasa transgender yang diluluskan di Dewan Undangan Negeri?”.

Lim Guan Eng sendiri menjawab bahawa “Strategi dan langkah Kerajaan Negeri untuk membantu golongan ini adalah seperti berikut:-

(I) Penubuhan satu jawatankuasa bagi membincangkan garis panduan yang boleh diterima untuk menangani masalah golongan transgender, khususnya keganasan di dalam lokap dan masalah yang di hadapi di hospital. Jawatankuasa ini telah pun ditubuhkan dan dipengerusikan oleh YB. ADUN Tanjung Bungah.

(ii) Jawatankuasa tersebut dicadangkan untuk bekerjasama dengan NGO-NGO lain untuk memberi bantuan kepada golongan transgender dan juga meningkatkan kesedaran orang awam, mengenai diskriminasi yang dialami oleh golongan transgender supaya mereka tidak akan didiskriminasi oleh golongan awam.

(iii) Jawatankuasa tersebut dicadang digunakan sebagai platform untuk menerangkan isu HIV/AIDS kepada transgender.”.

Tambahan pula, turut hadir semasa mesyuarat julung kali jawatankuasa transgender tersebut di DUN Pulau Pinang adalah aktivis daripada NGO Sisters yang disebut sebagai “tetamu Teh”.

Di dalam catatan Hansard bertarikh 17 Mei 2016, Teh menyebut bahawa “Terms Of Reference (TOR)…(dengan izin) “mak nyah”…disediakan penasihat saya yang berpengalaman dalam bidang ini dan golongan transgender ini”.

Lim Guan Eng, sambil mengalu-alukan mereka, dilaporkan Malaysiakini sebagai berkata bahawa “Ia terpulang kepada Teh atau mana-mana wakil rakyat untuk menjemput mana-mana orang yang difikirkan sesuai untuk menghadiri persidangan dewan undangan Negeri (termasuk aktivis LGBT)”.

Jadi, mana mungkin ia hanyalah satu “usaha individu”. Bahkan ADUN Tanjung Bungah bukan sekadar menerima “sokongan ADUN lain” bahkan sokongan Lim Guan Eng dan kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang yang diketuai DAP sendiri!

Sekiranya ahli politik DAP seperti Teh dan Chong mahu memperjuangkan hak-hak LGBT, mereka sepatutnya mengikut jejak langkah NA, melainkan kedua-duanya mahu memanfaatkan kedudukan dan pengaruh politik mereka untuk menjayakan agenda songsang ini.

Tidak hairanlah Dorian Wilde, presiden Transmen of Malaysia mendakwa semasa program iftar gay pada 10 Jun yang lalu, bahawa “Tidak lama lagi semua akan diberikan hak masing-masing. Paksi kita telah berkembang dengan banyaknya,”.

Tidak hairanlah sekiranya tayangan filem gay Vietnam bertajuk “Lost in Paradise” boleh dijadualkan pada 11 Julai 2017 di Performing Arts Centre of Penang atau Penangpac, yang akhirnya dibatalkan atas desakan umat Islam yang menyedari bibit normalisasi LGBT tersebut lebih awal.

Tidak hairanlah NA boleh bergiat aktif dalam gerakan LGBT dan Pelangi Campaign walaupun masih menjawat jawatan Setiausaha Publisiti DAPSY dengan keterlibatan beliau dalam perancangan satu program, sebelum iftar gay, iaitu pada 6 hingga 8 Jun 2017 di Taylor’s University untuk kempen LGBT “Courage in the face of adversity” yang kemudiannya juga dibatalkan.

Jadi saya mahu bertanya kepada ADUN DAP Teh, Chong, bahkan Lim Guan Eng, bilakah Jawatankuasa Transgender Pulau Pinang ini akan dibubarkan?

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