BUM2008 TO PROMOTE CIVIL SOCIETY ON MAY 1
Yes, on the First of May – the Bloggers’ Hap Event of the Year in Malaysia will take place at Lake View Club, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
The BUM2008 Organising Committee selected this day to also celebrate Labour Day worldwide in giving recognition to the dignity of man’s labour, to be appropriately rewarded in remuneration that can provide decent Shelter, Food and Potential Development of the Individual, and a sense of Security and Well-being, especially in a country like Malaysia which is blessed with plentiful natural resources.
So holding this year’s BUM2008 is a double celebration of sorts as it is also working towards an annual initiative to mark World Press Freedom Day, which falls in the poetic month of May. Next year, to make it three consecutive years, the National Alliance of Bloggers (AllBlogs) ideally would take on the task and challenge of organizing bum2009.
This event is organized by a group of Bloggers in their individual capacities in association with a relatively young organisation called the Centre for Policy Initiatives.
PROGRAMME OUTLNE
Theme: TOWARDS A CIVIL SOCIETY
Venue: Lake View Club, Subang Jaya
Registration: 2.15pm to 3.00pm, May 1, 2008
AFTERNOON SESSION
3.00pm to 4.30pm.
The Topic is:
“Fostering Civil Society — Various Voices???
Speakers:
1. Sdr Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru,
President, National Alliance of Bloggers
2. Dato’ Syed Ahmad Idid,
Ex-Judge; “Judge whose conscience divulged truth 12 years ago and now proved ‘correct correct correct’ via latest video-clip”.
3. Dr Azmi Sharom,
Academic
4. Dr Lim Teck Ghee
Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives
5. Sdri Jacqueline Ann Surin,
Journalist
Q and A: 30 minutes
____________ HI-TEA BREAK _________
EVENING SESSION
6.00pm to 8.00pm.
The Topic is:
“The Fifth Estate (Bloggers) as Agency for Change???
Speakers:
1. Sdr Jeff Ooi, Blogger-MP
2. Sdr William Leong, Lawyer-MP
3. Sdr Haris Ibrahim, Human Rights Advocate
4. Sdr Steven Gan, Editor-in-chief, Malaysiakini.com
5. Sdr R Nadeswaran, theSun, citizen-newshound, hardhitting and award-winning for investigative journalism
Q and A: 30-45 minutes
_____ BUFFET DINNER starts punctually at 8.30pm_____________