This is an invitation on behalf of International Relations Office.

IRO would like to invite all students to the TF-NUS LEaRN Leadership Forum on Monday, 6 December 2010, at the University Hall Auditorium.  The topic of the Forum is “Building Social Capital in Southeast Asia through Impactful Leadership”. 

We have invited renowned guests and speakers to join us this year, including the ASEAN Secretary-General, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, who will grace the Forum as the Guest-of-Honour and keynote speaker.  Ms Penny Low, Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris – Punggol GRC and Co-Chair of the Social Enterprise Association of Singapore, will also participate in the panel discussion segment. 

Details of the day’s programme is as follows:

12:30pm          Registration & Networking Lunch

2:00pm            Opening Ceremony

2:05pm            Opening Address by NUS Provost, Prof Tan Eng Chye

2:20pm            Keynote Speaker & Guest-of-Honour

                             Dr Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General

3:00pm            Guest Speaker

                            Dr Tan Lai Yong, medical doctor and NUS alumni, speaking about social capital in rural community healthcare

3:20pm            Panel Discussion

Discussion topic – “Building Social Capital in Southeast Asia through Impactful Leadership”

• Moderator
  • A/Prof Goh Beng Lan (NUS Dept of SEA Studies)
• Panellists
  • A/Prof Albert Teo (NUS Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy)
  • Ms Penny Low (Co-Chair of Social Entrepreneurship Association and MP for Pasir Ris – Punggol)
  • Dr Tan Lai Yong

4:00pm            Tea Break

4:30pm            TF-NUS LEaRN Student Presentations

5:00pm            Closing Remarks

5:10pm            End of Event

Date: Monday, 6 December 2010

Venue: University Hall Auditorium (Level 2)

RSVP: learn@nus.edu.sg

You can RSVP your attendance by sending us IRO at learn@nus.edu.sg with your name and home faculty/department.  They look forward to seeing you at the Forum.

Please note that this is a call from Yonsei University for student participation of a conference being held at Yonsei University. If you have any query, please write to them directly. We are just informing students of this conference opportunity.

Hello, this is Saemi Seong, the PR manager of NEAN2011 from Yonsei University. We recognize that Yonsei University and your school has a tight established academic tie via exchange programs for outstanding students of each school. We are glad to be in partnership with the talented students of your school. We mailed you since we wanted connection to the students of National University of Singapore.

To introduce us, NEAN is for Northeast Asian Network, which is an international student forum annually hosted by students of Yonsei University under Yonsei Leadership center since 2002. It is one of the biggest, purely student organized conferences in the world, dealing with issues on Asia and facilitating global future leaders. Students from 24 countries and over 60 universities have participated in NEAN until now on. Furthermore, 152 speakers have graced the occasion, including the late Kim Dae Jung, the 16th president of Korea and Abdul Kalam, the president of India. Our conference intends to offer all the participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding upon various Asian issues, cultivate international leadership, not to mention friendship between delegates from all over the world.

We mailed to inform you on the upcoming NEAN forum, NEAN 2011.

NEAN 2011 Conference Theme: Planning Asia’s Sustainabilty

Date: 23rd to28thofJanuary,2011

Venue: Yonsei International Campus, Songdo, Incheon & Sinchon Main Campus, Seoul, Korea

Sessions: Session 1: Politics – Road to Green Governance

Session 2: Business – Creating a Green Business Model

Session 3: Culture – Redefining Sustainability: How Technology Shapes Us

Session 4: Law – Revitalizing Collective Efforts for Sustainability with Environmental Law

Session 5: Energy – The Development and utilization of Sustainable Energy in Northeast Asia

Recruitment: 22th of November ~ 10thofDecember

Official Website: www.nean.org (opening on 20thofNovember)

Mail : nean@yonsei.ac.kr

We are looking for prestigious students to participate the upcoming NEAN2011 forum. Any undergraduate student interested in sharing their views and ideas and from various cultural backgrounds is welcome. The upcoming conference intends to offer all the participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding upon various issues regarding Asia and environment, cultivate international leadership, not to mention friendship between delegates from all over the world. All delegates will be given a magnificent opportunity to listen to the voices of eminent keynote speakers and government officials from various fields and nationalities. Diverse academic and cultural activities following the lectures including city tour, culture night and gala night would lead students to the world of creativity – a distinctive element which differentiates NEAN from other forums. 

Best Regards, Saemi Seong

PR manager NEAN 2011 organizing committee Yonsei University