Monday 7 September 2009

ACIR Gathering Dinner 2009

Saturday, 1st of August 2009 - A gathering dinner was planned for all graduated ACIR students. Organized by the ACIR Alumni (ACIRA) with the co-operation of ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch, the dinner was held at Danau Golf Club, located inside Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi. A number of 41 ex-ACIR students from different batches, including lecturers and staffs were present at the dinner.

The purposes of the dinner were to bring together all the graduated ACIR students into an event and promote networking between ex-ACIR students with fellow lectures, staffs and ACIR students of the HVACR department. This is the moment for them to do a ‘catching up’ with fellow lectures, staffs and their juniors.

Upon arrival, all guests were greeted and accompanied to the registration counter to register their names into the guest list. Each guest was given a number for the Lucky Draw contest later that night. Then, each of them was accompanied into the dining room where they were seated according to the guest seating list.

At around 8.30 pm, the event started with a welcoming speech by Wan Mohd Fathurrahman Che Wan Azizan, the MC of the night, followed by a short speech from Mr Ng Wen Bin, the Section Head of HVACR Department to congratulate the organizing committee on the success of such event.

Next, a representative from the ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch, Mohd Azrul Hafis Azmir, gave a short briefing of the society and its plans throughout the semester. In order for the society to run its programs, it needs funding, and call to donate to the society’s cause follows afterwards. A donation box was provided by the organizing committee at the gift counter.

Soon after his speech, an award ceremony for the IFFI certificates recipients were held in honor of ACIR students who excelled in their IFFI exam papers during their studies. They are Ahmad Farid Mohd Shahbudin, Ahmad Nuruddin Zaini, Amad Al-Ibrahim Mohd Yusof, Mohd Takrimi Ismail, Nik Mohd Hakimin Nik Kamaruddin, Nor Firdaus Yunus and Siti Muzahidah Abdullah from the 4th ACIR batch. The awards were presented by their former mentor, Mr Aloysius De Cruz.

At 9.00 pm, dinner was served to all guests. This is the opportunity for all of them to catch up among themselves while enjoying their dinner, and for ACIR students who attended the dinner, to ask their senior’s opinions and advises before going into the industry.

At 10.00 pm, a Lucky Draw contest was conducted right after dinner. Mystery gifts were given to all guests who won the Lucky Draw contest.

Before concluding the night, a representative from the organizing committee, Zikriah Zakaria gave a speech to thank the entire guest for the success of the event. Gifts were presented to Mr Ng Wen Bin and Mr Aloysius De Cruz as tokens of appreciation. A photography session was held soon afterwards. The dinner ended at 10.30 pm.

Overall, the event ended successfully despite minor glitches. This is the first ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch co-operation with the ACIR Alumni since its official establishments in June 2008.

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