Date
19th May 2007

Time
6.00pm – 11.00 pm.

• Forum: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
• Drinks: 8.00pm - 8.30pm
• Buffet: 8.30pm - 11.00pm

Venue
The Lake View Club
Lot 3606, SS12/1, Subang Jaya
47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia
Tel: +603 3733-8342

The club also has a prayer room available for use. Fits 8 persons max.

Transport details here.

Payment
Please see ‘Payment‘ page.

Attire
Smart casual

RSVP
Closing deadline extended to May 15, 2007 by 4.00pm as we have to inform LVC’s KampungKu Restaurant on the exact number of guests to cater for dinner buffet. Please see payment page. All else, please send all correspondence to howsyh[at]gmail[dot]com.

Speakers
We have confirmed attendance by Jeff Ooi, Marina Mahathir, Tony Pua, Tian Chua and R. Nadeswaran (of Citizen Nades fame) and Sonia Randhawa (executive director of the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia). Ahirudin Attan (Rocky) will be a special speaker.

What to expect
Each panellist will share their thoughts based on their field of activity, expertise and experience stating whether they agree or disagree with the following statement:-

That the media environment under the present Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s administration is more open and liberal compared to the previous administration under Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Special speaker Rocky will speak on the National Alliance of Bloggers.