Executive Committee 2009-2011

Bersatu's 14th BGM was held at the Jeruton Hotel, Jerudong today on 14th August 2009.

The Executive Committee for 2007-2009 was dissolved and the new Executive Committee for 2009-2011 was elected and are as follows:

Norhayati Haji Nordin (PY87/NL08)
Ibrahim Haji Sabli (PY01)
Zulkifle Haji Asmad (PY96)
Haji Daud Haji Matarsat (PY86)
Haji Muhammad Hafiy Abdullah Fung (PY91)
Haji Jailani Haji Ibrahim (PY85/NL05)
Mosli Haji Abdul Hadis (PY87)
Haji Hassan Haji Shaari (PY85)

The new Executive Committee will meet and decide amongst themselves who will hold the 8 different posts of the Executive Committee (President, Deputy President 1 & 2, Secretary General, Treasurer, Deputy Secretary General 1 & 2 and Deputy Treasurer). The new Executive Committee will also be selecting the new Bureau Heads.

Agenda Mesyuarat Agung ke-14

1. Bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah

2. Ucapan Yang Di Pertua Persatuan Bersatu

3. Mensahkan Minit Mesyuarat Agung ke-13

4. Perkara-perkara berbangkit daripada Minit Mesyuarat Agung ke-13

5. Pembentangan Laporan Aktiviti 2007-2009

6. Pembentangan Laporan Kewangan 2007-2009

7. Pembubaran Ahli Jawatankuasa Tertinggi Sessi 2007-2009

8. Pengumuman Keputusan Pemilihan Ahli Jawatankuasa Tertinggi Sessi 2009-2011

9. Doa Penutup

Elections

As announced previously, the elections for the new Executive Committee for 2009-2011 will take place during the 14th Biannual General Meeting.

Briefly, the procedure for voting on the day will be as follows:

- Only registered members are able to run for the 8 Executive Posts available. If you have not registered yet as a member, you may register on the day in order to be nominated (Lifetime membership is $100 + $10 registration fee = $110)
- All BPYs are allowed to vote (whether registered or non-registered).
- All attendees are to report to the registration desk on arrival where they will receive their voting form
- Registered members will be asked whether they wish to be nominated. If they agree, their names will be recorded and they will be introduced during the meeting.
- Registered members HAVE to be present at the meeting in order to be nominated. If however, you are unable to attend and have a valid reason and you would still like to be nominated, you should inform the Executive Committee in writing. The Committee will then decide whether to accept the reason for the absence and to submit his/her nomination in his/her absence during the elections.
- Once the list of nominees have been finalised, all BPYs will record on their voting form a maximum of ten people from the list they would like to vote for.
- The votes will be counted at the end of the meeting and the top 8 nominees with the most number of votes will be announced as the new Executive Committee.
- The Executive Committee will then meet separately at another time to decide amongst themselves who will hold which of the 8 posts (e.g. President, Vice President, Secretary,etc)

See you there!

14th Biannual General Meeting

Bersatu Association would like to announce that the 14th Biannual General Meeting will be held at the following time and place:

Date: Friday 14th August 2009

Time: 2.30pm

Place: Jeruton Hotel, Jalan Jerudong

*Jeruton Hotel located at :Simpang 396, Kampong Jerudong, Jalan Selayun Tagap, Brunei Darussalam. (Behind Pertama Jaya, Jerudong)*

All members and ex-PYs are invited to come to the Meeting.

The Meeting will culminate with the election of new members of the Executive Committee for Bersatu for 2009-2011.

Details on nomination and election will be announced soon.

BPY selected for Discussion Facilitator for SSEAYP 2009!

Congratulations to Patricia Yapp Siew Oi (BPY96) for being selected by the Cabinet Office of Japan to become this year's Discussion Facilitator for the new discussion topic, Food Culture/ Food and Nutrition Education!

Pat is a registered nurse and works with the Ministry of Health in Brunei. She is only the second BPY to be selected as Discussion Facilitator after the position was introduced in the SSEAYP in 2005. Well done Pat!