Tentative date for graduation

I was told that the graduation should be held after 29th of June 2009 as 29th is supposed to be the last day for spring semester. Suggested dates are 30th of June or 1st of July.

Further confirmation has to be done with Moslanka (because the Dean clearly stated that the university has no control over the date and venue). I tried to contact Dr. Saman, but was told that he is now out of the country, until 18th of January 2009.

Therefore airtickets should be booked 28th of June - 4th of July to be on the safe side.

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Report from the treasury department

Status of our grad account:
Total students : 37/38. Hanif is not joining us.
Total paid: 35/37
Total payment received up to date: RM 7000
Transfered RM 5000 to Anol. Expecting another RM 400 from the last 2 students.
The current balance : RM 2000.

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Expected number of guests for reception in Malaysia

Based solely on the poll, the current headcount for our reception ceremony in Malaysia is 273.


7 votes x 5 persons = 35
2 x 6 = 12
1 x 7 = 7
4 x 8 = 32
1 x 9 = 9
9 x 10 = 90
Leftover 3 votes = estimate of 40
We received only 29 votes, short of the needed 37 votes. Assuming the mean value to be 6 persons, 8 x 6 = 48.

Total = 273. About 30 seats are reserved for the VIPs. Therefore we are still short of 97 heads to bring the price from RM75 to RM 50 per head.

Possible guests = Current RSMU students, our beloved alumni, the aspiring future young doctors (post SPM students who are currently interested in pursuing medicine in Russia) and their parents.

Or to make things simpler, we can just invite more relatives or friends to come.

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Some Important Updates and Reminders

Finally, some needed updates (hall status, collection of hall fees, photocopies of passports, submission of biodata forms, support letters from Malaysian Embassy and the dekanat).

1) We've collected RM200 from most of the students, and we've already paid the deposit of RM5000 through Aznul's dad. The details of our booking are as follows:
Date : 17th August 2009
Venue : Dewan Merak Kayangan ,
Jalan Maktab Off Jalan Semarak,
54000 Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
Time : 11.30-16.00
On top of that, we are expecting VIPs from MMC, JPA, MARA and the Health Ministry.
We might be inviting the Russian Ambassador to Malaysia, if the university decides not to send a representative for the scroll giving ceremony. It depends mostly on the discussion, whether the university wants us to pay for the lodging and air ticket for that particular representative.

2) If you have not paid the RM200 for hall fees, please click the below link for details.
http://rsmu2009.blogspot.com/2008/11/collection-of-hall-fees.html

3) Photocopies of your parent's passports. Please submit in Now!, as the invitation team needs to get it done ASAP so that everything will be in order. So far we have 51 passport copies in hand.
More info, click the following link.
http://rsmu2009.blogspot.com/2008/11/russian-visa-application-4-steps.html

4) We have received biodata forms from Nadia, Jazman, Ray Yank, Sze Voon, Ling Tze, Ain, Muneer, Yuva, Sumathi, Yoga, Yan Han, Janet, Bibiana, and Mei Sian. Only 14 from the needed 40. We need your details not only for the yearbook, but the details can be used for other official purposes too. Please get it done ASAP. You can do it here online.
http://rsmu2009.blogspot.com/2008/11/submit-yearbook-details-online.html
And for Che'din, I didn't receive your email.

5) The Malaysian Embassy in Russia will be supporting our graduation, both in Moscow and Malaysia. Mr. Azman, the man who is incharged of student's affair and JPA matters, told Muneer that sponsorship for our event is possible.

6) Yesterday, I went to the dekanat to get the support letter signed and chopped by the university. Bespalyuk gave us the green light to organize our own graduation in Malaysia, without the interference of the university. However this was done verbally, as I had the support letter in English, hence the unwillingness to sign the letter. We'll submit in the translated version of our letter, and there shouldn't be any problem from the university regarding this matter.

7) The date for the event is not fixed yet at the moment. Bespalyuk told me that the graduation should be somewhere between 26th of June - 1st of July. The reason for the change of date last year was MosLanka's failure to acquire Dom Ucheni on time. We'll be working closely with Moslanka this time, to prevent the same incident from taking place again.

8) If you have any question at all, please post it in the comments below. I'll try to answer every question, even questions directed to the dekanat.

Thanks for your time and cooperation.

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Collection of the hall deposit RM200

Attention to all 6th course students!

Since the hall for our graduation reception in Malaysia is already confirmed, which will take place in Dewan Merak Kayangan. RM5000 is needed for the hall deposit. Therefore, I will collect RM200 from each of students. Payment can be made through maybank2u.com or interbank transfer to this account

Account holder : KAMALUDIN BIN HANAPI
Account number : 153010286725

Before making the transaction,please make sure the name of the account holder and the account number is correct. After making the transaction, please email your transaction details to nadiakamaludin@yahoo.com within 1 HOUR after the transaction.
The due date for the payment is 5th December 2008. Thank You.

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Poll and Reminders

1) Survey poll is now online for your votes.
2) The support received by Multimedia team is not encouraging.
3) Biodata forms for yearbook, we received only several emails (namely Sze Voon, Ling Tze, Ain, Muneer, Ray Yank and Jazman). If you have problem downloading it, contact Gerard or me.

Come on people, we can do better than that. We are a TEAM. Together, everyone achieves more!

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2nd Meeting Minutes

RSMU Class 2008/2009 Graduation
[MEETING DATE]22/11/08
[MEETING TIME]3.00PM
[MEETING LOCATION]6th floor study room

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY Gan Boon Chye 315pm
SUBJECT OF MEETING Venue in Malaysia
FACILITATOR Gan Boon Chye
NOTE TAKER ( Secretary) Saraswathy Ramasamy

ATTENDEES
1. Gan Boon Chye
2. Azmuneer Muhammed
3. Saraswathy Ramasamy
4. Lonny Chen Ahmad
5. Nadia Hamimah Kamaludin
6. Nurullisa Rashid
7. Siti Anis Zamrah
8. Yee Sze Voon
9. Tan Ling Tze
10. Lee Yan Han
11. Yuvaraj Kunasagaram
12. Aznul Hafiz Abu Shahid
13. Ponnalagi
14. Balasubramaniam
15. S.Sumathi

Agenda topics
1) General announcement by the EXCO
2) Approval and analysis of past minutes (Read by secretary/vice secretary then analyzed by everyone)
3) Open Issues discussion (e.g. Venue in Malaysia)
4) Presentation and updates from every team leader (Multimedia, Publishing, Robe, Programme, Transport & Visa)
5) Any Other Business

[TIME ALLOTTED]3.15pm
[AGENDA TOPIC]General Announcement
[PRESENTER]Gan Boon Chye
DISCUSSION Gan Boon Chye announced to all 6th course students to hand in their Biodata form to Gerard by this Sunday (23/11/08) and photos/videos to Tang Ray Yank by this coming Monday (26/11/08). The Biodata form can be downloaded from the blog itself and the photos/videos can be send via email.
PERSON RESPONSIBLE DEADLINE
Gerard 23/11/08
Tang Ray Yank 26/11/08

[TIME ALLOTTED]3.17PM
[AGENDA TOPIC]Approval and analysis of past minutes
[PRESENTER]Lonny Chen Ahmad
DISCUSSION The first reading of past minute (15/11/08) by Lonny Chen Ahmad to keep track of every team work progress.
PERSON RESPONSIBLE DEADLINE
1.Saraswathy Ramasamy
2. Lonny Chen Ahmad

[TIME ALLOTTED]3.22PM
[AGENDA TOPIC]Open issues discussion
[PRESENTER]Aznul Hafiz Abu Shahid
DISCUSSION Venue in Malaysia :
1. Date and Time : Dewan Merak Kayangan will be the venue in Malaysia. Sze Voon will submit more pictures of interior part of the hall by Monday. According to Aznul Hafiz Abu Shahid, the informed dates are 7th (dinner) or 16th Aug 2008 (lunch). Tan Ling Tze and Yuvaraj Kunasagaram suggested that it will more convenient and appropriate to have it during lunch (16/11/08). Therefore, Munir advised to all 6th course students to informed their parents about it earlier regarding the time and place of the event. The event will be 3 hours long.
2. Cost : The total cost of the hall is rm 19600 including of deposit of rm 5000. Munir suggested to allocate places for senior and juniors of RSMU to fill the quota of the hall, 400 ppl.
3. Banking : Nadia announced that money will collected form every 6th course student for the event in Malaysia by online banking. There are 2 ways suggested :
a. Maybank2u – for student to do immediate online banking but students are informed to email her the receipt 1 hour after transaction.
b. Banking in Malaysia by students’s parents – students are informed to email her the receipt 2 days after transaction.
Nadia also stated that no cash deposits. Therefore to student who doesn’t have online banking, money will be collected and one person will be in charged of banking the money.
Student will be charged rm 200/person.
4. Menu : Aznul explained that the menu are changeable but they aren’t able to provide Chinese foods. As an alternatives,western food will be served as a replacement.
CONCLUSIONS Seconded by Gan Boon Chye. Each students are responsible to allocate each table that consist of 10 sittings.
PERSON RESPONSIBLE DEADLINE
Voting pole will be put up to get the actual amount of people coming to the event.
Aznul Hafiz Abu Shahid Monday (02/12/08)
Gan Boon Chye

[TIME ALLOTTED]4.00pm
[AGENDA TOPIC]Presentation and updates from every team leader (Multimedia, Publishing, Robe, Programme, Transport & Visa)
[PRESENTER]1.Tan Ling Tze 2. Yuvaraj Kunasagaram
DISCUSSION 1.Invitation letter and registration :Ling Tze has updated the information on the blog regarding the procedures ans steps for registration in Moscow. Lisa explained that parents that wont be staying in Moscow for more than 3 days ,wouldn’t have to register but its not safe. Lisa also suggested that ,there is a tour agent, En.Azmi who provides tour services to Moscow.
Munir advised to all 6th course students to clearly inform visiting parents on things should and shouldn’t do before entering Moscow (eg immigration card).
2. Sponsorship : Everyone is in charged in searching for sponsors. Suggested sponsors are Mara, Jpa and Russian Resources.
CONCLUSIONS Visiting parents are advise to register to avoid any complications. Yuvaraj Kunasagaram, Gan Boon Chye and Munir will be seeing the Rector personally to inform him on the event.
PERSON RESPONSIBLE DEADLINE
Gan Boon Chye , Azmuneer Muhammed and Yuvaraj Kunasagaram
Wednesday(28/11/08)

MEETING ADJOURNED BY Gan Boon Chye 4.05pm

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2nd Meeting

Meeting will be very brief (max 20-30 mins).
Attendance is not compulsory, however the EXCO invites all interested individuals to join in the discussion.
Topics for discussion:
1) Decide on date and time for Malaysia's reception.
2) Method to collect money for hall's deposit (RM5000).
Thanks for your time.

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Submit yearbook details online

This post concerns all of us, so please take the time to read it. Last week, Gerard reminded us to hand in the biodata form by 21st November 2008 but sadly the response was not that convincing.
So during the last meeting, the issue was brought up again and this time we have decided to make the procedure easier, more economical and accessible. You can now submit your details online.

Download the form here.
You just need to fill in the form, upload and attach a photo (passport photo) with it. Send it to rsmu2009@gmail.com.

At the bottom of the form, you will need to fill in your parents/siblings contact number. Now, instead of just contact numbers, please provide their emails too.

The closing date is extended to 23rd November 2008. Please cooperate and send your details in as soon as possible. Thanks.

Information by Gerard Lawrence.

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Reminder to submit in videos and photos

To all group members, the multimedia team will collect all videos and photos which will be used for video presentation during graduation by TOMORROW (Thursday, 20th November 2008).
Please submit all to ur group leaders as we will be collecting from them, your cooperation is GREATLY appreaciated! Thanks!
As for group leaders please submit it in thumbdrive or inform us if the storage is large. From the multimedia team.

Information provided by Tang Ray Yank.

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