CPAASC Presents: CPA Australia Undergraduate Business Conference 2009 !

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Greetings~ :)

It is with great pleasure for us to announce that we will be hosting the CPA Australia Passport Undergraduate Business Conference 2009 this semester, with the theme “Challenge the Boundaries!”




For this event, there will be a talk on entrepreneurship and how to face adversity and challenges with real-life experiences shared by MoneyTree. Besides that, CPA Australia, Malaysia Division will also be giving a talk on the CPA Program and how it can help your career after graduation. Apart from that, Dr Edward Lim, FCPA will also be giving us a talk on “Challenge the Boundaries”.


This event is open to all students of Swinburne Sarawak. So, if you are interested to sign up or if you have any further questions for us, we will be opening a booth at G Block Lobby on Wednesday, 27th August 2009 to Friday, 29th August 2009 from 8:30 am to 4:30pm so do look for us!


NOTE: Registration using email is not entertained. Thank you!


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AGM SEM2 2009 Report

On the 19th August 2009, on a hot Wednesday afternoon, the CPAASC committee has organized the very first event of the second semester, the Annual General Meeting Sem 2/2009. The purpose of the event is to welcome back the members and to welcome students who are interested in joining our club as member. The AGM also serve to let the new and the old members know of the upcoming events for this semester. Notably there are one major event worth mentioning, the CPA Australia Undergraduate Conference which is going to be held on the 12th September 2009.

Our president - Ronnie Teo giving his welcoming speech for the event.


Everyone paying their attention to what was presented by the speakers.


Our vice president - Jacob Kueh presenting the upcoming events and budget report of last semester.


Hard at work - Registration process for the club membership.


It was a big turn-up for the AGM, so thank you all for the continuous support~!

Up next: CPA Australia Undergraduate Conference 2009... Will you be there? :)

Annual General Meeting Sem 2 2009

Appreciation

In this new semester, there is few noticeable changes in the CPA committees. Our past president, vice secretary and vice treasurer have stepped down from their post. Choulyin and Lenny have graduated and we all wish them good luck in their future endeavours. Esther have decided to concentrate on her studies and to give the club fresh faces to lead the club in the future. Apart from that, Ah Yieng has decided to continue her studies at the main campus in Melbourne, Australia. It was a sudden decision, and we will miss you. Really.

The new office bearer have been updated, so please have a look at the right column of the blog.

Putting those tearful farewell(if any) aside, this semester is gonna be packed with exciting, trip-worthy, major activities. So check the blog often, our facebook pages, emails and also be aware of any new notices of the upcoming CPA events! Don't forget!

Past Sem Activity: RTM Trip

Last semester, on the late afternoon of 15th of May 2009, the CPAASC have organized a trip to the RTM Kuching main office at Jalan P. Ramlee which is located just across Hopoh shopping mall. A total of 59 students including the CPA committee members have attended the event.

Upon arrival to RTM, we are welcomed by one of the RTM personnel and escorted to the meeting room to meet up with one of the senior manager who give us an overview on what RTM is all about. He also told of his experience in working in this field, where it is apparent that to get to where he is now, it takes years of working and involvement in different levels of broadcasting in radio, live shows and televisions just to be familiar with the whole thing.

After the talk, we were escorted to visit the recording department where RTM Kuching used to record their radio shows which is based on time slots. At the time, Sarawak fm were on air and we get to see how the dj interview one of the speaker of the day. After that we visited the Auditorium P Ramlee to look at the rehearsal for the Gawai celebration programme. According to the director, the props and recording the whole event which might be within the 10 minutes slots can cost up to approximately RM 20,000 and more. To ensure that there is no wastage for unnecessary footage, there are two time keepers who counted the time it takes to record the whole event.

After visiting the Auditorium, its time to go back. Before that, there are some group pics to be taken! So here they are, enjoy.. :)

The pics:



Pics taken courtesy of Mr Chan Soon Hua.

P/s: Sorry for the late update > <"

CPA Kuching Member Centre Official Opening

On Monday night, the 10th of August, CPAASC committees were invited to the official opening of the new CPA Kuching Member Centre and the launch for the Book Drive for the less fortunate students of SJK(C) Chung Hua Sambir, Kota Samarahan. The event was officiated by the CPA Australia President, Mr Richard Petty and notable attendees are Ms Audrey Danasamy, President of CPA KL, Ms Christina Foo, the President, various members of CPA working committee and our advisors, Mdm Su Sueh Ing and Mr Chan Soon Hua.

One interesting feature is the changes in the requirements for the CPA Passport programme highlighted by the CPA President, Mr Richard Petty. From the gist of it, the new improved programme will enable more people to apply for the passport programme and become a CPA member. One example given by Mr Petty is that the old programme requirement used to stress the importance of accredited degree by the CPA to be able to apply.

The book drive is one of the initiatives by CPA Australia to improve people views on what the organisation is doing and also to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility. Mr Petty also stated that CPA Australia is the only one (among all the other accounting bodies) to have done this community service so far.



L-R: Dr Edward Lim, Nancy Chan, Kay Wee, Edina Chong, Lilian Lai, Mr Chan, Choulyin Tan, Mr Richard Petty, Ms Christina Foo, Ronnie Teo, Mdm Su, Jacob Kueh, Shariman, Ms Audrey Danasamy.

CPA Career Talk AND Networking Night!

Introducing for the first time ever, TWO events in one go!

Firstly is our  CPA Career Talk, with our main speaker flying all the way from Kuala Lumpur's CPA Malaysia Division headquarters, Mr Edwin Wong who will be talking about CPA, CPA Passport and such on the 22nd of May 2009 at 2:30pm at B004. Make sure you come and listen him out!

Also, at night we will be organising out Networking Night cum Installation Dinner! With our distinguished guests Mr Edwin Wong and also Dr. Edward Lim, together with some Swinburne alumni, the night is destined to be a blast! 

There are limited seats for Networking Night so please do ensure that you send your name, Student ID and also your CPA Passport number to us at cpaasc@gmail.com with the header "Registering for Networking Night 2009."

We would like to request all students to personally register using their own emails, and not to request friends to help them to email in one go as we have had registration problems with this manner. We would appreciate it if everyone could adhere to this request. TQ~!

Please register fast as we have LIMITED space for the dinner! Did we mention that we would be playing some ice-breaking games, dinner and also have a session with our Swinburne alumni and Dr Edward Lim on their experiences working in top firms such as Ernst & Young? 

So, why hesitate? Register for both events NOW! 

For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to email us as well.

Industrial Trip to RTM

What's new this month:


So hurry up! :)

MAA Assurance Career Talk Report

On the 29th of April 2009, CPAASC have organized a career talk given by MAA Assurance Chief Consultant, Mr James Bong. A total of 104 students attended this event which was held in B006.

The title of the topic was "The Seed of Greatness in You" where the speaker talks about the importance of doing an early financial planning will benefit our future throughout all stages of our life.

Mr James Bong also state the importance of taking life insurance policies, and to do so earlier. Thus the topic is presented as we the young people should take initiative to have a good financial planning and take insurance policies to ensure our livelihood and care for our love ones. Moving on the pictures...

Lilian giving her welcoming speech for the event~


Students listening attentively to....


Mr Alexander Ng, giving his introduction on what MAA Assurance is all about


Moving on with the speaker, Mr James Bong


Appreciation gifts to MAA Assurance speaker for the day..


Not forgetting Mr Alexander too~


After the talk ended, the students are scrambling towards the food outside, and not forgetting to write down their attendance and also collecting the Appreciation certificates.


'May I get your autograph please?' XP Just kidding, Choulyin taking down the names for certificates collected..


And here writing down their attendance... Don't forget to do this in our event! Crucially important, because here is where evaluate whether you're eligible for the certificates or not..


After all that (phew!) the committee group together for a photo session with the people from MAA Assurance. A big thank you for MAA Assurance, and to our members, don't forget to join in our next event in the month of May!

MAA CAREER TALK 2009

MAA CAREER TALK 2009

Date: 29^th April 2009

Time: 2.30pm - 4:30pm

Venue: Lecture Hall B006 (Block B)

CPAASC would like to inform you about our upcoming Career Talk which will be held next Wednesday afternoon.

We have invited speakers from MAA Assurance to give a talk about the career opportunities. We really hope to see you there in the career talk. Do bring along your friends who are interested too. Refreshments will be provided.

Besides, we will be having a Certificates of Appreciation Ceremony to those who have qualified from the previous year. You know who you are! Looking forward to see you all!

Regards,

CPA Australia Student Charter 2009

(Swinburne Sarawak)

Club Exhibition - March 2009

During the month of March, our club have participated in the Swinburne Club Exhibition held in Multipurpose Hall (MPH). It was a day where all the clubs showcase what their clubs are really about and CPAASC took part in this event as well.

The objective is to promote our club to the new coming Foundation Students and to gain them as new members. 

This picture was taken after the booth was set up. (In this picture, L-R: Choulyin(not facing the camera), Jacob and Tiong Yieng)

CPA Annual General Meeting 18/03/2009

Our AGM was held on the 18th March 2009 at Lecture Hall B004. There was a great turnout! The meeting was started by our emcees, Lilian and Ronnie with a welcoming speech from our new club president, Ms Choulyin Tan.

Choulyin giving her speech.

Our two emcees, Ronnie and Lilian starting off the event.

Can you spot our two club advisors among the crowd? :)

The meeting continued with some introduction to the events that we are going to organise this semester as well as a glimpse of the events we held in the past year.

Next was the qualifications of the certificate requirements for CPAASC, whereby students will have to:

1. Be a member for 2 consecutive/continuous semesters including paying for registration of RM5 per semester.
2. Have been actively involved in most of the events organized with at least 80% attendance.

To further explain, a member must at least attend 8 out of every 10 activities organised by our club. We also advise all members to register for the CPA Passport at this link:

http://www.cpacareers.com.au/apps/passport/JoinNow.aspx?type=tertiary

After that, some general announcements was made and the meeting was adjourned for registration and some light refreshment. Overall, the event went smoothly and we had over 200 students joining our club this semester.

One for the camera!

Our treasurers, Esther and Jacob practicing their penmanship :)

Members lining up to register and pay for their membership which is RM5 per semester. (Which is a standard for every club in Swinburne)

Some last reminders:

1. Do email your CPA Passport number to us ASAP for us to fully register your details. TQ!
   
2. Do keep track of upcoming activities in order to be able to attend - do look out for notices on our notice board which is situated on the left hand side of Level 2, Building G. Also, you can check this blog or add us as a friend on Facebook. So, stay in touch!

Thanks and have a nice day~!

Recruitment Drive 2009

Dear valued members,

Ever thought of being part of the CPAASC board of committees? Now's your chance!

We are organising a recruitment drive in search for potential candidates to join our committee for the next fiscal year of 2009/2010.

We would like to remind all students that this is an opportunity not to be missed as we are the only accounting-based club in Swinburne University of Technology and that we only conduct recruitment once every year. We encourage students from Year 1 and 2 as the term of service should be from a period starting Semester 1, 2009 until Semester 1, 2010. 

To those who are interested, kindly email us your name and personal details such as ID, course, year/semester and resume with your picture to cpaasc@gmail.com before 11th of April 2009.

Thank you and we look forward to receiving your emails!

Warmest regards, 

CPA Australia Student Charter 2009 

(Swinburne Sarawak)

Greetings 2009

Yes, we’re back! To our existing members, welcome back! To new students interested in joining our club, you wouldn't be disappointed. Just sit back and hold tight to your seats because...

CPAASC ‘09 is proud to announce our first activity of the year, the Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held on Wednesday, 18 March 2009*edited* at 2.30pm. The venue is at Lecture Hall B004*edited* .

We have certificates of appreciation to those who have qualified from the previous year. You know who you are! A certificate-giving ceremony will be held during the AGM.

please do attend and listen to what we have to say about our club and our planned activities for 2009!

Please keep updated with your emails for any latest news..

And on the plus side, refreshments will be served :)

Good Luck!

We would like to wish all students at Swinburne a very big GOOD LUCK in your final examinations starting tomorrow, 23rd November until the 5th of December!

CPA ASC

Closing of Registration - Leadership Camp and Appreciation Dinner 2008

Dear all,

Due to the overwhelming response from members, the 40 available seats for the Leadership Camp and Appreciation Night 2008 is officialy closed. We apologise to members who wanted to attend but did not get the chance to sign up - we'd like to express our appreciation and gratitude for your infinite support. As said, "The best is always yet to come". Thus, we'll be glad to have your continuous support in the coming semester.

As for those who managed to registered as participants, please be reminded that your CPA passport number is still required. Do check and confirmed the requisite number via e-mail to us.

To the members who have signed up on the spot for membership, below is the link to sign up for the CPA Passport:

http://www.cpacareers.com.au/apps/passport/JoinNow.aspx?type=tertiary

Do email us your Passport number once you've registered.

Thanks and looking forward to December 10th!

CPA Australia Student Charter 2008

(Swinburne Sarawak)

Leadership Camp and Appreciation Dinner '08

Calling all CPAASC members,

Any ideas on what to do after those hectic moments of going through the final exam??

Well, goods news for you all. We are delighted to inform you that the once a year Leadership Camp will be stepping in on 10^th – 11^th December 2008. Only this year, there will be a combination together with "Hawaiian Night" themed Appreciation Dinner!

What's more.. This time, a day filled with entertainment and excitement of team-buiding games shall be our start-off at Sarawak Cultural Village, while accommodation (chalets) and Appreciation Dinner (buffet dinner at Poolside/ Treez) with exciting games are arranged at Holiday Inn Damai Beach Resort.

So, why hesitate? Let's sheds off exam's fretfulness and headaches and come tag along with us on this journey to loosen-up! The charter will be opening a booth soon for registration and related details are as below:

Participation Fee: RM 40 (Members)

RM 50 (Non-members)

P/s: Limited seats are available - therefore its on a first come first serve basis!

*Priority of seats will be given to members.

We will be opening our booth at Lobby (Block G) for registration soon.

Do check your email for further notices, and we'll keep you updated!

For further enquiries, do feel free to email us at cpaasc@gmail.com.

Best regards,

CPA Australia Student Charter

Swinburne Sarawak

Review - CPA Day 18 October 2008

CPA Day was organized on Saturday, 18 October 2008 with the purpose of encouraging team spirit as well as positive change and personal development. CPA here stands for Change, Perform and Aspire, three aspects which we hope to be able to integrate into our participants through challenges and obstacles in the form of a treasure hunt.

Everybody gathered at the Old Block Auditorium for the welcoming and briefing.

Some groups waiting in anticipation.

After the reading out of rules and regulations, the team leaders were asked to come up and to collect their first clue... and they were off!

Clue 1:

On the second floor I hang,
It's strange,
At a moment's notice,
I change.

Our location at our 2nd floor notice board saw Choulyin asking teams for three activities organised by our committee in the previous semester.

Clue 2:

If 1 plus 2 is 3,
then that is where I'll be,
a place where cars
reach for the stars
parked in vicinity.

One of the teams heading over to Jacob who was waiting at the 3rde Level of the Multi-storey Carpark Building for the Speed Racer Challenge.

Clue 3:

Every cranny and nook
No matter where you look
You'll always find a book.

At the library, teams had to log on to this blog and look for four book serial numbers on a previous post and then to search for the books and take a photo and show to Esther before moving on to the next station.

Clue 4:

Gentle is the breeze
That makes this room so cold.
So very, very cold.

The Cold Room Game tests the participants' control of chopsticks in collecting CPA-coloured marbles from the pails of water, with Audrey in charge of the station.

Clue 5:

Where oh where, within a shell,
Can you hide so well?

At our new seashell-shaped Lecture Theater, the seashell game commenced under the supervision of Grace. Participants had to search for ten seashells around the vicinity, and then arrange the 10 seashells to form 5 rows of 4 seashells.

Clue 6:

Dear Mr Chan.

At the Mr Chan Challenge, Jacq tested the participants on the knowledge of the courses undertaken in Swinburne.

Clue 7:

A place to fill your tummies,
With lots and lots of yummies,
Placed in open air,
With stools to spare,
This is where you'll find me.

The Food Challenge saw Shariman asking them to pick 4 choices out of nine, and whatever ingredient was selected was turned into a delectable sandwich for all of the participants to consume~ Beware of the green blended garlic-onion-ginger paste!

Clue 8:

A question from our history,
Let's solve this bit of mystery,
if you are very bright,
where was Networking Night?

The final location for the games was the CMM Games Challenge. Here we had a dart-throwing game and also an outdoor-spinning-and-throwing-the-balls-into-the-rubbish-bin game which kept many teams awaiting because they were so dizzy they couldn't even walk straight!

Finally, after obtaining their last clue, teams had to search for our club president and to hand in all the clues and answers to her but it was a matter of knowing who the president was that caught many off guard!

All in all, the participants progressed between the locations very well. The fastest team took approximately 2 hours to complete the entire hunt.

Congratulations to Team Yellow for making it back in first place in 2 hours!

The Orange Team won second place. Congratulations!

Finally, the Blue Team capped off the Top 3 Group of winners.

A big THANK YOU to all our participants who participated in this event and made it to be a great success.

All smiles from our very tired but happy committees! :)

Looking forward to future activities that will be as fun and enjoyable as this was!

Cheers,


Ronnie Teo
CPA Australia Student Charter 2008

(Swinburne Sarawak)