The Local Committee

 

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The Local Committee

IAMS and the Malaysia Assembly is indebted to a number of people devoting their time and energy towards making the conference possible. The local committee in Malaysia plays the key role in setting up all local arrangements.

  • Dr. Philip Siew, Missiology Professor at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (STM) (Chair)

  • Dr. Ezra Kok, Principal of STM.

  • Dr. Hwa Yung, Principal of Center for Study of Christianity in Asia at Trinity College, Singapore

  • Dr. Jojo Fung SJ

  • Dr. Aileen Khoo

  • Mr. Yip Chee Seng (business manager at STM)


The Local Cmmittee: Yip Chee Seng, Hwa Yung, Ezra Kok and Philip Siew (chair).
Not included the picture: Jojo Fung and Aileen Khoo.

The commiuttee had its first meeting 13. April 2002, at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (STM), Seremban, Malaysia. The role of the local committe was discussed and the following agreed upon:

  • Give advice on any conference matter.

  • Develop and arrange the local exposure programme

  • Host functions

    • Relations to conference venue

    • Visa arrangements

    • Local transportation - guiding at exposure programme

  • Generally to see to it that Asia becomes more than a mere conference venue – that participants get a reasonable notion of what Asia is about in terms of current church and mission situation and challenges through input throughout the programme.