November 2010
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November 2010
November 2010 Lincoln Corners in Kuala Lumpur & Sarawak Secretary Clinton‟s Townterview an Outstanding Success Via Ground Breaking CO.NX Webchat at Lincoln Corners Secretary Hillary Clinton at the Townterview in Kuala Lumpur November 2. During the recent visit to Malaysia by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, about 500 students, faculty, NGO representatives, entrepreneurs and senior government officials packed the Banquet Hall at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) in Kuala Lumpur to engage in a conversation with her on themes ranging from women's empowerment, education, and entrepreneurship to Afghanistan and the prospects for peace in the Middle East. During the "townterview,” Secretary Clinton was interviewed by two well-known journalists working for Malaysian TV conglomerate Media Prima. Questions also came from the audience, both in person and remotely from Lincoln Corners at the Kuala Lumpur City Library and the State Library in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), where groups had gathered to participate in the conversation via CO.NX web chat. KL Public Diplomacy Officer Anita Ghildyal managed the webchat portion of the event, coordinating with PDO Anita Ghildyal and CO.NX Asia “guru” Neil Abraham American principals, Malaysian counterparts and the at the controls providing seamless webchat transmission of the Townterview. webchat technical crew to provide a seamless program. 1 Neil Abraham, CO.NX Asia Pacific Coordinator and webchat “guru” was in Malaysia to provide his expert assistance on site for the Townterview, liaising with ISTAC and local media partner (Media Prima) to ensure that connections between sites and final webcast feed successfully broadcast the Townterview around the world via CO.NX servers. Embassy webmaster Hisham Selamat, webchat “ guru-in-formation” was the on-site technician at Lincoln Corner Kuala Lumpur for the November 2 pr0gram. Mark Betka, CO.NX Washington Embassy Webmaster Hisham Selamat at the Lincoln Corner in KL. provided time and support in the days before and throughout the webcast to make sure that testing went smoothly. Liaison and testing started days in advance to resolve firewall issues at all three sites, and to provide an online slideshow “preview” of the Townterview in Malaysia’s CO.NX webchat room. Malaysian interlocutors for the Townterview webchat participating remotely from Lincoln Corners. Lincoln Resource Center Director Gerard George liaised with Lincoln Corners in Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) to gather an audience, and identify two very lucky Malaysian interlocutors in KL and Sarawak, to ask questions during the webchat from these sites. Sherley Ngan and Siti Aminah Bt Hassan asked the Secretary some very challenging questions. The webchat drew 80 guests at Lincoln Corner KL and 60 guests at Lincoln Corner Sarawak. The audience certainly loved listening to Secretary Clinton describe the challenges of her job and the accomplishments of the Obama Administration over the past two years. Among the audience was a student who won a contest on U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Facebook page, giving her a coveted spot at the event and a chance to ask the Secretary a two-part question on the U.S. and ASEAN and on the difficulty of women breaking through the glass ceiling in politics. Despite numerous challenges both human and technical, Embassy Kuala Lumpur broke new ground on November 2, enabling people across Malaysia to participate “virtually” in an historic, first-time ever, high level public diplomacy CO.NX webchat with the Secretary of State from Malaysia. A section of the Malaysian guests enthralled to view and hear Secretary Clinton respond to Malaysian concerns via the historic CO.NX webchat 2 Lincoln Corner Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN YOUTH „REACH FOR THE STARS” WITH U.S. ASTRONAUT ROBERT D. CABANA Ambassador-Designate Jones poses for photo with students at the KL Library On October 7, over 150 university students from the Klang Valley were “starstruck” by U.S. astronaut Robert D. Cabana, Director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, who met with them at the KL City Library. Astronaut Cabana delivered a talk about his experiences with space travel, that was brought to life by numerous photos illustrating the history of international space flight, the role of NASA (National Aeronautic and Space Administration) in space exploration, the space shuttle missions (including those he himself has flown), and the challenges of preparing for life in a zero gravity environment at the international space station. More Participants taking opportunities to take a photo shot with Cabana Page 3 Lincoln Corner Kedah U.S. Expert Speaks on U.S. Midterm Elections Dr. David Plotke addresses a crowd of 150 people at the Lincoln Corner in Kedah. Dr. David Plotke, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Committee on Historical Studies at The New School in New York City, shared his thoughts and predictions on the U.S. midterm elections with over 700 Malaysian scholars, academics, students, youth and media in four cities over eight days. In Penang and Kedah, Dr. Plotke spoke to over 200 students and professions at Lincoln Corner Kedah and Lincoln Corner Penang. More S.K. Taman Ria Enthused by the Lincoln Corner Collections On 14 October Lincoln Corner Kedah organized an information hunt and puzzle solving activity for a group of 53 students and teachers of S.K. Taman Ria activity after briefings on Lincoln Corner collection, services and activities by the Corner librarian. SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah students solving a puzzle during the Information Literacy event Page 4 Students from SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah and SMK Convent Learn about Lincoln Corner Kedah Lincoln Corner librarian provides a briefing and tour of the Lincoln Corner On 21 and 23 October, 106 students and teachers from SMK Convent and 88 students and teachers from SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah visited Lincoln Corner Kedah. Students were given a brief presentation on Lincoln Corner activities, collections and services by the corner librarian. A guided tour of the Lincoln Corner and briefing on U.S.— Malaysia partnership via the exhibition was also included in the visit. Lincoln Corner Roadshow at SMK Agama Kedah SMK Agama Kedah students during the Lincoln Corner briefings and puzzle solving activity On October 19 the Lincoln Corner Kedah reached out to 120 SMK Agama Kedah students through quizzes and puzzles organized in conjunction with the Kedah State Public Library Roadshow at public schools. 5 Page 5 Lincoln Corner Kedah Lincoln Corner Kedah Roadshow in SMK Convent On November 2 the Lincoln Corner Kedah was invited to SMK Convent to host educational activities using Lincoln Corner materials in conjunction with the School Excellent Award Day. 200 Students actively participated in a series of activities led by Lincoln Corner Kedah librarians. The activities includes Lincoln Corner Magazine puzzle solving activity, “Book Details”, Rearrange words and Halloween Pumpkin coloring contest and quiz base on the Ability and Disability Poster Exhibition. Exhibition . Students actively participating in the Lincoln Corner Puzzle solving, Quiz, “Book Details”, Word puzzle and Halloween Coloring activities Page 6 Lincoln Resource Center Promotes U.S.-Malaysia Partnerships, Features Visiting U.S. Librarian At the National Library, John Hickok (center) flanked by Dato’ Raslin (right) and Gerard George (left). John Hickok responds to questions from all over Malaysia via CO.NX webchat On Monday, November 8, the Information Resource Center (IRC) and the National Library of Malaysia organized a seminar on “U.S. and International Networking: Opportunities for Malaysian Libraries” featuring John Hickok, a librarian from California State University (Fullerton). The program was held at the National Library of Malaysia and both John Hickok and IRC Director Gerard George shared perspectives about collaborating with U.S. libraries and with the Embassy’s network of American Corners, also known as Lincoln Corners in Malaysia. The audience comprised the Director General of the National Library Dato’ Raslin Abu Bakar, 40 senior librarians, representatives from the Lincoln Corner in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and local media. More Webchat: David Plotke fields questions on U.S. midterm elections David Plotke fields questions on U.S. midterm elections At a special hour-long live webchat organized by the Lincoln Resource Center October 8, Professor Dr. David Plotke, a specialist in U.S. politics at the New School University , spoke to several Malaysians from all over the peninsular, even as far as Kuching, (Sarawak), and with international participants in Brisbane (Australia), Washington, D.C., and New York (in the U.S.), about the forthcoming U.S. midterm elections. More Page 7 “Reach for Your Dreams” talk empowered Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara families All smiles from the participants after the powerful session On October 10, U.S. Embassy Lincoln Resource Center in partnership with MyKasih Foundation, Pusat Penyayang Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara and SistasNetwork organized a motivational talk for fifty underprivileged women and youth who participate in a food assistance program implemented by Malaysia’s MyKasih Foundation. The event was designed to empower women and youth, targeting lower income families and single mothers. Embassy Press and Information Officer Tina Malone gave welcoming remarks and stressed the importance of women in economic, social and political life through a brief photo presentation. More Lincoln Resource Center Librarian Talks Facebook Group photo with speakers and organizing committee On October 12, Lincoln Resource Center Librarian, Harvinder Kaur gave a multimedia presentation titled “Social Media Revolution 2” with Mr. Zain HD from WAGO Sdn Bhd. The two day workshop was organized by the Special Library Committee, Librarians Association of Malaysia and the University of Malaya library as a follow up of a Web 2.0 seminar held this past April. Forty librarians drawing from academic, government and special libraries around Malaysia participated in this dynamic multi-media workshop which which included a video on the growing global social media scene, a presentation focusing on American libraries on facebook, and concluded with a hands-on training session on creating a facebook profile and using other social media applications to include blogs and Flickr. 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