Update on ACI World & Asia-Pacific Conference

Dear all,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri everyone! It’s the festive holidays here in Malaysia, so if our contacts here are taking a little longer to get back to you, it is because they have traveled back to their hometowns for the long weekend.

Anyway, here’s an update on our side event, Katherine’s name has been officially slotted into the ACI World & Asia-Pacific Conference in KL. Here are the details:

Day 2 : November 4th : Session 4:
Industry Trends – Business Models & Innovation

Please find event brochure in PDF here.

To all members of the working group, please note the following:

• Unless you register officially for the ACI event, you are not allowed to attend all conference sessions nor the exhibition area. However, I have spoken to the ACI people and you will be allowed in for Katherine’s session (only).
• Please let me know if you will be attending the session as I will arrange passes for you.
• Dress code is formal and hall will be on deep freeze mode.

As we have tentatively decided that more than one working group member will do the presentation, I suggest that now would be a good time to confirm this decision. Please let me know so that I could advise the organisers. On our end, we might also want to organise how the presentation would look like.

With love from KL. No, really. Tis the season :)

Didn’t I promise you a fabulous dinner in Kuala Lumpur?

Hey all,

Pack your cultural costumes everyone, the dinner for the KL meeting will be a culturally rich affair. I’m talking about colourful traditional outfits, vibrant music, and lots of spicy food.

Details of the dinner:

Saloma Theatre Restaurant
5th November 2009 | 7.30pm

So bring your dancing shoes. No, really! :)

Saloma Theatre Restaurant is located about 15 minutes on foot from the KL Convention Center. The establishment neighbours the Malaysian Tourism Center and gourmet chocolate boutique on the right side (free maps, brochures, chocolate samples etc) and KL’s most scandalous club, Zouk KL on the left side. Pick your poison.

Who is Saloma?

Salmah Ismail was born on 23 January 1935. Some believed that her stage name SALOMA was given to her by Run Run Shaw of Shaw Bros when the film Salome which starred Rita Hayworth hit the Box Office. While others said it was coined by the ‘love of her life’ husband, P.Ramlee.

As a child, she had dreams of becoming a big ‘star’ and it was no surprise that she was already a household name and a ‘little singing sensation’ at weddings, festive and family events barely at the age of 13.

‘I Am In The Mood For Love’, ‘Once In A While’ were among the first English numbers she learnt. With that, she broke into the nightclub circuit. Her acclaimed crystal clear and melodious voice captivated and mesmerised those who came far and wide to watch her perform. Soon after, offers to act came by and like the saying goes… the rest was history.

Charming , attractive and tinged with a look of innocence, she acted in numerous films and played lead roles which featured her prominent singing ability. Along with her husband, Saloma was a lead member of Panca Sitara Group. She also sung with the Kalung Senandung Group at Radio Singapura.

In 1961 Saloma married fellow actor P.Ramlee, an affable man of many talents. Adored by all, the country’s very own ‘screen couple’ was a household name. Their movies were all ‘sold-outs’ and each a must-see and certainly ‘not to be missed’.

Puan Sri Saloma passing at a young age of 48 on 25 April 1983 left the nation with profound sadness and an end to a era of screen romance. Till today, her movies and those acted along with Tan Sri P.Ramlee are classics and are still screened for the enjoyment of many… it’s what legends are made of.

Taken from the Saloma Theatre Restaurant website