21 – 24 February 2010
Friends of Information Resource Center (FIRC) in collaboration with Information Resource Centre UTP (IRCUTP) and Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (PNM) had successfully organized an event called IRC Karnival 1 Malaysia 2010 from 21st-24th February 2010. The main objective of this event is to introduce the roles and functions of Information Resources Center (IRC) and also to inculcate reading culture amongst the students as well as its surrounding community.
The IRC Karnival 1 Malaysia 2010 was officiated by YBhg Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Baharom, Director of Student Services with the presents of YBhg Dato’ Raslin Abu Bakar, Director General, Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia and witnessed by the 1st Malaysian Astronaut, YBhg Dato’ Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, UTP students, Public and school students at UTP Chancellor Hall.
The four days program started on 21st of February 2010, IRC Karnival 1 Malaysia 2010 with the Launching Ceremony of the Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Belanja, Parit, by YB Dato’Haji Mohd Zaim bin Abu Hasan, ADUN Belanja. The library was set up by Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (PNM) and the IRC Karnival 1 Malaysia had been invited to be the co-organizer for this event. The Perpustakaan Desa Tg Belanja had been handed over as “perpustakaan angkat” to Friends of Information Resource Centre (FIRC) as part of their CSR project. Other activities organized with the villagers are Senamrobik, Exhibition of The Retro Wheels, Sukan Rakyat and Karaoke Competition which was hosted by YBhg Datuk Ali Mamak.
On the same day, UTP OPEN Chess Competition 2010 was organized at Multi Purpose Hall, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. It was a one-day competition with seven rounds and offered rating points for its participant. UTP OPEN Chess Competition 2010 has gained reputation as one of the biggest competition that offered prizes up to RM1840.00 by the chess community and had attracted several national players around Malaysia as well as chess players from various institutions. A total of 178 participants joined the competition including 30 UTP students.
Other activities conducted during the carnival in UTP such as Games Competition, Colouring Contest, Word Wits, Exhibitions, Book Fair, IT Fair, Upin & Ipin Appearance, Movie Premiere, Workshop and Several Talks involving prominent speaker such as YBhg Dato’ Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor whom had delivered his Motivational Talks right after the launching Ceremony by sharing his experience as 1st Malaysian Astronaut.
UTP stole the spotlight at the Word Wits competition when its team emerged as Champion by winning the top 3 places in the competition which was jointly organized with New Straits Times Newspapers in Education (NST NiE). 27 teams from various higher learning institutes registered for this competition including 9 teams were from UTP
Another sharing session was delivered by YBhg Dato’ Yusof Haslam and the film Director, Shamsul Yusof during the Movie Premier for the upcoming movie; ‘Evolusi KL Drift 2’. The event was jointly organised with Skop Production Sdn Bhd and Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd. Besides UTP staff and students, 181 students from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar campus were also invited and attended for the sharing session and movie premiere.
M Azaman Ismail
Chairman, IRC Karnival 1 Malaysia 2010
