Celebrating Excellence!
Here's what they say...International Federation of Training and Development Organisations, Ltd USA Secretary-General David Waugh <iftdo@shrm.org> wrote:
Dear Pat:
We are very proud of you and your staff and wish to express our deep appreciation for your outstanding service in your organisation's role in making IFTDO's 26th Conference a memorable event. We know that you spent long hours and experienced daunting challenges to achieve the commendable results that we and many other professionals benefited from. To create a successful global conference is a great feat because of the diversities in cultures and thinking and the environmental circumstances that one faces in planning and executing this type of learning event. In addition, you faced many other unforeseen challenges which you and your staff handled in a truly creative and professional manner.
Your contribution is remarkable in having created the appropriate environment for a "state-of-the-art" conference that took participants to new frontiers of learning and experiencing. The richness of the conference was evident in the intellectual and Malaysian cultural journey provided for the participants. You truly helped produce a "learning community" at the conference in which junior and senior HR professionals participated together and grew. Having the conference run well enabled every attendee to get maximum out of their financial and time investment. Your staff performed well as a team and successfully handled many of the innumerable conference details, such as on-site registration, with competence.
Thanks to you, future IFTDO conference administrators will find it hard but will be challenged to go even further. IFTDO will truly benefit from this healthy professional competition. The entire HR profession will truly gain from a showcase of "best thinking and practices."
Your attention to ensuring that our organisational needs were met is something we will never forget. Everyone on your staff we encountered was totally gracious and served enthusiastically. What a model for other organisations to follow!
Again we and other IFTDO officials salute you. Best wishes in all your endeavors..
Bahrain Society of Training and Development President and Personal Assistant to Bahraini Prime Minister, Ebrahim Al Dossary <edossary@batelco.com.bh> wrote:
Dear Pat
As the president of BSTD, it gives me great pleasure to write you on behalf of all our 41 delegates who attended the 26th IFTDO conference including H.E. Our Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Simply I would like to express our sincere appreciation for all the efforts that you had put to have made a great difference, and definitely you made this international conference as one of the best organized and most successful in comparison to the previous ones I had attended in other countries.
Your personal attention to the small details in ensuring the smooth operation of this international event had made the wonder.
In short you definitely set a new high standard for the future conferences and I am quite positive that other organizers in other countries had started to get worried in how to meet such standard.
By the way, we hope to be able to come to a deal with regards to RAYMA organizing our future World Conference that will be held in Bahrain in the year 2002.
Finally we wish you and all your great team of RAYMA greater success.
Malaysian Institute of Personnel Management Secretary-General Thomas Chow <tmchow@pc.jaring.my> wrote:
Pat and Team:
After all the months of preparation, the haze, the currency crisis, prophets of doom, frustrations and moments of anxieties, we can proudly say that we have pulled it off. The delegates are happy (from the many personal contacts I have met) and the IFTDO Boards members have given the KL Conference a very high mark. We can all take pride that we have kept the Malaysian flag and spirit flying high. IAB Director Ibrahim Bajunid commented the Conference as world class. Of course, there are many more. The results speak for itself.
Please convey my thanks to all your staff for the excellent team work and perseverance they displayed. They certainly scored high marks on my score card. I am personally thankful to you and your team. Thankyouverymuch :)
If the Bahraini job comes through, which I certainly hope it will for you as you can lay claim to be the first Malaysian Conference Manager to manage an international conference overseas, which is certainly rare. If time permits, of course I look forward to the opportunity to team up with you. Lets keep in touch.
Warm regards.
Buzan Centre Singapore Pte Ltd MD Dilip Mukerjea, Author of 'Superbrain', 'Brainfinity' and 'Surfing the Intellect' <dilip@pacific.net.sg> wrote:
My dear Pat,
This letter is prompted by my recent experience at the 26th IFTDO World Conference whereby I was significantly impressed by the management of all proceedings. The events went off like clockwork, and I would like to say 'Hearty Congratulations' to you and your magnificent team for the superb orchestration of events. Pretty Terrific!
I know now that RAYMA will lead Malaysia into the next millennium where big-time events are concerned. Very well done and may you have innumerable more resounding successes.
Warmest regards.
Arabian Society for Human Resource Management President Saeed A. Al-Khabaz <khabazsa@aramco.com.sa> wrote:
Dear Pat
I can not say it enough times, but your team did a wonderful job organizing the Conference. Congratulations and my compliments to the team and the leader.
Vietnam NGO Training Project Director wrote:
Dear Rayma
Congratulations on your excellent organisation of the IFTDO Conference. I have attended many international Conferences, and this one was easily the friendliest and best organised. Well done to you and your team.
Institute Advertising Communication Training Executive Director Lee Kok Leong wrote:
Dear Pat
Thank you for managing the National Conference on Winning Sales Promotion through Creativity and Discipline on April 24, 1996. I am pleased with the efficient organisation and execution of the whole conference by your staff.
I would like to appoint Rayma Management Consultants to be the Conference Manager for our upcoming 7th IAA Education Conference from October 29 to November 2, 1996. This conference is held in collaboration with the International Advertising Association (New York).
Philip Kotler wrote:
Every of my needs were anticipated and things arranged perfectly on time...
Jack Trout & Al Ries wrote:
We were very impressed with the efficiency of your organization...
The entire team was first-rate in every respect...
John A. Quelch wrote:
Congratulations on the advance planning and excellent attention to the execution of every detail...
Dr George Day wrote:
... quality and professionalism in the conduct of my seminar, your reputation for thoroughness is well-deserved, and an important source of advantage.
Aileen Bridgewater wrote:
The management of my seminars were faultless......The list goes on and on...!
Past Conferences and Seminars
A Brief Overview of RAYMA's Track Record Since 1987American Management Association International, USA
Learning Edge International, Singapore
The Strategic Benchmarking Seminar ('97)
Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Applied Marketing Research
led by Prof Dr Eduardo Roberto ('88 -'93)
Bank Marketing Research
led by Prof Dr Eduardo Roberto ('88)
Controlling and Motivating the Sales Forces
led by Prof Jose Faustino ('88 - '90)
How to Prepare Project Feasibility Studies
led by Prof Jose Castillo III ('90)
Ansoff Associates, USA
Managing Strategy & Capability Transformation
led by Prof Dr Igor Ansoff ('93)
Boston Graduate School of Management, Boston University, USA
Strategies and Tactics of Pricing
led by Prof Dr Reed Holden ('92 - '95)
Broadscope Management Expertise Sdn Bhd
National Conference on How to Prepare for a Listing on the KLSE 2nd Board ('88)
Officiated by YB Senator Mohamed Farid Ariffin,Malaysian Deputy Minister of Finance
Business Knowledge Transfer Ltd, UK
The Complete Strategic Business Planning Process
led by Clive Reading ('92)
CCR Consulting Group, USA
How to Profit from the New Directions in Advertising, Promotion & Marketing Strategies
led by Stan Rapp, author of MaxiMarketing ('91)
CBA Office Systems Sdn Bhd
Computer Crime and Security in a PC Environment ('90 -'91)
Viruses and Virus Control ('90)
Disaster and Recovery Planning ('90)
Local Area Networks: Choices, Implementation and Organization
Managing Computer Projects ('91)
The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, UK
The Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
Effective Marketing of Professional Services
Darden Business School, University of Virginia, USA
The Role of Production Planning and Inventory Control in Manufacturing Strategy
Creating a Highly Competitive Workforce
Competitive Uses of Cost Information to Aid Strategic Decision Making ('92)
Dundee Institute of Technology, UK
The Star Education Fair '90
EuropeanInstituteof Business Administration (INSEAD)
The Leadership Challenge
led by Prof Manfred Kets de Vries ('91)
Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia
5th Senior Management Development Program ('88)
Harvard Business School, USA
Creating Competitively Focused & Customer Driven Organizations
Managing Change in Organizations
Product Management in the 1990s ('91)
Advertising & Sales Promotion Management
led by Prof John A Quelch ('92)
Horwath Franchising Services, Australia
How to Grow and Expand Your Business Through Franchising
How to Purchase a Franchise ('90)
IMDC Australia Pty Ltd
Marketing and Selling to the Japanese in the 1990s
Negotiating Successfully with the Japanese
led by Dr Robert March ('92)
Institute Advertising Communication Training
Managing Corporate Publications: Editorial & Design ('95 - '96)
Effective Writing for Corporate Publications ('95 - '96)
Effective Design for Corporate Publications ('95 - '96)
Working with the Media ('95 - '96)
National Conference on Winning Sales Promotion through Creativity and Discipline
Officiated by YB Kerk Choo Ting, Deputy Minister of International Trade Malaysia
7th IAA Education Conference ('96)
Officiated by YB Dr Goh Cheng Teik, Deputy Minister of Land
and Cooperative Development Malaysia
Managing the Media & Media Crisis Management ('97)
Effective Writing for the Media ('97)
led by Eric Loo, Barry Lowe and Cecile Torda Lowe
Institute of Public Relations Malaysia
National Symposium on Towards Better Media Relations
Officiated by YB Encik Raily Jeffrey, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Information ('88)International Federation of Training and Development Organisations
Malaysian Institute of Personnel Management
The 26th IFTDO World Conference and Exhibition on Training and Development:
Wholistic Human Resource Development: New Paradigms ('97)
International Management Centre for Development, UK
Team Management Psychographics
Marketing and Selling Bank Services
led by Prof Dr Gordon Wills ('89)
International Marketing Associates, UK
Managing Export Marketing
How to Get More Business by Phone
Management Techniques - for the Newly Appointed or Prospective Manger
Expand Your Market Through Customer Service Strategies
led by Bernard Katz ('90 - '92)
Jamilah Ang Associates
National Secretaries Conference on Professional Secretaries
-Moving Ahead into the 1990s
Officiated by YB Dato' Napsiah Omar, Minister of PublicEnterprises Malaysia
JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, USA
High Performance Marketing Strategies for Profit
led by Prof Dr Philip Kotler ('91, '93)
Continuing Battle for International Competitiveness
led by Prof Dr Douglas Lamont ('91)
How to Use the New Public Relations to Gain a CompetitiveMarketing Edge
led by Prof Thomas Harris ('92)
KF Project Center, Sweden
Applied Warehousing and Distribution for Better CustomerService
and Higher Profitability ('90)
Increasing Purchasing Effectiveness ('92)
LN Stern School of Business, New York University, USA
Predicting Corporate Financial Distress
led by Prof Dr Edward Altman ('92)
Marketing Science Institute, Australia
Relationship Marketing
Relationship Selling
Effective Sales Force Management
led by Clive H Porter ('93 - '97)
Malaysian Investors' Association
National Stock Market Seminar on Bulls or Bears in 1989
Mt Eliza Australian Management College
Financial and Credit Analysis ('91-'92)
Project and Investment Evaluation ('91-'92)
Senior Management Development Program for ASEAN Managers
(2 weekresidential program '91)
Negotiate Limited, UK
Negotiation Power
led by Prof Dr Gavin Kennedy ('91 -'92, '97)
NetTrak Services, Scotland
The Internet Business Seminar '95 : Outperform the Competition on Internet
Officiated by YB Dato' Abu Bakar Daud, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Science,
Technology & Environment
Nimai & Associates, New Zealand
Accelerated Finance for Non-Financial Executives: Incorporating the Concept
ofMind Mapping for Greater Retention and Understanding ('95)
Peter Chadwick Leadership Institute
Leadership at the Edge
led by Danah Zohar ('97)
Ries and Ries Inc, USA
The Power of Focus
led by Al Ries ('97)
Rivkin and Associates Inc, USA
The Naming Workshop
led by Steve Rivkin ('97)
SIRIM Berhad
Asia-Pacific CAD/CAM Seminar '97
Swedish Management Group
Profitability Improvement Analysis ('89)
Strategic Management at Babson College, USA
Competitor Analysis & Intelligence: Analyzing your Competitors' Strategies
and LinkingCompetitor Analysis to Competitive Advantage
led by Professor Liam Fahey ('94)
Teesside Politechnic, UK
The Star Education Fair '89
3rd Asia Pacific International Exhibition on Academic
Institutions & Educational Tools Fair '89
The Use of Color in Marketing ('89)
Trout & Partners Inc, USA
Winning Marketing & Positioning Strategies
led by Al Ries & Jack Trout ('93, '94)
Latest Thinking on Positioning
Led by Jack Trout and Steve Rivkin ('96)
Officiated by YB Dato' Seri Dr Lim Kheng Yaik, Minister of Primary Industries Malaysia
Tom Peters, World Renowned Management Guru, USA
Tom Peters Live! ASEAN's Management Seminar of the Year
Kuala Lumpur ('93); Manila ('94)
University of Hull, UK
Master of Business Administration Degree by Distance Learning (2 year program)
University of Strathclyde, UK
Master of Science in International Marketing Degree by Distance Learning
Strategic Marketing for Competitive Success
led by Prof Michael Baker ('91)
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Breaking into the Global Market
Psychographics and Advertising Strategies
led by Prof Dr Edward Cundiff and Dr Marye Tharp ('89)
University of Southern California, USA
21st Century Leadership
led by Dr Warren Bennis
Value Focus and Global Alliance International, UK
Corporate Valuation Techniques
Mergers and Acquisition Techiques
Strategic Share Valuation Techniques
Led by Dr Roger Mills ('96 - '98)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Managing New Product Development: Strategies and Tactics
for Bringing Product and Service Innovations to the Marketplace
led by Prof Dr George Day ('95)
World-Recognized Expert on Strategic Alliance, USA
Crafting Strategic Alliances: Corporate Partnerships forGrowth and Profit
led by Prof Dr Jordan D. Lewis ('95)The list goes on and on...!
