Message from the Conference Chair
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to welcome you to The AICI SAS Education Conference here in the wonderful city of Manila! AICI education conferences have evolved to become the most important source of image skills, techniques and application, helping to establish our association as a leading, internationally recognized resource for image professionals.
Last year, our conference in Singapore provided an excellent forum for exchanging information and discussion on a wide variety of image related topics, and this year offers all that and more in a conference with the unique cultural flavor of the Philippines! The conference site, five-star New World Hotel, is in the heart of Makati, a bustling cosmopolitan city area within Manila known as the “Financial Capital of the Philippines”. It lies in the upscale greenbelt area of Ayala Centre where trendy boutiques, fashionable restaurants and department stores intermingle with banks, corporate head offices and embassies.
We look forward to bringing you a powerful educational experience. We have brought together acclaimed image and business trainers from Australia, Manila, Singapore and the US to bring you relevant, cutting edge information on image and business skills in internationally credited workshops. We also bring you the international President of AICI and the immediate past VP Education to navigate you through the coming computer-based AICI FLC exam and CIP certification.
Our event is definitely an encounter not to miss. The exciting conference experience begins with a powerful revelry of music and dance typical of the Filipino Fiesta. It includes a professional fashion show, a grand gala production packed with surprises. Don’t miss the opportunity to shop in the well-priced boutiques and malls of Makati and to explore the many historical sites, beautiful beaches and historic landmarks in and out of Manila. We are arranging tours for you to choose from both before and after the conference.
Finally, let me offer my thanks to those without whom the conference could not have taken place. Special thanks go to the SAS Board and the conference Team leaders and committee members, to our distinguished speakers and to all our support staff and vendors who took tireless hours to bring you this special event. We are also grateful to Lynne Marks and Sonya S Barnes who provided support for our certification walk-through. We also acknowledge the support of the Australia chapters for endorsing the conference. Special thanks go to all our beloved sponsors, donors and friends for without their generosity, our conference would not be a success! And finally to our members and friends: YOU are the heart of the conference!
Enjoy the conference and enjoy your stay in beautiful Manila. I am looking forward to meeting you and to sharing a most pleasant, interesting and fruitful conference.
Ms. Olen Juarez-Lim, AICI FLC
Conference Chair