Sponsorship and Membership Applications

Special Benefits

MAV is sensitive to the pragmatic interests and needs of its stake-holders. Subsequently, MAV delivers a mix of services that would benefit corporate sponsors, ordinary members and other associations with whom MAV networks.

Corporate Benefits

Sponsors can use MAV events, projects and communication services for the following gains:

• Creating a new or strengthening an existing marketing channel for delivering sponsors’ promotional and marketing messages and presence
• Access to newer niche and growing euro-asian markets
• Building or enhancing customer and networking relationships
• For market research and testing
• Harnessing a rich pool of highly skilled and culturally diverse resources to develop and service local and offshore Asian markets.

Networking Association Benefits

Other community and professional associations can leverage their networking associations with MAV to:

• Develop economies of scale through events and information sharing
• Access a wider audience base for events attendance
• Increase critical mass for attracting sponsors, addressing local socio-economic issues to government, etc.

Ordinary Member Benefits

Individuals can also uses MAV events and projects for not only social entertainment but also (optionally) for:

• Developing skills for both career and business advancement
• Starting or participating in entertainment/hobby, professional or business interest groups and projects
• Leveraging MAV networking links to pursue one’s professional and business interests or academic research.

Sponsorship Initiatives

Organisations or individuals can sponsor MAV events and projects. Both financial and in-kind sponsorship are welcome.

The terms and conditions of MAV reciprocated services for sponsors will be negotiated on a one to one basis and usually pending on the value of sponsorship offer.

For sponsorship value of over $2,000, MAV Committee resources would work with the sponsors in the most professional manner, to ensure their marketing and promotion value is exercised according to negotiations.

Sponsoring the Merdeka Program

Each year, MAV will host a special Merdeka program for commemorating Malaysia’s Independence Day , which falls on every 31 August.

The program’s mix of events will vary from year to year. The events can include dinner parties, food fairs, business seminars, art and cultural shows, sports competition, etc.

The Merdeka Program offers sponsors the most visible and high-impact exposure to the Malaysia-born community and its networking associates. The program tends to attract Malaysia-born residents and their families, Malaysian government and business representatives, expatriates, students and visitors, Australian corporates and individuals interested in doing business in Malaysia, and other ethic community groups.

Sponsoring Projects

One of MAV priorities is to run a number of projects to pursue members’ (and sponsors’) socio-economic interests. This may vary from starting Feng Shui interest groups to running local government community projects, or even developing a database source for organisations wanting to harness the skilled euro-asian members of MAV.

If you would like to sponsor an MAV event or project, please contact any of the MAV Committee members.

MAV Membership Information

The 1996/97 membership rates are:

	Local	Overseas
Single	$10	$20
Family (including partner & children under 18 years)	$20	$40
Business Membership (For Organisations)	$150	$300

All members will receive MAV newsletters free and special discounts to MAV events.

Business members can advertise in two issues of MAV newsletters free. Special arrangements can be negotiated for business members to contribute regular article columns in MAV newsletters, subject to MAV priorities and management guidelines. Please contact Chan Foong-Cheah (ph: 9273 4343 or 9dragons@teksupport.net.au) for more information in regard to these arrangements.