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INTRODUCTION

As a member of ABPA, Negara Brunei Darussalam has been appointed and given the responsibilities as the Committee of Training and Development to assist in the following:

• Involvement of ASEAN countries in collaborative exchange and implementation of technical trainings and education.
• Exchange of seminars and trainings amongst organizations in ASEAN countries and the employers in publishing, distribution, and activities relating to the production of books.

OBJECTIVES OF WORKSHOP

• To understand the roles of good book designs.
• To understand the ways of implementing arts and visual works.
• To conceptualize book design techniques.
• Book design as a marketing tool.

DAILY SCHEDULE

The workshop will be conducted for 3 days commencing 28 February 2009 until 2 March 2009. It will begin with a briefing session, orientation and the training workshop.

Daily class in the form of a workshop will begin at 8:30am and ends at 12:00pm (morning session) and starts again at 13:30pm and ends at 16:30pm (afternoon session), except on 2 Mac will ends at 12:00 noon.

PARTICIPANTS

The workshop is opened to 50 participants of citizens, permanent residents and expatriates. Priorities will be given to those who have experiences in publishing and designing of books and works related it.

FEE

Each participant will be charged a fee of BND100.00

FACILITATOR

ALMOND KO HUNG TAO

An entrepreneur from Singapore who has experience in graphic, publishing, and printing for more than 15 years and also a Director of SC (Sang Choy) International Pte Ltd, a one-stop Print Specialist in Singapore with full in-house production facilities from design to colour separation to printing and binding, with overseas offices in Europe, UK, Hong Kong, Shanghai; and partnership with printing plants in Shanghai and Shen Zhen, China. CEO cum Principal of SCI Print Technology Institute Pte Ltd, Singapore’s first printing institute supported by various Government bodies like SPRING Singapore, Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Work Development Agency (WDA), National Trade Union Congress (NTUC), Print Media Association of Singapore (PMAS), SCI Print is also CaseTrust and ISO accredited.

PRISCILLA TANG WEI LING 

Personal Assistant to Director of Operation of SC (Sang Choy) International Pte Ltd, Singapore. And Operation Executive. SC Int, Pte Ltd, a specialized training institute for the Print and Media Industry.

RYAN E. FRANCISCO

A book illustrator, currently as digital graphic artist with REX Publishing, Philippines.