Download this copy of SIRIMLink (PDF, 2MB).
The Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) has appointed Marcus Gomez to write, design and produce its 32-page quarterly magazine, SIRIMLink.
SIRIM Berhad is one of Malaysia’s most respected Research and Development centres and one of the region’s leading industrial research institutes. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the organisation’s goal is to ensure that the Malaysian manufacturing industry is technologically salient, resilient and cost efficient as the country moves rapidly forward towards an economy built upon knowledge and innovation. Recently, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) asked SIRIM to lead a taskforce to develop Malaysia’s renewable energy resources, which is what the upcoming issue of SIRIMLink will be all about.
Renewable energy is one of the most exciting arenas in R&D today. Because of Malaysia’s unique geography and economy, it is well-positioned to take advantage of the many renewable energy technologies — the country has tonnes of biomass waste generated by its agricultural sector that can be converted into biomethane, bioethanol and feedstock. Additionally, it has miles of shorelines, long hours of sunlight and steady winds, all of which have renewable energy potential.
The first issue of SIRIMLink produced by Marcus Gomez is due to be published at the end of August 2009. In it, Dr Baharum Ismail talks about his Jatropha project in Sarawak, while Dr Chen Sau Soon discusses her work on solar photocatalytics. Also, Azhar Abdul Raof and Hamdan Mokhtar discuss the prospects of bioethanol and biogas from empty palm fruit bunches.
SIRIMLink Issue 2, 2009 may be downloaded here.
Marcus Gomez will start releasing selected women’s magazine articles written by him into the public domain under a Creative Commons Licence. ChickTimes.com will be the publishing partner.
The free content released has already been published in several teritories the world over and will now reside on ChickTimes.com, a women’s portal, which will be its final resting place. Bloggers and publishers the world over are welcome to reuse the articles tagged with “FREE CONTENT” in any way they wish, so long as they credit the source.
Among the 10 articles already released are “Why I hate being a guy,” “The presentation guide for women,” “College life: your first three years” and “The hangover cure for women“.
As many TIMENetters already know, TIMENet has ceased operations. Visitors will be sad when they see the management’s notice of closure atop a wide expanse of sky.
Time dotCom made the decision to shut the popular web portal down earlier this year as part of an extensive restructuring exercise. The portal was deemed to be not aligned with the Group’s business objectives, and all editorial contracts supporting the website have been terminated. We were, of course, informed of the decision in advance, and we would like to thank TIME for its professionalism and the way it handled what must have been a very difficult situation with us.
While we are disappointed with the decision, we are nonetheless proud of having served the illustrious web portal as editorial consultants for as long as we did — nearly eight years, all told. The portal played a big role in our humble beginnings, and supported us through our early years. It was an immensely popular destination for contests, news and movie buffs in Malaysia, and it will be sorely missed.
Having said that, the demise of TIMENet also means that Marcus Gomez is now available to take on other full-time website maintenance contracts. If you’re having trouble keeping your website up to date, Marcus Gomez can help. We possess a sound understanding of Web 2.0 technologies and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies, plus enough programming knowledge to be able to independently manage any website.
Interested? Write to us here, or just drop us a comment below and we’ll get back to you soon.
We’re in 2.0!
After almost a year of careful planning and deliberation, MarcusGomez.com is happy to finally step out of the age of HTML 4.0 and move into the the world of Web 2.0.
We’ve made our site a lot more friendly, as you can see. And we’re also expecting you to tell us what you think about it. So, comment a lot, and maybe we’ll tell you what we think of your website when you launch – we are freelance writers, after all.
We’ll (I’ll?) be updating the site regularly with news of our exploits, so do subscribe for RSS updates and we’ll keep you posted. Besides the usual RSS Readers, our feed is now also available via email, thanks to the guys at Feedburner.
We’ve also rethought our product line and come up with ways to serve all our customers better. We are particularly serious about our writing and communications training programmes.
Marcus Gomez & Partners announced today that Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Berhad has appointed Marcus Gomez as writing consultant for the company’s 2008 Annual Report.
This is the first time Marcus Gomez & Partners has had the opportunity to serve a company in the hospitality industry, and bodes well for the writing consultancy’s future.
Download the 2008 Annual Report for Shangri-La Hotels Malaysia (Berhad) (PDF, 1.6MB).
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About Marcus Gomez & Partners
Marcus Gomez & Partners is a business and technical writing specialist. Our mission is to help companies offer better user experiences to their customers. We presently serve customers all over the world, including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam and other territories. The company may be found at www.marcusgomez.com.
