BYUMS ASIA PACIFIC
  • The Challenge 2019
    • About The Challenge
    • What, Where, & How?
    • Downloads & Links
  • BYU MS Asia Pacific Training
  • 2019 Mongolia BYU MS Conference
    • BYU MS Mongolia Conference Survey
    • About
    • Location
    • Breakout Sessions
    • Accommodation
    • Travel Tips
    • Keynote Speakers
    • FAQ's
    • Reading List
    • Schedule
    • Giving Back
    • Payment Via Paypal
  • Voices - BYU MS Blog
  • Asia Pacific Chapters
    • Australia
    • China - Beijing
    • China - Shanghai
    • Hawaii
    • Hawaii - BYU Student >
      • BYUH Events
      • BYUH Facebook Group
    • Hong Kong - GOLD CHAPTER >
      • HK Facebook Group
      • Hong Kong Linkedin Group
    • India
    • Japan
    • Japan - Tokyo English
    • Korea >
      • Events
    • Mongolia - GOLD CHAPTER >
      • Mongolia Facebook Group
    • New Zealand
    • Philippines
    • Singapore
    • Taiwan >
      • About Us
      • 2017 Events
      • Taiwan Linkedin Group
      • Taiwan Facebook Group
    • Thailand >
      • Thailand Facebook Group
    • USA - Asian Chapter
    • Vietnam
    • BYUMS Worldwide
  • Previous Conferences
    • 2015 Taipei >
      • Speakers 主講貴賓
      • 2015 Committee 委員會
      • Photos 相片
    • 2016 Taipei >
      • Speakers 主講貴賓
      • Location 地點
      • Schedule 活動議程
    • 2017 Seoul >
      • Photo 사진
      • Schedule 일정
      • Speakers 연사
    • 2018 Hong Kong Conference >
      • Speakers 主講貴賓
      • Recommended Readings
      • Committee 委員會
  • Careers & Education
    • Engineering
    • Finance & Accounting >
      • Cardon Int'l Scholarship
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Graphic Design
    • Human Resources
    • Hospitality & Tourism
    • International Business >
      • Cardon Int'l Scholarship
    • Mathematics
    • Psychology
    • Supply Chain
    • Technology
  • Starting a Chapter

Voices 
BYU MS Blog
A blog about the BYU MS Asia-Pacific Area

Sign Up Now To Keep Up To Date!

BYU MS Asia Pacific News! (Aug 2019)

8/18/2019

0 Comments

 

Welcome BYU MS India! 

Picture
 The BYU MS Asia Pacific Area would like to welcome BYU MS India.  BYU MS India's new President is Bezaleel Pulla (Coney).  I heard Coney speak at the BYU APCC Conference at BYU Hawaii in Mar 2019 about his company Rice Love Bags.  He gave an excellent talk about his company and all the amazing work they are doing in India.    

We look forward to having India be a part of our BYU MS Asia Pacific Area team.  They will havean opening social on August 30th.  We look forward to having them also participate in our Business Plan Competition in Taiwan in 2020.  
Picture
A photo of Coney and Corbin Thomander, the founders of Rice Love. They met at BYU Hawaii. Coney is now President of BYU MS India Chapter.

BYU Provo MS Conference
Oct 3rd and 4th, 2019

Picture
BYU Management Society in Provo Utah will have their annual BYU Management Society on October 3rd - 4th, 2019.   

If you are going to be in Provo during that time, we hope that you can join us for this conference.  It will would love to have you join in the conference. Here is the write up on the conference:

BYUMS Chapter Leaders to Gather at Leadership Conference

​
Come visit the gorgeous fall-colored mountains of Utah this October 3-4. Connect with an international community of management society leaders committed to "Growing Moral and Ethical Leadership Around the World." Discuss ethics and how to maintain integrity in increasingly competitive environments. Engage in lively brainstorming sessions about how to tackle tough issues in managing and growing a chapter. Learn how to create "Awesome" and come away empowered and inspired by 2019's impressive cast of contributors. 

Will you bring your experience, struggles, solutions and join us?

Register Before Sept 17th 2019

Click here to register for the BYU MS Provo Conference

BYU MS Webinar - Stephen M. R. Covey

Picture
BYU MS has a new Webinar by Stephen M. R Covey.  Here is some information about him:

Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust—The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen personally led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine.

​As President and CEO of Covey Leadership Center, Stephen nearly doubled revenues while increasing profits by 12 times. During that period, the company expanded throughout the world into over 40 countries, greatly increasing the value of the brand and enterprise. The company was valued at $2.4 million when Stephen was named CEO, and, within three years, he had grown shareholder value to $160 million in a merger he orchestrated with Franklin Quest to form FranklinCovey. Stephen co-founded CoveyLink, a consulting practice, which focuses on enabling leaders and organizations to increase and leverage trust to achieve superior performance. Stephen recently merged CoveyLink with FranklinCovey, forming the Global Speed of Trust Practice, where Stephen serves as Global Practice Leader.


To Listen to the Webinar Click Here

BYU MS Asia Pacific Conference - Taiwan 2020

Picture
The BYU MS Taiwan Chapter has already been very busy planning an exceptional BYU MS Asia Pacific Conference in Taipei, Taiwan in May 2020.  

Stay tuned for more information including the dates and all the exciting things that will be taking place during our May 2020 conference in Taipei, Taiwan!  

BYU MS Asia Pacific Online Training


There will be an BYU MS Asia Pacific online training for all BYU MS Asia Pacific Chapters. 
The theme of this meeting will be a discussion on how to get more participation at BYU MS events.   

Meeting Sunday - September 23rd, 2019
8 pm Hong Kong Time

Will send a Zoom meeting link before the meeting.  

0 Comments

Thank You For a Great Conference!

6/11/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
Thank you all for coming to the BYU MS Conference that was held recently in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  Without your participation, a conference like this would not have been possible.

We realize many of your came from far way.  Many sacrificed a lot to ensure this conference was successful. For all of you that traveled so far and sacrificed so much for the success of this conference,  we thank you for all you did for us.

Many exciting things happened because this conference was held in Mongolia. The Mongolian News Channel came to film the conference for their evening news. Also an interview about the conference was featured on the Mongolia News Channel, The interview was a 30 minute segment that featured Jonathon Wood from BYU, Anita Hummel from the BYU MS Asia Pacific Area Region and Baatarchuluun Tumurbaatar, President of the BYU MS Mongolia Chapter.  During this interview questions were asked about the purpose of the BYU Management Society and about the BYU Managment Society Conference in Mongolia.  This news segment helped generate a lot of interest in the BYU Management Society in Mongolia.

Many of you had your photos on the Mongolian National News websites. The judges for the Business Plan Competition and some of the participants were on national Mongolian news websites as news.mn and gogo news websites.   Some of breakout session speakers and participants were also featured.

We have posted all the links to these new worthy segments at the bottom of this blog.   

The BYU MS Mongolia Chapter was an excellent host and we look forward to having another successful conference there sometime in the future.  We also look forward to having the BYU MS Taiwan Chapter host an another great event in Taipei, Taiwan in the spring of 2020.
MONGOLIAN NEW CHANNEL - NEWS SEGMENT
MONGOLIAN NEWS CHANNEL - INTERVIEW
News.MN - Article
GOGO News - Article
0 Comments

It Is Almost Time!

5/11/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture

The time is almost here for the BYU MS Asia Pacific Area Conference in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  The BYU MS team in Mongolia is in the  middle of making sure of all the last minute preparations.  Many others are starting to pack, prepare speeches and to start their travel.  We are excited for all of us to meet up in Mongolia.

We wanted to  review a few things about what is happening so that everyone is on the same page.   If you have any questions or concerns please do let us know. 


Tour on May 16th -  For the Tour on May 16th we have already sent out the notices but wanted to remind everyone that the bus will pick those up who are coming with us at these two locations and times:

This first pick BZ Church at  9 am:  The first pick up will be  9am from the BZ church building, we have sent the address to everyone.   

The  second pick up Kempinski Hotel 9:10 am:   The second pick up will be at 9.10 from the Kempinski Hotel,  Please be in the lobby at 9:00 am.


Friday May 17th -

8:30 am in Room 301 will be the BYU MS Asia Pacific Training Meeting.   All Chapter heads, and Chapter Board members are required to attend.  Each chapter is to prepare a short presentation lasting about 8 mins long on what their chapters have accomplished and to share their chapter goals.

8:00 am also at the church building, the Church Service Center has arranged for the other participants to go out to see the BYU Ger Project.  We have given them a list of who will be going.  If you are not sure which meeting you are to attend,  please check.

11:00 am the Conference will start.  Please plan to be there on time.  For more information on the schedule please check out  the schedule on this website on the schedules page or the link below.  

7 pm on Friday night all those that have an VIP invitation, there is a VIP dinner at the Kempinski Hotel.


Saturday May 18th  -

The conference will start promptly at 9 am and will go throughout the day.


Thank you all so much for participating and we look forward to seeing you there.   


BYU MS Mongolia Committee


PS Check the weather as it can be a bit cooler at this time of year.
Conference Schedule
0 Comments

The Challenge - 2019

5/5/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
The BYU Management Society Asia Pacific Area is hosting an area wide Business Plan Competition.  This years Business Plan Competition will have a very distinguished panel of judges. Our goal was to have an area wide BYU standard business plan competition that was open to all - BYU Graduates - non BYU Graduates,  old and young alike.

Though the competition got started a bit later than we hoped, we were still able to get submissions from Cambodia, Taiwan and Mongolia.  We hope to make this an annual event. so we look forward to our receiving many more business plans from many other countries and chapters in the coming years.

The business plan submissions will be judged in two phases.  The first phase will take place on Friday, May 17th, when a panel of judges will look at all the submissions and decide on the top 8 finalists.  Those finalist will then present their plans before the entire BYU Management Society Conference on Saturday, May 18th at 10:20 am .   Each finalists  will give a 3 minute presentation pitch that can be a video or a speech.   This will then be followed by an 5-8 minute Q & A sessions by the judges.  Those finalists who our not able to attend the conference, we will Skype or Conference call them in to give their presentation and to answers any questions about their project.

As we did not receive enough applications in every category, the judges will choose the overall winner and allot the other cash prizes.  The overall winner will also receive a ticket to fly to BYU in Provo Utah for the BYU Global Management Society Conference in the fall.  They will be acknowledged at that conference as the BYU MS Asia Pacific winner and will also received a VIP tour of BYU Provo.    ​

The BYU MS Asia Pacific would like  to thank Dr Jason Scott Earl of the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship at BYU Hawaii for his invaluable insights and help in our setting up this competition. Dr Earl will be one of our judges for this business plan competition. Without the fundraising help of BYU MS Hong Kong and BYU MS Taiwan Chapters this business plan competition would not have been possible.
Click Here to Find Our More About The Challenge
0 Comments

Give Warmth

4/24/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
Giving Back to our communities  is one of the focuses of the BYU Management Society.   As part of the BYU MS Mongolia Conference we are seeking your help by Giving Back by Giving Warmth to impoverished children in Mongolia who are in dire need of proper winter clothing, winter boots and school supplies.

During the brutal winter months,  Ulaanbaatar Mongolia has the worse air pollution in the world (see our last post on how the BYU Capstone Ger Project is seeking  to help solve this  - One Ger at a Time). The air pollution is causing a lot of harm to the health of Mongolia’s children.

But what many do not realize is that many of these same children are now having to live under extreme winter weather changes, which is causing some even harsher bitter cold weather during the already cold winter months.  UNICEF recently estimated that due to these ever new harsh winter weather cycles, many Mongolian children just do not have adequate clothing to be able to properly attend school so their education is suffering. Poor families are just not equipped to give their children all the winter coats and boots they need to survive this ever harsher winter weather.     

How can you help?

You can help by supporting our Giving Back Give Warmth Project for the BYU MS Conference in Mongolia.

  •     30 USD will help to support ONE Child with a backpack and some basic school supplies
  •     95 USD will outfit ONE child with a very good quality winter coat and boots.
  •     125 USD will fully support ONE child with a winter coat and boots plus the basic school supplies.
  • 100% of everything you give will go to help these children.   ​
The BYU MS Mongolian team will personally go with Youth for Success, a Mongolian NGO established by some BYU graduates and Latter-day Saint church members to deliver these supplies to these Mongolian children in need.    

For your convenience, you will  find a PayPal  payment link on the bottom of our Giving Back Page (see our page link below) that will accept all major Credit Cards.

Your support in this Giving Back Project and the Youth For Success Charity is greatly appreciated.

Thank You!
Give Warmth Now (paypal link at bottom of page)
0 Comments

BYU Capstone Ger Project - Mongolia

4/14/2019

1 Comment

 
Picture
In Mongolia it is estimated that 25 to 40% of the Mongolian population are nomadic herders who have a Ger and will move their Ger as they move from place to place    In Ulaanbaatar it is estimated that 50 to 60% of the population live in a Ger shanty town.  A Ger or Yurt as some people know it, is a round structure that can easily be disassembled and moved.  Over the years the Mongolians have perfected the art of being able to build, assemble and transport their Ger’s.

Living in a Ger is a traditional way of life in Mongolia, but there are also a lot of problems associated with Ger life.   One is that Ulaanbaatar has a pollution problem and a large part of what is driving the pollution is the coal burning stoves that the Ger’s are using for their heating and cooking. Mongolia has a very high morality rate from respiratory complications.   

The BYU Engineering Capstone Project has taken on the challenge to find a way to improve the lives in the Ger district.  They are looking at ways to replace the present Ger Structure and the present method of Ger heating. 

Their goals for the design objectives are:

1.  To minimize air pollution in the Ger Districts by using a zero emission heating source.

2.  Develop affordable and low power heating options, which will include energy efficient electrical heating.
3.  Improve thermal efficiency and heat retention of the Ger home. They estimate the new Ger insulation method will reduce the need for heat from 5-10 Kw to just 1 Kw.
4.  Develop an alternative Ger home dwelling as a Ger replacement.

The objectives for the project is:
​

 1.  To improve air quality in Ulaanbaatar by reducing particulates emitted from coal stoves – one ger at a time
2.  Enhance the insulated properties of a traditional Ger.
3.  Provide controllable heating throughout day or night.
4.  Provide affordable and energy efficient housing alternative for low income families.
5.  Help improve quality of life for the Mongolian people.

For those visitors that are interested, as part of the BYU MS Mongolia conference we will try to have some tours to go out to see the BYU Engineering Capstone Ger project.  This project will be in three phases and the BYU MS Mongolia conference will be in middle of the BYU Capstone project, so not all data would have been collected or changes made.
1 Comment

Genghis Khan Statue

4/4/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
I have been told that visiting the Genghis Khan Statue is like visiting the Statue of Liberty in New York City.  So it is no surprise that our one day tour of Mongolian on May 16th will include a visit to this iconic statue.

The Genghis Khan Statue is the largest statue of Genghis Khan found anywhere in the world.  The statue is 40 meters or 130 feet high.  You can go into the statue and from the statue take photos of the country side.   Learn and discover why the Mongolians conquered the world in the 13th Century.  There is a very good visitors center and film that gives an overview of Mongolia and its history.

Here is an overview of the bus tour we will be taking:

Itinerary:
Our driver will pick you up at an arranged time. We will travel about 1½ hours to the great statue of Genghis Khan. This statue is not only the largest statue of Chinggis Khan in Mongolia but in the entire world. Its height is 40 meters (130 feet). From the visitor’s center, the top of the statue is accessible by elevator. Here we learn how and why Mongolians conquered the World in 13th century. This vantage point provides great photo opportunities. Also, you could take pictures with Mongolian traditional clothes sitting in the traditional Mongolian ger.

09.00 Bus will pick up some guests from Best Western Hotel at 08.50 am and leave from the BZ Church building and drop by Kempinsky Hotel by 09.15 am

10.00 Arrive at the Statue. But we may drop by a camel and vulture site for photography on the road. The statue has a visitor center provides a quick and historical information.

12.00 Light lunch in the bus. And return to Ulaanbaatar. Depends on the traffic we will arrive in Ulaanbaatar around 2.00 pm.

Cost - 45 USD/person  (please confirm you will join us during your registration process)   


0 Comments

Why Mongolia?

3/26/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture

There may be many who will ask, why is the BYU Management Society Asia-Pacific Area holding their annual 2019 conference in Mongolia?  For many International guests it is a long distance to travel and a location that may seem a bit off the beaten track.

There are many reasons why the 2019 Host Country for the BYU Management Society is Mongolia. Here are 5 reasons why.

  1. For many years the BYU Management Society has had a very active chapter in Mongolia.  The first chapter started in 2012 and since then they have remained very strong.
  2. BYU MS Mongolia is a BYU Management Society Gold Chapter, which is the highest award a BYU Managment Society Chapter can obtain.
  3. Many Mongolians have attended BYU in particular BYU Hawaii.   Their attendance at BYU Hawaii and has not only been very successful but they also can boast of being the only country to have a 100% graduate return rate.  100% of all Mongolian International students who have attended BYU Hawaii have returned back home to Mongolia.
  4. This BYU H graduate base has helped to form a very strong BYU Managment Society presence in Mongolia.  Though the BYU Management Society is not just about having  BYU graduates as members, there is little doubt the foundation of the active BYU  H graduate base helps give added strength to the BYU Management Society in Mongolia.       
  5. For the local Mongolians who are attending the conference, this conference is a great opportunity for them to hear and listen to some top notch speakers - many at the top of their field or profession. For the International Guest who are attending the conference this is  a chance to experience the amazing Mongolian hospitality and culture.  In Asia we call this a Win-Win! ​
So Why Mongolia?

The answer is simple.  This is a very worthy BYU Management Society Chapter and we look forward to the exciting 2019 BYU Management Society Asia - Pacific Conference that is being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on May 17th and 18th.   


Come Join Us!  This is an event not to be missed.
0 Comments

    BYU-MS

    A collection of articles and blogs from various voices and authors in the BYU Management Society  Asia- Pacific Area.  

    Archives

    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

BYU MS Asia Pacific - Copyright © 2019
  • The Challenge 2019
    • About The Challenge
    • What, Where, & How?
    • Downloads & Links
  • BYU MS Asia Pacific Training
  • 2019 Mongolia BYU MS Conference
    • BYU MS Mongolia Conference Survey
    • About
    • Location
    • Breakout Sessions
    • Accommodation
    • Travel Tips
    • Keynote Speakers
    • FAQ's
    • Reading List
    • Schedule
    • Giving Back
    • Payment Via Paypal
  • Voices - BYU MS Blog
  • Asia Pacific Chapters
    • Australia
    • China - Beijing
    • China - Shanghai
    • Hawaii
    • Hawaii - BYU Student >
      • BYUH Events
      • BYUH Facebook Group
    • Hong Kong - GOLD CHAPTER >
      • HK Facebook Group
      • Hong Kong Linkedin Group
    • India
    • Japan
    • Japan - Tokyo English
    • Korea >
      • Events
    • Mongolia - GOLD CHAPTER >
      • Mongolia Facebook Group
    • New Zealand
    • Philippines
    • Singapore
    • Taiwan >
      • About Us
      • 2017 Events
      • Taiwan Linkedin Group
      • Taiwan Facebook Group
    • Thailand >
      • Thailand Facebook Group
    • USA - Asian Chapter
    • Vietnam
    • BYUMS Worldwide
  • Previous Conferences
    • 2015 Taipei >
      • Speakers 主講貴賓
      • 2015 Committee 委員會
      • Photos 相片
    • 2016 Taipei >
      • Speakers 主講貴賓
      • Location 地點
      • Schedule 活動議程
    • 2017 Seoul >
      • Photo 사진
      • Schedule 일정
      • Speakers 연사
    • 2018 Hong Kong Conference >
      • Speakers 主講貴賓
      • Recommended Readings
      • Committee 委員會
  • Careers & Education
    • Engineering
    • Finance & Accounting >
      • Cardon Int'l Scholarship
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Graphic Design
    • Human Resources
    • Hospitality & Tourism
    • International Business >
      • Cardon Int'l Scholarship
    • Mathematics
    • Psychology
    • Supply Chain
    • Technology
  • Starting a Chapter