MeCar 19'

   On February 2019, Machinery Engineering Club (PETERA) held a one-week event at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Skudai, Johor named Mechanical Carnival (MeCar '19). MeCar is an event consisting of several activities such as fund-raising, Solidwork and Mat Lab work-shop, a food and booth festival, a run and ride event, an e-tournament, and many more.

   As a leader of the marketing committee, I am responsible for leading my members in raising awareness of the carnival. The target is to attract as many participants as possible. We first started by creating all social media accounts under the authority of the MeCar committee. Apart from that, my team members and I actively participate in booth events to promote our event.  To raise awareness of this event, outdoor promotion is as effective as social media and indoor promotion. Outdoor promotion attracts more outsiders to participate. We go to several places that suit our objectives such as the night market and recreational park at UTM. Besides, we often held the promotion booth at the Faculty of Engineering, especially Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical as the target of the workshop participants are engineering students. As for the tournament, we target to attract all ages, especially students and teenagers. 

   Before the event starts, all of the committees attend a one-day team-building session within UTM. We joined the sports activities such as Kayak and many others. The objective of the team-building session is to create a strong team by forming bonds and connections. It is beneficial for the committee to enhance the efficiency of communications and teamwork. 

   The event starts in the last week of February 2019. For the whole week, the event should be updated on every social media by the marketing committee. This is to ensure that everyone is aware of the carnival and attracted to come. Each event is conducted by other committees and the marketing committee needs to keep in touch with all of them to obtain sources of the image and situations. 

   As a leader of the marketing committee, I am satisfied and grateful for my team members. We have good communication and always point out opinions without trivial arguments. Each task given is executed smoothly and any misunderstanding is solved nicely. This carnival provides the opportunity to be a leader, create new friends and connections, and improve management and marketing skills.  Besides, all the flaws and mistakes obtained through this carnival are a good way to improve me and my skills.