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18 Events maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 15 JANUARY 2014 Le Meridien wedding showcase ARE you ready to start organiz- ing your dream wedding? So is Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa. The contemporary 5 star hotel is opening its doors for its yearly display of prestigious wedding services. Visit Le Méridien in Balluta Bay on 25 January from 4pm until 10pm or on 26 January from 11am until 7pm and get the right inspiration for your special day. Year after year, Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa builds on its professional reputation as a wedding venue and catering provider, with successful yet very unique wedding celebrations. To strengthen its dynamic perspective and give a real feel of its venues, the hotel is indeed organising its fourth consecutive wedding showcase. The showcase will include stands from reputed companies: Jigami hairdressers, Camilleriparismode, Floral Art, Boo & Co, John's Garage, Bow & Ribbon, 202 Jewellery, Tunin Entertainment, AV Warehouse, Cefai Formal Wear, Mark Cilia Photography, PartyGoods, Love is… and House of Beauty. "We are delighted by the enthusiastic response of our wedding partners," explains Elyse Borg, Events Manager at Le Méridien. "Our showcase has become a key event in terms of wedding organisation and our team is committed to make this year's edition another successful one. It is the per- fect opportunity for future brides and grooms to taste the creative recipes of our kitchen brigade and to get a feel of our venues with breath-taking wedding set-ups." Together with their partner 202 Jewellery, the hotel is also extending an exclusive wedding promotion: all the couples who book their wedding celebrations with Le Méridien during the Wedding Showcase will be rewarded with up to €500 towards the jewellery of their choice! Le Méridien Wedding Showcase: because passion is in the details that really matter. Terms and conditions apply. For more information contact events. malta@lemeridien.com or log on to events.malta@lemeridien.com Earn Double Skywards Miles to selected destinations Bangkok Palace Square Vodafone partakes in Christmas spirit with Istrina donation VODAFONE joined the Christmas spirit at L-Istrina once again donating €30,000 from the Vodafone Malta Foundation. Vodafone was represented by members of staff who answered phones and participated in this festival of solidarity. World renowned IT security expert delivers eye-opening talk in Malta RAMSES Gallego, a world renowned security strategist and evangelist at Dell Software, was recently in Malta to deliver a series of presentations to Chief Information Officers, IT Governance Professionals, IT Assurance and Service Quality Managers who attended a business breakfast at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Floriana organized by the ISACA Malta Chapter. Gallego was elected as ISACA International Vice President in June 2013. The first presentation focused on 'Innovating in the present. Changing the future' – a tour-de- force of the history of IT, from circa 1956, the era of punched cards, right through the Internet as it is changing, to become "the Internet of Things", and "the Internet of Everyone". The 'Internet of Things' is a term used to refer to the ever-increasing number of mobile devices wirelessly connected to the Internet and controllable remotely, by their rightful owners and users. Employing his unique IT evanglisation style, Gallego took his audience on a journey from the past to the near future – a time when traffic on the roads will be constantly mapped on screens, traffic volumes and trends visible to traffic planners, where home appliances, doors, and windows can be operated remotely and securely, before we get home from work. This revolution, which is already underway, will lead to an increase in home comfort, enhanced road safety and less traffic congestion. On the other hand, the 'Internet for Everyone' conjures an egalitarian, but secure society, where technology is pervasive, affordable, sound and safe. As concepts move out of the lab to become working prototypes, and then made widely available as commercial products, some of today's predictions will turn out to be hollow tomorrow, and what cannot be envisaged today will become a common everyday reality tomorrow. Following this futuristic envisioning, Gallego delivered another presentation on "Metrics and Indicators for a changing security landscape". This presentation addressed the technical managers having a keen eye on Corporate Governance, Technology Leadership, and IT Assurance. The presentation showed ways how to measure the risks associated with the optimistic scenarios of futuristic technology through security metrics in order to maintain business technology under control. Ramses Gallego has more than 15 years of security experience, with expertise in the risk management and governance areas, and is an internationally recognized public speaker on topics including cloud computing, risk management and access governance. He has served on ISACA's Guidance and Practices Committee, and the CISM and CGEIT Certification Committees. He is an author of ISACA white papers on geolocation, virtualization and sustainability, and is research director and strategic planner for the ISACA Barcelona Chapter. He also served on the planning committee of the inaugural ISACA World Congress: INSIGHTS and chaired the planning committee for ISACA's Information Security and Risk Management Conference in Europe. The ISACA Malta Chapter Business Breakfast was sponsored by EY, Capstone, RSM and MITA. ISACA Malta Chapter is organizing another educational event on 23 January, where Fabian Borg will deliver a presentation on 'The False Sense of Security'. The event starts at 5pm and will be held at the Radisson Blu, St Julian's. More information is available on http:// www.isaca-malta.com or Linkedin page ISACA Malta Chapter. EMIRATES is offering double Skywards Miles to travellers travelling from Malta in any class - Economy Class, Business Class and First Class - to selected destinations in China, Malaysia, South Africa and Thailand. Emirates Skywards, the frequent flyer programme of Emirates, brings members closer to their dream holiday or business trip. One can visit the modern metropolis of Kuala Lumpur, feel the pulse of Thailand's vibrant capital Bangkok, uncover ancient history in Beijing, or explore two fascinating cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa. Members can also double their Miles when they fly to Shanghai and Guangzhou (China), Phuket (Thailand) and Durban (South Africa). The Malta Double Miles offer is applicable to Emirates Skywards members resident in Malta for bookings and travel on Emirates flights from 15 January to 31 March 2014. The double Miles offer is also open to new members who join Emirates Skywards online by the 31 March 2014 to take advantage of this special offer. Terms and conditions apply. Joining Emirates Skywards is free and members receive benefits every time they fly. There are four membership tiers – Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Benefits for Skywards members include travel and lifestyle rewards, priority check-in, lounge access, extra baggage allowance and bonus Miles, depending on the membership tier. "Skywards has become the programme of choice for travellers," said Paul Fleri Soler, Emirates Malta Manager. "Members can redeem Miles for flights on Emirates, and other partner airlines, including Qantas and easyJet, for flight upgrades, hotel accommodation, and from The Emirates High Street featuring an extensive range of global luxury brands and everyday items and accessories." Miles earned from one return flight in this promotion will be enough for an immediate redemption/ flight on Emirates' partner easyJet. In addition, Miles can be used for tickets to matches of Emirates-sponsored football clubs, such as AC Milan, Arsenal, Hamburger SV, New York Cosmos, Olympiacos, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. Redemption opportunities are consistently being expanded. On board Emirates' state-of-theart fleet, travellers can relax in comfort while they enjoy worldclass service and regionally inspired cuisine. With up to 1,600 channels of movies, TV, music and games to choose from on ice inflight entertainment, there is plenty to keep passengers entertained along the journey. Emirates operates daily scheduled flights from Malta to Dubai. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays flights fly via Larnaka, Cyprus. While on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Emirates operates direct flights from Dubai to Malta and return flights fly via Tripoli. One can register for the Double Miles promotion and book on www.emirates.com or call at Emirates Sales Office at the Departures Lounge, Malta International Airport, tel 2557 7255, or visit the preferred travel agent for more details YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt