▁in ▁Singapore ▁gave ▁permission ▁for ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁house ▁to ▁provide ▁extra ▁guest ▁accommod ation , ▁conference ▁facilities ▁and ▁office ▁space . ▁The ▁new ▁building , ▁" S py cher ", ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁There ▁was ▁extremely ▁low ▁attend ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁because ▁of ▁low ▁snow fall ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War . ▁On ▁World ▁Th inking ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Centre ▁to ▁launch ▁its ▁own ▁web ▁site . ▁ ▁Sal h ani ▁served ▁as ▁Gu ider - in - Char ge ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁G wen eth ▁Smith ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Smith ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁at ▁Our ▁Ch alet ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁four ▁different ▁Gu iders - in - Char ge ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁and ▁ski ▁instruct or . ▁Kath arina ▁K als c ics , ▁of ▁Austria , ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁Gu ider - in - Char ge ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁After ▁Kath arina ▁depart ed , ▁Ell ie ▁D uis ▁was ▁Act ing ▁Centre ▁Manager , ▁ens uring ▁the ▁smooth ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Peter ▁Ne ur aut er , ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Gu ider - in - Char ge ▁from ▁ ▁the