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Announcements, Events, and News
[WEBINAR] Talk on Chartered Engineer (Systems Engineering): 26 Oct 2020 (Mon), 5.00pm - 6.00pm
 
Join Assoc Prof Yee Fook Cheong from SIT and Mr Tan Yang How, President of DSTA Academy and also Chairman of the IES Systems Engineering Technical Committee, as they discuss the route to, and significance of, the Chartered Engineer professional accreditation. This event is organised by the IES-NUS Student Chapter and is open to Student Members from all institutions.
 
For more information and to register, click HERE.
 
[WEBINAR] Digital Transformation of the Built Environment Industry: 28 Oct 2020 (Wed), 2.00pm - 5.00pm [STU (Struct) and PDU pending]
 
Organisedby ‘The Singapore Engineer’, the webinar on ‘Digital Transformation of the Built Environment Industry’ provides a glimpse of some of the initiatives taken in Finland and in Singapore, towards achieving this said transformation.
 
For more information and to register, click HERE.
 
National Engineers Day 2020 is back and is now VIRTUAL!
 
Don’t miss the opportunity to see engineering come alive and learn about cool tech from AI and robotics to augmented reality and even space tech. There's something from every student from primary to tertiary levels!

Join us for an entire series of fun and educational activities online from 12 to 21 November. Stand to win up loads of cool prizes via our contests and giveaways.

 
Sign up today at www.ned-ies.org.
Click HERE to view the list of activities.
 
[WEBINAR] Emeritus President Prof Cham Tao Soon's autobiography now available for purchase
 
Emeritus President Prof Cham Tao Soon, who headed IES from 1980 to 1982, has just published his autobiography, titled Cham Tao Soon: Life at Speed.
 
Published by World Scientific, it includes his experiences from his time at IES, PEB, SAEng, NTU, A*STAR, SMRT, and reflections on notable persons he has encountered, such as Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Keng Swee, S R Nathan, and more.
 
It is available for purchase now at World Scientific’s online store at $68 for the hardcover version. Softcover and e-book options are also available.

For more information, please contact World Scientific.
 
iNPQS Specification - Call for Public Comments (Phase 2)
 
Further to our Call for Public Comments for Phase 1 dated 8 Sept 2020, we are pleased to inform you that members of the public are now invited to comment on the Draft Specifications  (Phase 2)  for publication  on the iNPQS platform which is scheduled to be launched to the public in November 2020. The comments will be collated and forwarded to the relevant parties for consideration into the final document.
 
For more information, click HERE.
 
 
Circulars
CPD Courses & Events
Date   Event   CPD Points

13 May - 30 Oct
 
 
[E-LEARNING] Introduction to RPA for Engineers
 
 
 

2 PDU (PE, IES CEng)
 

29 Oct (Thu)
1430 - 1745

 
 
[WEBINAR] Piling Works, Standards and Specification (2nd Run)
 
 
3 STU (Struct)
3 PDU (PE)
 

30 Oct (Fri)
1400 - 1700

 
 
[WEBINAR] Advances in Structural Engineering Projects 2020
 
 
STU (Struct)
PDU (PE, IES CEng)
(All TBC)

 

30 Oct (Fri)
1300 - 1715

 
 
[WEBINAR] Design for Safety in Construction (12th Run)
 
 
4 SDU

2 STU (Safety)
4 PDU (PE)
(All TBC)

 

31 Oct (Sat)
0900 - 1215

 
 
[WEBINAR] Construction of Underground and Related Structures - Earth Retaining Structures
 
 
3 STU (Struct)
3 PDU (PE)
(All TBC)

 

2 Nov (Mon)
0900 - 1230

 
 
[WEBINAR] Legal Duty and Negligence of Site Supervisors (24th Run)
 
 
3 STU (Struct)
 

2 Nov (Mon)
1500 - 2200

 
 
Guide to Structural Steel, Stainless Steel & Aluminium for Construction Projects (13th Run)
 
 
6 STU (Struct)
6 PDU (PE, IES CEng)
(All TBC)

 

4 Nov (Wed)
1500 - 1730

 
 
[WEBINAR] Asset Management and Engineering - Improving Maintenance, Renewals and Technical Quality
 

 

PDU (PE, IES CEng) (TBC)
 

10 Nov (Tue)
1830 - 2130

 
 
Fundamentals Concepts for Construction Site Safety (Part 2) (8th Run)
 
 
2 STU (Safety)
3 PDU (PE)
(All TBC)

 

10 Nov (Wed)
1900 - 2100

 
 
[WEBINAR] Innovative Construction Method - Productivity and Environmental
 
 
STU (Struct)
PDU (PE, IES CEng)
(All TBC)

 
Other News / Events

[ONLINE EVENT] RICS Smart Buildings Conference 2020: 
3 Nov 2020 (Tue), 9.00am - 4.00pm

IES is proud to be a supporting partner for this event.

With the theme “Advancing into the New World: Innovate, Improve, Integrate”, the digital conference will realign and reinforce the vision to push boundaries, relearn continuously, and synergise new opportunities and insights to transform and strengthen the future of the built environment in the new world.

For more information, please click HERE.
 
 
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