www.ies.org.sg 23 Jul 2021

Announcements, Events, and News

Young Engineers Career Series Webinar #1: Pathway to Engineering Leadership: 27 Jul 2021 (Tue), 7.00pm - 8.30pm

Hear from IES Immediate Past President, Prof Yeoh Lean Weng, also the Senior Director of Urban Solutions and Sustainability at the National Research Foundation, on Systems Thinking and the application of Engineering Minds for the Pathway of Engineering Leadership.

For more information and to register, please click HERE.

WES 2021 - Engineering Towards A Post-pandemic Sustainable World: Call for Papers

A focal point for ideas, research findings, solutions and best practices, WES 2021 will address a range of critical issues on how engineering can contribute toward sustainability in a pandemic and post-pandemic world. Members are invited to submit papers for presentation in the following areas:

Sustainable Living Through Technology; Future Engineering and Industry 4.0; Al and Digitalisation; Sustainable Urban Mobility; Engineering Education; Impact of New Technologies on Productisation, Safety and Human Factors Practice.

Kindly submit a 300-word abstract via the EasyChair portal (see attached guide HERE). All queries may be directed to the WES Secretariat at wes@iesnet.org.sg. Thank you.

Call for Participation - Engineering Consulting Interest Group

IES represents the engineering community in providing feedback to the Government and industry stakeholders through various working groups and dialogue sessions.

The Engineering Consulting Interest Group, when set up, will serve as an internal knowledge pool, as well as external representation, to government agencies, Trade Associations & Chambers, and the media on engineering-related members. This will comprise of PEs and consulting engineers from all disciplines.

Currently, we would like to invite IES Members who are practicing in C&S and/or M&E with consultant companies to be a part of this Interest Group.

Should you be interested, please click HERE to express your interest and provide us with some details. Thank you.

Circulars

1. BCA Infographics on Antigen Rapid Test Regime at Worksites and Vaccination

IES / IESA CPD Courses & Events

Date	Event	CPD Points
28 Jul (Wed) 1600 - 1800	Rock Grouting for Underground Water Seepage Control: Experience and Knowledge	2 STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)
29 Jul (Thu) 1400 - 1600	Launch of SS 665 : 2020 NEW Singapore Standards on Ceramic wall and floor tiling	STU PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
29 Jul (Thu) 1600 - 1800	[WEBINAR] Engineering Challenges of Drone Inspection in Dangerous Confined Spaces	PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)
10 Aug (Tue) 1300 - 1900	[WEBINAR] Guide to Structural Steel, Stainless Steel & Aluminium for Construction Projects (14th Run)	6 STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)
11 Aug (Wed) 1300 - 1820	[WEBINAR] Foundation Supervision and Worksite Safety and Health Lesson 1 (6th Run)	10 SDU 2 STU (Safety) 6 STU (Struct) 10 PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
11 Aug (Wed) 1300 - 1700	[WEBINAR] Fundamental Concepts for Construction Site Safety (Part 1) (10th Run)	2 STU (Safety) PDU (PE) SDU (All TBC)
17 Aug (Tue) 0900 - 1730	[WEBINAR] Essential Construction Project Management Skills for Engineers & Technical Officers (16th Run)	2 STU (Safety) 3 STU (Struct) 7 PDU (PE) 7 SDU (All TBC)
19 Aug (Thu) 1400 - 1700	[WEBINAR] Fire Stopping Technologies in Facade Engineering	3 CPD (FSM) STU (Safety) PDU (PE, CEng) SDU (All TBC)
23 - 24 Aug 0900 - 1800	Energy Efficiency of Data Centres (4th Run)	16 PDU (PE, CEng, SCEM)
7 Sep (Tue) 0900 - 1730	ABC Waters Professional Course - Core Module CU3	6 PDU (PE) CPD (SILA) (TBC)
9 Sep (Thu) 0900 - 1730	[WEBINAR] One-Day Virtual Workshop on Eurocode 7 Geotechnical Design, Investigation & Testing	STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)

Industry Happenings

[WEBINAR] Sri Lanka as a Potential Alternative Manufacturing Hub:
26 Jul 2021 (Mon), 4.30pm - 6.00pm
This event is organised by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation

This webinar will provide you with a better understanding of the business potentials in Sri Lanka that can facilitate you in your business expansion overseas.

For more information, please click HERE.

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[WEBINAR] Joint APIEx-SIArb Spotlight on Experts:
6 Sep 2021 (Mon), 9.00am - 12.40pm

This conference seeks to focus on not just arbitrators and arbitrations, but the work of both arbitrators and experts - how they interact, relate and contribute to the dispute resolution process through the effective use of experts to provide the tribunal with the best evidence.

For more information and to register, please click HERE.

Members' Benefits

Looking to breathe new life into your career?

The following companies are looking for engineering professionals:

Wyeth Nutritionals Singapore Pte Ltd
TW-ASIA CONSULTANTS PTE LTD

Click HERE for more details.