www.ies.org.sg                                                                                                      25 Jun 2021

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. The WES 2021 Technical Committee invites members to submit papers for presentation in the following areas:

1. Sustainable Living Through Technology
2. Future Engineering and Industry 4.0
3. Al and Digitalisation
4. Sustainable Urban Mobility
5. Engineering Education
6. Enterprise and Commercialisation

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

Participate in the Engineering Innovation Challenge 2021!

IES would like to invite all undergraduate students to take part in the Engineering Innovation Challenge (EIC) 2021. Participants will be tasked to invent a prototype, explore, or make improvements to the applications of ionising radiation.

Through the Challenge, you can expand your network, experience engineering beyond the classroom, and inspire others to follow you. Attractive prizes await as well! 

Sign up today! 

*Registration closes 14 July 2021, or when all available slots are filled. For more information, please contact Ms Shelly Ng at shelly.ng@iesnet.org.sg

**EIC is one of the anchor activities of NED, organised by IES, Science Centre Singapore and the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative. It aims to excite and enable students to experience how engineering figures in their lives.

[WEBINAR] Sustainability in Singapore – Crisis or Opportunity?: 22 Jul 2021 (Thu), 1.00pm - 2.15pm
This webinar is a collaboration between IES-INCA and ISCA.

Sustainability is an important part of Singapore’s national agenda, with climate change a long-term and high-priority issue. In this webinar, our speaker Associate Professor Lee Poh Seng will address the opportunities and challenges for sustainability in Singapore, and in the implementation of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. 

For more information, please click HERE.
To register (non-ISCA members), please click HERE.

Incubate your Tech Venture with the IES Incubator Accelerator (IES-INCA)

IES-INCA is inviting IES members and Technopreneurs, who are scaling up their Deep Tech ventures, to incubate with us. Deep Tech ventures are companies which are built on technology IPs that can be protected through patents, trade secrets and copyright. We focus on companies in the Infrastructure Tech, IOT/Smart Cities, Robotics/Automation, and Cleantech/Sustainability space.

Through our incubation program, venture leaders will be matched with suitable business and technology mentors to guide their companies in navigating the market for growth, tech development and fundraising.

To enquire for incubation or have a chat to explore, email incubate@ies-inca.com or register at http://bit.ly/ies-incubate
 

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In Memoriam: Alfred Joseph Gabriel, Founding Member, Former IES Vice President and Council Member

Mr Alfred Joseph Gabriel FIES, a Founding Member of IES, passed away peacefully on 9 June 2021. He was 102.

He helped guide IES in its formative years, serving in a number of positions between 1966 and 1974: Council Member (1966 – 1968, 1969 – 1971), Honorary Treasurer (1968 – 1969, 1971 – 1972), and Vice President (1972 – 1974).

IES was an organisation very dear to Mr Gabriel’s heart and he will be fondly missed by its members. The President, Council and Secretariat are deeply saddened by this news and express their sincere condolences to his family.