www.ies.org.sg 26 Feb 2021

Announcements, Events, and News

IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards / ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Awards 2021 - Call for Nominations

Nominations for the IES PEAA 2021 are now open! For more information on the award categories and further instructions, please click HERE.

The deadline for all nominations is Monday, 22 Mar 2021.

The Singapore Engineer magazine
is going fully digital!

As part of IES’ effort to go green and do its part for environment sustainability, The Singapore Engineer (TSE) magazine will be going fully digital starting Feb 2021, with TSE Jan 2021 being the last print issue. You will still be able to access it through our monthly emailer, through the ISSUU mobile app, or online at ies.org.sg.

Thank you for your continuous support of TSE.

Want to volunteer? Join the Intelligent Manufacturing Technical Committee (IMTC) now!

If interested, kindly send in a 300 - 500 word bio comprising of your CV, professional/specialist registrations, if any, and your fields of specialty to Colin Fong at colin.fong@iesnet.org.sg.

All expressions of interest will be subject to assessment by the chairman of the technical committee.

Collection of IES Desktop Calendar 2021

The IES Desktop Calendar 2021 has been printed and is now ready for collection. Members may do so from 9.30am - 12.30pm and 2.00pm - 5.30pm on weekdays at either IES or IES Academy.

Each member is entitled to one copy of the calendar, while stocks last.

Kindly bring along your membership card for identity verification during the collection. Thank you.

[UPDATED] Invitation to Subscribe to iNPQS Cloud-Based IT Platform

Further to the general invitation to all IES members late last year, and on behalf of iNPQS Directors Ar. Ashvinkumar, Er. Chan Ewe Jin and Er. Ling Shiang Yun, iNPQS wishes to seek members' support to subscribe to its platform. The company thanks all who have already subscribed.

The updated invitation letter can be found HERE.

Circulars

1. Use of Proper Netting for Air Vents, Warning Pipes and Overflow Pipes for Water Storage Tanks

CPD Courses & Events

Date	Event	CPD Points
3 Mar (Wed) 1900 - 2145	Technical Seminar on Smart Building Solution Overview - IoT in the Manufacturing Space / IoT for the Manufacturing Sector	2 PDU (PE, CEng)
3 Mar (Wed) 1500 - 1800	Technical Seminar on Marine and Seaport Technology	PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)
5 Mar (Fri) 1600 - 1800	Sustainability in Supply Chains	2 PDU (PE, CEng)
5 Mar (Fri) 0900 - 1315	Noise Pollution and Vector Borne Diseases as Environmental Health Concerns from Construction Sites (7th Run)	2 STU (Safety) 3 PDU (PE) 4 SDU (All TBC)
8 Mar (Mon) 1600 - 1800	Case Histories to Show Singapore Regulatory Framework for Design & Construction of Underground Projects	2 STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)
9, 11, 16, 18 Mar 1830 - 2200	IES Preparation Course for PPE Examination Part 2 (Mechanical Engineering) - Cold and Hot Water Services & Sanitary Plumbing Systems within Buildings (2nd Run)	24 CET (TBC)
10 Mar (Wed) 1500 - 1715	Electrification in the Aerospace Industry (2nd Run)	PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)
10, 12 Mar 1815 - 2200	The need for good risk management at project sites and the technical application of construction insurance (12th Run)	2 STU (Safety) 3 STU (Struct) 7 PDU (PE) 7 SDU (TBC)
12, 19, 26 Mar 0900 - 1815	IES Preparation Course for PPE Examination Part 2 (Mechanical Engineering) - Lifting and Vertical Transportation Systems	24 CET (TBC)
17 Mar (Wed) 1500 - 1700	Carbon Tax and GHG Verification	PDU (PE, CEng, SCEM) (TBC)
18 Mar (Thu) 1400 - 1600	Precast Concrete Connections for a Faster & Safer Construction	STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
30, 31 Mar 1300 - 1820	Foundation Supervision and Worksite Safety and Health Lesson 1 (3rd Run)	2 STU (Safety) 6 STU (Struct) 9 PDU (PE) 9 SDU (TBC)
30, 31 Mar 0900 - 1245	Scaffold Design Basics and Safety (22nd Run)	2 STU (Safety) 3 STU (Struct) 6 PDU (PE) 7 SDU (All TBC)
31 Mar (Thu) 1500 - 1715	Data-driven applications in smart grid	PDU (PE, CEng) (TBC)

Other News / Events

Women in Engineering, Science & Technology Symposium 2021:
5 Mar 2021 (Fri), 10.00am - 2.30pm

The biennial WiEST Symposium celebrates successful female role models in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), connects with students with ecosystem peers in the industry, and provides a platform for young women to learn more about STEM careers.

To register, please click HERE.

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Standards Awareness Workshop: SS EN 131 Series on Ladders and SS EN 13374 : 2018 Temporary edge protection systems - Product specification - Test methods: 5 Mar 2021 (Fri), 9.30am - 11.30am
This workshop is organised by SMF-SDO.

This workshop aims to assist ladder users, occupiers, employers, distributors and importers of ladders to better understand the requirements prescribed in SS EN131, as well as provides an overview of SS EN 13374.

For more information, please click HERE.

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SPM Webinar Series - Development of 1st Positive Energy Building in Singapore: 10 Mar 2021 (Wed), 9.00am - 12.00pm

The presentation aims to demonstrate how Samwoh Smart Hub, the first positive energy building to be developed in Singapore, was conceptualised, tendered, and built. Focus will also be placed on the processes involved during each stage of development.

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:

Oiltanking Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
IC Singapore Pte Ltd

Click HERE for more details.