View this email in your browser

www.ies.org.sg                                                                                                      5 Nov 2021

Announcements, Events, and News

IES Surveys

1. Logo: The IES Repositioning Project Office seeks your opinions on changing the IES logo to reflect our new aspirations in the years to come. Kindly fill in the IES Logo Survey by 12 Nov 2021 (Fri), 12.00pm

2. Members and Committee Engagement: IES would like to gain a deeper understanding of your interests and needs so that we can draw up future events and initiatives that are relevant and meaning to you. Kindly fill in the Engagement Survey Form by 19 Nov 2021 (Fri).


Thank you for your valuable feedback!

 

WES 2021 - Engineering Towards a Post-pandemic Sustainable World: 10 - 12 Nov 2021,
Resorts World Sentosa

CPD: 3 STU (Safety), 15 PDU (PE, CEng, SCEM)

A timely opportunity to exchange information on supporting global recovery from COVID-19, the 5th World Engineers Summit (WES) will focus on realising innovative solutions to challenges arising from the pandemic, creating new economic frontiers and capturing sustainability opportunities.
 
WES 2021 will deliver a rich programme comprising keynote addresses by leading experts, and discussions along six tracks: Sustainable Living Through Technology, Future Engineering & Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Digitalisation, Sustainable Urban Mobility, Engineering Education, and the Impact of New Technologies on Productisation, Safety and Human Factors Practice.

For more information, visit the WES website.
To register, please click HERE.

 

NED 2021 - Register your interest for exciting STEM programmes now!

With the theme Engineering for the New Normal, the 12th NED aims to encourage and ignite students’ passion in engineering so they can make a difference in the post-pandemic world by building upon their STEM foundation and moving towards an engineering career.

*In collaboration with the IEEE Singapore Section, a series of talks will be held on 10 Nov 2021, during NED 2021, focusing on Advancing Technology for Humanity in the “New Normal”.

For more information and to register, please click HERE
For more information on the IEEE Dedicated Day @ NED 2021, please click HERE
.

 

Young Engineers Career Series Webinar #5: Pathway to Chartered Engineering: 29 Nov 2021 (Mon), 7.00pm - 8.30pm 

The 5th webinar in the Young Engineer Career Series features Mr Yee Boon Cheow, MIES, CEng (S'pore), Group Director of Rail Assets, Operations, and Maintenance and the Rail, Electrical and Mechanical Group at LTA. Mr Yee will be speaking about some aspects of railway engineering, and introduce the pathways to the CEng (S'pore) certification.

For more information and to register, please click HERE.

 

From Engineer to Technopreneur: The Journey and Challenges: 7 Dec 2021 (Tue), 11.00am - 1.00pm
This webinar is brought to you by the IES Technopreneurship Development Committee.

In this webinar, graced by Mr Zaqy Mohamad, Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower, we bring together some distinguished Singaporean technopreneurs and investors to share and discuss their experiences from their investing and technopreneurship journey.

IES Members who sign up for this webinar from now till 23 Nov will gain complimentary access to all events, talks and conferences that are part of the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH), organised by Enterprise Singapore. Apply the promo code IESSWITCH at registration to enjoy this benefit, while stocks last!

For more information, please click HERE.
To register, please click HERE.

 

Technopreneur Course in Deep-Technology Engineering Ventures: 
23 Nov 2021, 9.00am - 5.30pm

CPD: 6 PDU (PE, CEng)

Looking to invest or start a deep tech venture? This is the course IES Members, engineers, and mentors should not miss! The trainer, Mr Foo Kim Peng is a very experienced investor with many insights to share about starting, running and investing in Deep Tech ventures, and will impart a deeper understanding of the Singapore tech ecosystem. He has been the past Executive Director of i-Space Innovations, a mentor with NUS Enterprise since 2016 and taught an Entrepreneurship module  at SUTD between 2018 and 2019.

For more information and to register, please click HERE.

 
 
Circulars
1. Advisory to Licensed Plumbers - Water Tank Rectification Works
IES / IESA CPD Courses & Events
Date   Event   CPD Points

24 Nov (Wed)
1500 - 1800

 
 
Launch of New Technical Reference in Railway - Terminology and abbreviations for the Permanent Way (TR 81 : 2020), Maintenance regime for the Permanent Way (TR 85 : 2021), and Maintenance of vehicle gauges for railway (TR 90 : 2021)
 
 
 

STU (Struct)
PDU (PE)
CPD (BOA-SIA)

(All TBC)

 

26 Nov (Fri)
0900 - 1730

 
 
[WEBINAR] Essential Construction Project Management Skills for Engineers & Technical Officers (19th Run)
 
 
2 STU (Safety)
3 STU (Struct)

7 PDU (PE)
7 SDU

(All TBC)

 

29 Nov (Mon)
0900 - 1315

 
 
[WEBINAR] Working Safely at Height (3rd Run)
 
 
2 STU (Safety)
4 PDU (PE)
4 SDU

(All TBC)

 

29 Nov (Mon)
1400 - 1730

 
 
Launch of SS 674 : 2021 New Singapore Standard on Fibre concrete - Design of fibre concrete structures
 
 
STU (Struct)
PDU (PE)
CPD (BOA-SIA)

(All TBC)

 

30 Nov (Tue)
1600 - 1800

 
 
Improving Construction Safety and Health Through Technology Adoption
 
 
STU (Safety)
PDU (PE, CEng)
SDU

(All TBC)

 

6 & 7 Dec
0900 - 1800

 
 
Energy Efficiency of Data Centres (4th Run)
 
 
16 PDU (PE, CEng, SCEM)
 

10 Dec (Fri)
0900 - 1730

 
 
ABC Waters Professionals Course Elective Module EU2 (Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Constructed Wetlands - Horizontal Flow and Floating Wetlands)
 
 
PDU (PE, QECP, ABC WP)
CPD (SILA)

(All TBC)

 

16, 17 Dec
0900 - 1245

 
 
[WEBINAR] Formwork Design and Safety with Code of Practice SS580:2020 QSS (5th Run)
 
 
2 STU (Safety)
3 STU (Struct)
6 PDU (PE)
7 SDU

(All TBC)

 
Industry Happenings

Forum on Workplace Safety and Health: 9 Nov 2021 (Tue), 9.00am - 5.15pm

Mirroring Singapore’s WSH 2028 Vision to adjust tactically in the endemic era and to create a healthy workforce in safe workplaces driven by technology, this Forum will highlight programmes and functional ideas for adoption by WSH stakeholders to apply in their workplaces going forward. 

IES is proud to be a Supporting Industry Partner for this conference. To unlock the supporting partner rate of S$280, please quote ES01 during registration.

For more information, click HERE.
To register, click
 HERE.
To apply for a S$105 grant for the registration fee, please click
HERE (For Singapore Citizens and PRs only).


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Successfully Financing Your Infrastructure Projects:
2 Nov (Tue), 2.00pm - 3.00pm


Are you thinking of investing in an infrastructure project but unsure of how to go about raising the necessary financing? Find out more in this webinar organised by the Singapore Business Federation.

For more information, please click HERE.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Financing for Electric Vehicles: 3 Nov (Wed), 3.00pm - 4.25pm

Join this webinar to know more about the Electric Vehicle Association of Singapore and regional collaborations, the EV value chain and financing solutions for EV projects, and some insights on the opportunities and challenges in the EV landscape. This webinar is also organised by the Singapore Business Federation.

For more information, please click
HERE.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NTUC U PME Webinar Survey

NTUC's U PME Webinar series, launched in April 2020 amidst COVID-19, was set up to engage PMEs virtually as physical sessions were discontinued. 
As 2021 draws to a close, NTUC would like to take this opportunity to reach out and understand the needs of IES members and plan their engagement platform topics to address those needs.
 
Kindly assist to fill in their survey 
HERE by 12 Nov 2021 (Fri). Thank you.
 
 
Members' Benefits
 
Looking to breathe new life into your career?
 
The following companies are looking for engineering professionals:
  • M1 Limited 
  • Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd (New positions listed!)
  • TW-ASIA Consultants Pte Ltd (New positions listed!)
© The Institution of Engineers, Singapore. All rights reserved.
 
To unsubscribe, feedback or comment, kindly email: publications@iesnet.org.sg