www.ies.org.sg 10 Jun 2022

Announcements, Events, and News

IES Directory 2022 Now Available for Collection

The 2022 edition of the IES Directory is now available for collection at the IES Main Building (70 Bukit Tinggi Road) and IES Academy (Devan Nair Institute of Employment and Employability, 80 Jurong East St 21, #04-10).

Members are entitled to one copy. Collection hours are from Mondays to Fridays, 9.30am - 12.30pm and 2.00pm - 5.30pm, excluding public holidays. Kindly present your Membership Card and ID number at the point of collection.

The e-copy can be accessed online by logging in to the Members' Portal.

Recruitment for Biomedical Engineering Technical Committee (BETC) Members

A part of the IES Manufacturing Cluster, the BETC aims to promote and develop the field in close relation to the healthcare and medtech industry. This is accomplished through the provision of expertise and suggestions in the development of relevant practices and technologies, as well as engagement with the government, private sector, and academia to build a network of key stakeholders.

The committee is now looking for dynamic individuals who would like to participate in its activities to support, develop, and advance this field. Interested individuals may write in to Ms Amelia Yeo at amelia.yeo@iesnet.org.sg for further details.

IES / IESA CPD Courses & Events

Date	Event	CPD Points
15 Jun (Wed) 1500 - 1700	Functional Safety for Complex Machinery in Advanced Manufacturing	2 PDU (PE, CEng)
20 Jun (Mon) 1300 - 1900	Concrete Inspection & Repair Series (46th Run) [IESA]	6 STU (Struct) 6 PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
21 Jun (Tue) 1300 - 1700	Construction Site Safety & Risk Management Systems (7th Run) [IESA]	2 STU (Safety) 3 PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
21 Jun (Tue) 0900 - 1315	Noise Pollution and Vector-Borne Diseases as Environmental Health Concerns from Construction Sites (8th Run) [IESA]	2 STU (Safety) 4 PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
23 & 24 Jun 0900 - 1245	Formwork Design and Safety with Code of Practice SS 580:2020 QSS (8th Run) [IESA]	2 STU (Safety) 3 STU (Struct) 6 PDU (PE) (All TBC)
29 Jun (Wed) 1500 - 1700	Augmenting Solution with 5G & AIoT Technology	2 PDU (PE, CEng)
30 Jun - 1 Jul 0900 - 1730	Perform Design for Safety Professional Duties (1st Run) [IESA]	STU (Safety) PDU (PE) SDU (All TBC)
8 Jul (Fri) 1400 - 1800	Key Amendments to Fire Code 2018	3 STU (M&E) STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
22 Jul (Fri) 0900 - 1700	IES-IStructE Singapore Regional Group: 1-Day Webinar on Earthquake Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings Based on Eurocode 8	STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
26 Jul (Tue) 1400 - 1615	Launch of New Technical Reference TR 102:2022 Code of Practice for Passive Displacement Cooling (PDC) System for Air-Conditioning Application	2 CPD (APFM) STU (M&E) CPD (BOA-SIA) PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)
5 - 12 Aug 0900 - 1730	ECM Course for QECP Assistants & Junior Engineers (1st Run) [IESA]	STU (Struct) PDU (PE, CEng) (All TBC)

IES-INCA Activities

1. Critical Thinking For Engineers: 17 Jun 2022 (Tue), 9.00am - 5.30pm

The world is changing fast, resulting in the VUCA reality of today. How should we deal with the current challenges? One way for engineers to respond is to proactively embrace critical thinking to gain insight and foresight, in order to enhance problem-solving and decision making. Innovation and collaboration to meet changing market needs is the key to survive and grow in this era.

For more info and registration: https://bit.ly/-criticalthinking

Circulars

1. Launch of LTA's Registration Scheme for TIA Consultants

2. Submission of Civil Defence Shelter Plans together with Building Plans and Structural Plans

3. Universal Design Index Self-Assessment Framework

4. Guidelines on Maintenance Outcome Requirements for Vertical Platform Lifts

Industry Happenings

3M State of Science Virtual Panel Discussion:
13 Jun 2022 (Mon), 2.55pm - 4.30pm

Jointly organised by global science company 3M and Science Centre Singapore, the panel discussion will spark conversations on the perceptions of science among Singaporeans in the world's 'new' normal. Statistics from the survey will also be revealed during the virtual panel discussion.

For more information, please click HERE.

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International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Young Professionals Workshop: Nominations open till 17 Jun (Fri)

Enterprise Singapore is inviting members to nominate young professionals from from your organisation to attend the annual IEC Young Professionals Workshop, which will be held in San Francisco from 31 Oct - 4 Nov 2022.

For more information on the nomination criteria, submissions, etc., please click HERE.
The nomination form can be found HERE.
Click HERE for this year's workshop programme.
Click HERE for the survey report on the 2021 IEC YP Workshop.

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LTA-UITP Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition (SITCE) - Call for Papers

Presentations at SITCE 2022 (2 - 4 Nov) will be delivered to an audience of transport professionals and policy officials. The SITCE 2022 Programme Committee encourages the submission of papers which review developments over recent years and present consolidated experience. Theoretical discussions not accompanied by practical examples will therefore be avoided, and the focus will be on assessing policies and actions of practical value for transport decision makers.

For more information, please click HERE.

Members' Benefits

Looking to breathe new life into your career?

The following companies are looking for engineering professionals:

Omnisense Systems Pte Ltd
PTP Engineers Pte Ltd
WSP Consultancy Pte Ltd

Click HERE for more details