Visit From Young Engineers Cambodia….

Visit From Young Engineers Cambodia….

Suy Sary, Chairman of Young Engineers Cambodia

Date:1^st April 2008

One Day Workshop on "Write Like a Professional"

One Day Workshop on “Write Like a Professional”

Date: 12^th April 2008

Speaker: Dr Alistair King

Venue : ISM Room, 2^nd Floor), IEM Building, Petaling Jaya

The workshop was conducted by Dr Alistair King who has 20 years of experience in the education and training line especially in business writing and communication. There was a good mix of IEM members, non members, engineers and non engineers alike. The response was overwhelming, so much so, that the venue was filled to the brim with a 50-strong crowd.

The workshop was a tremendous success as Dr. Alistair managed to charm the participants with his energetic and enthusiastic approach in delivering his course materials. Unsurprisingly none of the participants left the workshop until the end of the session.

This is the second annual workshop with Dr. Alistair organised by Young Engineers Section of IEM. Since this workshop has constantly received an overwhelming response, the top management has decided to make this workshop an annual event.

IEM G&S-YES Meeting and Fellowship At Green Box

IEM G&S-YES Meeting and Fellowship At Green Box

The top management has decided to hold a short and sweet fellowship after the meeting which falls on the 30th April 2008. We head over to Green Box Karaoke, 9pm till midnight to have our fellowship amongst the committees. At the same time, we bade farewell to one of our most outstanding committee last session, Ms. Chow Xin Tong who will be leaving the country soon…..


Wishing you a wonderful journey ahead!
Best wishes from all of us from the IEM G&S YES

Trip to Zoo Negara with Pondok Penyayang Raudah

Trip to Zoo Negara with Pondok Penyayang Raudah

Here are some photos taken during the outing...Enjoy!
More photos to be uploaded soon!

2-Day Course "Understanding Construction Contracts

2-Day Course "Understanding Construction Contracts
[Organised by IEM G&S-YES]

DATE :
30th - 31st May 2008 (Friday - Saturday)

TIME :
8.30am - 5.00pm

VENUE:
Seminar & Conference Centre, 15th Floor, Menara PKNS, Jln Yong Shook Lin, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

SPEAKER:
Engr. Oon Chee Kheng - BE (Civil), LLB (Hons), MBA, CLP, F.I.E.M., P.Eng (M), Advocate & Solicitor

{BEM approved CPD / PDP hours: 16 (Ref: IEM08 / HQ / 080 / C)}





BIODATA OF SPEAKER:

Engr. Oon Chee Kheng graduated with a civil engineering degree from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and proceeded to gain an LLB (Hons) (University of London) and an MBA (Edinburgh Business School). He was registered as a Professional Engineer (Civil) with Board of Engineers Malaysia in 1989 and was called to the Bar (High Court in Malaya) as an advocate and solicitor in 1995. He is currently the Honorary Secretary of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM). He is also the past-Chairman of IEM Sub-Committee on Dispute Resolution Practice, IEM Sub-Committee on Engineering Contracts and also IEM Legal Advisory Panel. Engr. Oon has also served in different capacities in Master Builders Association Malaysia, Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and others. He also chairs the committee to produce CIDB Standard Form of Contract for Civil Engineering Construction. Engr. Oon is currently a practising lawyer acting for employers and contractors both in litigations and arbitrations. He is a CIDB accredited mediator and an arbitrator on the panel of Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and has been appointed as arbitrator for various disputes. He is also a member of Bar Council’s ADR and Arbitration Committee and also acted as an Adjudicator.





REGISTRATION FEE:

IEM G&S-YES Member : RM200.00
IEM Corporate Member : RM250.00
Non - Member : RM350.00
(fees inclusive of seminar materials, morning tea and lunch)



The seats for the course are limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis. Those interested to attend the course are requested to return the reply slip to IEM Secretariat by 19th May 2008 (Monday) together with the payment made payable to "G/S Section, IEM". All payments must be fully paid before commencement of the course.


Enclosed is the flyer of this course for details and further action.

Click here for details

Professional Interview Workshop

Professional Interview Workshop
(Organised by IEM Professional Interview Sub-Committee)

DATE:
17th May 2008 (Saturday)

TIME:
9.30am - 12.00pm
VENUE:
IEM Conference Hall, 2nd Floor, Bangunan Ingenieur, Lots 60 & 62, Jalan 52/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya

SPEAKERS:
Engr. Ishak Abdul Rahman (Civil)
Engr. Dr. Muhamad Fuad Abdullah (Electrical / Electronic)
Engr. S. Kukanesan (Mechanical)
Engr. Dr. Ramlee Karim (Chemical & Others)

{BEM approved PDP hours: 3 (Ref: IEM08 / PDP / 001 / W)}





SYNOPSIS



The workshop will cover the following:
· Purpose of Professional Interview
· Guidelines for Professional Interview
· Presentation at the Interview
- Submission of Reports
- Oral Interview
- Essay writing
· Code of Ethics


REGISTRATION FEE

IEM Member : RM10.00
Non - Member : RM50.00



The workshop is to serve as a clarification session for “would-be” Corporate Members. All graduate members with more than 3 years experience are encouraged to attend the workshop and to apply for the Professional Interview thereafter. Those interested to participate are requested to return the reply slip to the IEM Secretariat by 10th May 2008 (Saturday) together with the commitment fee payable to "The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia". Please note that the commitment fee must be settled prior to the workshop.



Enclosed is the flyer of this workshop for details and further action.

Click here for details

Wedding bells ringing...

Blogged by Mei Ping

Wedding bells ringing...

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery-

Congratulations to both Chee Fui and Sherine on their wedding dinner which takes place on 30th March 2008 at Imbi Palace Restaurant. The wedding dinner that night could not have been much better and the program flow was just perfect.



Guests were ushered into the restaurant and seated onto their respective tables. Around 8.00pm, after the guests arrival, the lights were dimmed in preparation for the wedding march by the couple. They marched through the red carpet walkway and with that, the official wedding dinner started off.



A wedding is a glorious and a comfortable experience adding to an emotion expression of love and hope of happy marriage afterwards. The wedding day is the most important day for both the bride and the groom. Who would have forget the wonderful moment in one's life. Marriage, it is just a perfect translation of love.

On behalf of the IEM G&S YES, once again, we would like to congratulate both Ir. Wong Chee Fui and Sherine on your wedding. Thank you for inviting us to your wedding and let us capture your beautiful event.

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

RANHILL WOLEY PARSON - IEM Membership Drive Talk

RANHILL WOLEY PARSON - IEM Membership Drive Talk

Company: Ranhill Worley Parson

Date: 3rd Apr 2008

Time: 5.30-7.30pm

Organizer: Ranhill Worley Parson GDO (Graduate Development Organization)

Speakers: 1) Ir Noor Hisham
2) Engr Alex Tan Yew Aik
3) Engr Mahendran Subramaniam

There're around 30 graduate engineers of Ranhill Worley Parson (KL Office) from different departments. Ranhill Worley Parson's GDO President, Mr Raymond Ooi has given some brief introduction about GDO and their programme called GDP (Graduate Development Programme), it's basically a mirror organization like IEM G&S-YES, but it's internally for graduate engineers of Ranhill Worley Parson. Then, Ir Noor Hisham was giving some brief introduction about IEM, and also a very clear presentation on the Route to MIEM / PE, followed by a presentation by Engr Mahendran on IEM G&S-YES. The session ended with a Q&A session.

Trip to Zoo Negara with Pondok Penyayang Raudah

Trip to Zoo Negara with Pondok Penyayang Raudah

RRoooaaarrr !!!


Flashback ourselves at early age of 10 years old or below, first time visiting the Zoo Negara, had been an exciting moment in your life.
With someone, probably our parents or our siblings explaining the animals name and their characters create your new experience with knowledge.
But this not will happen to them.
The orphan’s children without an opportunity to had explanation from someone care about them.

As part of our social responsibility to get connected to the social community and to play a vital role in helping those in needs,
... we Graduate & Student Section - The Young Engineers Section of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM G&S-YES) is organising a community service project at Outing to Zoo with Pondok Penyayang Raudah - Orphanage Home.
It will be outing to accompany them for and experience and enjoy the miracle of the creatures.

Just some intro,... Pondok Penyayang Raudah is a social concern and a non-profit charitable home that administers shelter, care and training to orphans, children & teens who are underprivileged, who has formerly suffered abuse, neglect, children who are delinquent & poor.
To date, they have more than 50 children & teens from all over Malaysia.

Kindly find the details of this Zoo Outing Gathering for a good cause as follow:

*** Outing to Zoo Negara with Pondok Penyayang Raudah ***
(Organised by IEM G&S-YES)



DATE : 20th April 2008 (Sunday)
TIME : 9.30pm - 2.30pm
VENUE : Zoo Negara

ITINERARY:
9.30am – Pick up children at Pondok Penyayang Raudah, Gombak
10.00am – Gather at Zoo Negara entrance front gate.
10.15am – Zoo Negara Tour
1.00pm – Lunch
1.30pm – Activities with children
2.00pm – send children to Pondok Penyayang Raudah
2.30pm – End




How to Join?

- Register yourself with the IEM YES Committees:
Engr. Shuhairy (012-3273420 / napangku@yahoo.com)
Engr. Ngeow Yen Wan (012-3852525 / ngeowyw@yahoo.com)
Engr. Alex Tan (012-2017663 / twrapz@yahoo.com)

- Registration Fees: RM15 for Zoo Entrance, Lunch on own expenses
- For those interested to pick the children from their homes, do inform the contact person and we will make the arrangements accordingly





Till next time , have a nice day!

Speechcraft Program 2008

2-Day Course on Effective Communication Skills

"Speechcraft Program 2008"
(Co-Organised by IEM G&S-YES & IEM Toastmasters Club)

DATE : 22nd & 23rd March 2008 (Saturday & Sunday)

TIME : Full-day program

VENUE : Conference Hall, 2nd Floor, Bangunan Ingenieur (IEM building), Lot 60 & 62, Jalan 52/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

SPEAKERS : 7 renowned speakers by TTDI Toastmasters Club

Engineers are usually synonymous with technical skills. But in the current environment, engineers are also expected to have better social skills. One of the most important aspects of the social skills is ‘Public Speaking’, where one has to speak to the audience effectively.

In light of this, a 2-days course on “Effective Communication Skills – Speechcraft Program 2008” was held on 22d & 23rd of March 2008 at IEM’s premises to enhance public speaking ability among the engineers. It was co-organized and conducted by the IEM G&S-YES Section and IEM–TTDI Toastmasters Club. There were 20 participants from various engineering fields who joined the program.

The program began on Day-1 with the Table Topics session, where all the participants were given a topic to be presented impromptu around 2 to 3 minutes. Participants were then taught on how to organize their speech, introducing the speaker, usage of vocal variety, and preparation of Speech 1. Participants were divided into two equal groups in order to facilitate everyone within the time allocated. Each participant was given the opportunity to present his/her prepared Speech 1 around 3 to 5 minutes, followed by an evaluation.

On Day-2, participants were mentored on how to use body language – especially the hand gestures and eye contact, working with words and methods of evaluation. Two speeches were presented by the participants on Day-2 around 5 to 7 minutes each. At the end of the session, tremendous changes could be seen on the way participants presented Speech 3 compared to Speech 1 and 2. Participants were more confident and fluent.

Last but not least, a prize giving session was held to honour the best table topic speaker and two most improved participants from each group. All the participants had a very beneficial and interesting time, thanks to the organizers.