IES UPDATE
Annual General Meeting 2016 Er. Edwin Khew takes over the reins from outgoing President Er. Chong Kee Sen; charts out three strategic thrusts to propel IES growth during his term by Queek Jiayu IES held its milestone 50th Annual General Meeting at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre on 28 May 2016. It was attended by close to 120 members. Er. Chong Kee Sen, the 25th IES President, began the day’s proceedings with the President’s Repor t for Council Session 2015/2016. In it, he summarised the main highlights for the past year, such as the World Engineers Summit and National Engineers Day 2015, the opening of the IES Green Building @ Bukit Tinggi and that of IES Academy @ Jurong East, both of which took place in 2016. During the overview of the performance of the many IES Committees, Er. Chong also updated members about pertinent matters such as the progress of the Chartered Engineer Programme, and the upcoming review of the IES Constitution. He also spoke about ongoing efforts to engage with the public and enthuse the younger generation into engineering, such as the IES-SG50 Engineering Feats voting competition and the Golden Jubilee Scholarship Fund, and concluded his report by thanking members for their strong support of the various initiatives IES has undertaken to benefit the community and engineers at large. Honorary Treasurer Er. Koh Beng Thong presented the Treasurer’s Repor t and Statement of Accounts next, bringing attention to important por tions of the financial statements and clarifying IES’ fiscal policies where questioned. Generally, the reports were well-received by members, who re-
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IES Council Members 2016/2017 President
Er. Edwin Khew
Vice President, Infrastructure Cluster
Er. Chan Ewe Jin
Vice President, Education Group
Mr Mervyn Sirisena
Vice President, Smart Nation Cluster
Er. Ng Say Cheong
Vice President, Certification Group
Er. Ong See Ho
Vice President, Manufacturing Cluster
Er. Seow Kang Seng
Vice President, Integration Cluster
Dr Yeoh Lean Weng
Honorary Secretary
Dr Boh Jaw Woei
Honorary Treasurer
Er. Joseph Goh
Immediate Past President
Er. Chong Kee Sen
Past President
Prof Chou Siaw Kiang
Past President
Er. Ho Siong Hin
Assistant Honorary Secretary
Mr Joe Eades
Assistant Honorary Secretary
Dr Lim Kok Hwa
Assistant Honorary Treasurer
Mr Tan Sim Chuan
Council Member
Prof Chan Eng Soon
Council Member
Er. Dr Chew Soon Hoe
Council Member
Mr Dalson Chung
Council Member
Mr David So
Council Member
Prof Er Meng Joo
Council Member
Dr Goh Yang Miang
Council Member
Ms Jasmine Foo
Council Member
Er. Joseph Toh
Council Member
Mr Lee Kwok Weng
Council Member
A/Prof Lee Poh Seng
Council Member
Mr Norman Lee
Council Member
Prof Ramakrishna Seeram
Council Member
Er. Teo Chor Kok
Council Member
Dr Zhou Yi
Honorary Council Member
Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah
Honorary Council Member
Er. Ong Ser Huan
Honorary Council Member
Er. Tan Seng Chuan
THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER June 2016