IEM to hold engineering expo

KUCHING: The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM) ( Sarawak Branch) will be holding an IEM Engineering Expo 2018 this weekend (April 14-15) from 10am to 9pm on both days at Hills Shopping Mall.

The theme for this event is ‘Engineers, emPOWERour Nation’ and will be officiated at by Padawan Municipal Council chairman Lo Khere Chiang and IEM Sarawak chairman Tang Chok Khing at 11.30am on Saturday.

The event aims to promote engineering to the public and to serve as a platform for engineering graduates and engineers to seek career advancement and exchange knowledge. This event also wishes to provide more insight about engineering to the public, in addition to promote the function and roles of IEM in engineering field as well as engineering as a career and choice of further study among young students.

Through this event, IEM Sarawak hopes that participants will come to know the importance of engineering to the community and to the nation as a whole.

The expo will feature some 40 booths from a variety of engineering companies, government linked companies in the fields of construction, engineering development and safety, as well as universities and colleges that offer engineering courses.

Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in collaboration with IEM Sarawak will be conducting 1- day Green Card training course on Safety Induction Construction Workers (SICW) from 8.30am to 4.30pm on both days.

In addition, there will also be a series of technical talks by manufacturers, suppliers, and experts in the engineering industry. After receiving rave reviews from the public during its past expos, IEM has decided to pack a total of 20 talks during the two-day event. The technical talks will be held from 10.30am to 9pm.

There will also be a charitable blood donation drive and Build & Break competition, so be sure to check them out.

For more info on the talks and exhibitions, visit Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ iemyessarawak or contact IEM Office at 082- 428506.