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Members’ lounge in Techno was always full of members and Techno and the AGM was well attended by our members. More than that, participation in the annual session presentations was very encouraging. Last year we observed that sometimes there were less than 10 participants in some sessions, however, this year it was around 80-100 throughout. Discussions too were very constructive and I feel that the young engineers had got an excellent time with lot of advice. This has to be the “mentoring” we all should expect from the senior engineers, rather than complaining that the young engineers do not perform well in the industry.
The way forward during this new session with the President, Eng. S.B. Wijeyakoon has to be always positive and members’ involvement must be even more. I humbly request the members to raise their voice and propose new targets during the session.
I propose the following activities which were done during last few years to be continued; use of IT in communication, conducting CPD courses to cater the needs of the members, members’ reunion or members’ night, more field visits organized by sectional committees (some were even foreign visits), more activities by regional chapters (SL and overseas), more CSR work such as building clinic etc.
I was requested by the Qatar Chapter to reserve some space in the newsletter for “Gulf Column”. Of course, it will be done and why not for others. Please propose a name for your column; it will be reserved for you. Valuable articles and your activities will be definitely published.
Always remember that “IESL is ours” and do not criticize that IESL is not moving in the right direction unless you actively contribute in IESL activities.
Eng. (Dr.) Udeni P. Nawagamuwa
nawagamuwa@gmail.com
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