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President's Corner
Welcome back to the corner. Fast approaching the half way mark of my presidency I think it is time to take stock of the situation and gear up efforts to make sure the goals and objectives I had set forth at the beginning of the session could all be achieved. To expedite decision making and improve quality and standard of our activities of the IESL, I proposed three main activities to implement in my tenure.
As you know, I have been requesting you to write to me (to the editor) as you are the best person to give us your feedback. Sometimes I have got lot of comments from seniors, but unfortunately they are the people I know. How about the others, who know me only because of SLEN, are they accepting content in the SLEN?
Leadership matters. Leadership is a heavily studied area and continues to be so. There are many old and new theories about Leadership. However, the undeniable fact about Leadership is that the "individuality" of the one who holds it gives leadership that "customization / uniqueness". Therefore, this is our attempt to bring that "special person" in a leadership role to you.
Electrified Transportation - The Step towards Future : Key Note Speech by Eng. Shavindranath Fernando at the EESoc Panel Discussion 2015
I am very pleased to stand before you and deliver this key note speech, knowing very well that I am not the best person to do so in the midst of a very distinguished and a highly knowledgeable audience and a panel. In 1979 when I joined CEB I was attached to Kelanitissa Power station and the Pettah power station was looked after by our staff.
“Electrified Transportation, Now or Never” says the expertise at EESoc Panel Discussion
Approaching fossil fuel crisis, growing demand for transportation, requirement of improved modes of transportation, all have been insisting ‘Electrified Transportation’ in Sri Lanka from a long time. This requires collaborative efforts of both power and transportation sectors. So far, expertises have carried out their own research and policy makers have taken their own decisions either with or without the recommendations of the expertise, but none were implemented yet.
ALCO, the Unsung Hero of Sri Lankan Rail - by D U L Peeligama
It too is Canadian, but not “The Canadian”, which terminology can only be used in referring to one class of locomotivein Sri Lankan railway parlances, the legendary M2. It is not the M2 that is being discussed here, but “The Other Canadian”, the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) built Class M4,now entering its fortieth year of service on the railways of Sri Lanka.
Calming Claims by prioritizing Intention - by Eng. S.D.S. Deshapriya, RDA
It was a debatable matter in the law field few days back that, regarding the validty of contesting for third term by the previous president . Argument from one side is that he was not qualified because of not following the procedure correctly to get qualified for contesting. Other party denied it saying that the intention or objective is the prime important hence the adherence to the procedure is a secondary matter.
Do It Right! At The Right Time! By Tharindu Weerasinghe
We may feel unhappy about our past because we have missed several things which could have been accomplished in the past! In reality, we may not be able to fulfill each and everything that we plan but if we don't have proper plans and enthusiasm then we will surely miss things and moments of our lives, that will lead us to feel unhappy about our past!
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