ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019/2020 AND ENGINEERS’ NIGHT
The Annual General Meeting 2019/2020 and Engineers’ Night of The Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka – Qatar chapter was held on 31st of January 2020 at Mercure Grands Hotel – Doha, Qatar. Mr. Kohularangan Ratnasingam, Minister/Head of Chancery, Embassy of Sri Lanka - Qatar, graced the event as the chief guest.
The event was started with the lightening of the traditional oil lamp by the invitees and there was remarkable participation of members with their families to enlighten the event throughout. Especial entertaining events had been organized for the kids separately which was started along with the AGM. The biography of the outgoing ExCom members was shared with the audience.
A thoughtful welcome speech was given by the outgoing chairman of IESL Qatar Chapter Eng. Kamil Ariff. He thanked all outgoing ExCom members and previous chairmen, Eng. Niyamathulla, Eng. Saman Ranjith, Eng. Sarath Wejisoma, Eng. Jagath Perera, Eng. Thilakasiri Ekanayake, Eng. Rohana Egodagama, CEng. Chandralal Mendis and CEng. Jagath Gunasekera. He also stated that we need to produce great leaders who can take up the leadership in the future. Further, he requested from the all selected ExCom members to provide quality time, knowledge and few riyals (for communication) for the chapter which he has done for last 10 years and shows අධික උනන්දුව which is උන, අම්මා. කැක්කුම, ගාය with the chapter.
Following the speech “A flashback of Qatar Chapter during last year” was shown as a presentation which was presented by the outgoing Secretary of IESL Qatar Chapter Eng. Prabuddha Lokuliyanage. The presentation conveyed the progress of the IESL-Qatar Chapter in the year 2019.
The audited financial statement for the year of 2018 and draft accounts for 2019 were presented by the outgoing treasurer Eng. Irfan Mohamad. A fruitful speech was given by the chief guest Mr. Kohularangan Ratnasingam. New EXCOM members were inducted by Eng. Asoka Jayalath, Election commissioner, after relieving outgoing ExCom members’ roles and responsibilities.
The vision, mission and action plans of the IESL-Qatar chapter were presented by the new president Eng. Prasanna Janakasiri and requested to all members, outgoing ExCom and incoming ExCom to extend the fullest support to take the chapter to the next level. Following the speech, an Interactive session with Qatar Chapter engineers was held in an effective manner with the active participation of the members. AGM was concluded with the vote of thanks given by the new secretary Eng. Manoj Vellaiyapillai, where he thanked all who supported to make the AGM very successful.
After the completion of AGM, the sponsors, Sri Lankan Airlines – official airline partner, Sampath Bank – official banking partner and Sithula – official media partner, presented their organizations and the products and followed by the raffle draw in which some members won various valuable rewards. Following that, a fabulous buffet dinner and musical night with DJ had been organized. There were games for gents and ladies also; the best dancer of the night was chosen. This event was a remarkable one in the IESL-Qatar chapter history and considered as one of the best AGMs of Qatar Chapter.
The following members were inducted as office bearers for the upcoming year 2019/2020.
Chairman : Eng. Prasanna Janakasiri
Vice Chairman : CEng. Chanaka Guruge
Secretary : Eng. Manoj Vellaiyapillai
Treasurer : Eng. Mohamed Fazil
Editor : Eng. Janaka Samarathunga
Executive Committee Members:
- Eng. Prabuddha Lokuliyanage
- Eng. M.A.A. Rumais
- Eng. A. M. Mohamed Riyas
- Eng. Saddhathissa Sirisena
- Eng. Nareshkumar Subramaniam
Highlights of the event
Welcome Speech by Outgoing Chairman of IESL Qatar Chapter - Eng. Kamil Ariff
Speech by the New Chairman of IESL Qatar Chapter Eng. Prasanna Janakasiri
Newly appointed Executive Committee Members
The gathering at the 11th AGM - IESL Qatar Chapter