UNITEN ICE STUDENT CHAPTER

THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE MALAYSIA REPORT 14th JANUARY 2011

On the 14th January 2011, six students from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Student Chapter were invited by the ICE Country Representative for Malaysia, Ir. Dr. Ooi Teik Aun to attend the Institution of Civil Engineers Asia Pacific Conference Malaysia 2011. It was the first time for ICE Malaysia to organize the Asia Pacific conference in Malaysia. The theme of the conference was Infrastructure Development in The Tropical Environment.

The conference was held in Kristal Ballroom, Hilton Petaling Jaya Hotel and it was one-day conference. The conference was attended by Mr. Peter Hansford, the ICE President; Dato Ir. Prof. Dr. Chuah Hean Teik, IEM President; ICE country representatives from Asia Pacific Region and the participants. The objectives if the conference were to exchange the information on tackling common area of interest in infrastructure development in the tropical environment, to gather the pioneers to look at the development, advancement and achievements, to put them on record for the benefit of engineers and other interested in Infrastructure Development.

The conference covered the infrastructure development and green technology, mitigation of natural disaster and collaboration among researchers, government agencies, developers, consultants and contractors. Overall, the invited students managed to gain the valuable knowledge about the infrastructure development from the conference and will use it in the future.

Figure 1: Welcome address by Mr. Peter Hansford, ICE President

Figure 2: Opening speech by IEM President, Dato' Ir. Prof. Dr. Chuah Hean Teik

Figure 3: First speaker, Dato Sri Ir. Dr. Judin Abdul Karim, Director General of Public Works Malaysia & President Board of Engineers Malaysia on Infrastructure Investment & Development in Malaysia

Figure 4: Second speaker, Dr. Laurie D. Wesley, Senior Lecturer (retired) University of Auckland on Geotechnical Engineering In The Local Environment

Figure 5: Third speaker, Mr. Marcus L Karakashian, Director of Land Transport Authority Singapore on Challenges of Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure in Singapore

Figure 6: Fourth speaker, Mr. Nick Shirlaw, Director Golder Associates (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. On Tunnelling for Infrastructure Development in Tropically Weathered Soils & Rocks.

Figure 7: Fifth speaker, Mr. John Davies, Principal, Arup Singapore Pte. Ltd. & Director of Arup International Ltd on Underground Rail Infrastructure in East Asia over the past 35 years

Figure 8: Sixth speaker, Mr. Mike Dobie, ICE Representative for Indonesia on Earthquakes & the Design of Infrastructure Projects from Indonesia

Figure 9: Seventh speaker, Professor Dayantha Wijeyesekera, ICE Representative for Sri Lanka on Post Tsunami Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka

Figure 10: The signature ceremony between ICE President & IEM President on the Agreement Cooperation between ICE & IEM

Figure 11: Group photo with Mr. Peter Hansford, ICE President (6th from left); Ir. Dr. Ooi Teik Aun, ICE Country Representative for Malaysia (5th from left); Mr. Marcus L Karakashian, Director of Land Transport Authority Singapore (7th from left) and UNMC ICE Student Chapter members