BACKGROUND

The HKIE-IEM-CIE Tripartite Seminar aims to create a venue for interactive discussions and sharing of experiences in multi-disciplinary engineering among Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) and the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE, Taiwan). This year, the HKIE will be hosting this Tripartite Seminar with the theme “Engineering Better City Resilience” on 28-29 November2024 in Hong Kong. The theme of the Tripartite Seminar focuses on show casing the latest Geotechnical and Civil Engineering project experiences, technological breakthroughs, and policy developments in enhancing city resilience.

NOMINATION OF MALAYSIAN CANDIDATES

The Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division (GETD), IEM invites engineers registered with IEM to submit a 300-words abstract and a brief Curriculum Vitae (CV) for the HKIE-IEM-CIE Tripartite Seminar 2024. Three candidates will be selected to represent IEM to present the technical papers in this seminar in Hong Kong. The selection process will be based on the abstracts submitted, and decision made by the Committee of GETD will be final.

The selected candidates will be provided with two nights’ accommodation and waived the seminar registration fees by the organising institution. Transportation costs for attending the seminar for the selected candidates will be partly subsidized by IEM-GETD. Within a period of one month after the seminar, the candidates shall submit a written report (suitable for publication in IEM’s Bulletin) on the event to GETD. The candidates will also be required to repeat the presentation at IEM as an evening technical talk.

IMPORTANT DATES

The abstract and CV should be sent to the Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division, IEM
(Attention to Ms. Aisyah, Email: sitiaisyah@iem.org.my).

Abstract submission : 30 August 2024
Notification of abstract acceptance : 7 September 2024
Full paper submission : 25 October 2024