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Following the above meeting Dr Kangaalso arranged a detailed discussionbetween Mr Tilak De Silva and Mr KamalFernando with Prof Robin King withregards to the reviews and accreditationprocesses. This discussion was veryinformative for Mr De Silva and MrFernando in understanding theaccreditation processes.Prof King also advised that it may be possible to arrange two IESL representatives to attend asobservers at the next accreditation review undertaken by Engineers Australia in August. IESLNSW Chapter in consultation with Engineers Australia staff will facilitate this process. Thefollowing brief list of actions has been prepared for further action.1. Prof King to discuss with Dr David Robinson the logistics of IESL representatives’attendance as observers;2. Mr Fernando to contact Dr Robinson and obtain confirmation for IESL representatives’presence at the review to be undertaken in August at the University of Newcastle;3. Mr De Silva to brief IESL staff and nominate one representative from Colombo. NSWChapter will nominate the second representative;4. Following the review meeting, IESL representatives are to prepare guidelines inconsultation with Dr Robinson and Prof King on going forward for IESL;5. All travelling arrangements of IESL representatives are to be made by IESL;6. All costs involved in IESL representatives’ visits are to be borne by IESL.The above two meetings have opened doors for further bilateral discussions between twoinstitutions and is a very important juncture for the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka. IESL NSWChapter wish to thank Dr Kanga for taking this initiative and arranging these two very importantmeetings.Prepared byKamal Fernando FIEAust CPEng MIESL MEngSc BScEngChapter Chair, chair@ieslnsw.org, 0438 632 71620/06/2013
IESL NSW donates text books to University of Jaffna Engineering FacultyAs part of helping engineering education in Sri Lanka, the IESL NSW Chapter delivered 26much needed Civil Engineering text books to the Library of the Faculty of Engineering,University of Jaffna, Kilinochchi. The Chapter Executive committee member Maha Mahadevain consultation with Dr. S.S.Sivakumar of the University of Jaffna coordinated the purchasingand delivery of the books.The books were delivered by an IESL delegation comprising of the President (Eng Tilak DeSilva), the president-elect (Eng Shavi Fernando), chairman of ICT committee (Eng ArjunaManamperi), the president of IESL Northern Province (Eng. N Suthakaran) and Secretary ( Eng. T.Barathithasan). The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna Prof. (Ms) VasanthyArasaratnam and her staff accepted the books at a small ceremony. The NSW Chapter Chair(Eng Kamal Fernando) also attended the ceremony via Skype. Eng. Kandiah Mahadeva of theNSW Chapter who meticulously selected the most useful books and coordinated its purchase inAustralia and transfer to Colombo couldn’t participate in the event, due to prior commitments.Discussions are now underway with the Engineering Faculties of Moratuwa and Peradeniya,as to how the Chapter can help those Institutions with the proceeds available fromEngineering Conventions.
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