chapter one brief history of the nigerian society of engineers 1.0 ...

Chairman, and Chairpersons, Representatives of other EngineeringBodies and Institutions and some nominated Active CorporateMembers. The President is the Head of Council.The Society operates a Secretariat currently housed at NationalEngineering Centre, Abuja and a liaison office at Lagos both buildingowned by the Society. A full time Executive Secretary heads theSecretariat. Overall co- ordination of the Society’s activities is carriedout from the Secretariat.1.4 STRUCTURE OF ITS DIVISIONSThe Society is also organized into Divisions. As an umbrellaorganization, all the disciplines of the profession as currentlypracticed in the country are duly catered for. Some of the disciplinesare organized as Divisions of the Society to enhance individual careerdevelopment. The following Sixteen Divisions have been dulyrecognized:Aeronautical, Agricultural, Association of Professional WomenEngineers , Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Geotechnical,Industrial, Marine Engineering & Naval Architectural, Mechanical,Metallurgical, Petroleum, Structural and Engineering ValuationDivision & Automotive Division.1.5 SECRETARIAT OF THE SOCIETYThe Nigerian Society of Engineers has a management structure of fivedepartments and five units under the Executive Secretary. They are:a) Corporate Resourcesb) Professional Developmentc) Finance Departmentd) Membership Servicese) Media and Publications1.6.0 ACTIVITIESSome of the fields in which the Society is active include:1.6.1 Courses/Workshops/ConferenceThese are organized nation-wide by the Branches and Divisions andcoordinated by the National Secretariat and are geared towardsprofessional improvement, and continuing education amongstmembers. One of the special events is the October Lecture normallydelivered on the first Friday of October by a Past President of theSociety. The Society holds an Engineering Conference based on achosen theme between the last week in November and first of2