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1.6.17 Promotion Of Engineering And TechnologyIn line with its objects, <strong>the</strong> Society has embarked on moves aimed atpromoting engineering and technology in <strong>the</strong> country. It hasestablished and Engineering and Technology Endowment Fund to helpfinance local engineering endeavors’. The Society is working hard tosensitize <strong>the</strong> entire nation on <strong>the</strong> need to raise engineering technologyhigh on <strong>the</strong> national agenda. Stickers on “Think Technology, TalkTechnology, Try Technology, have been produced in this regards.1.6.18 Liaison With O<strong>the</strong>r Engineering BodiesApart from entering into-co-operation and reciprocal agreements withsome foreign engineering bodies, <strong>the</strong> Nigerian Society <strong>of</strong> Engineers isreaching out to o<strong>the</strong>r local Engineering Associations on <strong>the</strong> need tohave Central Engineering Pr<strong>of</strong>ession Body. In this regard <strong>the</strong>Nigerian Institution <strong>of</strong> Structural Engineers (NIStructE), NigerianInstitution <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) and Nigerian Society <strong>of</strong>Chemical Engineers (NSChE) have already merged and becomeDivisions <strong>of</strong> NSE.1.6.19 Technology SummitThe first ever Technology Summit was initiated by <strong>the</strong> Society in1997 and it was huge success. The second <strong>one</strong> was held in October1998. It has now been transformed into Technology AdvancementGroup (TAG).5

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