Overview Of IET Mentoring Services
By Huiaizah Ahmad

Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-six members of IET, previously known as IEE Brunei Branch attended the 9th annual general meeting recently.

Former chairman, Mr Ang Kian Guan, gave an overview of all the programmes and events participated and organised by IET for the year 2006.

The IET Brunei Branch Honorary Treasurer gave a financial year report. Members were briefed about "IET Mentoring Services" in a presentation by IPRA (International Professional Registration) Adviser Mr Lim Sam Lee.

Lim gave an overview of the mentoring services, which IET Brunei Branch hopes to provide to assist members in their professional development.IET expects a mentor to be a suitably experienced person willing and able to act as a confidential helper and guide to another engineer to stimulate professional development and make it more effective, he said.

Lim touched on the mentoring services objectives, the mentor matching process, roles of mentor, benefits of mentoring and others. Certificates of appreciation to website sponsors Elmech Engineering, Jofren Omar, SEC Mashibah and Yusada IAL and 2005/2006 management members and auditors were presented.

The elected new committee members for 2006/2007 are as follows: Honorary Chairman : Hj Rahman Hj Mudin, Immediate Past Chairman : An g.Kian Guan, Honorary Vice Chairman : Goh Kok Lai, Honorary Secretary : Terry Jayasuriya, Honorary Assistant Secretary : Chua Ley Hoon, Honorary Treasurer : Tang Shi Siong, IPRA (International Professional Registration Adviser) : Mr Lim Sam Lee, while elected 12 Honorary committee management members include: Dr William Voon, Simon Leong, Ong Wee Hong, Koh Kian Chan, Lim Kian Boon Robinson Gob, Soo Kok Ping, Ong Wee Hong and Liaw Wai Khiong.

Ang Kian Guan was appointed honorary vice chairman during the IET Far East Region conference recently` held in Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, the elected chairman is from Hong Kong, the secretary is from Singapore and the treasurer from Malaysia.

For information on the activities organised by IET Brunei Branch, contact the Honorary Secretary at ieebrunei@brunet.bn/ietbrunei@brunet.bn. Younger members (below 30 years old) can email ymsbrunei@brunet.bn.The IET website address is http://www.theiet.org.bn -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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