11th Water Resources Colloquium 2009

The Water Resources Technical Division (WRTD) recently held its annual colloquium on the 23rd of May 2009 at Wisma IEM. The session was chaired by Engr. Prof. Dr. Hj. Othman A. Karim with the opening speech given by WRTD Chairman 08/09, Engr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aminuddin Baki. He touched on several matters related to WRTD activities in 2008/09 and thanked all the committee members for the oustanding support and cooperation given throughout his tenure. In accordance with the WRTD constitution, the Deputy Chairman for 2008/09, Engr. Chong Sun Fatt, shall succeed the position of chairman for 2009/2010. Earlier the committee members voted that Engr. Dr. Marlinda Abdul Malek (secretary of WRTD in 2008/09) shall assist Engr. Chong as Deputy Chairman.

The colloquium proceeded after the Chairman's opening speech, with keynote address by Dr. Abdul Rani Abdullah Baginda, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alam Sekitar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (ASMA). His paper, co-authored together with Engr. Zaki Zainudin, was entitled "Moving Towards Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) in Malaysia". In total, the colloquium had eight (8) presenters consisting of various water professionals from diversified backgrounds. Below are some photos and videos taken during the colloquium.

World Water Monitoring Day

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2 1/2 Days Hands On Workshop On : River Water Quality Modeling

The Water Resources Technical Division (WRTD) of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) with the support of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), successfully organized a workshop on river water quality modeling between 4 -6 of May 2009. Distinguished speakers consisted of well recognized individuals on the subject matter; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maketab Mohamed (UTM), Engr. Zaki Zainudin (UiTM) and Tengku Fazli Tengku Yahya (UniKL). Participants diversified in background ranging from engineers, consultants, scientists, researchers and students from all over Malaysia. Session Chairman was Engr. Ellias Saidin with WRTD Chairman Engr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aminuddin Baki also present throughout the workshop.

Below are some photos and videos taken during the event.