Monday, July 4, 2011

Message from the Chair - July 2011

The advantage of being an IET member is the fellowship among members in the same region. The shared interest in professionalism and engineering drives our desire to extend local benefits to other areas, which will help student members to grow and young professionals to improve themselves.

We need to take full advantage of the Internet to connect with members from other regions through social networks or similar web technologies. In the interest of every member of the YP250 and student members, we have established an online presence in Facebook and a blog to provide timely updates, news and announcements. This will also better support the YP250 newsletter with constant stream of content that is relevant to all regional members. I would like to encourage everyone, YP and non-YP members alike, to join the YP250 page in order to consolidate our communication beyond the formal conference calls and forum discussions.


The IET has so much planned for the remainder of the session and the next few years. With everyone’s contribution to the YP250 page, we can work together to find the best way to gather interest and support for your activities or events. Remember that the YP250 channels of communication are equally yours to use for the benefit of your region. Visit our YP250 page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/IET-YP-250/219167438105616?ref=hnav and our blog at http://ietyp250.blogspot.com/.


If you like to contribute to future issues of the newsletter, don’t delay and send your articles to the editor, or post it on the YP250 page.


David Leong

Chair

Young Professionals Coordination Team