BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, June 7, 2010
THE Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Brunei Darussalam Network will be organising its second international conference on June 21 and 22, 2010.

The chairman of IET, who is also chairman of the conference Pg Hj Md Zain Pg Hj Abd Razak announced this during a press conference yesterday afternoon at its headquarters in Anggerek Desa.

“This year’s theme, ‘Green Technology for Sustainable Global Development’ signifies the persistent efforts of the IET Brunei Darussalam in promoting advancement in engineering and technology while cultivating a culture of professionalism amongst engineers,” he said.

However he cautioned that while engineering and technology play a key role in national development, they can also bring adverse impacts to the natural environment and resources. Thus to ensure that such development is sustainable, he added, engineers need to be responsible to ensure that engineering and technological advancements are environmentally friendly.

This year’s conference is expected to be attended by about 80 participants from both the government and private sectors.

Two speakers from the United States (US) and Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) have been invited to give their keynote address at the conference.

“Laina Green from the US in her paper titled ‘Leading with Green:The New Competitive Edgy and Key to Success’ will touch on Green ICT, which is a major contribution in green technology as the use of ICT is escalating, while Associate Professor Dr Peter Hing in his presentation on ‘Minimisation of Resource Drain for Sustainable Development’ will be talking about drain of resources,” he said.

Pg Md Zain also said that there will be five technical sessions where 23 working papers will be tabled. The sessions will discuss various topics such as Recycling and Waste Management; Harnessing the Computing Power for Green Applications; Technology for Sustainable Environment: Performance Improvement and Environmental Impact; Green Habitation: Building and Community and Alternative and Renewable Energy: Sources and Technology.

“The technical sessions will give participants a broad overview of research and development in green technology both locally and outside Brunei,” he said.

There will also be two tutorials organised during the conference covering topics such as fuel cell technology and wind energy development.

The two-day conference will be held at the Rizqun International Hotel which will be opened by Minister of Communications Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Abdullah Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar.

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