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There are many means to get to Ipoh, Perak either by rail, air or road. One can easily travel th by train between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh as Booking Tickets for the ETS KL to 26 FEIAP GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND there are daily trains that depart from KL Ipoh Train MSPC SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION Sentral. The train takes about 2 hours to reach WITH WFEO-CIC SEMINAR Ipoh. ETS trains provide eight return trips for To book your tickets on the ETS Electric Train from Kuala IPOH, PERAK the Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh route daily. The ETS Lumpur to Ipoh, you can sometimes book them at the 11-14 JULY 2018 reduces travel time between Ipoh and Kuala station on the day of travel if there are seats still Lumpur by about one hour. available, but we would highly advise you to book them in advance. If you would like to make an advance booking Delegates are strongly recommended to it is much easier to book tickets online - either directly from the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) website, take the ERL to KL Sentral and ETS to Ipoh or fly in from Singapore. or using an online ticket agent which offer a much quicker and easier booking process. WFEO – CIC IT Work Group Full List of train departures from KL Sentral to Ipoh : : WHAT IS IT ABOUT ? WHEN AND WHERE ? Date: 11-14 July 2018 (Wednesday – Friday) This year, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) th will be hosting the 26 FEIAP General Assembly in mid Time: 4 days 3 nights in Ipoh, Perak July 2018 at one of the Ipoh best hotel. Held over three days, major highlights include the 26th FEIAP Venue: Hotel Casuarina @ Meru General Assembly (“GA”) and the FEIAP Distinguished By bus Dinner and award night (“Dinner”). The GA attracts The cheapest way to reach Ipoh is by coach more than 22 member economies from the Asia and Organised by: There are a number of daily trips from Pacific region and beyond to discuss issues relating to major terminals in Selangor/KL to Medan engineering profession. Interesting sight-seeing Gopeng Ipoh Bus Station, with trip time The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) places in Ipoh and a cave tour with a visit to one of the being around 2 ½ hours and the fare is considerably cheap. Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia best university in Kampar will be part of this GA programme and the Pacific (FEIAP) Flying is also an option. One Malaysian Service Providers Confederation During the Dinner, an eminent speaker will deliver a can fly from Singapore to Ipoh Ipoh to Singapore Flights Singapore to Ipoh Flights keynote speech on the development of the town built by air as there are daily flights (MSPC) from Changi Airport Budget on Tin”. Two/three distinguished engineers will be Terminal to Ipoh's Sultan Azlan Co-organised by : receiving the “FEIAP Engineer of the Year” award in Shah Airport. There are at recognition of their outstanding contributions to the least 2 flights a day from WFEO-CIC – The Institution of Engineers, India engineering profession. The Dinner is expected to be Singapore to Ipoh and from attended by more than 300 engineers from the public Ipoh to Singapore. Should one Celebrating 40 Years of FEIAP and private sectors in the Asia Pacific regions including arrive in Kuala Lumpur then Success and Congratulations to Europe and Africa. one has the option to choose th the coach ride (bus) or hired Firefly and Tiger Air (Scoot) are the two (2) airlines that flies from 50 WFEO Birthday car (taxi) or take the fast train. Singapore to Ipoh and the timing for the l hour 15 min flight are as above The History of FEIAP The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Southeast Asia Highlights of Joint Organisers and the Pacific (FEISEAP) is an international non-profit professional organization founded on 6 July 1978. Its MSPC is wholly responsible for the formulation of common strategies, networking at national, regional WFEO-CIC IT establishment following an exploratory meeting convened and and international levels for the Malaysian services industry. We help in promoting and stimulating WORK GROUP organised by The Engineering Institute of Thailand under The demand for professional and business services in Malaysia and export markets. King's Patronage with the support of the United Nations We help accelerate the growth of the Services industry by: Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 3 July 1978 in Chiang Mai. Enhancing the industry’s competitiveness, productivity and efficiency; Developing the capacities and capabilities for the sector; Being an independent umbrella organization for the Positioning Malaysia to be a regional centre of excellence; engineering institutions in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific Engaging with the authorities, in the spirit of Malaysia Inc., to create a more conducive business region, the objectives of FEISEAP are to encourage the environment for investments and export of Malaysian services; application of technical progress to economic and social Outreaching, nurturing and partnering members’ organizations in strengthening institutional advancement throughout the world; to advance engineering as support in development and promotion of industry. a profession in the interest of all people; and to foster peace throughout the world. The Federation was, itself, an international member of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), that pursues objectives similar to those of FEISEAP on a global scale. FEIAP 2014 Beijing, China The Constitution of the Federation has been amended several th times at its biennial General Assemblies. At the 14 General The World Federation of Engineering Organizations is an international, non-governmental Assembly of FEISEAP held in Cebu, Philippines, on 26 organization representing the engineering profession worldwide and is founded in 1968, under the November, 2007 the question of the continuation of FEISEAP auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) in Paris, the was discussed. It was unanimously agreed at that General World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) brings together national engineering organizations from over 90 nations and represents some 20 million engineers from around the world. Assembly, that the Federation should continue provided that its WFEO has formed 10 standing technical committees dealing with various subjects with a focus on Constitution was reviewed to more clearly define its objectives Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). One of the commitees is Information and Communication (CIC) and to broaden the scope of economies eligible for which has its objectives as technological advancements for sustainable developments. membership. WFEO-CIC, the Standing Committee on Information and Communication (CIC)- holds as a duty to This version of the Constitution is the result of that review and lead forward I Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order for it to be applied globally, consultation with all Members. It was unanimously adopted by and focuses on developing countries where narrowing the gap has become essential. the Special General Assembly of the Federation held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 2 June 2008. The Constitution incorporates a WFEO-CIC is holding this seminar in association with The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM). change of its name to the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP). FEIAP DELEGATES SPONSORED TOUR PROGRAMME for Day 1 and Day 3 Tourism Perak will sponsor two days sight- seeing trips for the FEIAP delegates. Ipoh is the capital city of Perak, situated 205 km north of Kuala Lumpur and strategically located in the heart of Kinta Valley. The city lies on the river banks of Kinta River surrounded by breathtaking limestone hill sand lush greenery terrains. Ipoh is the 4th largest city in Malaysia and is one of the fascinating tourist destinations in the Peninsular of Malaysia splendor with heritage, culture and nature. Ipoh is surrounded by beautiful limestone outcrops with wonderful cave temples. Today's Ipoh is well known for its excellent restaurants, hawkers, and famous local dishes. Because of this you will find famous 'Ipoh cuisine' hawkers at many places throughout Malaysia. (Please see leaflet attached). FEIAP Technical Visit FEIAP Technical Visits MSPC Symposium and Exhibition - Ballroom Aman Jaya Convention Centre (AJCC) Date Time FEIAP Technical Visit Date Time Symposium – The Future is Digital - Ballrom 1 (Tuesday) 10 July Arrival of Delegates to Ipoh and Registration 09.00 – 09.30 Assemble, Boarding and Departure 2018 Check in to hotel 19.00 – 20.00 MSPC Cocktail Reception 09.30 – 12.00 Visit to Sam Poh Tong 08:45 –0 9:00 Introductory Remarks, Setting the Scene, Ir. Choo Kok Beng FASc. Symposium Organising Chairman Proceed to Kellie Castle Visit to Tin Dredge Tourist Centre 09:00 – 10:00 Session One: DIGITAL MARKETING Session Chair: Dato’ Yasmin Mahmood, MDEC, CEO 09.00 Cashless Payment in Digital Marketing, WeChat 09.30 Day 3, Cybersecurity in Digital Marketing, Ministry of Domestic Trade, Lunch at Tanjung Tualang (Perak’s Freshwater 10.00 (Friday) 12.00 – 14.00 Co-operatives and Consumerism Prawns Town) 13 July Q&A Friday Prayers for Muslim Session Two: CROSS BORDER DIGITAL TRADE 2018 10:20 – 11:20 Session Chair: Ir Dr Mohd Shahreen Zainooreen Madro, MATRADE, CEO 14.00 – 16.00 Visit to UTAR University, Kampar 10.20 Creating Opportunities in Cross Border Digital Trade, Yap Keong Foon, 10.50 Malaysia China Digital Commerce Association, President, Smartphone 11.20 Technology in Digital Trade, Huawei Q&A 16.00 – 16.30 Visit to Tin Museum 11:40 – 12:40 Session Three: FUTURE TREND IN DIGITAL SERVICE Session Chair: Paul Chan, Director, Prestariang Bhd 11.40 Maximizing Big Data Analysis in Digital Services, OR Technologies Day 1 (Wednesday) 12.10 The Coming of Age of Blocked Chain, MIMOS 16.30 Return to Ipoh 12.40 Q&A 11 July 2018 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Check out (Saturday) 14:00 – 14:50 Session Four: DEVELOPMENT IN DIGITAL SERVICES Depart for airport 14 July Session Chair: YM Tengku Datuk Dr.