IET Multimedia Univ. (Cyberjaya) Student Chapter

2nd Annual General Meeting

2007-07-08T00:18:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

IET Multimedia University (Cyberjaya) Student Chapter would like to invite you to our 2nd Annual General Meeting.

The details are as below:
Date: 11th July 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 8pm
Venue: CR2047, FOE Building
* Refreshment will be provided

FOE & FIT students (members & non-members) are highly encouraged to attend this AGM as you will be able to nominate & vote for representatives of your choice in our student chapter. Do invite your friends to come along to find out more about the student chapter.

Thank you.

With Best Regards,
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Student Chapter
Multimedia University (Cyberjaya)
Website: http://iet.mmu.edu.my

Scientists break speed of light

2007-03-12T16:20:00.000+08:00

(AP) -- Scientists have apparently broken the universe's speed limit.

For generations, physicists believed there is nothing faster than light moving through a vacuum -- a speed of 186,000 miles per second.

But in an experiment in Princeton, New Jersey, physicists sent a pulse of laser light through cesium vapor so quickly that it left the chamber before it had even finished entering.

The pulse traveled 310 times the distance it would have covered if the chamber had contained a vacuum.

Researchers say it is the most convincing demonstration yet that the speed of light -- supposedly an ironclad rule of nature -- can be pushed beyond known boundaries, at least under certain laboratory circumstances.
Not so impossible

"This effect cannot be used to send information back in time," said Lijun Wang, a researcher with the private NEC Institute. "However, our experiment does show that the generally held misconception that `nothing can travel faster than the speed of light' is wrong."

The results of the work by Wang, Alexander Kuzmich and Arthur Dogariu were published in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.

The achievement has no practical application right now, but experiments like this have generated considerable excitement in the small international community of theoretical and optical physicists.

"This is a breakthrough in the sense that people have thought that was impossible," said Raymond Chiao, a physicist at the University of California at Berkeley who was not involved in the work. Chiao has performed similar experiments using electric fields.

In the latest experiment, researchers at NEC developed a device that fired a laser pulse into a glass chamber filled with a vapor of cesium atoms. The researchers say the device is sort of a light amplifier that can push the pulse ahead.

Previously, experiments have been done in which light also appeared to achieve such so-called superluminal speeds, but the light was distorted, raising doubts as to whether scientists had really accomplished such a feat.

The laser pulse in the NEC experiment exits the chamber with almost exactly the same shape, but with less intensity, Wang said.

The pulse may look like a straight beam but actually behaves like waves of light particles. The light can leave the chamber before it has finished entering because the cesium atoms change the properties of the light, allowing it to exit more quickly than in a vacuum.

The leading edge of the light pulse has all the information needed to produce the pulse on the other end of the chamber, so the entire pulse does not need to reach the chamber for it to exit the other side.

The experiment produces an almost identical light pulse that exits the chamber and travels about 60 feet before the main part of the laser pulse finishes entering the chamber, Wang said.

Wang said the effect is possible only because light has no mass; the same thing cannot be done with physical objects.

The Princeton experiment and others like it test the limits of the theory of relativity that Albert Einstein developed nearly a century ago.

According to the special theory of relativity, the speed of particles of light in a vacuum, such as outer space, is the only absolute measurement in the universe. The speed of everything else -- rockets or inchworms -- is relative to the observer, Einstein and others explained.
Application: faster computers?

In everyday circumstances, an object cannot travel faster than light. The Princeton experiment and others change these circumstances by using devices such as the cesium chamber rather than a vacuum.

Ultimately, the work may contribute to the development of faster computers that carry information in light particles.

Not everyone agrees on the implications of the NEC experiment.

Aephraim Steinberg, a physicist at the University of Toronto, said the light particles coming out of the cesium chamber may not have been the same ones that entered, so he questions whether the speed of light was broken.

Still, the work is important, he said: "The interesting thing is how did they manage to produce light that looks exactly like something that didn't get there yet?"

source-CNN-

IET Multimedia Univ. (Cyberjaya) Student Chapter

2007-01-30T10:35:00.000+08:00

Welcome Back for 3rd Trimester 2006/2007!

IET Student Chapter of MMU Cyberjaya would like to welcome all MMU Students for the 3rd Trimester 2006/2007.

For new intake students, Welcome to MMU! It is our pleasure to see the new students to get involved in activities organised by IET Student Chapter!

For this trimester, we have already planned a line up of interesting activitites.

1. A Day With Alpha

2. crIETivity unleashed

3. iLEAP

We look forward in your participation.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Professional Gaming

2006-12-19T23:02:00.000+08:00

10. Pro Gamers Aren't Geeks - They're Jocks

It may come as a shock to some people, but it's true. If you're looking for Lewis Skolnick types with pocket protectors and thick-rimmed glasses, you've come to the wrong place. Gamers here at the CPL resemble jocks - albeit seriously smart and tech-savvy jocks - more than mild-mannered nerds. They talk like jocks, barking profanity-laced trash talk at one another. They act like jocks, thumping their chests with victory and high-fiving and fist-pounding one another after big wins. Okay, so most of the pro gamers here don't have ripped abs and athletic physiques, and quite a few are of a more diminutive stature. But they're not fat blobs either. Oh, and some of them have uniforms, too.

9. There Are Female Pro Gamers

Yes, there are girls in the professional gaming circles. And some of them are quite good, too. There aren't a whole lot of females around on the first day of the CPL Championship Finals event here in Dallas, but there are a few. For example, there was the SK Gaming Ladies team in the Counter-Strike competition. In another game room, I counted half a dozen females playing various PC and consoles games. And they blended in well with the rest of crowd, cheering loudly and yelling commands during matches.

8. Trash-Talking Is The Air, And So Is Sportsmanship

Playing online can lead to spirited trash-talking and unseemly insults - just like basketball, football, and baseball. However, I was surprised that, after a Counter-Strike match ended, I saw the winning players get up from their seats, walk around the table and shake hands with their opponents. Sure, there's trash-talking and cussing and gangster rap-flavored insults that are lobbied across the PCs during heated competitions. And there are plenty of rivalries between pro gamers and top teams. But there's also standard of sportsmanship, at least at this CPL event. When professional gamers come face to face with one another and when alls said and done, there exists a mutual respect for one another. And in this day and age when NFL players stomp on each others heads and spit in their opponents faces and brawls break out on NBA basketball courts, such sportsmanship - and professionalism - from young gamers is a breath of fresh air.

7. Pro Gamers Retire Earlier Than Tennis Players

You'd think that playing video and PC games professionally would be a dream come true for many, especially the top pro gamers. Yet a number of them seem to retire at a young age during their so-called "prime." For example, Kristoffer "Tentpole" Nordlund has said he will retire after the CPL World Tour Championship wraps up this year - at the ripe old age of 21. Nordlund is a member of Sweden's top professional team, dubbed Fnatic, and he's pretty damn good at Counter Strike. There's been no word about what Nordlund will do after retirement, but there is life after pro gaming. For example, Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager, 21, who is one of the top Painkiller players in the world and earned more than $230,000 on the 2005 CPL World Tour alone, retired earlier this year to concentrate on his college studies. And Dennis "Thresh" Fong, who was once one of the dominant Quake players in professional gaming during the late 1990s, went on to become a successful entrepreneur, founding the gaming site Gamers.com and Xfire, the communication software maker and social networking provider for online gamers. Xfire was acquired by MTV Networks last spring for more than $100 million, so Fong is doing quite well.

6. Pro Gaming Has Its Own Sports Media

In addition to being broadcast on MTV, USA Network, and DirecTV, professional gaming has its own dedicated sports media that broadcasts the matches via the Web and reports box scores, stats, and news recaps. For example, GotFrag.com is a site dedicated to covering live competitions with online streaming video as well as news reports, stats and record keeping. There's also Amped eSports , which covers a variety of professional gaming tournaments and organizations. In addition, Cohesion Productions is currently filming documentaries on the history of professional gaming. And just recently, Gotfrag partnered with Beckett Media to launch the first e-sports magazine, dubbed eSports. A number of other gaming and tech sites are following the trend and increasing their coverage of professional gaming.

5. Stats Are More Than Just Wins And Losses - And They're Confusing

I'm still trying to figure out how stats work in pro gaming. There's the wins and losses column, and then there's everything else. For example, GameSense, which is the record-keeping database for GotFrag.com, has over 30 different stats for both individual players and teams in Counter-Strike competitions. There's +/- , which measures a player's Frags minus the number of Deaths (a strong Counter-Strike player, therefore, will have a very high plus number). There's the Assist category, which means a player wounds an opposing player with more than 50 percent damage but doesn't actually score a Frag. There's the Error stat, or E, which results in a players engaging in friendly fire or "world spawns," which is when a player accidentally frags him or herself during combat. And there's the ACE, which is the home run of Counter-Strike, according to GameSense; ACE's are scored when a player frags the entire opposing team in one round. There's also the DM or Domination stat, which is derived from a complex formula involving a number of different stats that's way too complicated to go into here.

4. Pro Gamers Are Divided Over The Games

Just like Major League Baseball fans constantly lament over the designated hitter rule, some gamers debate the merits of Counter Strike 1.6 over Counter Strike: Source. There are also Quake purists who prefer playing Quake 3 instead of the more recent Quake 4. And if there's one thing that keeps professional gaming fragmented, it's the ever-growing number of online multiplayer games that are used at pro tournaments, such as Halo 2, Call of Duty 2, Warcraft III, and Battlefield 2. In fact, the CPL is introducing a Guitar Hero tournament at its Winter Championship event this week, though it will be for fun rather than for huge prize money. Will new games like Gears of War replace older titles like Quake 3? And what will that mean for the "old guard" of professional gaming?

3. Pro Gaming Has Stars

You didn't have to see the "60 Minutes" episode featuring Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel to know he's one of the top professional gamers in the world. Wendel's name - or rather, Fatal1ty - can be found on plenty of premium gaming equipment, as he has endorsements with a variety of companies such as Abit, Zalman, Creative Labs and other gaming hardware manufacturers. Some of the bigger stars in pro gaming include Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager, who retired this year, and Anton "Cooller" Singov, a top Quake player from Russia. There are also star Counter-Strike teams like Fnatic and SK Gaming from Sweden, CompLexity and Team 3D from the U.S., MeetYourMakers from the U.K., Evil Geniuses from Canada, and LaVega from Korea.

2. Heated Rivalries Are Ablaze

Just like any good sport, there are great rivalries in professional gaming. Most of the good ones involve Counter-Strike teams. In addition to battling for dominance in professional tournaments, teams also jockey for bragging rights in their home countries. For example, CompLexity and Team 3D, arguably the most well-known rivalry in e-sports, are the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox of professional Counter-Strike competitions in the U.S., while SK Gaming and Fnatic have their own rivalry in Sweden. And of course, Fatal1t and Vo0 had quite race going in Quake before Vo0 announced his retirement.

1. It Really Isn't About The Money

Yes, there's a lot of money to be won at professional gaming tournaments. Yes, Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel has won more than $1 million in prizes. And yes, there's $150,000 in cash prizes at the CPL Championship Finals this week alone. But if there's one thing that's obvious at this event, it's that e-sports really isn't about the money. Professional athletes say that all the time in other sports regarding their multi-million dollar contracts, but we know better. But for pro gamers, it's about being recognized for your skills and ability. It's about being part of something big and earning prestige. And it's about doing something that you love and having fun while doing it. There may come a day when pro gamers are making as much money as their counterparts in baseball or basketball, and we may yearn for the early days when e-sports wasn't ruled by money, prima donna stars and bloated contracts. But for now, it's about the passion that these athletes have for gaming and competition.

Professional Development

2006-12-16T12:46:00.000+08:00

The Institution of Engineering and Technology have produced a comprehensive advice, guidance and support to assist you with your Professional Development. You can find out more by visiting www.theiet.org/pdintro.

By focusing on your Profesional Development, you can work towards achieving globally recognised qualifications and gaining recofnition as being Professionally Registered with the letters CEng, IEng or EngTech after your name. These qualifications are a standard of excellence and open the door to getting a job anywhere in the world.

Your next step

Email your name and membership number to profdev@theiet.org quoting CPD Review in the subject field and your email address will be added to receive the Professional Development Newsletter twice a year. This will keep you up to date with guidance and advice on your Professional Development and how the Institution can help you.

Engineering Invention 'N' Innovation Challenge (EINIC 2007)

2006-12-15T12:39:00.000+08:00

The Engineering Society of University of Malaya (PKUM) will be organizing EINIC 2007 (Engineering Invention 'N' Innovation Challenge) on the 26rd - 28th February 2006 at Dewan Tunku Canselor, University of Malaya. It is open to all MMU Engineering students to participate it.

Information About The Competition

Organizer : The Engineering Society of University of Malaya (PKUM)
Theme: Invention Breaking Through Impossibilities.
Motto : A View Into Impossibilities
Suggested Patron : Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr. Jamaludin bin Dato' Mohd Jarjis
Participation : Open to all undergraduates and postgraduates in Malaysia and others ASEANS Countries
Venue : Dewan Tunku Canselor, University of Malaya , Malaysia .
Date : 26rd February 2007 - 28th February 2007

Purposes of this Activity

To Provide a platform to launch the intrinsic inventiveness within the future engineers of tomorrow.
To Unearth talents in the various fields of design, invention and innovation among the Malaysian undergraduates.
To Open up opportunities for budding inventors to showcase/parade their inventions.
To Give recognition for the efforts of individuals in the fields of invention.
To Promote a non genre-conforming society which would help accelerate the growth of the country towards becoming a developed nation.
To Forster better understanding and relationship among undergraduates from various faculties and universities all over the country.

For more information, please visit http://einic.net.

iLEAP - Overseas Educational Trip to Singapore

2006-12-11T21:01:00.000+08:00

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

International Leadership & Educational Program (iLEAP) is a project that reflects IET as a global network professional body. This project was founded by IET Multimedia University (Cyberjaya) Student Chapter under the guidance and initiative by Younger Members' Section of IET and IET Malaysia branch student chapter to network with other student chapter in the world.

Participants will visit overseas IET branch to learn and interact with the committee of other branches to enhance bilateral relationship which is mutually beneficial for both of the branches. Besides, students will get the opportunity to visit universities and companies in the selected country.

Online registration will be open soon. Check http://iet.mmu.edu.my/ileap for more information & updates.

IET PC & Gadget Fair

2006-11-14T00:53:00.000+08:00

Welcome back to Multimedia University for the 2nd trimester!

We have good news for the community of MMU. IET MMU Student Chapter will be organising a PC & Gadget Fair.

Details of the fair are as below…

Date : 27-30th November 2006 (Monday - Thursday)
Time : 10AM - 5PM
Venue: Multipurpose Hall (MPH)

Many companies will be participating in this fair. Be sure to visit MPH to check out the variety of products for your computing needs.

For latest information, visit http://iet.mmu.edu.my/pcgfair/

Happy Holidays!

2006-10-13T14:10:00.000+08:00

Happy holidays to all! Enjoy your break and see you again next trimester.

Photo Gallery

2006-09-15T23:55:00.000+08:00

Checkout our new photo gallery!

To view the photos, surf to http://iet.mmu.edu.my/gallery2

Robocon 2006 and IET MMU PSpice sharing session photos have been uploaded. More photos will be added soon.

Pspice sharing session

2006-09-12T22:48:00.000+08:00

IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!!!! all of you agree??? At first, me,yikming, yingfei, jintao, honmun, were on our way to cr1025 after a meal at sirah. Then we saw a few ppl outside the classroom, then i tell them:"aiya, i think same as C-programming one lar!!" But when time coming near 8pm.everyone was WOW... that time i think got 40++ ppl oledi... i said:"hey, so many ppl ar?" arround 8pm++everyone one went in to cr1025. a lot of people FLOW into the lecture room, they got no choice, they had to take chairs from lecture room beside...later when yikming came in, he told me :"alvin, this sharing session oledi break record"!!!yeah.. indeed break record lo.. cos i think too many ppl oledi.... some still have to stand at behind of the classroom... Then, i started my opening speech b4 jingtao n yingfei started their talk. they started their talk by introducing the Pspice software, they simulated a very simple circuit to the participants, then others lo... they also gave some tips to them about the EEN assignment lo... that's y not many ppl dare to leave the lecture room at fast...haha....finally it ended... ***i think they learn a lot lar..... just dunno how to put the transformer only lo.......hahahaha....

IQES Recruitment Drive

2006-09-11T22:12:00.000+08:00

Engsoc, IET, IEM and IEEE are co-organising 3 events in the 2nd trimester of 06/07 namely E-carnival, IQ carnival and Sports carnival. Our Committee recruitment drive is now open to all MMU students from all faculties. You do not have to be an ENGSOC, IET, IEM or IEEE member prior of joining any of these events.

We will be having a recruitment booth starting from 11th to 14th September 2006. You can stop by at our booth at Central Plaza to check out more details of the events or fill in some forms.

Below are the brief details of the events:

E-carnival
The objective of this event is to introduce multi-cultural food to all MMU students and to raise funds for the involved societies. Various F&B (Food & Baverage) vendors will be gathered at one common ground, MMU ground to serve MMU community with various yummylicious food from all across Malaysia.

There is no need to go down town wasting time and energy just to induldge yourself when E-carnival can offer you various types of food, right here in front of your eyes.

IQ carnival
How is your brain doing lately?? Thinking of getting some stimulation up there?? This event will work it fine. It focuses on introducing intellectual stimulation in a form of entertainment. Gather your teh tarik buddies, classmates, rivals or even next door neighbours and take part in a few levels of IQ tests.

IQ Carnival expects you to think and work together to solve interesting riddles. And having fun at the same time,sure!! Keep in mind that it is not about winning over each other but it's the TEAM SPIRIT that counts.

Sports Carnival
Isn't it boring to study in class everyday? Here is the chance for you to get out to the field and play with your friends. The objective of this event is to encourage sports and to create opportunity for FOE students to meet up.

For more information, kindly go to MMU Online Bulletin Board

IET Membership

2006-09-11T11:59:00.000+08:00

Dear all IET Members,

I would like to inform all IET Members that the membership have been
sent from UK to all members that registered during the club
registration days till end of July.

Do check your mailing address for documents( membership card and also
the monthly magazine).

If there is someone that have not received anything, please send
e-mail to Jahganathan_11@yahoo.com (Jahganathan).

regards,
Ng Jin Han
President

IET:: PSpice Sharing Session

2006-09-08T01:05:00.000+08:00

Having headache doing your PSpice assignment? You have no worries now as IET (Institution of Engineering of Technology) Student Chapter currently is organizing a PSpice sharing session. This session is conducted by an experienced senior. It is mainly about how you actually do the PSpice assignment and solve any doubts you might have encountered! Here are the details:

Date: 11 September, 2006 (Monday)
Time: 8.00pm - 10.00 pm
Venue: CR1025, FOE Building

P/s: If you have a laptop, kindly bring it there to experience how to use the software, but it is not compulsory if you don't have.

For any queries/questions please contact:
Alvin Ang YM! clayderman_86@yahoo.com 012-710 1322

Regards,
Institution of Engineering and Technology Student Chapter
Multimedia University, Cyberjaya Campus

Spurring local R&D the Irish way

2006-09-07T23:50:00.000+08:00

What are the necessary requirements needed to make research and development (R&D) activity a success in Malaysia?

Multimedia University Engineering Society Overseas Research Programme (MESCORP) did a research on this matter by scrutinising one country’s success story – Ireland.

Read more at The Star Online: TechCentral (Thursday September 7, 2006).

IET Information Series 3: Benefits (Part 1)

2006-09-03T13:26:00.000+08:00

I think this is the most "beneficial" blog for people out there for still wondering what they can get after paying 80 bucks to join the membership.

Being members for 1 year+ only, I dont know whether I am the qualified person to tell you guys what benefits can grab from IET, but I will try to list down all benefits from what I know after being active in IET for some times....
...~...~...
Benefit1: The Magazines
I think this is the most obvious benefits you can get for paying 80 bucks.Why do I say so? Try to look at the price of when you subscribe a year Technology Review or National Geographic Magazine, most probably it will cost you more that 100 bucks, it is just the same to subscribe IET Membership as it provides international and quality publication to all its members. FYI, they are 4 types of magazines:
1) IET Review
Cover all the technologies in one magazine regardless what specialist magazine you subcribe.Combine features, analysis, news, innovation and announements.

2) Specialist Magazine
These are the magazines range from Electronic System & Software, Communications, Power, Information Professional, Engineering Management, Computing & Control and Manufacturing. This is your choice whether which magazine suits you the most, but you only can choose one out of these 7 choices, and it's only published once in 2 month. It means you will receive an IET Review in a month and IET Specialist Magazine in another month.
Not only that, you will receive IET Career Newletter attacted with every magazine that send to your desire place. It is quite useful if you plan to work in UK.

3) Student & Graduate Magazine
is published three times a year( February, May and October) and is also available online to members. In fact, I've just received 100 copies of February issue and 50 copies of May issue from UK, any member wants it can get it from me...It gives careers advice, graduate opportunities and information related to your studies.

4) IET Malaysia Local Newsletter
This is also published monthly, but it only covers activities organised in Malaysia and inform members about the coming activities to show some activeness in Malaysia Branch. What I feel is it lacks of useful articles inside, maybe it's time problem or don't have writer to write on it? But for sure we will try to voice out this matter to IET Malaysia...

Benefit2: The Website http://www.theiet.org
To access the members' area in the website only can be done after you receive the membership card and the pin number that come together with that.

I think the most beneficial link for students is this http://www.theiet.org/circuit
Login to this webpage, you will find a lot of information there just dedicated to students and young professional. The informationt there is too much, so I just can list down a few as examples:

1) Circuit Services-> IET Library or Electronic Books
As the IET Library I believe is only in UK, but we still can access to electronic books and journals on the website(members only)

2) Your Career-> Work Placement
It gives the list of work placement website in UK where it gives you opportunities to work there during the summer time. I think it will not benefit MMU students the most unless you take a semester break to work there.
Your Career-> Apprentices
Comprehensive advices on how to be a good apprentice.
Your Career-> IET jobs online
Jobs search online for UK.
and a lot more there where I couldn't list down one by one....be a member and find out there...

3) Technical and Professional Network
- choose from over 40 specialist online communities that joined by professional and expert from all over the world, covering various sectors of engineering and technology, it's just like a Special Interest Group(SIG) that bring together individuals with a common technical interest. Each network has its own homepage including news, technical articles, interviews, weblinks and more!! There is also forum, maybe your technical problem can be solved by professional there!!

4) IET.tv http://www.iet.tv
Our multimedia webcasting service enables you to connect with lectures, seminars and conference, through your PC, 24 hours a day, everyday of a year which means you can watch events when it suits you. It even solves your money and distance probrem you can watch international event online instead of traveling to UK to attend such events. I have tried it out, dont worry whether Malaysia's standard of connection can stream the online TV or not coz it can suit your connection where the website will let you choose which connection speed you prefer...

I think for now I just post these 2 benefits first, the rest I will post another day......

FAQ: IET Website Design Competition

2006-09-01T22:40:00.003+08:00

I am doing my industrial training. Can I participate in this competition?
Yes. You can participate in this competition as long as you are still officially a student of Multimedia University, Cyberjaya.

Can I design a 100% flash website?
Yes. There is no hard rule about the designs. However, we recommend that you design a hybrid website as this is more friendly towards dail-up users.

Is there a limitation of file size that I could upload?
Yes. We limit each design to 50MB.

Can I upload the compressed source code to my own server?
Yes. As long as you e-mail the url of the source code to iet@mmu.edu.my before 17th September 2006. If you are concern about security, you could password protect the compressed file.

Can I submit the design personally?
Yes. Please make an appointment with me (Y!m ID: ypyap85) or email (iet@mmu.edu.my).

Are SAPS points awarded to participants?
All participants that register and submit their design will be awarded SAPS points.

If I have a problem uploading the compressed file containing the source code, what should I do?
There are a few alternatives. If you are having errors/bad connection while uploading to the website (url was e-mailed to all participants), you have a choice to send the designs to iet@mmu.edu.my or send it via y!m (ypyap85). Another alternative is uploading the compressed file to your own web server and send the url to iet@mmu.edu.my.

IET Retreat : Part 1

2006-09-01T12:59:00.000+08:00

As human resources are the greatest assets to any organisation, and to ensure the quality of every committees is up to the standard of benchmark, that's why IET Retreat serves the purposes.

Don't think that IET is the serious place at all times, the retreat was actually the fun times for all the committees to build the closer ties.

For this year's retreat, we went to Kukup during this midterm break from 6th to 8th of August 2006.
Dinner time...

My job there was as the team building game facilitator, I hope that through games, they could understand more the important of working as a team rather than I tell them the theory only.
Game1: the game can be said easy or hard, it depends on the teamwork of the team.
Game2: This game involve a lot of planning and communication skills

These are just the few examples of the games.Among the modules I introduced in were teamwork, communication skills and trust between each other. I hope they really leart through these games and organise quality activities to serve IET members better.

Due to my commitment in IET monthly meeting on 7th of August, I need to rush back on 2nd day, so I couldn't share with you all the rest of trips. Dont worry, the rest will be updated soon by my friend. Stay updated to our blog!!!

IET Information Series 2: The Fact

2006-08-31T21:50:00.000+08:00

About the IET

A lot of our members although subscribe to membership for a long time, but they still don't know what IET do for their members. So I list down here all the functions of IET.

Who We Are?
The Institution of Engineering and Technology was formed by the Institution of Electrical Engineers(IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers(IIE) and now has more than 150,000 members worldwide. It is the largest professional engineering society in Europe.

What We Do?

Represent the profession of electrical, electronic, manufacturing and system engineering and related sciences.
Act as the voice of the profession in matters of public concern and assist Government(UK) to make the public aware of technological issues.
Set standards of qualifications for professional electrical, electronic, software, system and manufacturing engineers.
Accredit degree courses in subject relevent to electrical, electronic, manufacturing and information engineering at universities and colleges around the world.
Accredit professional development schemes for engineering graduates.
Award scholarships, grant and prizes. IET Malaysia offer 4 scholarships worth RM3400 to Engineering and IT final year students. For more information, log on to www.theiet.org.my
Issue regulations for the safe installation of electrical and electronic equipment and takes a leading part in the formulation of national and international standards.
Provide an extensive range of lectures, meetings, conferences, seminars, residential vacation school and publications.
Set standards for the professional conduct of its members.
Offer guildance on best practice in professinal development.
Operate a Career Advisory Service to give advice and assistance to members on various aspects of career development.
Operate a Learning Resource Service to provide details of potential professinal development activities provided by both IET and other organisations.
Operate a computer-assisted information service, Inspec, which has the world's largest computerised database in the English language in physics, electrotechnology, computer science and control engineering.
Provide business and technical information on electrical, electronic, IT and manufacturing subjects.

IET Information Series 1: History

2006-08-28T18:51:00.000+08:00

Many people may think that IET is a new Professional Institution by looking at its name.
However, I can trace back the history of IET to year 1871 when IEE was formed. Definitely, it is not a new Institution, it already has 135 years of history to date.

Previously, The IET was named IEE- Institution of Electrical Engineers. By looking at the old name, public may perceive that it is the institution that represents electrical engineers only, but it is totally wrong. Even before IET has been renamed, IEE in the past also represent electrical and electronic engineers as the whole.

As the largest professional body in Europe, the perception toward IEE must be changed, Therefore, The Board of Trustees believe that by bringing together two institutions,IEE and IIE, each with outstanding reputations, to form a new institution. The Trustees are confident about the future of IEE, but they believe the new institution will allow us to pursue our vision of engineering more rapidly. They also believe the planned new institution is the kind of institution needed to support professionals and the profession in the 21st century, building on the IEE's heritage and past success but adapting rapidly to the changing needs of our increasingly interdisciplinary and global community.

But why the name of IET has been selected?
The choice of a suitable name for the new institution has been a difficult task. A large proportion of the IEE's previous membership do not describe themselves as 'electrical' engineers. They works in electronics, communications, control, computer hardward/software, IT, manufacturing, etc. Therefore, the name of IEE lacks relevence to a growing fraction of our membership. This dilemma, caused by the continual spawning of new technologies from traditional ones, will be exacerbated by the coming together with the IIE(Institution of Incorporated Engineers) and by future developments in our fields.

A name that explicitly includes all our technical interests is simply not practical. Institution of Engineering and Technology solves this problem and allow for future development without the need for further change.

That's How IET came from......

MCS-51 Assembly Language Workshop

2006-08-25T09:52:00.000+08:00

Good news!! IET MMU Student Chapter is organising a workshop on MCS-51 Assembly Language Workshop. Details are as follows:

Date: 28th of August 2006 (Monday)
Time: 7.30p.m. to 9.30p.m.
Venue: Microprocessor Lab (FOE 1st floor)

This would greatly help you understand more about assembly language and about the current assignment for ECP2036.

It is advisable to prepare questions before attending the workshop so that the lecturer could give u more detail during the Q&A session.

Seats are limited to 30 people only! Hurry up!

Anyone who is interested please send your Name and ID to jahganathan_11@yahoo.com

Thanks.

We have been honoured by Chancellor and President of MMU!!!

2006-08-18T19:25:00.000+08:00

For those who have attended the convocation last weekend, dont know you guys did listen to the speech of our beloved chancellor Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah and our president, Datuk Ghauth or not, but from what I have read here www.mmu.edu.my/Convocation_Address_Chancellor.htm, both of them did mention the glory of MMU IET student chapter in our last IET Awards Night and Dinner where we grabbed the best student chapter of Malaysia 2005/2006 and 5 leadership awards.

The Tun Chancellor Speech is on point No.16:
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16. I am also delighted to note the awards that our super performing students have won on the top of the university's own achivement by staffs. One of our graduates in this Convocation Ceremony, Mr. Joseph Wong Chee Aun from Faculty of Management has secured First Rank and Gold Medal in The MICPA Examination as the top accounting student among all universities in Malaysia. Aside from that, our Institution of Engineering and Technology Student Chapter from Faculty of Engineering Won the Best Student Chapter in Malaysia Award from both IET and IEE Malaysia. Also, Voices Cyberjaya, the MMU Debating Society has emerged champions for two years running in the All-Asians Intervarsity Debating Championship. Congratulation to these outstanding students and student organisations, and the many others which I am unable to include in this speech.
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The President's Speech is on Point No. 13:
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[13]The outstanding performance of MMU students have significantly contributed to MMU's glittering reputation over the past year of which I am delighted to mention a notable few as examples. ......Our Engineering Students have also won The Best Leadership Award 2005/2006 from the Institution of Engineering and Technology(Malaysia Branch). Congratulation and thank you all for your magnificent performance that keep our flag flying.
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IET MMU Website Designing Competition

2006-08-18T13:27:00.000+08:00

The heat is on. We're getting overwhelming response from students of MMU. Interested to join? Sure... dateline for registration is on 30th August 2006. Proceed to http://iet.mmu.edu.my/wc.htm to register.

To the participants, all the best! Closing date for website submission is on 17th September 2006.