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Vol. 17 : No. 2 May 2018

Dr. G. Ranganath, FIE

Chairman

Er. R. Ramdoss, FIE

Honorary Secretary

T.N. STATE CENTRE

Rs. 2/-

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Institution of Engineers Institution of Engineers Institution of Engineers Institution of Engineers Institution of Engineers (((((India)India)India)India)India)

PANEL OF PROJECT GUIDES

The Panel of Project Guides in different engineering disciplines

for guiding the students appearing Section B Examination is

being updated. Corporate members, preferably academicians,

engaged in teaching profession may submit your bio-data to

the Honorary Secretary mentioning your membership Grade

and No. Address, qualification, present occupation, Telephone

No., Mobile No. and Email address.

Last date: 15th June 2018. – Honorary Secretary

From the Chairman’s Desk....

Dear Fellow Engineers,

Greetings to all of you.

I am very happy to inform you that

the Tamilnadu State Centre is

hosting the 2nd National Convention

for this year. 32nd National Convention of Marine

Engineers and National Seminar on “Indian Maritime

Sector – an Ocean of Opportunities” will be held on

16-18, August 2018 at Hotel Savera, Chennai. I invite

all the Students from Engineering Colleges to

participate in this convention and grab the benefits in

the recent advancements taking place in Marine

Engineering field.

I reiterate my team members to focus on approaching

the Engineering Colleges and Polytechnic Colleges

and urge the CEOs of the colleges to establish

Students' Chapter at their colleges.

I request my member friends to bring in more and

more new members into the fold of IEI with a slogan

‘EVERY MEMBER INDUCT A NEW MEMBER’

to double the strength. Let us all unite to boost the

membership strength of IEI.

Dr. G Ranganath

Chairman

THENDRAL-2018(A Technical Festival)

“Beat Plastic Pollution”, the theme for World Environment Day

2018, is a call to action for all of us to come together to combat

one of the great environmental challenges of our time.

Chosen by this year’s host, India, the theme of World Environment

Day 2018 invites us all to consider how we can make changes

in our everyday lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic

pollution on our natural places, our wildlife – and our own health.

While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become over

reliant on single-use or disposable plastic – with severe

environmental consequences. Around the world, 1 million plastic

drinking bottles are purchased every minute. 500 billion

disposable plastic bags are used worldwide every year. In total,

50 per cent of the plastic we use is single use.

Nearly one third of the plastic packaging we use escapes

collection systems, which means that it ends up clogging our city

streets and polluting our natural environment. Every year, up to

13 million tons of plastic leak into our oceans, where it smothers

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World Environment Day 2018coral reefs and threatens vulnerable marine wildlife. The plastic

that ends up in the oceans can circle the Earth four times in a

single year, and it can persist for up to 1,000 years before it fully

disintegrates. Plastic also makes its way into our water supply –

and thus into our bodies. What harm does that cause? Scientists

still aren’t sure, but plastics contain a number of chemicals, many

of which are toxic or disrupt hormones. Plastics can also serve

as a magnet for other pollutants, including dioxins, metals and

pesticides.

If you can’t reuse it, refuse it.

This year’s World Environment Day provides an opportunity for

each of us to embrace the many ways that we can help to combat

plastic pollution around the world. And you don’t have to wait

until 5 June to act.

There are so many things that we can do – from asking the

restaurants you frequent to stop using plastic straws, to bringing

your own coffee mug to work, to pressuring your local authorities

to improve how they manage your city’s waste. Here are some

other specific ideas:

• Bring your own shopping bags to the supermarket

• Pressure food suppliers to use non-plastic packaging

• Refuse plastic cutlery

• Pick up any plastic you see the next time you go for a walk

on the beach

THENDRAL-2018, a technical festival, was organized in the

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University on

April 6-7, 2018 by the IEI Student Chapters of Annamalai

University.

The Inauguration of THENDRAL-2018 was held at AUMTEC’71

hall on 6th April, 2018. Dr. S. Sivaprakasam, Assistant Professor

in Civil Engineering and staff advisor of Civil Engineering

Chapter, welcomed the gathering. Dr. C. Antony Jeyasehar, Dean,

FEAT, presided over the function. Dr. RM. Chandrasekaran,

Controller of Examinations, Annamalai University, delivered the

inaugural address. Er. M. Palani, ACGM(Retd.), NLC India Ltd.,

Senior Executive committee member, TamilNadu State Centre and

IEI Neyveli Local Centre and Dr. V. Srinivasan, Professor and

Head of Department of Information Technology, Annamalai

University offered felicitations. Dr. P. Vimala, Assistant Professor,

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,

Annamalai University presented the list of proposed events.

Dr. S. Ganapathy, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Co-

ordinator, IEI Student Chapters proposed the vote of Thanks.

Various technical events such as Doodle, Start-up Blinkers,

Hackathon, Model Making, Circuit Debugging, Device Hunting,

A BRIEF REPORT ON THENDRAL-2018 (A TECHNICAL FESTIVAL)

(THENDRAL-Technological Hyperlink Event to Nurture, Develop, Radiate Authentic Luminaries)

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA) – STUDENT CHAPTERS

Brain Teaser, Debate, Function matching, Software Contest, Logic

bees, Web design, Mobile App and Poster creation were held by

the seven Chapters and students from first year to final year

engineering courses participated enthusiastically in large numbers.

The Valedictory function of THENDRAL-2018 was conducted

at AUMTEC’71 Hall on 7th April 2018. Dr. A.P. Sathiyagnanam,

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and staff advisor,

Mechanical Engineering Chapter welcomed the gathering.

Dr. C. Antony Jeyasehar, Dean, FEAT, presided over the function.

Dr. K. Arumugam, Registrar, Annamalai University delivered the

Valedictory Address and distributed the prize, participation and

appreciation certificates. Dr. V. Thiruvalluvan, Dean, Faculty of

Indian Languages and Member Syndicate, Annamalai University

delivered a special address. Er. R. Ramdoss, Honorary Secretary,

IEI Tamil Nadu State Centre delivered the keynote address.

Dr.V.Balasubramanian, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

and Director, CEMAJOR and Dr. A. Deiveegan, Executive

Committee member, IEI, Neyveli Local Centre, offered

felicitations. Dr. S. Rajakumar, Assistant Professor in

Manufacturing Engineering and staff advisor of Production

Engineering chapter proposed the vote of thanks.

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19 Swami Sivananda Salai, Chennai - 600 005

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2018)

Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All

is the theme of WTISD-2018 and will focus on the po-

tential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate the United

Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In recent years there has been significant progress in AI

technology, made possible by tremendous advances in

contributing fields, such as Big Data, machine learning,

computing power, storage capacity and cloud computing,

among others. AI technologies are already emerging as a

key component of proactive tools and applications being

used to help people lead better lives by improving

healthcare, education, finance, agriculture, transportation,

and a wide range of other services.

The 2018 theme will allow ITU Membership and other key

stakeholders to focus on the opportunities for how AI can

help accelerate the achievement of the SDGs by 2030.

The activities to be undertaken by by IEI, will contribute

towards building momentum further mobilize support for

leveraging big data for development and as a mechanism

to enable and accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals

through ICT solutions and applications.

They will showcase and leverage relevant national and re-

gional strategies and initiatives that demonstrate how AI is

being used to deliver positive impact forcommunities and

people around the world and to accelerate sustainable

development.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Lecture: 6.00 p.m. Venue: IE (I) Auditorium (Unless mentioned otherwise) Tea: 5.45 p.m.

11th May 2018 Talk on “7 Splendid Mantras to become a successful Professional” by Er N. Ramesh Babu, FIE, Bhagwan Foundation,

Chennai.

14th May 2018 Talk on “Blockchain Technology & Digital Transformation” by Er Ram Arunachalam (ARR), Intellect Galaxy Pvt Ltd.,Chennai

17th May 2018 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on the theme “Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence

for All” in association with IETE at Smart Room, 1st Floor, Loyola College Campus backside, Nungambakkam, Chennai-34

5th June 2018 World Environment Day on the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”

16th-18th Aug. 2018 32nd National Convention of Marine Engineers and National Seminar on “Indian Maritime Sector - An Ocean ofOpportunities”

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME FOR MAY 2018