IIEE CRCSA STARTED FISCAL YEAR 2018 WITH GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The first chapter’s General Membership Meeting (GMM) & First Technical Seminar started with the opening prayers and singing both the Philippine National Anthem and IIEE Hymn. While singing the IIEE Hymn, the chapter demonstrated what it called “Kapit-bisig”. An idea shared by the Board of Electrical Engineering Chairman Honorable Francis V. Mapile and the same idea being shared to IIEE CRCSA members to encourage all Filipino electrical practitioners in Central Region KSA, to join hands and work together to achieve our goals. It was followed by the President’s Report from 2018 Chapter President Engr. Orland M. Sales and Treasurer’s Report by Engr. Edwin Cayabyab. The Technical Seminar entitled “ARC FLASH HAZARD ANALYSIS & MITIGATION” came right after which was conducted by President , Engr. Orlando M. Sales himself.
After the break, IIEE-CRCSA Founding President Engr. Eutaqiuo M. Guantero, PEE officiated the induction of the newly elected 2018 Chapter President Engr. Orlando M. Sales, PEE as well as the turn-over responsibilities from the 2017 Chapter President Engr. Arnel O. Aguas to him. It was followed by the induction of the 2018 Board of Directors and also the Adhoc Committee Chairmanship which were both officiated by the 2018 Chapter President Engr. Orlando M. Sales.
Engr. Nelson J. Tenorio, recognized and officiated the oath taking of the 2018 First Batch of IIEE-CRCSA new members. Each new member was presented with IIEE PIN which was installed by the Committee Chairman himself and assisted by Engr. Daniel G. Cabasa.
In compliance with Chapter CBL Article XI, Section 2, the Chapter Board of Director headed by the Engr. Orlando M. Sales presented the 2018 Budget and Activity Plans for members approval. Some members pointed out some corrections and others posted their clarification which were addressed by the concerned Committee Chairman. The Budget and Plans which was duly approved by the body without further changes or objections and henceforth will form part of the Chapter target for 2018.
SPLBE Chairman – Engr. Romancito SP Gamboa, REE recalled the REE & RME SPLE orientation and registration which was held on January 5, 2018 and announced the start of review program by January 19, 2018. The Membership Committee Chairman, Engr. Nelson Tenorio emphasized that all reviewees need to file their membership application as early as possible to avoid inconvenience at the later stage and in order for them to concentrate on their reviews.
Engr. Julius C. Mondia, the PEE Committee Chairman announced the on-going PEE mentoring and schedule. He also presented to the body the Batch 4 PEE Aspirant which comprised of 20 REE and awarded them with Certificate of Recognition for taking this challenging step toward Professional upgrade.
Still in professional upgrade, past president and newly passed PEE Engr. Roland Nicholas announced the ASEAN registry activity schedule while CRCSA’s very own Engr. Christopher Estayo announced the ACPE write shop schedule. The Sports Committee chairman Engr. Anthony Irvin Guiao announced the schedule of the Sports Fest and activities.
Last but not the least, Engr. Kim Ang, our Chapter Auditor, discussed the development of Chapter Website which is scheduled to be fully activated by first week of February 2018. He explained to the members the overview of what to expect and how the members will benefit for using new website which will primarily showcase the basic information about the chapter, the officers, the membership procedures, the downloadable forms, event schedules and registration process, announcements and other matters which will serve the members.
Like in any General Membership meeting held in the past, an open forum was conducted to gather member’s complains, suggestions and clarifications. The forum started with the CPD Points which is currently the hottest topic in the four corners of professional community. CPD topic earned a lot of clarifications as many PRC licensed Electrical Engineers and Master Electricians are currently facing the issue of shortage of CPD Points while needing to renew their license which was addressed by Chapter Vice President for External Affairs, Engr. Roldan V. Garcia. The members also clarified as to how the Chapter can help the members in renewal and claim of PRC License ID which was a very interesting topic because this is major concern for Overseas Working Professionals for which the Membership Committee planned to take it up to Philippine Professional Organization (PPO). Other topics discussed include the update of membership and release of IDs and request for COGS. The forum also include suggestion from some members about the possible topic of seminars while Engr. Sherwin Sandoval, our supportive SPLE instructor, offered to conduct Arabic Lessons in order to improve the arabic communication skills of our members working in Riyadh which is highly essential considering our current job location. On the other hand, Engr. Jojo M. Calaranan offered to conduct another seminar for Financial Literacy which is very appropriate to OFW in order learn how to handle their hard earned money and hoping to become financially ready during repatriation. The forum ended with so much enthusiasm and appreciation about the topics discussed which also served as a major challenge for the 2018 Chapter Board of Directors.
The Plaque of Appreciation was awarded to the Resource Technical Speaker, Chapter President Engr. Orlando Sales, by 2018 VP for Internal Affairs, Engr. Nelson Tenorio who was assisted by Engr. Christopher Estayo, Chapter VP Technical. It was followed by awarding the Certificate of Attendance to all participants.
The ceremony ended with a closing remark from the 2018 VP for Technical Affairs, Engr. Christopher T. Estayo. He recognized the effort of his fellow BODs for the preparation of the event as well as emphasized and appreciated the role of the members on the success of the General Membership Meeting. He also thank Engr. Orlando M. Sales on volunteering as Resource Technical Speaker for the First Technical Seminar for 2018 hoping to encourage his fellow BODs to render similar service to chapter. He also recognized the supports, recommendations and reminders of the chapter past presidents and advisers during the course of the preparation for this event as well as in achieving the 2018 IIEE theme “Embracing Global Challenge through Sustainable Energy Practices”.
