Er. Edwin Khew
President of 14th APCChE Congress 2012
Vice President of Institution of Engineers, Singapore
Dear Delegates
On behalf of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) and the co-organisers and supporters of the 14th APCChE Congress 2012 may I bid all delegates, local and foreign, a very warm welcome to our island state of Singapore. I wish all our foreign delegates an enjoyable stay in Singapore and all delegates a fruitful congress.
This year, IES and Singapore are pleased to be hosting the APCChE Congress at the Suntec City Convention Hall. This 14th APCChE Congress is co-organised by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, the Singapore Chemical Industry Council, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University and the Organising Committee has selected the theme “Sustainable Development through Innovation in Chemical Engineering”. This theme is extremely appropriate for this Congress during these challenging times globally understanding that climate change is a major concern of all global citizens and Chemical Engineers can step up, innovate and provide the sustainable solutions required by the world today.
To support this theme the Chevron Chem-E-Car Competition 2012 is an event sponsored by Chevron and held in conjunction with the 14th APCChE Congress at the Singapore Polytechnic on 21st February . It is jointly organized by Singapore, Nanyang and Ngee Ann Polytechnics.
This event has attracted a significant number of international teams to compete here in Singapore. The hosting of this competition provides various platforms of learning and innovating , and in particular, for chemical engineering students to apply what they have learnt in classrooms to actually design, implement and operate the moving and stopping mechanisms of the Chem-E-Car and to look at alternative solutions to sustainable mobility compared to fossil fuel driven vehicles.
Prizes for the competition will be given out at the Opening Ceremony of the 14th APCChE Congress 2012 in Suntec City Level 3 Lecture Hall on 22nd Feb.
My congratulations to all winners of the Chem-E-Car competition.
Other programmmes that span the 3 days of the Congress includes:
- scientific and sustainability in practice
- process safety and sustainability
- Singapore’s sustainable development strategies and practices etc.
I do hope that all chemical engineers and others attending this Congress will take away useful sustainable practices being shared and discussed over the 3 packed days and that you will innovate and implement these useful lessons within your own countries and industries for the betterment of our environment and our future generations.
On behalf of the IES Council, the APCChE Board, and the 14th APCChE Congress 2012 Organising Committee I again wish all the delegates and participants an eventful and enjoyable Congress and look forward to meeting each one of you at the gala dinner.
With Best Wishes
Edwin Khew
