• Management Committee Elected at the AGM held on 22 September 2019
• There were 6 face-to-face Committee meetings and 4 online meetings due to the COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions.
• Organised 2 Public Lectures delivered by Eng. Indaka Raigama (CEO & Co-Founder, iTelaSoft Pty Ltd.), on 13 November 2019 at the Engineers Australia Auditorium, on “Evolution of M2M Communications” & Prof. Sarath Perera on Power Quality – A subject of increasing interest on 29 January 2020 at the Western Sydney University, Parramatta CBD Campus.
• The Young Engineers Day was held on 20 February 2020 at the Western Sydney University, Parramatta CBD Campus. 10 Engineers presented on a wide range of topics at this annual event. The details of the presentations at the Young Engineers Day are as follows.

–     Eng. Dileepa Rathnayake – Evaluating Sewer Corrosion Control Options Using a Novel Laboratory Scale Sewer System, Eng. Hasindu Gamaarachchi – Real-time, portable and lightweight Nanopore DNA sequence analysis using System-on-Chip, Eng. Kanashya Thivagarupan – Rolling Stock – New Intercity Fleet and Tangara Technology Upgrade Projects, Eng. Nadeesha Abayaratna – Risky Business: The Importance of Risk Management and Safety in Design, Eng. Mahendran Roobavannan – Role of Economic Diversification in Sustainable Water Management: A Socio-Hydrological Analysis, Eng. Viraj Kulathunge – Nanotechnology-based cancer imaging and treatment methods, Eng. Kavindie Katuwandeniya – Efficient and Effective Human Robot Interactions in Dynamic Environments, Eng. Madhawa Premarathna – Enhancement of Organic Matter and Total Nitrogen Removal in a Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor using PVA-Gel Bio-Carriers, Eng. Darshana Jayasinghe – Revealing Secret Information via Emanated Side-Channel Information, Eng. Chamal Perera – Space Engineering as viewed as a student

• The IESL NSW Chapter issued 2 Newsletters on 19 December 2019 and 2 April 2020. This is the 3rd Newsletter published by the current committee.
• The following events for the term 19/20 were cancelled.
  • Women in Engineering Day event
  • 2 nos. of scheduled Public Lectures – The presenter designated for the cancelled event will be given the opportunity in 2020/2021
  • Engineering Conference – 3 nominations were received and will be considered for the next event in 2021
  • Gala Dinner
  • Industrial visit
• The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chapter will be held on 20 September 2020 via the Zoom web application.
• IESL NSW Chapter participated in the Sydney Engineering Practice Forum (SEPF) quarterly meetings held on 6 February 2020, 28 May 2020 and 27 August 2020. These meetings are chaired by Engineers Australia and attended by many practicing engineering groups in NSW.
• IESL NSW Chapter took part in the IESL Provincial/Overseas Chapters quarterly meeting on 7 December 2019, 7 March 2020, 20 June 2020 and 12 September 2020.
• IESL NSW Chapter’s Eng. Chinthaka Rupasinghe and his Miracles Live Band Sydney performed at the Live Virtual Musical Fiesta on Friday, 10 July 2020 organised by the Civil Engineering Sectional Committee of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) jointly with the Music Engineers.
• The IESL Chapter participated in the following events organised by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka, Sydney.
  • Official inauguration of the Sri Lankan Food & Cultural Tourism Festival – 2019 at the Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney on 23 November 2019.
  • Meeting on the way forward 2020, held at the Thornleigh Community Centre, Thornleigh, Sydney on 19 December 2019.
  • 72nd Sri Lankan Independence Day celebrations on 04 February 2020 at Great Hall of the University of Sydney
• Chapter donated engineering books to Sri Lankan Universities via the Consulate General of Sri Lanka, Sydney.
• IESL NSW Chapter took part in the Hearts Aflame Sydney event held on 1 February 2020 at the Croatian Club Punchbowl Sydney, organised by the Sri Lankan Communities in NSW to raise funds for the Bush Fire affected communities.

 

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