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ECSA Professional Registration Application Writing Bootcamp

When: Feb 20 & 21, 2025

Where: Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, Gauteng

https://saiie.glueup.com/event/ecsa-professional-registration-application-writing-bootcamp-cohort-4-127216/

Elevate Your ECSA Application with Expert Support

Are you ready to accelerate your journey towards professional registration with ECSA? Join us for an exclusive two-day immersive experience designed to supercharge your application report and propel you towards success! With the support and guidance from Tshidi Mnzebele, a seasoned ECSA registration expert, you'll dive deep into your application report, ensuring a smooth path towards registration. We welcome all engineering disciplines and all professional levels - Engineers, Technologists and Technicians.

Before the event, gear up with our Introduction and Preparatory Webinar, exclusively for participants. Gain insights, tips, and strategies to hit the ground running and make the most of your two-day intensive.

Ready to nail that interview? We've got you covered! Attend our Interview Readiness Webinar ahead of the ECSA application submission window. Equip yourself with the skills and confidence to ace your interview and impress the ECSA panel.

Don't let the ECSA application process stress you out. This is your unparalleled opportunity to blast your ECSA application and pave the way for a thriving engineering career.

We believe in making your ECSA application journey as smooth and stress-free as possible. That's why we've curated an all-inclusive package that takes care of your essential needs throughout the event.

Event costs:

Non-Members – R 18 400 (16 000 ex VAT)

Members – R13 225 (11 500 ex VAT)

Included in the costs:

  • 1-night Accommodation: Enjoy a comfortable stay in a single suite at Birchwood Hotel, ensuring you're well-rested and ready to tackle your application report with renewed energy.
  • Delicious Meals: Indulge in delightful culinary offerings, including 2 lunches, 1 dinner, and 1 breakfast. Catered meals allow you to concentrate fully on refining your application.
  • Coffee/Tea Station with Snacks: Stay refreshed and energized with access to a coffee/tea station, complemented by a variety of snacks. Satisfy your cravings and keep your momentum going throughout the two days.

With these amenities at your disposal, you can devote your attention entirely to optimizing your ECSA application. Don't miss out on this convenient and supportive opportunity - secure your spot today and elevate your path to professional registration!

https://saiie.glueup.com/event/ecsa-professional-registration-application-writing-bootcamp-cohort-4-127216/

Organised by:

Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE)

Call for Papers – World Congress of Chemical Engineering 12 in Beijing!

Paper submission：1st July 2024-20th May 2025

The 12th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE 12) & 21st Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2025) will take place in Beijing, China, from July 14 to 18, 2025. Known as the Olympics of Chemical Engineering, this prestigious event will bring together over 8,000 experts to tackle global challenges through innovation and collaboration.

https://www.wcce12.com/index.html

WCCE 12 & APCChE 2025 will focus on four major themes, addressing key challenges and innovations in the field of chemical engineering:

🔹 Education and Training – Future-oriented Chemical Talent

  • Engineering Ethics Education and Sustainable Chemical Industry
  • Chemical Education and the Cultivation of Outstanding Engineers
  • International Symposium of Chemical Engineering Departments/Schools from Global Universities
  • Chemical Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship

 🔹 Fundamental Industry Infrastructure – Challenges and Opportunities in Transformation

  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Big Data
  • Green Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Flow Chemistry and Microreaction Technology
  • Advanced Separation Technology & Engineering
  • Inherent Safety and Process Intensification of Chemical Processes

🔹 Strategic and Emerging Industries – Exploring New Paradigm Shifts and Industry Applications

  • Energy Transition Towards a Net-zero Future
  • Biochemical and Biomanufacturing
  • Process Industry Innovation and Process Systems Engineering Reengineering
  • Intelligent Manufacturing Technology and Equipment for the Chemical Industry
  • Advancements in High-Performance and Intelligent Chemical New Materials
  • Green Agriculture: A New Paradigm of Seed, Fertilizer, and Pesticide Innovation
  • Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering
  • Efficient Manufacturing Engineering of Functional Electronic Chemicals

🔹 Future Chemical Engineering and Smart Innovation – Shaping a New Future for the Chemical Industry

  • Waste Resource Conversion and Circular Economy
  • Biomass Materials & Chemicals
  • Preparation Theory and Application of Carbonaceous New Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Process for Water, Gas Treatment, and Environment Protection
  • Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development of the Chemical Industry
  • Mesoscience and Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering
  • Single Atom Catalysis and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Hydrogen Energy and Hydrogen Energy Industrial Chain
  • Electrochemical Engineering, Energy Internet, and Energy Storage
  • Innovation and Practice of Industrial Software in Process Manufacturing
  • Advanced Chemical Materials and Future Chemical Industry
  • Future Energy and Novel Chemical Process
  • Green Energy and Environmental Engineering
  • Clean and Efficient Conversion and Utilization of Coal

Get more information about session topics: https://www.wcce12.com/en/216/index.html

Call for Papers Now Open:
Submit your research until Feb 20, 2025. We will select extraordinary reports and the contributor will get a chance to make an oral presentation!
Click here to submit your paper: https://meeting.ciesc.cn/login?fair_id=304&role=Audience 

 

World Chemical Engineering Council (WCEC)
Website: https://wcec-online.org 

 

NSTF-South32 Awards: Register nominations online by 17 January 2025!

#NSTFawards2025

 The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) calls for nominations for the 27th NSTF-South32 Awards. These prestigious awards focus on science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation in South Africa (SA). South32 is the co-branding sponsor for the past 10 years. As such the name of the awards is the NSTF-South32 Awards.

All the awards are ‘for an outstanding contribution to science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation in SA…

This is a two-stage nomination process:   https://nstf.org.za/how-to-nominate/
No late entries will be accepted.
Please note that planning and time are required to complete the nomination documents.

Awards Categories:

1. Individual Awards

a. Lifetime Award – contribution over 15 years or more
b. TW Kambule-NSTF Researcher Award – contribution through research and its outputs over a period from 6 years up to 15 years of research work from the commencement of the research career, predominantly in SA (Prize sponsor: proSET)
c. TW Kambule-NSTF Emerging Researcher Awards – contribution through research and its outputs over a period of up to 6 years of research work from the commencement of the research career, predominantly in SA (Prize sponsor: SAYAS)
d. Management Award – contribution through management of SET and innovation and related activities over the last 5-10 years in SA

2. Engineering Research Capacity Development Awards – contribution by an individual or team over the last 5-10 years

3. NSTF-Water Research Commission (WRC) Award – contribution by an individual, team, partnership or an organisation towards sustainable water management, knowledge generation and solutions over the last 5-10 years (Sponsor since 2017: WRC)

4. NSTF-SAMRC Clinician-Scientist Award – contribution through research and its outputs over a period of up to 6 years of research work from the commencement of the research career, predominantly in SA, and focussed on work to enhance life and to improve the health of the community (Sponsor since 2023: South African Medical Research Council - SAMRC)

5. NSTF-TIA Green Economy Award – contribution by an individual or an organisation towards achieving biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and a greener economy over the last 5-10 years (Sponsor since 2023: Technology Innovation Agency -TIA)

6. Science Diplomacy for Africa Award – contribution by an individual or a team in SA, which has led to impactful solutions and/or collaboration in the SET and innovation fields, within the last 10 years, through science diplomacy between and among countries, for the benefit of SA and the African continent (Sponsor since 2024: Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa - SDCfA)

7. NEW in 2025 NSTF-Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Award – contribution by an individual or a team towards sustainable agricultural management, knowledge generation and solutions over the last 5-10 years (Sponsor since 2025: ARC)

8. Data for Research Award – contribution by an individual or a team for advancing the availability, management and re-use of research data

9. Innovation Awards – for innovations and their research and/or development

a. Corporate Organisation – contribution by an individual or a team over the last 5-10 years
b. SMME – contribution by an SMME over the last 5-10 years (Sponsor since 2019: National Intellectual Property Management Office - NIPMO)

10. Communication Award – contribution for outreach and creating awareness of SET and innovation by a team or individual over the last 5 years

11. Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Award – contribution by an NGO including technology transfer, and education and training activities over the last 5-10 years (Nominations of specific projects undertaken under the auspices of professional bodies/societies can also be nominated here.)

12. Special Annual Theme Award: Quantum Science and Technology (awarded according to criteria in any of the other categories) For 2024/2025 the award is made for an outstanding contribution to SET and innovation in quantum science and technology in SA

 

 

From Nairobi to Stellenbosch on an electric motorcycle

Photo: ​Mr Masalule Kituyi, Product owner of Roam Air and rider on the trip (under helmet on the left), Mr Habib Lukaya, Operation Manager for Charging and Energy Systems at Roam and Mr Stephan Lacock, Stellenbosch University PhD candidate and co-researcher on the project (under helmet on the right).

An electric motorcycle, designed and built in Africa powered only by the sun, started its journey from Nairobi enroute to Stellenbosch on Sunday, 29 September 2024.

Read the full article here: https://www.eng.sun.ac.za/electric-motorcycle/  

 
 

7th EFCE Spotlight Talks Series - 12 Webinars in Nov 2024

Program and registration: https://efce.info/Spotlight_Talks.html  (5-14 November 2024)

Covering a wide range of working parties and sections, there will likely be one or more sessions with topics of your interest.

We hope that you enjoy some of this year’s Fall Sessions of the Spotlight Talks !

Best regards,

Martine Poux (EFCE Scientific Secretariat/Paris Office)
Boelo Schuur (EFCE Scientific Vice-President)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - 13 Dec 2024 - EFCE

An event series of EFCE - 5th EUROPEAN FORUM ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES

13 December 2024 in Paris (France)

Some information on the past events of the Series can be found on https://efce.info/European_Forum.html.
Youtube videos available from 3rd European Forum on New Technologies - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING in the PLANT OF THE FUTURE - Click here!

The aim is to offer a one-day event dedicated to new scientific developments where industrialists and academics can exchange views related to a specific chemical engineering challenge.

Click here for more information, which includes the preliminary program. Please share it with your own contacts and on your professional network.

You are also invited to participate to the round table discussion organised in the second half of the afternoon on 13 December. If you are interested, please follow the instructions given when you register.

Please REGISTER here preferentially before 15 November 2024.

If you need more information, contact
Martine Poux This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
EFCE Scientific Secretariat/ Paris Office
SFGP General Delegate

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