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170 Dendro Power site visit at Walapane Posted: 11/01/2005
A Presentation on ?Dendro Power? will be made by Mr Indica Gallage followed by site visit to the Dendro Power Plant at Walapane on 19th February. One vehicle is expected to leave Colombo early in the morning and another from Kandy later in the day
169 Deregulation of Electricity Business ? Transition and Beyond Posted: 11/01/2005
A Presentation on ?Deregulation of Electricity Business ? Transition and Beyond? will be made by Prof Priyantha Wijayatunga on Wednesday 26th January 2005 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo commencing at 1715 hrs.
168 Workshop on Electronics for school children Posted: 11/01/2005
IEE Sri Lanka, jointly with the University of Moratuwa, organized
a "Workshop on Electronics" for the benefit of school children in the
GCE Advanced Level classes. The workshop consisted of 10 experiments based on diodes, transistors, op-amps and digital logic gates, as recommended by the National Institute of Education.

The workshop was held on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th Dec from 8.30am to 5.30pm in the Laboratories of the Department of Electronic &
Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa. (attendance 33)
167 Monitoring Techniques for Power Engineers Posted: 11/01/2005
A Seminar on ?Monitoring Techniques for Power Engineers? was held at Peradeniya followed by a site visit to the CEB Kotmale Power Station on 06th December 2004 (attendance 43)
166 Tragedy of Management of Public Goods of Liberalized Markets Posted: 11/01/2005
A Presentation on ?Tragedy of Management of Public Goods of Liberalized Markets ? The enfeebled interconnection scenario of the Telecom sector ? an illustrious example? was delivered by Mr K K Gunawardena (a former Director of Telecommunications) at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo on 24th November 2004. (attendance 49)
165 IEE Sri Lanka Chairman's Lecture Posted: 11/01/2005
The newly elected Chairman of the IEE Sri Lanka gave his Chairman's address on ?Engineer as a Manager? at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo on 9th November 2004. 47 members attended the lecture.
164 IEE Sri Lanka AGM & Dinner - an update Posted: 10/09/2004
The Annual General Meeting & Dinner of the IEE Sri Lanka was held on Saturday 18th September 2004 at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo. The meeting commenced at 1630 hrs with the Presentation of Awards for Short Courses conducted in 2003/04. This was followed by the Annual General Meeting and the Address by the New Chairman - Mr W A L W A Perera.
The Chief Guest for the Dinner was Mr Joe Varnakulasinghe who is a former Chairman of the IEE Sri Lanka branch, and who has been active in the electrical engineering field for over half a century.
163 Eleventh Annual Conference of IEE Sri Lanka Posted: 10/09/2004
The Eleventh annual conference of the IEE Sri Lanka will be held on Saturday 25th September 2004 at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo. 31 high quality papers will be presented in a full day programme. While the morning Session will be held altogether, the afternoon sessions will be held parallelly on account of the high number of papers.
162 IEE YMS Sri Lanka Annual Technical Conference Posted: 30/08/2004 at elect.mrt.ac.lk
The Annual Technical Conference of the IEE YMS Sri Lanka was held on Saturday 28th August 2004 at the E O E Pereira Theatre, University of Peradeniya. Over 20 papers were presented, mainly from the University of Peradeniya and the University of Moratuwa . A number of staff members and students from these universities, officials of the IEE Sri Lanka and officials of the IEE YMS Sri Lanka also participated in the event.
The List of papers that were presented are given below, with those that were listed but not presented, striked out and the initials of the university given at the end.
  1. A modification to the old instrument landing system at Bandaranaike international airport-UoPeradeniya
  2. Condition detector-UoP
  3. Data logger for traffic surveying-UoP
  4. Design of stepper motor controller-UoP
  5. Far field antenna test range measurement equipment-UoP
  6. Finite element mesh generation using commercial CAD packages-UoP
  7. Magnetic recording head optimizer-UoP
  8. Computer controlled DC servo motor-UoMoratuwa
  9. Develop a small Scale windmill for the electrification of a rural home-UoM
  10. Digital anemometer-UoM
  11. Digital lux meter with a computer interface-UoM
    Implementation of a method to detect unauthorized tapping of the service cable-UoM
  12. Measurement of wind speed-UoM
    Power line based intercom-UoM
  13. Software controlled multi mode single phase inverter-UoM RF network planning tool for optimize of CAP In fixed wireless systems-OpenU
  14. Intelligent watering system in agriculture-UoRuhuna
  15. Micro controller trainer kit-UoR
  16. Cost benefit analysis of voice over internet protocol-UoR
  17. New concept of nano grids-UoP
  18. New starting and speed control concept for single phase capacitor start induction motor-UOP
  19. PC based fame cutter-UoP
  20. PCB drilling controller-UoP
  21. Remote controlling of home appliances through A telephone line-UoP
161 Process Technology in Sri Lanka
A Presentation of Process Technology in Sri Lanka was made on 3rd August 2004. 26 persons participated. The Low turn-out is attributed to a lack of labels for correspondence, resulting in only email correspondence being used for this event
160 Annual Technical Conference - IEE YMS Sri Lanka Posted: 16/08/2004 at elect.mrt.ac.lk
The Annual Technical Conference of the IEE YMS Sri Lanka will be held this year at the University of Peradeniya on 28th August 2004 at the E O E Pereira Theatre. The programme is scheduled to start at 0830 hrs and go on till 1630 hrs.
159 IT/ICT Policy of Sri Lanka
A Seminar on IT/ICT Policy of Sri Lanka was held on 29th July 2004. 72 persons participated.
158 IEE YMS AGM and new office bearers Posted: 30/06/2004 at elect.mrt.ac.lk
The 8th Annual General Meeting of the Institution of Electrical Engineers Younger Members Section (IEE-YMS) Sri Lanka was held at the Electronic and Telecommunication seminar room of the University of Moratuwa at 11:00:AM on Sunday 13th June 2004.
The following office bearers were elected for the session 2004/05.
Chairman: Mr. R Jananthan (Industry)
Vice Chairman: Mr. M .F. A. A Ishaan (Industry)
Honorary Secretary: Mr. K.N.D. Perera (University of Moratuwa)
Honorary Treasurer: Mr. N.S.J Weerasinghe (Industry)
Committee:
Mr. Srimal Jayawardana (University of Peradeniya)
Mr. P J Binduhewa (University of Peradeniya)
Mr. Randika Dissanayake (University of Peradeniya)
Mr. Najith Liyanage (University of Moratuwa)
Mr. Eranga Amarakoon (University of Moratuwa)
Mr. Sobath Wijetunga (University of Moratuwa)
Mr. Ranishka Wimalasena (University of Moratuwa)
Mr. H G S Sagara (Open University)
Mr. W.H.M.J.H.B.Wijekoon (University of Ruhuna)
157 1st Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms Posted: 23/06/2004 at elect.mrt.ac.lk
The Inauguration of the 1st Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms, jointly organized by IEE Sri Lanka, the University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka, and the Asian Institute of Technology Thailand , will be held at the Ball Room, Hotel Galadari on Thursday 24th June 2004 commencing at 6.00 p.m with Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitharana, Minister of Science and Technology as Chief Guest . Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya (CEO, MTN Networks Pvt. Ltd) will deliver the Keynote address. Among the other distinguished participants expected at the inauguration are Prof. Dayantha. S. Wijeyesekera (Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa), Prof. H.N. Phien (Dean, School of Advanced Technology, AIT, Thailand) and Mr. D. R. Pullaperuma (Chairman, IEE Sri Lanka).
The two day Regional Conference follows on Friday and Saturday with papers presented by a panel of international authors. The conference will be preceded by a full-day tutorial session to bring selected participants upto date on state of the art technology on areas relevant to the conference.
156 IEE Sri Lanka - Short Courses - June, July, August 2004 Posted: 14/05/2004 at elect.mrt.ac.lk

The IEE Sri Lanka will conduct the following short courses in June/July 2004, for the continuous professional development of members as well as non-members, at the Department of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering at the University of Moratuwa.
The Practical Electronics course is for those who have an interest for design and repair of Electronic circuits (11 attended from 5th June to 12th June 2004). The TV Technology course will focus on the TV Receiver; fault finding and repair of TV receivers (8 attended from 5 July to 8 July). It also includes an overview of Television Broadcasting Network of Sri Lanka. These two courses are for school leavers who would like to start their own repair shops. The courses will also be very useful for anyone with a keen interest on practical electronics. They will be conducted mainly in Sinhala.
The Microwave Communications (33 attended from 13 July 15 July 2004) and Optical Communications (14 attended from 20 July to 22 July) courses will be at near graduate level but also suitable for Technical Officers in the telecommunications industry. These two courses will also be useful for students preparing for Professional Engineering Examinations such as CEI Pt II and IESL Pt II. The courses are planned to include experimental work and theoretical work.
155 10th Course on "Electrical Installation" Posted: 14/05/2004 at elect.mrt.ac.lk
The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) in collaboration with the IEE Sri Lanka has organised, the ever popular Course on "Electrical Installation" for the 10th time on eight consecutive Saturdays starting from 15th May 2004 at the IESL Seminar Room. Approximately 20 participated in the course.
154 Call for Participation - 1st Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms Posted: 30/04/2004
The conference organising committee of the 1st Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms has called for participation of authors and interested persons at the 1st Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms, to be held at the Hotel Galadari from 24th - 26th June 2004.
Registration deadlines are 15th May 2004 for Authors and 15th June 2004 for Others.
Advanced Program and details of Tutorials and Keynote Speakers are also available.
153 New International Membership Adviser Posted: 22/04/2004
Prof J R Lucas, Immediate Past Chairman of IEE Sri Lanka has been requested to be the next International Membership Adviser (IMA) for Sri Lanka with effect from April 2004. Professor Lucas attended a conference at the IEE office at Savoy Place at the end of March in preparation for this appointment. Mr M Zubair's term as IMA terminated on 31 March 2004.
152 IEE Sri Lanka AGM and Annual Dinner Posted: 22/04/2004
IEE Sri Lanka is scheduled to hold the 68th Annual General Meeting and Dinner on Saturday 18th September 2004 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo.
151 Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms Colombo Posted: 22/04/2004
The 1st Regional Conference on ICT and E-Paradigms, will be held in Colombo from 24th to 26th June 2004
150 Entrepreneurship in Young Engineers by Dr. Hans Wijesuriya Posted: 22/04/2004
A Presentation on "Entrepreneurship in Young Engineers" by Dr. Hans Wijesuriya, Chief Executive Officer of Dialog GSM was held at Salon Anthurium, Hotel Galadari, at 5.15pm on Tuesday 20th April, 2004. 63 members participated.
"When we work for someone else, we have less opportunity for being independent and innovative. A Young Engineer looking to start a small business may begin by thinking about offering a competitive advantage for a product that is already out on the market or a special service that is not otherwise available. He could even go so far as introducing a new technology. The final outcome could result in providing more satisfaction to customers and raising the levels of performance, apart from other benefits to the people. Besides the advantage of being independent and innovative it will also be financially rewarding. Entrepreneurship is therefore the topic of discussion for the day. It should be of great interest to Young Engineers."
149 Voltage Sags in Power Systems and Sag Mitigation Techniques
A Presentation on "Overview of Voltage Sags in Power Systems and Sag Mitigation Techniques" by Mr H.M. Wijekoon, Distribution Planning Engineer, CEB was held at Salon Anthurium, Hotel Galadari, at 5.15pm on Thursday 25th March, 2004. 61 members participated.
"Power quality and reliability are essential for proper operation of a process, which involves critical and sensitive loads. Power quality surveys have shown that the momentary disruptions in the form of voltage sags are the most severe power quality disturbances faced by industrial consumers whose production processes consist of sensitive loads. Additional measures have to be taken to protect sensitive loads, which are susceptible to voltage sags. The presentation is expected to discuss voltage sags in a power system, their causes and characteristics and sag mitigation techniques."
148 IEE Sri Lanka SchoolNet Program 2004
The IEE Sri Lanka organised the Third Workshop for School Children - a programme for about 120 advanced level students and their teachers (about 10) from a number of schools in the island, mainly from the Sabaragamuwa Province, on Saturday 13th March 2004 at the University of Moratuwa Premises. They were assisted in this venture by the IEE Younger Members Section and the Departments of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering.
The Schools that took part are
  • Seevali MMV, Ratnapura
  • Ferguson MV, Ratnapura
  • Gankanda MV, Ratnapura
  • Tholangamuwa MMV, Kegalle
  • Rajasinghe MMV, Hanwella
  • Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
  • Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
  • Hindu College, Bambalapitiya
  • Methodist College, Colombo
  • Saivamangaya Vidyalaya, Colombo 6
The programme included presentations by Senior Staff of the ICE group, undergraduate project presentations and hand-on-sessions.
The First Workshop was held in 2002 for schools in the Western Province and the Second in 2003 for schools in the Southern Province.
147 Site Visit to Kukule Ganga Hydro-power Plant
A Site Visit to Kukule Ganga Hydro-power Plant was organised by the IEE Sri Lanka on 14th February 2004. (24 participants)
146 Call for Papers - IEE YMS Sri Lanka
The Annual Younger Member Session will be held at E.O.E Perera Theatre, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya on August 28th, 2004. This provides a forum for the presentation of undergraduate and postgraduate project/research work. Papers from prospective authors have been called by the IEE Younger Members Section, Sri Lanka
145 Call for Papers - IEE Sri Lanka
The IEE Sri Lanka will be holding the Eleventh Annual Conference on 25 September 2004. This conference is intended to provide a forum for the presentation of papers, and to foster interaction between persons from industry and from the universities.
Prospective Authors (a member or group of members of the IEE or a non-member with at least one member as co-author) are invited to submit 3 copies of abstracts of papers they intend to present at the Sessions. The paper should cover technical and technological advances in areas, such as
  • Research and Development
  • Experiences and Problems in projects
  • State of the Art in Sri Lanka of any particular field
  • Industry Reforms for Development
  • Engineering Education
and related to Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology and Manufacturing Engineering. These abstracts should highlight the innovative features of the paper.
SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES
Last date for receipt of Abstracts - 1 May 2004
Notification of acceptance - 31 May 2004
Last date for submission of full paper - 30 July 2004
Proposed date for conference - 25 September 2004
144 VoIP and its Impact on Telecommunication Services in Sri Lanka
A Seminar on "VoIP and its Impact on Telecommunication Services in Sri Lanka" was held at Salon Orchid, Hotel Galadari, at 4.00pm on Wednesday 14th January 2004. 105 members participated.
The objective of the seminar was to introduce VoIP Technology and discuss its implementation, service, regulatory and legal aspects pertaining to the telecommunications industry and assess its impact on traditional voice telephony in Sri Lanka.
Seminar Moderator : Mr P K Wickremarachchi, Consultant, TRC
  • "What is Voice over IP ? " Dr Dileeka Dias, University of Moratuwa
  • "Demonstration of VoIP" Dr Gihan Dias, University of Moratuwa
  • "VoIP by Internet Services Providers: Financial and legal aspects" Mr Thushara Seneviratne, Vice Chairman, Lanka Internet Services Ltd.
  • "Impact of VoIP on traditional voice telephony" Mrs Deepa Liyanagama, Head of Internet Division, Sri Lanka Telecom
  • "Regulatory aspects pertaining to VoIP" Mr M C M Farook, Telecommunication Regulatory Commision.
143 Fourth Workshop on Lightning Protection
The Fourth Workshop on Lightning Protection, jointly organised by the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka and the IEE Sri Lanka was held on Thursday 18th December 2003 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. (102 participants)
The fee for members of IPSL and IEE was Rs 3000/- per participant while for non members it was be Rs 4000/- per participant. The number of places had to be limited to 100 to ensure quality on first come basis.
142 Seminar on Membership Matters
A Seminar on Membership Matters was conducted by the IEE Sri Lanka on 20th November 2003. 98 members of all categories participated in the event.
141 High Praise for Fresher's design projects at IEE YMS Sri Lanka Sessions 2003 Posted: 22/09/2003
Thirty-three high quality papers were presented at the Annual Sessions of the Younger Members Section of the IEE Sri Lanka on Saturday 20th September 2003 at the Electronics & Telecommunications Building of the University of Moratuwa.

The judges were unanimous and high in their praise for efforts taken, especially by the undergraduates at the end of their first year of study at the University. They were happy to note that these first year students had paid a great deal of attention to detail, and had come up with working and marketable prototypes, starting from the basic design concepts, within five weeks of the assignment being given. Details included an initial market survey, design, circuit simulation, computer aided drawings, physical process animation, PCB design, PCB manufacture, construction of prototype, cost analysis for mass scale production, marketing strategy, sales brochures, user leaflets, attractive packaging and in one case even a complete web-site to market the product. The Power Point presentations made by the students were also of extremely high quality. These first year projects had been done inorder to fulfil the requirements of Engineering Design and Engineering Skill Development in the degree course.

Among this is the automatic coffee maker to make coffee automatically at a pre-determined time. Freshly brewed coffee had even been drunk by the university panel during their undergraduate presentation.
140 IEE Sri Lanka Annual Sessions - 2003 Posted: 15/09/2003
Tenth Annual Conference of IEE Sri Lanka will be held at Hotel Galadari, Colombo on Saturday 27th September 2003. The Programme consists of three sessions with the inauguration commencing at 1300 hrs. Session A will consist of 7 papers of common interest, while Session B and Session C will be held in parallel and consist mainly of Power and Electronics, Communications and Computers respectively.
IEE Sri Lanka will hold the 67th Annual General Meeting and Dinner on Friday 26th September 2003 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo.
Presentation of Certificates to participants of Short Courses conducted in 2003 will take place from 4.30pm to 5.00pm. The AGM will commence at 5.15pm.
139 IEE Sri Lanka Newsletter Posted: 08/09/2003
The Second Newsletter of the current session of IEE Sri Lanka has just been released.
138 IEE YMS Sri Lanka AGM and Sessions Posted: 02/09/2003
The Younger Members section of IEE Sri Lanka has had to postpone its AGM and its annual technical paper presentations to the 20th September 2003 due to unforeseen reasons.
137 IEE Sri Lanka - Migration of Website Posted: 02/09/2003
The IEE Sri Lanka web site has been migrated to the "iee.org" site with effect from the beginning of September 2003. Please change your tags if any to this new site.
136 IEE Sri Lanka - New Rules Posted: 14/08/2003
With the change in structure of the Membership, the IEE Sri Lanka changed its rules in February 2003. Election of this year's office bearers will be based on these Rules.
135 IEE Sri Lanka - Annual Conference Posted: 13/08/2003
The Annual Technical Conference of the IEE Sri Lanka will be held on Saturday 27th September 2003 at the Hotel Galadari, Colombo. Many high quality papers in the areas of electrical power, electronics, communications, computers and manufacturing will be presented during the conference.
134 IEE Sri Lanka AGM Posted: 13/08/2003
The Annual General Meeting of the IEE Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held on Friday 26th September 2003 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo.
133 Short courses in July/August 2003 Posted: 13/08/2003
The IEE Sri Lanka organised and conducted 7 short courses lasting 2 to 3 days during July and August 2003 at its Office at the IESL Premises.
  1. Radar [Radar Principles; Types of Radar; Transmitter and Receiver:-Pulsed & MTI; System Implementation; Clutter; SSR; SAR; Electronic Counter Measures] Mr Kithsiri Samarasinghe, Prof Indra Dayawansa, Athula seneviratne on 8th, 9th and 10th July
  2. Navigation [VOR; DME; Radio Altimeter; ADF, GPS] Mr Athula Seneviratne 14th, 15th July
  3. Microwave Communication [Coax., waveguides, microstrip tr. lines; Line of Sight links; Microwave devices: Semiconductor devices, Tubes; Sat.Com.; VSAT; GPS] Prof Indra Dayawansa, Dr Dileeka Dias 16th,17th, 18th July
  4. Electronics [Analog:- Diode circuits, Signal Amplifiers, Power Amplifiers, Oscillators, PLL; Digital:- Combinational Logic, Sequential Logic; Electronic equipment maintenance] Dr Pani Dharmawardena, Dr Priyantha Thilakumara 22th, 23rd, 24th July
  5. Computer Systems [Computer Hardware; Operating Systems; Computer Networks] Dr Ajith Pasqual, Dr Chulantha Kulasekara 5th, 6th, 7th August
  6. Power Electronics [AC Power Control, Power Supplies, UPS] Dr Amith Munindradasa, Dr Pani Dharmawardena 12th, 13th, 14th August
  7. Antenna Design [Wire antennas:- Dipole, Loop, V-antenna, Rhombic antenna, Log-periodic antenna. Antenna Arrays; Aperture antennas:- Horn, Dish Microstrip antennas] Dr Amith Munindradasa, Prof Indra Dayawansa 19th, 20th, 21st August
132 IEE YMS Sessions at Moratuwa Posted: 06/08/2003
The Annual Technical Sessions of the Younger Members Section of the IEE Sri Lanka will be held on Saturday 30th August 2003 at the University of Moratuwa. All students and members of the IEE are cordially invited to attend the sessions. High quality papers are expected to be presented as in the recent past. [Postponed to 13th September - 29/08)
131 Seminar on Project Management Posted: 29/07/2003
An IEE Sri lanka seminar on "Project Management" will be conducted by 3 eminent academics who have specialized on the topic at the VIP Lounge, Hotel Galadari, at 4.30 pm on Tuesday 29th July, 2003.

"The project approach has been the style of doing business in the construction, aerospace anddefence industries. However, application of Project Management techniques are being extended to many other industries. For example, the impact of Project Management is most profound in the area of Information Technology".

This seminar will discuss the necessary tools and techniques to become a good Project Manager, with particular emphasis on the application of Time Management and Risk Management in project situations. All of us, especially those in positions of responsibility are going to benefit from the Seminar. Open to all members of the IEE Sri Lanka.

  • Overview of Project Management by Dr. Niranjan Gunawardena
  • Time Management : Prof. Ananda Jayawardena
  • Risk Management: Prof. Malik Ranasinghe
130 IEE Faraday Lecture Screening at Moratuwa Posted: 29/07/2003
The 2003 IEE Faraday Lecture Fighting Crime with Science will be shown at the University of Moratuwa on Thursday 31st July 2003 commencing 1600 hrs. All computer science & engineering, electrical engineering, and electronic & telecommunication engineering students and all others are welcome to attend this video/CD presentation. The presentation has been arranged by the Younger Members Section of the IEE Sri Lanka at the University of Moratuwa.
129 IEE YMS 2003 - Call for papers Posted: 11/07/2003
The Annual Younger Member Sessions of IEE Sri Lanka will be held at the Department of Electrical Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering University of Moratuwa on August 23rd, 2003. This provides a forum for the presentation of undergraduate projects and postgraduate project/research work. The Secretary, IEE YMS Sri Lanka has invited you to send an abstract of your work before 20th July 2003.

An award will be made to the author of the best paper presented at the Sessions on the basis of its content and quality of presentation.
128 IEE Sri Lanka Visits the Colombo Dockyard Posted: 11/07/2003
Members of the IEE Sri Lanka visited the Colombo Dockyard on Saturday 5th July 2003. This was a sequel to the lecture given by Mr mangala Yapa the General Manager of Colombo Dockyard to the IEE Sri Lanka on Manufacture of boats at the Hotel Galadari on June 24th. The visit was well appreciated by all present. They were also taken on a ride around the harbour in a boat built by Colombo Dockyard. They were also able to visit the Indian Oil Rig which was in the dry docks for maintenance.
127 e-Sri Lanka Posted: /05/2003
A half-day Seminar on e-Sri Lanka was held on 27th May 2003 being organised by the IEE Sri Lanka in association with the Computer Society of Sri Lanka. The seminar created an awareness among members of IEE Sri Lanka and CSSL on the e-Sri Lanka vision and its action plans while generating and active dialogue on issues, particularly of infrastructure issues pertaining to the implementation of the program. Over 100 persons participated in the seminar.

The speakers at the forum were :

  • Mr Eran Wickramaratne : IT Advisor to the Ministry of Economic Reforms, Science and Technology.
  • Prof. Rohan Samarajiva : Team Leader, Public Interest Program Unit, Ministry of Economic Reforms, Science and Technology.
  • Mr Ana L Ponnambala : Independent Consultant/Telecommunications Engineer.
126 Design of Electrical Installations Course Posted: /04/2003
The ever popular short course on IEE Wiring Regulations was conducted jointly by the IEE Sri Lanka and the IESL at the IESL premises. It ran on 9 consecutive Saturdays commencing 26th April 2003. The course was conducted for the ninth time and was heavily oversubscribed.
125 Visit to a Mini-hydro Project Posted: /04/2003
A Site Visit was made to the 2250kW Small Hydro Power Project - Kabaragala was made by members of IEE Sri Lanka on Saturday 05 April 2003. [Location - Medapity Oya in Padiyapelella (off Hanguranketha)]
124 Panel discussion On The Upper Kotmale HydroPower Project Posted: 24/03/2003
The Institution Of Electrical Engineers, Sri Lanka (IEE Sri Lanka) and The Sri Lanka Association of The Institution of Civil Engineers (SLAICE) held a Join Panel discussion On The Upper Kotmale HydroPower Project on Friday, 21st March 2003 at 5.15 p.m, at The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.

Panel Members

  • Dr. A.N.S. Kulasinghe, Past President of SLAICE
  • Prof. Priyantha Wijetunga, University of Moratuwa
  • Eng. Shavi Fernando, Project Director, CEB
  • Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya, Consultant
  • Eng. K.L. Ariyananda, Former Chairman CEB
  • Eng. M. Chandrasena, Former Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation,Power and Highways
123 IEE Sri Lanka - Senior Members Day - An Update Posted: 20/03/2003 Posted: 24/03/2003
The Senior Members Day 2003 of the IEE Sri Lanka was a resounding success with brief talks from their lively careers being given by four of the Past Chairmen of the IEE Sri Lanka, namely
  • Mr H S Subasinghe [held many posts at the Department of Government Electrical Undertakings (DGEU) and its successor the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) rising up to the rank General Manager, Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation and Power, and serving as the founder Chairman of LECO],
  • Mr T D M A (Aelian) de Silva [presenlty a Chartered Consulting Electrical Engineer; author of many technical terms in Sinhala; held posts an Engineer at the DGEU, Chief Engineer at Insurance Corporation of Sri Lanka, General Manager of Lanka Transformers Ltd, Chairman of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the Coconut Processing Board],
  • Mr L W de Silva [held many posts at the DGEU and the CEB rising up to the rank General Managerand Vice Chairman; instrumental in the establishment of Lanka Transformers Ltd]. and
  • Mr H E G F (Eardley) de Silva [presently working for International Water Management Institute; engineer at the DGEU and the CEB, General Manager at Richard Peiris & Co and management consultant to Arthur C Clarke Centre].

    The vote of thanks was also given by one of the past Chairmen Prof K K Y W Perera.

  • One of the most Senior Past Chairmen living, Mr Joe Varnakulasinghe's name had been inadvertently left out from the list of invitees to talk about their experiences and will be invited for the next such event. We apologise to him for the error.
  • Mr Hetti Gunawardena who was to be invited for the event passed away recently.
122 IEE Sri Lanka - Site Visit to Small Hydro Power Project - Kabaragala Posted: 13/03/2003
A Site Visit to a Small Hydro Power Project - Kabaragala has been arranged on Saturday 05 April 2003 by the IEE Sri Lanka. [Location - Medapity Oya in Padiyapelella (off Hanguranketha)]
121 Senior Member's Day - 19th March 2003 Posted: 11/03/2003
An Ordinary General Meeting of IEE Sri Lanka will be held at the VIP Lounge, Hotel Galadari, at 5.15pm on Tuesday 19th March 2003.
It is a day dedicated for our Senior Members who have served the Institution for many years. The main event of the day will be the Presentation by 4 Past Chairmen of IEE Sri Lanka Branch. They will speak on their Professional Experiences which will be of great value to the membership.
120 IEE Sri Lanka Workshop for School Children -2003 - Update 2 Posted: 21/02/2003
The Academic Staff and students of the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, and Computer Science & Engineering of the University of Moratuwa conducted the 2nd Workshop for Schools on 20th February at the University Premises on behalf of the IEE Sri Lanka. Around 150 advanced level school children from 10 schools from the Southern Province and about 15 teachers participated in this one-day workshop.

Mr D R Pullaperuma Chairman, IEE Sri Lanka, Prof Malika Ranasinghe Dean/ Engineering, Prof Priyantha Wijayatunga Dean/Information Technology, Prof Mrs Indra Dayawansa Secretary, IEE Sri Lanka & Organiser of the Event, Prof Rohan Lucas Immediate Past Chairman, IEE Sri Lanka & Head/Electrical Engineering, Dr Mrs Dileeka Dias Head/Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, Dr Ashok Peiris Head/Computer Science & Engineering, and Dr Pani Dharmawardena were present at the inauguration.
119 "Getting your message through" by Mr Niranjan de Silva - an update Posted: 21/02/2003
The presentation on Getting Your message through was successfully delivered to a very attentive audience at Hotel Galadari. The points made were very relevant to both the young and the old. About 60 persons were present.
118 IEE Sri Lanka Workshop for School Children -2003 - an Update Posted: 17/02/2003
The IEE Sri Lanka, in association with the departments of Electrical Engineering, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, and Computer Science & Engineering of the University of Moratuwa, will hold the 2nd Workshop for Schools on 20th February at the University of Moratuwa Premises. About 135 advanced level school children and about 15 teachers from the Southern Province will participate in this one-day workshop. The 1st Workshop was held in 2002 for schools in the Western Province. The programme includes presentations by Senior Staff of the ICE group, undergraduate project presentations and hand-on-sessions.
118 Programme for School Children at University of Moratuwa Posted: 03/02/2003
TheIEE Sri Lanka has organised a programme for about 100 advanced level students and their teachers from a number of schools in the island on Thursday 20th February 2003. They are assisted in this venture by the IEE Younger Members Section and the departments of electronic & telecommunication engineering, electrical engineering and computer science & engineering.
117 Restructuring of the Power Sector - an Update Posted: 29/01/2003
The colloquium on Restructuring of the Power Sector, organised by IEE Sri Lanka, was successfully completed on 28th January 2003 at Hotel Galadari from 1630 hrs to 2015 hrs followed by a dinner. The following Resource persons Prof KKYW Perera (Secretary, Ministry of Power), Mr M Zubair (Chairman, CEB), Mr DC Wijeratne (General Manager, CEB), Mr Nihal Wickremasuriya (Manager, Reforms), Mr WALWA Perera (General Manager, LECO), Dr P N Fernando (former Manager, Energy division, ADB), and Dr Susantha Perera (President, Engineers Union, CEB) spoke on related topics prior to the discussion. The Colloquium was Moderated by Professor Priyantha Wijetunga, Professor in Electrical Engineering. The Minister of Power & Energy, Hon.Karu Jayasuriya also addressed the gathering.
116 Getting Your message through Posted: 16/01/2003
Seminar on "Getting Your message through" will be presented by Mr Nirajan de Silva, Past President - Colombo Toastmasters Club, and Director/CEO - Metropolitan Group of companies on 18th February 2002 at Hotel Galadari. This will be particularly of benefit for the Young Engineers.
115 Colloquium on Restructuring the Power Sector Posted: 16/01/2003
The half day colloquium on Restructuring the Power Sector has been organised by IEE Sri Lanka on 28th January 2003 at Hotel Galadari from 1630 hrs to 2030 hrs followed by a dinner. The following Resource persons Prof KKYW Perera (Secretary, Ministry of Power), Mr M Zubair (Chairman, CEB), Mr DC Wijeratne (General Manager, CEB), Mr Nihal Wickremasuriya (Manager, Reforms), Mr WALWA Perera (General Manager, LECO), Dr P N Fernando, Mr Ranjith Fernando and Dr Susantha Perera have agreed to make short presentations on relevant topics prior to the discussion. The colloquium is open to the IEE members on a first reserved basis and special invitees. The event is partially sponsored by the Ceylon Electricity Board.
114 IEE Branch Communication Conference Posted: 16/01/2003
Prof Mrs Indra Dayawansa has been nominated by the IEE Sri Lanka Branch to attend the IEE Branch Communication Conference in London to be held on 27th February 2003. At this conference discussions will take place between selected branches from the UK and overseas on matters related to the running of the Branches.
113 Senior Member's Day Posted: 16/01/2003
The IEE will be holding its first Senior Member's Day on Wednesday 19th February. It has been decided to invite the following Past Chairman of the IEE Sri Lanka Branch - Mr H S Subasinghe, Mr Hetti Gunawardena, Mr Eardley de Silva, Mr L W de Silva, Mr Aelien de Silva - for the inaugural event to share their professional experiences with the membership.
112 IEE New Logo Posted: 19/12/2002
The IEE has a new Logo which will be introduced in January 2003. It has been developed from the IEE's own initials to create a unique logo - a symol of the brand not a mere group of three letters. The word "The" has been inserted into the symbol to emphasise the IEE's uniqueness and importance. The Symbol is based on bold block lettering to emphasise the new IEE's confidence and commitment to progress. Turning the letters through ninety degrees is also an expression of boldness, confidence and modernity. The new logo will clearly symbolise that the IEE has not only moved into the 21st century but is determined to be a vibrant part of it. [Extracted from the IEE news December 2002.]
111 IEE Diaries for 2003 Posted: 13/12/2002
The IEE diaries for 2003 for current members in Sri Lanka has just been received by the IEE Sri Lanka. Current members of the IEE may collect their Diaries from the IEE Office at the IESL Premises during office hours (5 pm to 7pm on weekdays or on weekends) by producing the IEE membership card for 2003 and their National Identity card. They are advised to first contact the office by telephone (941 - 678630).
110 Talk on ADSL - Technology for Broadband Internet Access Posted: 11/12/2002
Mr Priyanka Undugodage, Head of IP and Broadband Services, Business Development Division - Sri Lanka Telecom will deliver a lecture on ADSL - Technology for Broadband Internet Access at Hotel Galadari, Saloon Orchid Room at 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday 17th December 2002.
109 IEE YMS field visit to Kukuleganga project Posted: 02/12/2002
IEE YMS has arranged a field visit to Kukuleganga project on 14th December 2002. Fifty students will be participating from University of Moratuwa, University of Peradeniya, University of Ruhuna and Open university of Sri Lanka.
108 Lightning Workshop - An Update Posted: 02/12/2002
The Third Annual Workshop on Lightning Protection - November 2002, jointly organised by the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka and the IEE Sri Lanka was successfully held on 29th and 30th November 2002 with over 165 participants who took an active part in the proceedings, at Galadari Hotel, Colombo.
107 IEE Recruitment Drive Posted: 30/11/2002
The University of Moratuwa IEE Sri Lanka - Younger Members Section organised a recruitment programme to the IEE at the University of Moratuwa on Wednesday 27th November 2002. The immediate past Chairman of IEE Sri Lanka, Professor Rohan Lucas and the Honorary Secretary of IEE Sri Lanka, Professor Mrs Indra Dayawansa spoke to the gathering about the IEE and the YMS respectively. Over 50 students, mainly from Level 2, participated in the event. Students in Electrical, Electronics, Communications, Computer, Information Technology and Manufacturing Engineering are invited to join the IEE as student members.
106 IEE Sri Lanka Chairman's Lecture - 2002 Posted: 12/11/2002
Mr D R Pulleperuma, IEE Sri Lanka Chairman for the Session 2002/03 will deliver the "IEE Sri Lanka Chairman's Lecture" on Utility Communications - Past, Present and Future at the Hotel Galadari on Tuesday 26th November 2002. He is presently the Additional General Manager (Commercial) of the Ceylon Electricity Board.
105 Third Workshop on Lightning Protection Posted: 24/10/2002
The Third Workshop on Lightning Protection - 2002 is jointly organised by the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka and the IEE Sri Lanka, at Hotel Galadari, Colombo on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November 2002. Closing date 20th November 2002.
105 IEE Sri Lanka - 66th AGM - An Update Posted: 21/10/2002
The AGM of the IEE Sri Lanka was held on Sunday 20th October 2002 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo with Professor Mellitt, Immediate Past President of the IEE and over 50 members attending the function. The Office Bearers were elected uncontested. The Minutes of the previous AGM in 2001 were confirmed. The annual report for the session just completed was also presented. The draft accounts for 2001/02 and the audited accounts for 2000/01 were also discussed and accepted. This was followed by the election of the Auditors for 2002/03 and the address of the new Chairman of the IEE Sri Lanka, Mr D R Pulleperuma. The Proceedings concluded with an address by Professor Brian Mellitt and the Vote of Thanks.
104 Visit of the IEE Presidnet - An Update Posted: 21/10/2002
The IEE President 2001-02 Prof Brian Mellitt arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday 18th October 2002 in the early hours of the morning. His visit had been delayed by 24 hrs due to unavoidable circumstances. Regretably the visit to the University of Peradeniya could not be rescheduled and had to be cancelled due to this unforeseen event.

Prof Mellitt attended the Inauguration of the IESL Sessions at the BMICH as the guest of honour and delivered a brief address. He also visited the Techno 2002 Exhibition.

Later he had lunch with the Vice Chancellor, Dean/Faculty of Engineering, Dean/Faculty of Information Technology, and the Heads of Department of Electrical, Electronic & Telecommunication, and Computer Science & Technology of the University of Moratuwa. Also present were the Chairman/IEE Sri Lanka and the IEE Student Councellor/University of Moratuwa.
In the afternoon he had a discussion with the academic staff of the three departments and was shown a sample of student projects undertaken at various levels and had discussions with students of the three departments in the respective laboratories of the University of Moratuwa.

In the evening he visited the IEE Office in the premises of the IESL and had a fruitful discussion with the committee members for 2001-02.

On Saturday 19th, he attended the International Seminar organised by the IESL and also presented a paper and chaired a session.

In the afternoon, as we knew that Professor Mellitt was greatly interested in Cricket, he was introduced to Mr Neil Perera (a former Secretary of the Board of Control for Criket in Sri Lanka and a Manager of the Sri Lanka Cricket team for many years) and taken to the Board of Control for Cricket and shown trophies won by the Sri Lanka Cricket Team and was also taken to the SSC Cricket grounds.
Later in the evening he was hosted to a cultural show and dinner by the IESL.

On Sunday 20th October, Professor Mellit was the Chief Guest at the AGM and Annual Luncheon of the IEE Sri Lanka where he also enjoyed some oriental music. He was presented a souvenir of the World Cup 1996 engraved cricket bat.
103 Annual Luncheon of IEE Sri Lanka Posted: 15/10/2002
Professor Lakshman Ratnayaka (President, Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka), Professor Dayantha Wijesekara (Chairman, Institution of Civil Engineers - Sri Lanka Branch), Engineer S T Perera (Chairman, Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Sri Lanka Group) and Dr Ray Wijewardena, have been invited as Guests of Honour for the Annual Luncheon of IEE Sri Lanka at Hotel Galadari on Sunday 20th October 2002. Professor Brian Mellit (President, Institution of Electrical Engineers) will be the chief guest. The Annual Luncheon follows the AGM of IEE Sri Lanka scheduled for 1100 hrs.
102 Locals benefit from the IEE Benevolent Fund Posted: 02/10/2002
I am happy to report that during the period of my Chairmanship of the IEE Sri Lanka (October 2000 to September 2002) three worthy persons have received financial support from the IEE Benevolent fund. The Benevolent fund assists those members of the IEE who are in financial need, and their dependants, after obtaining an evaluation of their situation from an honorary officer of the IEE in the particular local area. The Benevolent Fund gives one-off financial assistance to members who have temporarily fallen on hard times (such as one who has been approved for a one-off grant of around Rs 100,000 due to temporary periods of unemployment) or a weekly grant for those who need additional financial help or both(such as in the cases of a retired senior member who has a medical defect but otherwise leads a very normal life, and the dependants of a member who is in a semi-conscious state, who need some regular medical attention).

The IEE Benevolent Fund http://www.ieebenfund.org.uk/benfund/bfhome.html is entirely dependent on donations and legacies from individuals and does not receive any statutory funding. Since the beneficiaries of the Fund in the future can be even you or me, I would like to end my term of office, and this news item, with an appeal on behalf of the Fund for your annual contributions to the Benevolent Fund while you are in a position to do so.