SRI LANKA CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO ATTEND ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE IN THAILAND

News Release – 19th February 2013

The Consulting Engineers Asia Pacific Conference scheduled to be held from 6th – 9th March 2013 in Thailand will be attended by delegates from the Association of Consulting Engineers Sri Lanka (ACESL). The conference is a joint venture by Technical Consultancy Development Programme Asia Pacific (TCDPAP) and the Asia Pacific group of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). The theme of the Conference is “Climate Change Challenges/Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Technical Consultancy Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific (TCDPAP) was originally a programme promoted by UN-ESCAP for developing consulting capabilities at National, Sub-Regional and Regional levels in the Asia and Pacific Region, and now supported by member countries including Sri Lanka.

The Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka, the apex body of Consulting Engineers in Sri Lanka was established in 1980 and was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 2003. The Association is a Member of FIDIC (Federation of International Consulting Engineers) and represents the Sri Lankan Engineering Consultancy profession at FIDIC.

The ACESL will be represented at the Conference by Mr Malith Mendis - President, Mr J Karunaratne - Vice President and Mr Nihal Perera - Honorary Secretary. Mr Nihal Perera will make the “Sri Lanka Country Report” Presentation while Mr Mendis will give a presentation on “Coastal Vulnerability Assessment” and Mr J Karunaratne will present a paper on “Design and Operation of Health Care Facilities for Disaster Resilience and Management”.

The Conference is an annual gathering of Consulting Engineers in the Asia Pacific Region where it is a meeting of minds, discussion on current situation of Engineering Consulting, and planning of engineering ventures in the region. The Conference is expected to have more than 75 International delegates with focus of attention on Planning and Design for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation with case studies on the flood disaster in Bangkok in 2011.

Further information and Registration for conference is accessible via ACESL website: www.acesl.org

For further information:
Malith Mendis, President ACESL – Tel: 0777 720555
Secretariat: c/o Ms Hermoine Richards, Professional Secretary Tel: 011 7630770,
Address: 59/6, Galpotta Road, Nawala