Mashroom announces the creation of the new 100% Emirati chapter
Eng. Moham- sation in the Engineering Sector". The vision of the
mad Mahmoud association is to build solid relationships to link lo-
Mashroom,
cal national engineering talents and decision-mak-
President
of ing institutions in the United Arab Emirates. Eng.
Society of En- Mashroom explained that the objectives of the
gineers - UAE, chapter are to develop simplified guidelines and
officially
an- standards to mandate development and involve
nounced
the nationals in practical engineering fields, in addition
formation of a to establishing communication units to exchange
new
chapter knowledge and best practices to enhance the ef-
under the um- ficiency of national talents, build capabilities and
brella of SOE productivity through interactive consulting initia-
by the name of tives and create a distinct platform based on the
100% Emirati UAE vision 2050 to foster innovation and diversi-
Chapter, chaired by Eng. Amina Al-Mehairi.
fication in future research and development in all
This was announced in the online discussion ses- sectors of the engineering industry. In addition to
sion recently organized by the Training Depart- supporting the UAE government's strategy and
ment of the Society of Engineers entitled "Emirati- smart city initiatives to build national future skill
The Society of Engineers participated in the virtual session of the ITA - world Tunnel
Congress 2020
To ensure its participation in international engi- la Lumpur Convention Centre. However, it has
neering forums, the Society of Engineers - UAE, been moved to a digital platform as a result of
represented by the president Eng. Mohamed COVID-19.
Mahmoud Mashroom, joined the interactive virtual
session (via Zoom) of 46th ITA general assembly.
The virtual session discussed the latest tunnel
trends through a digital exhibition with the partici-
pation of 80 exhibitors representing major compa-
nies and institutions working in the field of tunnel
design and construction.
The ITA-AITE World Tunnel Congress 2020
(WTC2020) was initially due to be held at the Kua-
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