Techno exhibition today at the BMICH

The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL), proudly heralds its 26th consecutive annual exhibition, scheduled to be held at the BMICH, on October 7, 8 and 09. This Mega "Techno 2011" exhibition, being the flagship event in the IESL calendar, will once again be in the limelight and become the centre of attraction within the engineering fraternity of the land.

In conformity with its 'Mission', the exhibition will undoubtedly seek to unleash and elicit multi-faceted disciplines, talents and skills in the spheres of engineering. It will strive to drive Sri Lanka into scientific and technological excellence, uplift and enhance the quality of life of our people and steer our motherland towards prosperity. The last 25 years has proved beyond doubt, to its target audience that the exhibition has well maintained the optimum standards demanded, both in quality and quantity. Its diversified, 'state-of-the-art', informative and educative stalls exceeding 200, has not only catered for and delighted the engineering community but has also earned national and global recognition and the reputation, to be branded as one of the best of its kind in the SAARC region, if not Asia. Based on its theme "Engineering Today, Tomorrow and Beyond" and its quest for 'Continuous Quality Enhancement' and innovation, this 2011 event is bound to attract an unprecedented number of interested customers to view its stalls and be enthralled.

Special features such as, the IESL Engineering Pavilion, the Robot competition organized by the IESL's IT Sectional Committee, the significantly enhanced version of the highly successful "Engineering Clinic" introduced last year, in its bid to address the genuine engineering issues of the general public at large, the engineering-related "Job Bank" under the auspices of the 'Young Members' Section', to establish a link for the recruitment of young members to the related engineering disciplines and the depiction and display of ongoing and proposed mega infrastructural and other development projects envisaged by the 'Mahinda Chintanaya Forward Vision' programme, inclusive of the North and East development, will undoubtedly be a crowd puller, at the exhibition. The introduction of an additional "Under-Graduate Category" in the Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY) Competition, within the Junior Inventors' Area, by the JIY Committee of the IESL, will be a novel and unique feature this year.

A special zone exhibiting a variety of indigenous and home-grown products and services, and the highly topical and sought-after institutions of Tertiary and Higher Education, will also be of much interest to the public.

A paramount and significant feature of the "Techno 2011", would be our endeavour to establish more stronger, dynamic and sustainable links between the suppliers of engineering products and services, and the relevant government institutions, with a view to facilitating mutual awareness of their resources and potential, in fulfilling their needs, objectives and aspirations.