The Dedicated Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines Inc. – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Western Region Chapter conducted its 3rd technical seminar titled Terrestrial Trunk Radio on June 30, 2017 at Chez Sushi Restaurant, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. The event was attended by 46 professionals from various parts of the Western Region, such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Abha, Albaha, Taif and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. It started at 8 am in the morning, where the respected speaker was Engr. Kenneth Vallespin. He is a PECE, ASEAN Eng., PMP, Prince2, ACPE and current Chapter President of IECEP-KSA-CRC.
Engr. Kenneth Vallespin started the discussion about Terrestrial Trunk Radio which is a European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI) that refers to professional mobile radio and two-way transceiver specification. It is specifically designed for use by government agencies, emergency services, (police forces, fire departments, ambulance) for public safety networks, rail transport staff for train radios, transport services and the military.
Engr. Kenneth Vallespin discussed IECEP Professional Upgrades such as Professional Electronics and Communication Engineer PECE, ASEAN Engineer, ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE), Asia Pacific Engineer Commission (APEC). He also encourages the professionals with or without license to pursue the application, to have an advantage on the profession. He also mentioned an assessment to University of San Jose of Recoletos (USJ-R) for Extended Tertiary Education Program for our associate member to take advantage of.
At 12:30pm, the lunch was served with delicious Japanese food, a new taste buds to everyone. During our lunch Engr. Lambert Reyes (IECEP WRC President) discussed the UAE IECEP convention this coming September 15 & 16, 2017. This will cover the PECE aspirant interview and GCC Convention. Furthermore, Engr. Kenneth Vallespin continue his presentation and discussion.
Around 4pm in the afternoon, we awarded a plaque of appreciation and honorary membership award to Engr. Kenneth Vallespin followed by the distribution of certificate award to attendees. As usual before the finale, we got our group picture with a big smile on everyone.