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Philippines???

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Hi, just as a brief intro, I'm a UK expat working in Qatar, with family in the Philippines. Also amongst other things a soon to be retired EMEA-CC member.



On my last trip to Mindanao I was approached by a Niece who goes to one of the local universities for assistance in a industrial visit. Helping her was a no-brainer but then the gears in the brain slowly started turning!



What can the IET do to help support young professionals in such an empoverished area, especially as there is no LN in the Philippines according to the UK?



In other countries we've been keen on supporting students by way of student chapters...has this been considered in your region.



Sorry about poking my nose in on another CC, maybe when I retire permanently to Philippines I can give you guys some support there  but not quite yet.



Merry Xmas and a happy new year






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    Hi Gareth,

    It's great to hear of your enthusiasm for creating a network of engineers in the Philippines.  If you find there is interest in a national online group, you can request a new Phillippines group be set-up on this platform. 


    If you wanted to get some community activities going, as William said, Present Around the World is a great place to start.  If you're not aware of it, it's a presentation competition aimed at young professionals and students, and is a highlight of a lot of Local Networks' calendars.


    CC-AP may be able to help with funding, although not with subsidised student memberships.  If you'd like to formally request some funds to run an event, then perhaps send myself a private message (or even better, Derek Boardman, the CC-AP finance lead), and we can see what we can do.


    I hope that helps?


    Cheers,

    Karla Smith

    CC-AP Chairperson
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    Hi Gareth,

    It's great to hear of your enthusiasm for creating a network of engineers in the Philippines.  If you find there is interest in a national online group, you can request a new Phillippines group be set-up on this platform. 


    If you wanted to get some community activities going, as William said, Present Around the World is a great place to start.  If you're not aware of it, it's a presentation competition aimed at young professionals and students, and is a highlight of a lot of Local Networks' calendars.


    CC-AP may be able to help with funding, although not with subsidised student memberships.  If you'd like to formally request some funds to run an event, then perhaps send myself a private message (or even better, Derek Boardman, the CC-AP finance lead), and we can see what we can do.


    I hope that helps?


    Cheers,

    Karla Smith

    CC-AP Chairperson
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