Technological Association Malaysia
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Persatuan Teknologi Malaysia | |
| Abbreviation | TAM |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 15, 1946 |
| Founded at | Selangor |
| Type | Learned society |
| Registration no. | PPM-001-10-14021951 |
| Legal status | Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Technological and engineering sciences |
| Headquarters | Subang Jaya |
| Location | |
| Locations | |
| Coordinates | 3°02′50″N 101°35′16″E / 3.04712°N 101.58766°E |
| Origins | 1932 |
Region served | Malaysia, Singapore |
| Method | Conferences, distinguished lectures, webinars, technical visits |
| Fields | Electrical & electronic, information & computing, chemical, telecommunication & broadcasting, biotechnology, building & construction, resource based survey & geomatics, manufacturing & industrial, agro-based, cyber security, transportation & logistic, material science, marine, maritime, atmospheric science & environment, green, oil & gas, automotive, aerospace & aviation, food, nano, nuclear & radiological, art design & creative multimedia, health & medical |
Members (2023) | 3,000+ |
Official language | English |
President | Tung Chee Kuan |
Deputy President | Louis Tay Chee Siong |
Honorary General Secretary | Poh Ban Eng |
Main organ | Annual general meeting |
| Affiliations | MBOT, AER, AFEO, NAICO, JPT, JPK, GMI, UTAR, UPSI, KPKT, SIET, IEM |
| Staff | Haidah Ahmad (in 2023) |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | The Technical Association of Malaya, The Technical Association of Malaysia and Singapore, The Technical Association of Malaysia, The Technological Association of Malaysia |
The Technological Association Malaysia is a professional association and learned society for technological and engineering sciences with its corporate office in Subang Jaya and its branch building in Seremban. It was founded on 15 April 1946[1] in Selangor, and has been verified by The Malaysia Book of Records as the oldest technical civil society.[2]
Membership grades
[edit]TAM attracts people with wide scope of interests in many disciplines. An individual can be elected as a student member, associate, member, or fellow. Institutional membership is available for organizations. There are several grades of TAM membership:
Corporate Membership
[edit]- Fellow
- Member
Non-Corporate Membership
[edit]- Honorary Fellow
- Honorary Member
- Graduate Member
- Student Member
- Associate
- Institutional Member
Post-nominal letters
[edit]Under Rule 13 (b) of the Memorandum and Article of Association of TAM, elected individuals are entitled to use the following post-nominal letters in accordance with their membership grades:
- Hon. FTAM for Honorary Fellows
- Hon. MTAM for Honorary Members
- FTAM for Fellows; LFTAM for Life Fellows
- MTAM for Members; LMTAM for Life Members
- Grad. TAM for Graduate Members
- Stud. TAM for Student Members
- Assoc. TAM for Associates[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Technological association to establish ASEAN technical hub in Penang, says Chow". The Edge. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Technological association to set up Asean technical hub in Penang". Buletin Mutiara. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Membership Grades". Technological Association Malaysia. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
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