The Noise & Vibration Group of the Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore
Prepared for Noise/News International, 1999 June

The Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore (EESS) is an independent, non- profit, non-governmental organization. Established in 1978, the society is composed of three interest groups -- the Noise Section, the Clean Air Section and Water and the Wastewater Section.

The Society is financed by member subscriptions and by specialist activities such as offering specialized short courses, seminars, and workshops. There are four categories of membership: individual, associate, sponsor company, and student. Members come from all professions connected with environmental control. Sponsor company members are organizations that include consultants, manufacturers, engineering contractors, equipment manufacturers and suppliers and other firms doing business in environmental control.

EESS is an active membership organization dedicated to the professional advancement of the science and practice of environmental pollution control. EESS is active locally and internationally through its national memberships with the following international organizations:

International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE)
International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ)
International Union of Air Pollution Prevention Association (IUAPPA)
Water Environmental Federation (WEF)
Specialized seminars, workshops, and conferences are organized by EESS at regular intervals and these form the backbone of the Society's continuing education program. EESS also bids to host regional and international specialized conferences organized by international professional organizations of which it is the national member. These conferences normally deal with advances in specific fields of interests or issues of relevance to our parts of the world. All proceedings are published and are available for those unable to attend a conference.

As Singapore modernizes and becomes more affluent, people begin to have a growing concern over the quality of environment in which they live; as manufacturers recognize the demand for quiet and reliable products, contributions of acoustics and vibration technologies have become significant. There will be a great potential and urgent need for acoustics and vibration technologies to be developed in the country. In view of these challenges, the Noise section of Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore (ESS) decided in 1997 to rename the name of Noise Section to Noise & Vibration (N&V) Group. The interest area has been expanded to cover a much wider scope instead of just focusing on environmental noise issues.

The Noise & Vibration Group has been working closely with the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Environment, Productivity and Standard Board, Universities in organizing public seminars and conferences related to noise and vibration technologies.

The current chairman of Noise & Vibration Group is Mr. Stephen Soon Kim Loon, Managing Director of SHAMA Technologies (S) Pte. Ltd. and Consulting Professor of Xian Jiaotong University, China. The scope of interest has been identified by the working committee of the N&V Group, covering the following areas:

• Building and Architectural Acoustics
  
• Environmental, Community and Industrial Noise Control
  
• Shipboard and Underwater Acoustics
  
• Instrumentation and Test Facilities
  
• Machine Vibration & Acoustics
  
• Structural Dynamics and Seismic Engineering
  
• Dynamic Design and Test Evaluation for Consumer/Electronic
• Products
  

One of the major events of EESS in year 1998, the N&V group is organizing an International Conference on Acoustics & Vibration Asia '98 which was held in Singapore on 1998 November 11-13.

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