Doha, Qatar. The Philippines Society of Mechanical Engineers celebrates another historical
event with birth of the newly chartered chapter, the PSME Qatar Chapter, in Doha, State of
Qatar.
The PSME Qatar Chapter - Chartering Ceremony & 1st Annual General Membership Meeting (CC1AGMM)
was held last November 8, 2008 at the Ramada Hotel, Doha, Qatar. The whole day affair was
attended by our own PRC-Board of Mechanical Engineering Chairman, Honorable Alfredo Y. Po,
the First Secretary and Consul-General Rosario Paulino Lemque of the Philippine Embassy-Doha
and representatives of the PSME National Office, Engr. Cipriano A. Marcelo (PSME-Nat’l
Treasurer), and Engr. Lorenzo P. Larion (PSME-Manila Host Chapter President 2008).
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Doha, Qatar. The first batch of the Professional
Mechanical Engineers Examination in Qatar has seen action here last April 2 and 3, 2009.
PRC-BME Chairman Hon. Alfredo Y. Po and BME member Hon. Vicente B. Vosotros administered
the first phase of the non-written exam or the interview segment to 18 aspirants for the
PRC’s PME registration. All the candidates came to Ramada Hotel in their best business
suit only to face their most challenging interview of their Mechanical Engineering career.
Though most of the candidates experienced frustrations on not providing the correct response
on some of the Chairman’s technical questions; they realized later the noble intention of
the BME members’ to ensure qualified Professional Mechanical Engineers passed the PME
examination. Each candidate was interviewed from 30 min to 1-hour depending on the candidates
experience and technical expertise. Chairman Po had reiterated that Mechanical Engineers
vying for Professional Mechanical Engineering grade had to prove to the board that they
are not only knowledgeable in their field of experience but to all facets of Mechanical
Engineering subject.
