Even long before "DevCom Diaries", I was an Industrial Engineering student. I remember it was during my second year when I joined THE organization, UPLB IESO (Industrial Engineering Students Organization), which always brings back fond memories. A week after entering the organization, I remember we were already organizing and preparing for one of our yearly events called Southern Tagalog Industrial Engineering Seminar (STIES).
WHAT IS STIES?
STIES is a one-day annual event that aims to continuously provide conducive learning discussions between the speakers and the participants through forums along with a friendly competitive environment among participants through pageant. UPLB IESO has been presenting STIES every year with a specific theme that promotes the chosen principle. Lectures and actual experiences of selected speakers are shared that attest to be useful not only in classroom discussions but also in the field. For seven years, over 20 universities have participated in this event and is continuously increasing yearly. UPLB IESO then conducted two STIES last year to accommodate all interested participants.
8TH STIES
This September 17, 2016, University of the Philippines Los Baños Industrial Engineering Students’ Organization (UPLB IESO) in cooperation with UPLB Industrial Engineering Department will be conducting the 8th Southern Tagalog Industrial Engineering Seminar (STIES) with a theme “PIONEER: Leading the Future with Lean Six Sigma” at D.L. Umali Auditorium UPLB.
Lean Six Sigma emphasizes on the collaborative effort to improve performance through eliminating unnecessary and wasteful steps thereby resulting to a more efficient and effective system. Efficiency and effectiveness were originally industrial engineering concepts in assessing performance and is relevant due to the timely issue of increasing scarcity among resources.
STIES is offered to Industrial Engineering students all over the CALABARZON region and this year’s participating schools are the following:
• Colegio de San Juan de Letran
• Lyceum of the Philippines University - Laguna
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sto. Tomas
• Lyceum of the Philippines - Batangas
• Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sta. Rosa
• De La Salle - Lipa
• University of Perpetual Help System Laguna
• Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation
• Lyceum of the Philippines Cavite
• University of Batangas – Lipa
8th STIES version 2.0 and STIES heads
Registration for the 8th Southern Tagalog Industrial Engineering Seminar (STIES) has reached its maximum capacity and is now closed; however due to the high demand, the UPLB IESO WILL BE HOLDING ANOTHER STIES on the first day of October 2016. For general concerns and queries about the registration of the 8th STIES v2.0, please contact us through call and/or text at +639367175051, or email us at uplb.ieso.sties@gmail.com.
The 8th STIES is headed by some of the UPLB IESO’s resident members, to wit: Nigel Fredric Pantastico (Logistics), Kyrinne Kate Viaje (Secretariat), Lezette Umali (Program), Jaemeah Joshelle Redondo and Alethea Diana Villa (Marketing) with the assistance of the incumbent UPLB IESO Executive Committee: John Paul Obias (President), Shara Giezl Estrella (Executive Secretary), Ann Catherine Marasigan (VP for Operations and Synergy), Christian Balanquit (VP for Public Affairs) and Threb Gabriel Cartabio (VP for Properties and Holdings).
The UPLB IESO
The University of the Philippines Los Baños Industrial Engineering Students’ Organization (UPLB IESO), established on the 26thof November 2001, is the sole academic organization officially endorsed by the Industrial Engineering Department of the UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology exclusive for Industrial Engineering students.
It envisions itself to promulgate the concerns and endeavors of Industrial Engineering in the university, the community, and the society; to promote leadership skills and potentials; to reach breakthroughs through the knowledge acquired from the field and to unite all UPLB IE students to the pursuance of academic excellence and professionalism into one body.
So if you enjoyed STIES, remember to thank the organizers, UPLB IESO for it!
For more information, follow them on:
Missed the STIES 1.0? Sign up for the STIES 2.0 at:
uplb.ieso.sties@gmail.com
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On a personal note, Congrats IESO!
(Kaizen!)
22 NOTES
I think it is great that you are a part of an organization that aims to promote learnings and much more as in the case of STIES. Industrial engineering is a field where Filipinos could excel and opportunities abound. For now, the most lucrative jobs remain abroad but if the Philippines could continue its economic growth, demand for industrial engineers would grow. As such, further honing the attitude and skills is important as it cannot be a matter of using what was learned, but to innovate as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Sir Robert. It's these events that really help the students bring out instead of confining their talents, skills and knowledge. :)
DeleteGlad that you are active into school organizations like this. It promotes camaraderie among students and learnings as well. I suddenly missed my college days. Esp. the university events! It must be fun and really memorable..
ReplyDeleteIt is and I'm sure I'll be looking back at this too someday :) good times!
DeleteThese extra curricular activities make the university time more exciting. Make use of it. The Industrial engineering field has a wide space locally and internationally so I can see how STIES has been patronised by many through out the years. Cheers for the coming years of STIES
ReplyDeleteYES. Thank you so much for your kind words! :)
DeleteIt's been a long time since my uni days. I attended mostly by correspondence so missed out on a lot of the social aspects that my on campus colleagues enjoyed. It must have been great to find a group of like minded people. Hope you get to attend many more events in future :)
ReplyDeleteYES. It really is. It really helps me commit myself to what I want to do in the future and I think that's important. Thank you so much. :)
DeleteOh this reminds me of my college days. I like that you are in in something so great. I have always been a fan of technical learning.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I'm not much of a fan but this do helps me!! :)
DeleteSties sounds very nice and useful. I loved going to university. Though there wasn't an event like this. I love it that they're putting so much work in organizing this. Bringing so many people together and give the opportunity to learn.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! UPLB IESO, the organizers really put much work to do that exactly :)
DeleteBeing part of an organization especially in college is a good way to improve our socialization skills as well as our leadership-follower skills. It also broadens and improves our understanding about life and the society.
ReplyDeleteYES, I AGREE! :)
DeleteCollege was fun for me. I got to experience lots of stuff! I was a member of an organization like this as well. I admire people who are part of the group who organize stuff like this. It's not just connecting and learning but building rapport amongst schools and students alike. Hope you have fun in your college life!
ReplyDeleteWow thanks so much! :)
DeleteI am an engineering students too.. and I love org activities like this. For every once in a while, having events and extra-curricular activities with no calculations frees up our minds and gives us a chance to socialize, which is very beneficial for us to grow as better individuals. Freelancer Philippines
ReplyDeleteVery well said :)
DeleteGreat that the university has those days. I remember that events or special activities made my school periode much more interesting. TIES seems like a cool organization, I never heard about it before. Great to read it in your post!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteSounds like a fun and meaningful event.
ReplyDeleteIt was. Thanks! :)
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