Pics taken during The Crown Prince CIPTA 2009 Award Prize Presentation Ceremony which took place yesterday at the Empire. The Guest of Honour was His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah.
CIPTA is a biennial competition for Creative, Innovative Product and Technological Advancement. It is organized by Institut Teknologi Brunei in partnership with Brunei LNG and co-sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. The competition is graced with the patronage of His Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah.
The main aim of the competition is to encourage innovation and creativity for national development in Brunei Darussalam. The CIPTA competition has received a large number participation from individuals and teams over the years.
In conjunction with the event, a showcase of the participating entries from the Crown Prince CIPTA 2009 Award will also be held.
The showcase will be held for two days at the Indera Pura Lounge, Level 4 in the Empire Hotel & Country Club starting from 12noon to 4:30pm on Saturday, 14th March 2009 and from 9:30am to 4:30pm on Sunday, 15th March 2009.
HRH arrives
Some of the guests & organizers
The lovely MC for the day 🙂
HRH officiates the showcase
BLNG MD Hj Salleh-Bostaman briefing HRH about BLNG
SCB CEO Siew Chuen briefing HRH at SCB’s stand
Presenting a memento to HRH
First place winner in Category One, Autonomous Robot Training Kit
AProf Nickols showing the Autonomous Robot Training Kit
Dr Muniruzzaman showing the second place entry in category one, “Design of a Structural Testing Frame”, while Khairy looks on
Hj Ja’afar showing the double-trap to HRH
Hey Reeda, you have done an awesome and marvelous job. My niece from Brunei sent me this link. She was the lady in your 2nd last picture. Take care now =:)
Soo Moi: Thank you very much. Wow! What a blast from the past! How long’s it been? 25 years? Its so great to hear from you! Your niece, meaning your brother’s daughter? Thats her in pic #6 too by the way heheh!
Thank u Reeda… =)