Technological Association Malaysia

Technological Association Malaysia
Persatuan Teknologi Malaysia
Abbreviation	TAM
Founded	April 15, 1946; 78 years ago
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	Malaysia;
Locations	Johor, Kedah, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor;
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.tam.org.my
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

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

Fellow
Member

Non-Corporate Membership

Honorary Fellow
Honorary Member
Graduate Member
Student Member
Associate
Institutional Member

Post-nominal letters

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

^ "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.

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[1] "Technological association to establish ASEAN technical hub in Penang, says Chow". The Edge. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

[2] "Technological association to set up Asean technical hub in Penang". Buletin Mutiara. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

[3] "Membership Grades". Technological Association Malaysia. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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