Preface of ISMEVD 2019

Abstract

Research and Community Service Unit Politeknik ATI Makassar is proud to present The 2019 International Scientific Meeting on Engineering and Its Vocational Education (ISMEVD) 2019 held on 31 October 2019. The event was also attended by Director of Politeknik ATI Makassar Ir. Amrin Rapi, ST., MT., Assistant Director I Windi Mudriadi, ST., MT., Assistant Director II Herlina Rahim, ST., M.Sc., and Assistant Director III Ir. Muhammad Basri, MM. This event was also attended by Head of Research and Service Unit, Merla Madjid, SS., M.Hum., Head of Professional Certification Unit Dr. Sariwahyuni, SP. M.Sc., Head of Teaching Factory Dr. Eng. Abdul Nasser Arifin, ST., M. Eng., Head of Business Incubator Widya Hastuti A., S.Si.T., MM., Ph.D., Head of Internal Quality Assurance Unit Drs. Haruddin. MM, as well as the academic community, lecturers, and researchers from polytechnic, other Ministry of Industry work units, and more than 100 participants and seminar invitations. The event was opened by the master ceremony and continued with the report of the committee chairman Dr. Eng. Abdul Nasser Arifin, ST., Men, followed by welcome and introduction for invited participants, guest speakers, and seminar participants from the Director of Polytechnics ATI, Ir. Amrin Rapi, MT. Dr.Ir. H. Masjono, M. Eng., Head of Quality Assurance and the moderator of the event, then gave insights on the theme of this seminar. The main event of the seminar was speeches from guest speakers. The first speaker was Prof. Dr. Isa Setiyasah Toha, M.Sc., who has gladly accepted the committee’s invitation to become one of the main speakers at this seminar. He is a Professor of ITB Industrial Engineering and currently serves as Director of Politeknik Industri Logam Morowali and an academic senate member of Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung. Currently, he is also an editor/reviewer in the ITENAS journal, ITS technology journal, Gema Teknik UNS, and ITB industry engineering and management journal. In his speech, he emphasized the role of a polytechnic in process technology. He discussed how to increase the role of engineering technology education in polytechnics, especially in the field of process technology, materials, and process engineering technology. After the tea break, the event continued with the second guest speaker, Prof. Kuan Yew Wong. He is a professor of Industrial Engineering and leads the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Group at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and working in close collaboration with industries and other stakeholders to develop and implement solutions for operational improvement. Prof. Wong discusses his research on the development of an integrated sustainability assessment method for the food manufacturing industry.All the expert talks were quite engaging, and knowledge filled. The participants were actively involved and appreciative of the quality of the expert sessions delivered.Merla Madjid, SS. M.HumChair - ISMEVD 2019Department of Agro-Industry Manufacturing EngineeringUPPM Politeknik ATI Makassar, Indonesia