Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore (ICAAS) and the National Library Board (NLB) event

In February 2006, the Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore (ICAAS) and the National Library Board (NLB) jointly organised a series of events.

In February 2006, the Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore (ICAAS) and the National Library Board (NLB) jointly organised a series of events under the theme "Body Parts: The Science of Human Reconstruction". There were two lectures, a workshop and a discussion panel. The concluding event was graced by Mr. Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State for Education & Manpower on 23 February 2006.

The lectures were based on the topic of 'Stem Cells in the Regeneration of Human Musculoskeletal System' by Professor James Hui (National University Hospital) on 4 February and 'These Legs are Made for Walking' by Professor James Goh (National University of Singapore) on 18 February, whereas the workshop on Assistive Technologies was conducted by Tan Chuah Hoh (Specialised Assisitive Technology Centre) & Dr Guan Cuntai (Institute for Infocomm Research) on 9 February.

The discussion panel focused on the theme 'The Making of the Six Million Dollar Man', moderated by Professor Lee Eng Hin (National University of Singapore) and comprised Prof. Edison Lui (Genome Institute of Singapore), Professor Lye Kin Mun (institute for Infocomm Research), Profesor Mike Raghunath (National University of Singapore), and Dr Lim Bing (Genome Institute of Singapore).The series of lectures were attended by over 250 people.