Members are informed that each region is now making preparations for its Annual General Meeting (AGM), to be held in March 2005. About three weeks prior to the AGM you will receive a letter of invitation from the region chairman, an agenda and if necessary a ballot form.

Many of you have probably considered offering your services to your region committee but have not done so due to business or personal commitments or possibly you have hesitated due to not knowing what is involved. Region committees work within published guidelines, known as ‘The manual of procedures for the administration of regions' and if you are interested in assisting your region and would like a copy of the manual, please contact ICES and request one. Alternatively, or additionally, speak to your region chairman who will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.

15 February 2005: Committee Meeting
To be held at the Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin at 6.30pm.

1 March 2005: A review of FIDIC forms of contract
To be held at the Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin. The event will be presented by Quigg Golden Contract Consultants and will cover a wide range of topics including; FIDIC and risk management, control of the works, time management, payment and claims, dispute resolution. Other forms of contract including IEI and NEC will be discussed. A Q&A session will follow the event.

The charge will be 400 euros for one delegate or 600 euros for two delegates (exc VAT for non ICES members) and 250 euros (exc VAT for ICES members). The price includes tea/coffee on arrival, in the morning and afternoon, and lunch. The seminar will be attended by Robert Fleming, ICES President and Mark Hudson, ICES Ireland Chairman. To register your interest in attending this event please contact Quigg Golden on (t) 00 353 (0)1 6766744 or visit www.QuiggGolden.ie Booking Forms will be sent to all ICES members in Ireland and to relevant construction professionals both in private and contracting companies throughout Ireland.

15 March 2005: Ireland Region AGM
To be held at the Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin at 6.30pm. We hope Darrell Smart, Editor of Civil Engineering Surveyor, will be the guest speaker at this year's AGM (if not at the AGM then at a future meeting). Further details next month. The AGM voting slips will be sent out to our members shortly for the election of committee members and officers. Please contact Mark Hudson to register your interest. Please make every effort to come along.

12 April 2004: Construction Planning Presentation — Intermediate Level
To be held at the Red Cow Hotel from 18:30. Mr Kieran Doyle, Senior Planning Engineer with SIAC Construction Limited, will make the presentation which will be aimed at providing those with some formal training in planning with an understanding of the process of preparing construction programmes to an intermediate level. This is a continuation of his previous ‘Introduction to Construction Planning Presentation' held in December 2003.

May 2005: ICES Ireland Golf Day No1
Venue and exact date to be confirmed.

September 2005: ICES Ireland Golf Day No2
Venue and exact date to be confirmed.

If any member wishes to discuss any business or would like to participate in regional affairs, please don't hesitate to contact your regional chairman on the above number or (e) [email protected] Further details of events planned for 2004/2005 will appear in future editions of CES and on the website.