News
New dates for SURCO Training
Dates have been released for SURCO's public training courses in October and November. They are:
21 October 2009: Civil Engineering Measurement, Sale
28 October 2009: New Engineering Contract, Sale
29 October 2009: Delay, Disruption and Extension of Time, Sale
2-3 November 2009: Commercial Awareness, Warrington
24 November 2009: Method of Measurement for Highway Works, Sale
Public courses are offered on demand and can be arranged in Sale, Warrington, Cannock and Leicestershire. Please contact Niccola Dodd to book (0161 972 3112).
ICES celebrates Royal Charter event
ICES celebrated the granting of its royal charter and 40 year anniversary at an event addressed by the Construction Industry Council. Graham Watts OBE, chief executive of the Construction Industry Council, who has worked with the institution for more than 20 years, spoke at the event and guests included representatives from industry partners including Balfour Beatty, Carillion, RICS, ICE, Network Rail, Construction Youth Trust and the Olympic Delivery Authority. Read ICES president Steve Jackson's presidential address.
XCES 2010
Dates have been announced for next year's XCES exhibition. This time the exhibition will cater for all involved with the measurement and monitoring of objects, space, quantities and costs within the built environment. The exhibition will be held from 2-3 March 2010 at Sandown Park racecourse in Surrey. The format will be similar to last year, with exhibitors from industry, academia and professional bodies and workshops running throughout the event. XCES is organised by the institution's information business SURCO and is sponsored by ICES, the ICE, AGI, IHIE, CIAT and RSPSoc. Exhibition space is currently being booked. Contact Alan Lees or Niccola Dodd on t: +44 (0)161 972 3122 or e: [email protected]
RSME gains reaccreditation
The Royal School of Military Engineering has had its surveyor training programme reaccredited by ICES. The programme has had close links with the institution since the late 1990s, with the initial accreditation being given to the school's class 1 and 2 courses in 1999. ICES requires accredited courses to be reviewed every five years. ICES also presents an award for top student on both class 1 and 2 courses, on recognition of their achievement.
New MOU with Australian surveyors
The institution has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS). AIQS is a national organisation for quantity surveyors in Australia with chapters and divisions in all of the states and territories. The institute is an active participant in all the industry major forums and lobby groups, including the Australian Council of Building Design Professions, the Construction Industry Forum and the Council of Professions. The AIQS also collects and publishes cost data and the Australian Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works (5th Edition). As the next FIG congress will be in Sydney in April 2010, it is hoped that delegates from both organisations will be able to meet up and discuss how mutual relations can be extended. For more information about AIQS see w: www.aiqs.com.au
Teachers of Surveying 2009
ICES is cosponsoring the annual teachers of surveying meeting this winter. The event is to be held at Nottingham University from 16-17 December 2009. This will be the 45th meeting of the group that regularly attracts 40-60 people interested in all aspects of survey teaching and education. The meeting aims to bring together novel and innovative teaching and assessment techniques, such as e-learning, web based delivery, distance learning, pod casting and electronic instrument tutorials, as well as having lectures about new instruments and techniques, such as GNSS, laser scanning, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), photogrammetry and ground based SAR. The event is an excellent opportunity to network and find out practices that others use and adopt in their teaching. Anyone interested in attending, contributing or presenting at the meeting or finding out more should contact Gethin Roberts (t: 0115 9513933 or e: [email protected])
Prize for young surveyors:
Win a trip to Australia and €1,500
In conjunction with the congress in Sydney, FIG is offering a prize for young surveyors of FIG member associations (of whom ICES is one).
The prize comprises €1,500, together with complimentary congress registration and accommodation from 11-16 April 2010 and a return airfare to Sydney (economy class up to a cost of €1,200). To win, members must submit an original paper relating to the conference theme of ‘Facing the Challenges – Building the Capacity’. FIG’s commissions cover both geospatial and commercial management specialisms, so entry is open to all young ICES members.
To qualify, members must be under the age of 36 on 31 December 2010.
Contact Paul Brown at ICES for full details.
RICS Geomatics lecture series
RICS Geomatics will launch its evening lecture series
with the Michael Barrett award lecture on 6 October. The full list is:
8 October 2009: Boundaries,
Charlie Beeden � former Land Registry, RICS London
29 October 2009: Laser scanning, University of Newcastle (speaker TBA)
12 November 2009:
Marine surveying: The change from land to offshore, G Hunt, RICS London
10 December 2009: Geomatics: Who do you think you are? Michael Cooper, RICS London
28 January 2010: UK Geo Forum, Vanessa Lawrence - OS, RICS London
All lectures are free and open to all. All lectures are 17.30 for 18.00 unless otherwise stated. All lectures last approx 1 hour. Further details from James Kavanagh at RICS.
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