ICE and the Benevolent Fund will be hosting a series of graduate career workshops in 10 UK regions.  If you're a recent graduate who's either unemployed or looking to find a new position more suited to your academic background and professional aspirations, this could be the course for you.

North West Geotecnhical Group meeting in conjunction with Merseyside Branch

London’s winning bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games promised a contemporary approach to games planning and signalled a fresh direction for future events, placing long-term legacy at the heart of its proposals. Hear from those that led the complex design and planning process to ensure buildings and infrastructure were designed to meet long-term regeneration ambitions as well as the unique technical requirements for the games.

Join us at our flagship event for the year, the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2012 ceremony on Monday 5 March, 6.30 pm in the magnificent setting of the Great Hall, One Great George Street. 

BBC London reporter Alice Bhandhukravi and ICE President Richard Coackley will host the ceremony and announce the winners.  

These awards are the premier showcase for engineering achievement in London, and this year we introduce a new award category ‘Engineered in London’ which recognises the significance of work conducted by London’s civil engineers both nationally and globally.

The ceremony attracts an audience of senior figures from London's built environment and construction sector, and the shortlisted entrants and their project teams.  Join them for an enjoyable evening of networking and celebration.

Don't miss the most important event in this year's industry calendar.

Engineering the Environment
Working on and around Water

ICE Wales Cymru: AME South Wales & REG - Coed D'Arcy Urban Village Development

Penny Marshall, membership development officer (MDO) and Stephen Larkin, regional director will be holding membership surgeries in Newcastle upon Tyne.
 
Membership surgeries offer members and potential members of any grade the opportunity to discuss issues about routes to membership with a member of the regional support team on a one to one basis.

Construction contracts are often complex and multidisciplinary. The acquisition of contractual, engineering and management knowledge becomes indispensable for young arbitrators, engineers, solicitors and surveyors.

Having inherited the success of the past few years, this year, the young groups of six different professional institutions are honoured to have invited six esteemed speakers from different disciplines to share their experiences and insights on contract management. Topics include Professional Communication, Tender and Contract Documentation, Implementation of Condition of Contract, Claims in relation to Unforeseen Ground Condition, Construction Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Graduate Career Workshop - Postponed

This year’s final will feature ICE’s top three Chartered Professional Review (CPR) candidates of 2011. They will each be presenting and defending their CPR project reports to an audience, and the best candidate will receive the prestigious 2012 James Rennie Medal in recognition of their achievements.

Presentation by Michael Wright, Halley VI Lead Structural Engineer, AECOM

This is a joint meeting with IStructE Beds and Adjoining Counties.

Please note this is the talk that was originally advertised for the 28th February 2012. All other details remain the same. This talk on gravity foundations for offshore wind energy pylons will be delivered by Alan Bromage of AHB Consultants.

The presentation will review why Great Britain has so many listed buildings on its railway system, and how they were treated in the middle years of the twentieth century, before going on to look at how the Railway Heritage Trust was founded, how it works, and how it has given grants totalling almost £50million in its 26 years of existence. 

Mike Glover OBE, Arup Director, will give a talk about the big projects he's been involved in.  Drawing on his experience with delivering HS1 through to the latest Forth Bridge project.

The talk will describe how issues were dealt with by the Client and by the Contractors and comment on the outcomes.