Hi All
Well June has flown by and I now have just under 3 months left in office!!! Where has the year gone!!
June was an extremely busy month. You, the members took part in the first vote (under the ILP banner) for your new SVP 2014/15. Thank you again to all those who voted.
I have heard comment about why stamped addressed envelopes were not used. Simply put this down to cost. It was felt that to spend just under £1200 on stamps was not a wise use of members’ monies; a fact proven by only 186 votes being returned which would have meant over £1000 of your money being wasted. In real terms the cost of a stamp to have an input into the Institution’s future for the next 3 years was well worth £0.62p of my money (just a thought).
During June we held the Regional Officers’ meeting @Rugby followed by a Regional Chairmens’ workshop chaired by Richard Frost (I was also in attendance). All felt the workshop was very worthwhile and we had some great ideas . We will be holding one for Vice Chairmen soon so please: to all Regional Vice Chairs, do your best to attend.
Saturday 14th was the Midland Region Summer Ball held in Stratford upon Avon. A great night was had by all. My thanks to Lee Burton and the Midland Region for inviting me to attend such a great event.
The evening of the 17th saw myself and Richard attend the Engineering Council meeting to hear their new President’s Address.
The 24th was the Community Lighting Event ran by Surveyor Magazine in London. My thanks to Jess and her team for making sure the day went well and to the Surveyor team for organising the venue and speakers. I must also thank David Gibby for making the key note speech. Peter took up the post of President for the CIHT less than a week before the event and agreed to present at the seminar which was his first engagement in his new capacity.
And finally on the 25th the Executive Board met with the VP’s to review the progress of their KPI’s for the first 6 months of the year.
Booking is now open for this year’s Lighting Summit (follow the link below for more details). The exhibition space has already sold out and delegate places are selling fast.Speakers have been announced so it’s all systems go for what should be another fantastic event. I look forward to seeing you all there.
July is normally a quiet month but this year would appear to buck that trend!
1st July How to Be Brilliant on Portfolios at AC/DC
3rd Midland Region Golf Day
8th L&SE Technical Meeting @ IGuzzini , Guildford
16th Midland Region Technical Session, Derby
17th Western Region Technical Session, Bristol
29th How to be Brilliant Daylighting
All details regarding these events are on the website so please take a look and attend where possible.
My thanks as always must go to my employer Skanska (IS) for supporting me with the time required to fulfil the duties as your President. Without this full support it would be extremely difficult.
You can also now follow me @mjrugby1968Until next time
Mark
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