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PCE PROFESSIONAL   CHARTERED   ENGINEERS         NOTICE  –  KEY EVENT

UAE  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GROUP (PCE-UAE)         TUE 2008 03 31 WEEK 14

PCE UAE welcomes all UAE based Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineering (IEng) and Engineering Technicians (EngT)

Registered with the Engineering Council (EC) plus all other members of the 35 EC Linked Professional Engineering Institutions (PEI)

We meet regularly on the first and second Tuesdays of each month in Abu Dhabi & in Dubai respectively.

Also, on the third Tuesday Site or works Visits may be arranged  plus other events subject to  members interest and support.

PLEASE COPY & PASS THIS NOTICE ON TO RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS

THEME:            KEY  EVENT – PEI VISIT

TOPIC:            

“AN UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONALLY”

“THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS (IStructE)”

Dr Keith Eaton BSc(Eng), PhD, FCGI, CEng, FIStructE, FRMetS, MIMMM, MASCE, Chief Executive IStructE

 

EVENT:             AN ADDRESS TO MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES DURING UAE VISIT

VENUE:            GHANTOUT - Royal Tulip Jazira Hotel, Ghantout, UAE Tel:  02-562 9100

TIMING:            TUESDAY  2008 03 31

18:30 Hrs Reception and light refreshments

19:30 Hrs Address and discussion

NOTE:              There will be a nominal charge for PCE UAE members who are not IStructE members

REGISTER:       CONTACT PCE UAE HONSEC (Details below)

SECURITY:       HAVE IDENTIFICATION AVAILABLE (eg: PEI MEMBERSHIP CARD/PCE UAE NOTICE)

 

BACKGROUND NOTES  

We take the opportunity of providing some historical notes – especially as The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) celebrates its first 100 years in 2008 and many members may not manage to join us at Ghantout.  Additional information and explanation of abbreviations can be found in or via the PCE UAE web site at www.pceuae.net.  The speaker will bring us up to date with recent and pending developments.

 

The British Based Engineering Council (EC) licenses 35 Professional Engineering Institutions (PEI) through which members can qualify as CEng, IEng or EngT/EngTech and has 12 Professional Affiliates (PA).  The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) is one of the key PEI. with over 22000 members in 105 countries.  Of the 2000 potential mebmers of PCE UAE 200 are members of IStructE of these 110 are EC Registered CEng, 3 are IEng and nil EngT/Tech.  IStructE was  founded in London 1908 07 21 as the ‘Concrete Institute’ and renamed IStructE in 1922 and gained its Royal Charter in 1934 by which time membership had increased to around 3000.  Since then it has grown to 8500 in 1960, 14000 by 1980 and 22000 today with 32 Branches, Divisions and Sections across the world including involvement with PCE UAE. 

 

IStructE is thus a key PEI linked closely to other PEI by virtue of members having multi-discipline memberships.  The 88^th and current President of IStructE is Sarah Buck BSc(Hons), CEng, FIStructE  She started her career with Freeman Fox, set up her own consultancy in 1993 and co-founded BSW Consulting in 1996.  She was the first woman Council Member and is now the first Female President of IStructE.  Mike W Fordyce BSc, MEng, CPEng, FIStructE, FIEAust visited UAE and addressed members at Ghantout in 2006...

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SPEAKER  PROFILE

Keith Eaton is current Chief Executive of IStructE. He has 42 years experience in structural and civil engineering, and was involved in projects in the UK and around the world.  He gained his university degrees at Birmingham University and University College, London. He read Civil Engineering for his Bachelors Degree and Structural Engineering for his Doctorate – his thesis being ‘Wind loading on tall buildings.’  For much of his career he has been concerned with research, with the practical application of the research to design and construction problems, and with the drafting of standards, codes and other guidance for engineers and architects.  While working at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) he developed gained considerable knowledge and experience in wind and earthquake engineering matters.

 

From 1989 with the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) as Deputy Director he was involved with many research, education and construction applications.  In 1994 he created a new Environment Division at SCI , leading a major initiative investigating environmental and sustainability issues in the steel construction industry.  He also led SCI incolvement with the Egan Task Force initiative “Rethinking Construction”  Since 1999, Keith has been Chief Executive of IStructE. He is the Institution’s lead contact with governments, with the Engineering Council, and the UK Construction Industry Council and registration of competent structural engineers globally (particularly in SE Asia, the Middle East and North America).  He is a director of Structural Engineers Registration Ltd.  He is also an active Fellow of the City & Guilds Institute.

 

PCE UAE COMMITTEE CONTACTS   (See WEB for full list)  - these and others aim to welcome members of all PEI )

PCE UAE HonSec,   Er Rod J Chisholm BSc, MSc(Eng), CEng, FICE, FIStructE,    050-458 1619               chisholm@arencoar.com

PCE UAE Chair          Er Alister I M Macmillan, BSc, CEng, FIMC FICE, FIMechE, FIET   050-445 1879  macmilan@eim.ae