ICE North West. Annual general meeting, 29 June15. Registered charity number Charity registered in Scotland number SC

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1 ICE North West Annual general meeting, 29 June15 Registered charity number Charity registered in Scotland number SC

2 ICE North West Representing 6,000 civil engineers who live in the NW and Isle of Man Influencing public infrastructure policy and promoting the civil engineering profession Delivering benefits and adding value for all of our members Civil Engineers shaping the world

3 Regional Activity - Highlights Presidential Visit and Awards Dinner in Manchester. Numbers (dinner and awards) up on 2014

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5 Regional Activity - Highlights Highly successful Presidential Debate, Civil Engineering How will our workforce be fit for the future. 118 attendees standing room only

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7 Regional Activity - Highlights Showcased key regional infrastructure projects, discussions with fellows, graduates and students

8 Regional Activity - Highlights ICE NW Reviews 76 candidates in spring, dedicated TMICE reviews spring and autumn Law and Contract course fully booked for third year Separation of Membership team and Regional Support Team

9 Qualifications 76 graduates sat the Professional Review 33 Technicians sat TMICE review Overall membership numbers static, TMICE (+27%) 15 training sessions and workshops, 700 attendees (+ 65%) 100 company visits and surgeries seeing ~ 700 graduates (+20%), plus consultations by , phone or web conferencing

10 Professionalism Held two Fellows Forums skills & capacity and innovation 15 successful applications for Fellowship

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12 Professionalism Law and Contract course run for third year, again oversubscribed (excellent results for Year 2) Delivered training day for Law and Contract advanced contracts examination Promotion of CMgr and CEnv Over 250 CPD hours delivered

13 Education and Inspiration Pre-19 activities over 60 activities with ~2000 conversations Big Bang ICE presence at Aintree July 2014, and again in July 2015

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15 Education and Inspiration Bridge to Schools: our bridge kit is now located with partner Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, Runcorn Right next to the new Mersey Gateway Crossing construction site of an actual cable stayed bridge Official launch in September 2015

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17 Education and Inspiration This is Civil Engineering more strategic approach underway Banners in place at six sites, Further 10 sites under discussion with key partners including Network Rail, United Utilities, Environment Agency, Highways England Banners at key infrastructure projects e.g. Manchester Victoria, A556 Knutsford, Heysham

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19 Knowledge Collectively delivered over 76 Branch and specialist group meetings (over 175 CPD hours) attendance up 6% on events filmed for on-line availability 5 regional graduate training seminars Work on-going to increase visibility of ICE meetings through social media Delivered video summary of Annual Review

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21 Informing Opinion Media coverage up by 45% on 2014 Print 76, on-line 50, Broadcast 1 NCE 3-page insert on NW Awards Increasing use of social media since Jan 2015, 59 posts

22 Diversity: does it matter?

23 Informing Opinion Presidential Debate Capacity and Skills NW Infrastructure Client Group x 1 meeting, ICE NW partner in 1st (and 2nd) North West Construction Summit E-news read rates consistently over 30%,

24 Branches Cheshire Cumbria Lancashire and IoM Manchester Merseyside Graduates and students

25 Cheshire branch A successful year for Cheshire: the first ever programme to be Northwich-centric promoting international pioneering projects including ITER (fusion) and SKA (square kilometre array) successful live webinar event cloud storage and online meetings tools not just civil engineering we ve covered astronomy and fusion, among others

26 Cheshire branch Looking forward A great programme planned for 2015/15 by Alan Bradley Improving links with NW branches Improving links with other Institutions Assisting regional team in raising profile Pushing for more webinars Capitalising on media links

27 Cumbria branch Look back over 2014/15 Cumbria BIG BANG (STEM) Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Cross Rail Link Devonshire Dock New committee members Cumbria Joint Institute Group Cumbria G&S Group

28 Cumbria branch Look forward 2015/16 Delivering another annual programme of events Working on digital first Strengthening our relationships Supporting #thisiscivilengineering Supporting and welcoming the ICE Presidential Tour and the NW Awards Dinner to Cumbria

29 Lancashire branch Technical Meetings 9 meetings held from September to May All meetings joint with SIGs/other institutions 431 attendees 42% increase in attendance at technical meetings on previous year Additional new Equality & Diversity meeting held in May

30 Lancashire branch Committee Strong attendance and involvement Programme delivered within budget Recognised successful Lancashire EngTech candidates at Annual Awards Facebook and Twitter presence New banners which add to professionalism of meetings Looking forward meetings programme almost ready

31 Manchester branch knowledge sharing sessions Average attendance around 60 Continuing support to Bridge to Schools additional schools want to get involved

32 Manchester branch Delighted to welcome ICE President David Balmforth to our city for the NW Presidents Visit and Annual Dinner

33 Merseyside Branch Chair: Terry McCormick 8 technical meetings / events held over the past 12 months Providing continuous professional development events for over 500 professionals and students Supporting the development of students by organising talks, mentoring sessions and arranging work placements

34 Merseyside Branch Chair: Kevin Keating We have an exciting year ahead and we look to provide the same high standard presentation as listed below: Month October October November December January February March April May June Event Design in the Historic Environment. Liverpool Engineering Walking Tour Chronic disease & early death in construction workers - How can clients, designers and contractors prevent it Funding of Flood and Coastal Defence Projects in England and Wales BIM/FEM TBC Deep Excavations in Glacial Till Mersey Tunnel Tour Old Dock Tour Merseyside/ APM Diner

35 Graduates and students Successes: Construction Challenge Liverpool/Manchester President s visit Emerging Engineers award Social media

36 Looking ahead /16 Individual university committee reps Industrial careers event (ILC) More graduate involvement in the Emerging Engineers competition Teleconference committee meetings Meeting champions and junior roles 5-a-side tournament Retention of regional apprentices Increase social media followers

37 Special Interest Groups Environment & Sustainability and Health & Safety Group Geotechnical Historical engineering Management Transportation

38 Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Group Extensive joint events programme with ICE NW Branches in ESHSG table at ICE NW Awards Dinner 2 x pull-up banners designed by ESHSG Expanded ESHSG Committee Continuing to develop long-term working relationship with Liverpool Law Society

39 Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Group Developing joint events programme with ICE NW Branches Aiming for enhanced web presence Developing The Art of International Business in a Sustainable City 1- day conference within Liverpool international festival for business (IFB) 2016

40 Geotechnical Group Highlights ( ) Chairman: Gareth Belton Secretary: Paul McMahon

41 Geotechnical Group Highlights ( ) Chairman: Paul McMahon

42 Historical Engineering Group Technical meetings Barrow Submarine Dock, Liverpool Lime Street Station Liaison with PHEW Liverpool Manchester Railway Liaison with other groups Ordsall Chord

43 Historical Engineering Group Assistance to PHEW update HEW register records Advice on Liverpool Manchester Railway for ASCE American Society of Civil Engineersinvolve graduates in research Advice re Ordsall Chord Try to encourage involvement of Canal and River trust and Institution of Structural Engineers. Regular liaison with Rail Engineers and Newcomen Society

44 Management Group Successful visit to Liverpool 2 Peel Ports Development - 350m expansion at Liverpool Docks. Some 15 members took part and enjoyed an informative and thought provoking visit. One of several visits organised by the Management Group during 2014/15.

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46 North West Regional Chair 2014/15 Kathleen Harrison

47 My Year as Chair of ICE North West

48 Meetings, s and Dinners Meetings with Regions, Branches and Special Interest Groups Hundreds of s Role within the Manchester and Equality & Diversity groups Education events Dinners with fellow institutions Continued support to graduate engineers

49 ICE President s Visit and Awards Dinner 2015

50 Equality and Diversity Supported the Equality & Diversity group with colleagues Abigail Kiernan and Sarah Beck Supported national Women in Engineering Day across the region Chaired diversity debate in Manchester

51 Equality and Diversity ICE North West Diversity video

52 The North West Chair s Apprentices How can the ICE improve? Suggestions for new graduates Creating links with Graduates & Students group North West apprentices: David McSorely, Liz Smith Daniel Williams

53 What have we delivered in the NW? Over 80 knowledge events Contact with over 3000 attendees (+6%) Pre 19 contact with some 2000 students 109 candidates sitting professional review at CEng, IEng and Eng Tech North West Professional review pass rate 86% Media coverage 127 items

54 What have I learnt this year? Unique Styles Branch, regional and national Methods of communication Use all forms Face to face, s, flyers Improvement in the North West Increasing workload National interest (Northern Powerhouse, HS2)

55 And finally thank you Regional Support Team Alan Butler (Regional Director) Janice Parkinson (Regional Coordinator) Regional Committee, Branches and SIGs David Rowlinson (Past Chair) Gareth Scott (Incoming Chair) Abigail Kiernan and Sarah Beck (E&D) My employer Jacobs

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57 Incoming North West Regional Chair 2015/16 Gareth Scott

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59 My thoughts for 2015/16 Our aims and objectives for 2015/16 Communication Continue with digital first (modern and efficient) Increase the use of event recording, allowing for wider audiences and greater convenience Increase the guidance available for our branches and SIGs on the use of social media Continue to improve how we all communicate Raise our public profile

60 My thoughts for 2015/16 Our aims and objectives for 2015/16 The Northern Powerhouse Potential opportunity for ICE NW to help shape the Northern Powerhouse initiative KH to represent the ICE NW in July when the northern regions will come together Invite all members to share views and opinions

61 My thoughts for 2015/16 Our aims and objectives for 2015/16 Schools and STEM New Bridge to Schools kit being launched in September to help ICE NW support STEM events Apprentices Single Chairman s apprentice this year The apprentice will be the winner of a competition focused on the #thisiscivilengineering campaign

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