YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OPEN FORUM

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• WELCOME
• TO THE
• FIDIC YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
• OPEN FORUM
• September 8, 2008

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FORMATION OF THE YPF AND YPMTP

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

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• Background and History
• Purpose of the YPF
• Meet the Steering Committee
• YP MA Presentations
• Keynote Presentation
• Get Involved!
• Open Discussion Topics and Issues

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B A C K G R O U N D A N D H I S T O R Y
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BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

• FIDIC
• Founded in 1913 by Belgium, France and
  Switzerland
• PURPOSE
• Globally represent the consulting engineering
  industry by promoting the business interests of
  firms who provide technology-based intellectual
  services for the built and natural environment.

Source What FIDIC Does presentation, 2005,
www.fidic.org
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BACKGROUND FIDIC OBJECTIVES

• FIDIC
• Founded in 1913 by Belgium, France and
  Switzerland
• PURPOSE

Source What FIDIC Does presentation, 2005,
www.fidic.org
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OPEN FORUM
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

• FIDIC
• Founded in 1913 by Belgium, France and
  Switzerland
• PURPOSE
• Globally represent the consulting engineering
  industry by promoting the business interests of
  firms who provide technology-based intellectual
  services for the built and natural environment.

FIDIC MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
REPRESENTING NEARLY 1 MILLION PROFESSIONALS IN 73
COUNTRIES
Source What FIDIC Does presentation, 2005,
www.fidic.org
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BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

• FIDIC INITIATIVES
• CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
• TRAINING COURSES
• SEMINARS
• ANNUAL CONFERENCES
• 2009 - LONDON
• 2010 - NEW DELHI
• 2011 - TUNIS

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BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

• YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM
• First proposed in 2000 in Hawaii YP Roundtable
• Active participation began in 2004 (Copenhagen)
• First YP Open Forum 2004
• First YPMTP - 2004
• First Steering Committee 2005 (Beijing)
• First Technical Tour 2006 (Budapest)
• First YP Networking Social 2008 (Quebec)

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YPF ELIGIBILITY

• Membership in the Young Professional Forum is
  open to any young engineer, planner or allied
  professional who wishes to join a global network
  of similar professionals in the FIDIC community.

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PURPOSE AND MISSION

• YPF CORE VALUES
• Listen.
• Understand.
• Act.
• YPF MISSION
• Promote YP interests in FIDIC
• Promote FIDIC to MA companies
• Encourage YP participation

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PURPOSE AND MISSION

• THINGS WE DO
• Business Plan
• Conference Events
• YPF Online Forum
• YPF Newsletter
• YP MA Liaison

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MEET THE STEERING COMMITTEE
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2008-2009 YPF STEERING COMMITTEE

• Chairperson - Alex Eyquem UK
• Vice Chairperson - Nader Shokoufi Iran
• Michele Kruger South Africa
• Liu Luobing China
• Prashant Kapila India
• Jean Philippe Moreau Canada
• Jacinta Holmick Australia
• Takashi Nakajima Japan
• Vera Asanova Bulgaria
• Cheng Huili China
• Selena Wilson Canada