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Finally, spring has come to the northern hemisphere but with all the beauty and all the rainsthat spring bring, it has not yet washed away a very big concern of mine: for the first timein my life, I didn’t see the streets covered with snow. It only snowed twice this winter in myhome town and only for a few minutes.
I think I can testify to my own firsthand experience that global warming is real. I can testify
that when I was a little boy we had much more snow each winter and this is a very big loss
for someone like me who loves skiing.

Chairperson’s
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But there is so much more than skiing at stake. Cities, even countries (like Maldives) mightsink to the ocean because of global warming and an entire continent (the North pole) mightvanish. And many fabulous, wondrous creatures might become extinct. I hope Homo Sapiens
will not be included in that list.
What adds to this massive problem is that it is all happening in our lifetime. Even worse
is that it will not happen during the lifetime of our politicians and policy makers. That’s why
they don’t seem to care as much as we do. That’s why COP15 didn’t have a real outcome.
That’s why we, the YPs, need to be even more concerned.
As a young professional, I feel a double responsibility towards sustainable developmentwith its wide range of environmental, economical and social concerns. The first is to act
responsibly both in our professional and private life and the second is to help inform thepublic about the possible outcome of irresponsible decisions. To fulfill these responsibilities
we need active communities of professionals, and especially active communities of Young
Professionals.

Nader Shokoufi
Iran

I have studied the final reports of all FIDIC YPMTP classes from 2005 to 2009, the so called“Future Leaders”, and I am happy to conclude that sustainable development has been an
issue in all of these reports. I’m happy that the young professionals within FIDIC havefocused on the importance of this subject.
Bill Wallace, FIDIC Sustainable Development committee chairperson, (who has written an
article for one our previous newsletters), mentions that we cannot be as effective as weshall be in the subject of sustainability unless we move up on the decision making ladder,and I believe that we cannot move up on the decision making ladder unless we have formed
active and effective communities of young professionals.
So this would be my message: If you have a YPF in your country, participate more and be
more active. If you don’t have a YPF in your country, start one. And if you don’t have a clue
on how to start, don’t worry, your peers in the FIDIC YPF steering committee will be at yourside.
Nader Shokoufi
FIDIC YPF Steering committee chairperson

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ACEC Canada Student Awareness Campaign
Completes First Year of Roll-Out

Many trades and professions will suffer skills shortages in the coming years, and the Member
Firms of ACEC Canada will be no exception. In 2008, the Board of Directors adopted a newarea of strategic focus—human resources sustainability—and has been developing anawareness campaign called Engineering Legacies to promote the consulting engineering
industry to engineering students.
The corner stone of the campaign is a series of video modules showcasing young engineers
talking about their opportunities and experience working for consulting engineering firms.
To accompany the modules, ACEC has developed a website, promotional brochures, posters,
PowerPoint presentations and web banners.
Once all tools were finalized in September of 2009, ACEC kicked off a Cross Canada Tourto present the videos to students. Events included in-classroom presentations to engineering
students, information sessions at university campuses, career fairs and student conferences.
To date, there have been thousands of hits on the Engineering Legacies website and astrong presence on social media including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Susie Grynol
CanadaTo view the Engineering Legacies campaign website and videos, please visit
www.engineeringlegacies.com or www.legeniededemain.com. This campaign is fullybilingual.
ACEC wishes to thank its sponsoring companies who contributed generously to make thisproject a success. To view sponsors, visit www.engineeringlegacies.com and click on
sponsors.
For more information about Engineering Legacies, please contact:
Susie Grynol
Vice-President, Policy and Public Affairssgrynil@acec.ca
1-800-565-0569 ext. 203.

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GEM Platform
GEM (Turkish Young Engineers and Architects) Platform was established as a result of an
EU funded project conducted by the Association of Turkish Consulting Engineers andArchitects (ATCEA) and Dutch Association of Consulting Engineers (ONRI). Specifically,
the platform included a “Young Experts” seminar with 33 initial founding members estabilished
29 May 2009. The platform has grown into a non-official young organization of ATCEA andis continuing its activities within this frame. Currently the platform has 150 members fromvarious professions.
Our first meeting was held on 4 July 2009, where our initial aim was to determine theorganizational structure of the platform. The main objective of GEM is to “Improve theknowledge and skills of the young professionals in the field of engineering and architecture
by enhancing their authority and responsibilities in view of contributing to the developmentof all stakeholders in the engineering consultancy sector”. A formal, hierarchical presidency
system was avoided when establishing the group organizational structure, and it was decided
that all activities will be performed by the following four working groups: Membership
Development, Activities, Foreign Affairs, and Communication Working Group.

Current Activities
GEM Platform has completed the following activities since its foundation:

Emrah Uluverdi
Turkey· Coordination Meetings – Regularly held every week after working hours at ATCEA Head
Office in order to determine and discuss plans and preparations for the future. To date, 55
coordination meetings have been held.
· GEM Conference – A conference was held with 150 participants in order to provide brief
information about the consulting industry to young participants, create a consciousness
among young participants, and assess mutual expectations of generations.
· Training – GEM has organized technical and non-technical training seminars. To date,
two training sessions have been organized about Project Management and Communication
Management.
· Collaboration Meetings – Meetings were held to observe and discuss “FIDIC and FIDIC
YP programs” and “Consulting Engineering and Architecture”.
· Social Activities – Cocktails, networking, and presentations at universities.
· Internal Presentations – At the conclusion of coordination meetings, members of theplatform make presentations about various topics chosen in order to share information andexperience.
· Social and Cultural Activities – Breakfasts, museum tours, dinner meetings.
· ATCEA Congress GEM Parallel Session – A parallel session was held with a main themeof “How young generations could be improved?” Presentations and group discussions wereorganized in accordance with this main theme.
· Articles – Articles about the platform in ATCEA magazine and quarterly e-bulletin publication.

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The PictureisneededGEM and ATCEA members in family photo at the closing of 1st GEM Conference

Future Plans:
In the past 11 months, we have gained significant experiences from the activities we
performed. However, these activities are just the beginning for us, and we are aiming toincrease activities with the enthusiasm felt at the founding date and with the current
momentum.
We believe that we could make great contributions to the FIDIC YP community as the GEM
Platform and Turkish young professionals with our dynamic structure, our practices andmembers from various fields. Furthermore, with support from the FIDIC YPFSC we could
work more effectively to organize new and different activities targeting more young people
from larger groups. With this aim as the GEM platform, we wish to contact other young
professional programs from different countries to share information, experiences and discuss
what can be done together. Finally, we expect FIDIC YPFSC to assist us with communication
among various young professional programs from different countries in order to get to knoweach other and better exchange information and experiences.
Emrah Uluverdi
GEM Platform /TURKEY
turk.gem@gmail.com

50th Coordination Meeting was celebrating

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Call to YPs for the 2010 FIDIC Conference
The Annual FIDIC Conference is being held at New Delhi from the 19 th to the 22 nd of
September 2010. It is the first time that the Conference is being organized in India, one of
the fastest growing economies of the world. The theme of the Conference – Managing
Innovation, the Way Forward is the next in the series of themes adopted by FIDIC withrelation to sustainability.
Innovation is the Key Driver for achieving real growth in any economy. It is not a temporary
effort, but a sustained one. Broadly defined to include the creation and commercializationof “new to the world” knowledge, as well as the diffusion and absorption of “new to themarket” knowledge. Although both types of innovation are essential, countries in transition
stand to gain more from catching up to the global frontier of knowledge through increased
absorption than from trying to push out the frontier through creation. An enormous amountof knowledge is not fully utilized globally. Given the overriding urgency to better address
the needs of countries in transition, and indeed the needs of all countries facing climatechange and shortages of non-renewable resources, innovation must be targeted to be“inclusive” by addressing the demands of all and in particular those of economically emerging
societies.

Prashant Kapila
India

FIDIC has a structured program aimed at getting together the Young Professionals of ourcommunity, called the Young Professional’s Forum (YPF). The YPF has a Steering Committee(SC), which is chosen from among the Young Professionals across the globe who havedisplayed active interest in the basic role and aims of the YPF. The current Chair of the
YPFSC is Nader Shakoufi from Iran, with Michele Kruger from South Africa as the Vice
Chair.
The Annual Conference brings together people from across the globe with rich and varied
experience from across the consulting engineering fraternity. It is a collection of people
whose collective wisdom and ideas propel our industry and shape the way we move forward.
I have myself attended two conferences and it is indeed an experience in itself. Meeting
senior and young professionals from across the globe exposes oneself to new ideas andmakes one aware of the concepts being adopted in different economies and societies.
It is indeed heartening to note that the YPMTP this year has 55 registered participants, andwe hope that all the registered participants of the program shall be attending the conference.
In addition, a large number of Young Professional’s from various countries are expected
to attend the conference. The YPFSC has put together an interesting program for all the
YP’s and hope that all the visitors to this year’s conference shall benefit from not only thedeliberations at the conference but through interactions within the community during thevarious social events organized by FIDIC.
New Delhi, one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited cities, and India’s second largest
metropolis with a population of around 15 Million is located on the banks of the River Yamuna
in northern India. New Delhi, is the seat of Government, a major commercial hub, and a
gateway to some of the world’s majestic sites, including the universally admired Taj Mahal,
itself an engineering marvel ahead of its times. Throughout the conference there is a lively
and entertaining series of optional events and tours, and a full program is offered foraccompanying persons. New Delhi has a significant youth population and thus has a numberof night clubs, restaurants, bars and lounges.

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We urge all the YP’s globally to mark the above mentioned dates in their diaries in advanceand register themselves for the conference as soon as possible to be eligible for the earlyregistration discount. Also, since New Delhi is also the host city for the CommonwealthGames talking place soon after the FIDIC conference, it is advisable to book early andconfirm that you shall be a part of a truly enriching experience.
We look forward to seeing you at New Delhi.
Prashant Kapila
Member, YPFSC and Member, Governing Council, Consulting Engineers Association ofIndia (CEAI)

Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore Young Professionals Connection(ACES YPC)

The idea of starting a young professionals group in Singapore was envisioned in 2006. In
November 2008, the Young Professionals Connection was launched during the 36th anniversary
dinner of the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES).
The Young Professionals Connection or YPC in short, aims to be a platform through which
Young Professionals can make a positive difference in the consulting engineering community.
Amongst our objectives, we aim to help young professionals advance their careers in the
consulting engineering industry and to encourage recent university graduates to consider
the consulting engineering profession.

Er. Toh Han Lin
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To date, we have 70 Young Professionals actively participating and benefiting from ouractivities.

ACES Visit to steel fabrication yard

In the 18 months since launch, our committee has organized site visits, talks to schools andalso a social networking night.

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In May 2009, YPC also successfully organized an inaugural dinner to raise funds forour activities. The occasion was very well received by members of the industry.

YPC Inaugural Dinner 2009

Our parent association, ACES, has also co-sponsored one member of YPC to participate
in the FIDIC YPMTP for 2010. The beneficiary is currently going through the program.
One of the notable events this year will be an overseas trip to Shanghai in September tovisit the World Expo as well as other places of interest.
YPC hopes to organize many more interesting activities for its members in the future.
Er. Toh Han Lin
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ACES YPCGreen-Technology Evaluation Standards System for Shenzhen Government Investment
Projects
The concept of a “Green City” was first proposed by Le Corbusier who expanded andreformulated his ideas on urbanism, eventually publishing them in “The Radiant City”. A“Green City” was defined as a city which is fully merged with nature, in which the creativityof human beings and the productivity of the community can be optimized, while residents’
health and the environment can be well protected. The planning and development of aGreen City incorporates sustainability in areas of high human activity. Since the introductionof an “Ecological City” (1970s), many countries around the world have established various
policies on sustainable development based on their own characteristics . Sustainable
development has become an irreversible trend that is leading the world towards an evolutional
green civilization. As rapid developments are taking places globally, we have to ensure all
economical and social activities are compatible with environmental protection. The utilizationof natural resources should not be detrimental to the natural environment.
Shenzhen City is located in the Guangdong Province, along the south coast of mainland
China. Shenzhen is a center of foreign investment and since the late 1970s it has been oneof the fastest growing cities in the world.

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The growth of Shenzhen occurred mostly in the past few decades leaving Shenzhen as amoderately well planned city compared to others in China. However, the tremendous
consumption of natural resources resulted in a number of constraints for further developmentin the city. These constraints include the limitations on land, water resources, and energy;
moderately low GDP per capita; and decreasing environmental and ecological capacity. In
order to solve these problems and follow the pace of sustainable development, the Shenzhen
government has implemented a Green-Technology Evaluation Standards System forgovernment investment projects.
Shenzhen Government Investment Project Evaluation Center began to develop and edit
the Green-Technology Evaluation Standards System in 2006. It was completed and has
been brought to implementation in early 2010. The purpose of the system is to introduce
the Green City concept into projects funded by the government, and eventually into all
projects in the city. It is composed of three individual standard systems: for “Green
Architecture”, “Green Roads” and “Green Water-Related Projects”. These standards aim
to be used as guidelines for the design of public buildings, roads and infrastructures andas evaluation standards in early phases of these projects.

Julia Cheng
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The “Green Architecture” manual of the Green-Technology Evaluation System was derived
based on the National Standards for Green Architecture with further specialization due tothe specific climatical, technical and economical conditions, and regulatory conditions
specific to Shenzhen. It applies to the design and evaluation of public buildings such as
schools and hospitals. The guidelines in this manual consist of six sections: land-use
efficiency and outdoor environments, energy use efficiency, water resource utilization,
efficient use of material, quality of indoor environments, and operation management.
The “Green Roads” manual applies to constructions of new public roadways and rehabilitationof existing roads. It aims to optimize material utilization and environmental protection andto minimize pollution throughout the life cycle of the road. The Green Roads standards
provide a means for comfortable and convenient traveling for residents while adding
aestheticity to the surroundings. The evaluation standards for green roads include thefollowing: the objective and need for construction, the feasibility of implementation of greenroad technology, detailed analysis of economic and efficiency conditions, comprehensive
assessment on technical background, and risk assessment.
The “Green Water-Related Project” manual (currently in trial implementation) applies to thedesign and evaluation of water related projects funded by the government such as water
treatment facilities, flood control and river regulation projects, erosion and sedimentation
control, water supply, stormwater and wastewater discharge. The following four categories
are taken into account when assessing a water related project based on this manual: landuse efficiency and the surrounding environments, efficient energy use, water resources
utilization, and material utilization.
Although environmental protection has been taken into account in recent development of
the city, Shenzhen is still experiencing a serious shortage of natural resources since its
rapidly growing economy demands high environmental and ecological capacity. In otherwords, finding the solutions to balance the economic growth and the ecological system isvitally important. The Green-Technology Evaluation Standards System incorporates relative
national and international standards and has been validated to specific conditions for
Shenzhen. Its publication and implementation have made a significant strategic step towards
sustainable growth of Shenzhen.

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Establishment of Young Professionals (YP) Sub-Committee in The Association ofJapanese Consulting Engineers (AJCE)FIDIC YPF and ASPAC (FIDIC Asia-Pacific Member Associations ) YPF was establishedin 2008, and the activities of Young Professional Engineers has become more and more
active in the FIDIC community. In Japan, the YP activity is lead by a YPG (Young Professional
Group) organized by volunteer members. From this established group, a Young
Professionals Sub-Committee has been formally established within AJCE under theEngineering Development Committee in October 2009 to act as a core group topromote YP activities. The 3 goals of YP Sub-Committee are set: 1) To support training
and networking of young engineers through the participation to FIDIC/ASPAC activities,2) To promote young consulting engineer’s skills to be active in the international market,
3) To make the Consulting Industry more interesting to youth, including students.
The YPEP (Young Professional Exchange Program) continues to grow. It has been operating
for nearly 10 years between Japan and Australia. The graduates from YPEP are now taking
major roles in the YP Sub-Committee. A series of activities are listed in the first meetingand summarized as Figure 1. (One of our activities is to translate this FIDIC YPF News
letter and distribute to YPs!)
The YP Sub-Committee has the following three functions: FIDIC/ASPAC YPF, YP Networking,and Public Relations that are related to each other. This Sub-committee carries out external
activities as a YPG and maintains continuity with AJCE/FIDIC activities.
Kazutoshi AkasakaJapan

We would like to carry out new event plans in addition to the current activities (YPEP, Roundtable for young engineers, Translation support etc.) this year.
Kazutoshi AKASAKA
Young Professionals Sub-Committee Chair
Nihon Suido Consultant Co.,Ltd.
ObserverEngineering Development Committee

Chair
FIDIC/ASPAC YPF

YP Networking

Public Relations

1. FIDIC-YPF Activity
2. ASPAC-YPF Activity
3. Newsletter
4. Translation Support of
FIDIC News (IFI)
5. Translation/Delivery of
FIDIC News
6. Study of Documents

1. YP Networking
2. Support of YPEP
3. Study meeting etc.
4. Plan/administration of Events(Site visit etc.)
5. Award for YPs

1. Administration of Public
Relations/ Web site
2. Consulting Industrial
Development
3. Secretariat
4. Industry Introduction/
Plan/Support for Students

Cooperation
AJCE-YPG Young Professionals (Optional group)
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Back by Popular Demand, ACEC-Canada Holds Second Annual YP Program at National
Summit and Convention

The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada (ACEC) is extremely
pleased to be hosting its second annual Young Professional Program at the ACEC Summit& National Convention on June 24-26, 2010.
Intended for the under-35 professional, the YP program is designed to allow YPs theopportunity to interact and network with their professional peers, and to participate in a
number of sessions and tours tailored especially for Young Professionals.

ACEC - Canada

All new this year is the YP Forum where YPs from across Canada can share their experiences
and challenges in addressing the needs of YPs in different areas of the Country.
Business sessions will include building high performance organizations, market trends, thechanging demands of the industry, as well as a technical tour of an historic site, Minister’sIsland for YPs. The YP program is sure to educate and stimulate.
Let down your hair at night with the maritime-flavoured social program and take in a chance
to experience fiddles, dancing and beer. It is sure to be a highlight worth remembering!
We hope to welcome to you New Brunswick in June.
For registration information, visit http://www.acec.ca/en/services/acec/index.asp, or contact
the ACEC office at 1-800-565-0569.

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ISCE YPF NEWSISCE YPF has followed its routine program of seasonal meetings during the past year. The
Spring and Autumn meetings are social gatherings where YPs and their families can get
together and listen to a musical performance, while Summer and Winter meetings areorganized as half day seminars.
The Winter 2010 seminar of ISCE YPF had four speakers and two themes. The themes
were professional integrity and energy efficiency. The two speakers on professional integrity
lectured on the ISCE’s code of conduct and the FIDIC BIMS and GPIMS. The two speakers
on energy efficiency spoke about Iran’s energy development program and the role of energy
efficiency in sustainable development. The ISCE YPF executive committee had translated
and dubbed a short movie about global warming that was shown between the two sessionsof the seminar.

Shayan Moin
ISCE YPF

Shayan Moin
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HOW TO BECOME PART OF THE FIDIC YPF GROUP
Become part of this young dynamic group of people and receive updates, newsletters andinformation on upcoming events, such as FIDIC conferences and training opportunities.
International YPF Groups: find out what the YPs in your country are doing and how toconnect with them! Please register on the YPF homepage listed below.
Communications
Chairperson
FIDIC YPF Steering
Committee

Once we have your details this way, we will send you our newsletter and other info as itcomes up. Please remember to keep your details updated!
For general information about us and FIDIC, go to:
http://www1.fidic.org/resources/young/default.asp
For more information or if you need help to connect, contact me at:
fidicypforum@gmail.com

Michele Kruger
Communications Chairperson
FIDIC YPF Steering Committee

Michele Kruger
Starting your own YPF in your country
If you liked what you saw of the FIDIC YPF and YPFs across the world, why not start yourown. This is best achieved through your country’s Member Association (MA) of FIDIC.
However, if no such association exists, or your MA does not want to have their own YPF,
you can contact us to find out how to start your own YPF. Through FIDIC we may havesome contact to make it easier or help partner it with you. All you need is your enthusiasm
for Engineering! From there you decide what it is that you want your YPF to represent.
What is your focus? Is it training Young Professionals? Is it getting the youth interested inEngineering? Is it just socializing with your peers? Or is it all of the above? As the FIDIC
YPF, we will do all we can to support your new endeavor!
Contact us at: fidicypforum@gmail.com