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A quarter of the way through 2009, and it is increasingly evident how challenging thisyear will be as we are faced with the worst global financial crisis that our generation has
ever known.
For some of us, this is the first time in our careers that we will have to deal with an
economic crisis, let alone one of this scale. While it is now too late to avert it, and knowingthat we do not possess the tools to change the course of it just yet, it is important that
we take the time to better understand the global fabric of today’s world so that we as
Young Professionals can seize this opportunity to learn from past mistakes.

Chairperson’s
messageWhilst we shouldn’t underestimate the consequences of this event on individuals, it isimportant for us to look at the crisis in its entirety, with all the rationalism that our industry
asks of us, and try to imagine what the world will look like when we will come out theother side.
Our industry possesses valuable tools that will influence the world that will emerge fromthis crisis. As future leaders of our industry, we need to make sure that we are fully
engaged in the way these tools are used to establish the new order.
This crisis is our wake up call; a unique opportunity to reassess our values and topromote a fair and sustainable society for future generations.
This is obviously a demanding aspiration, but one that can be realised if we all pull
together in the same direction.

Alex Eyquem(YP from UK)

In September 2009, the FIDIC conference will take place in London. The economic statusof the world will be discussed intensely on the conference floor, but also in private between
individuals from different countries who have different experiences to share. The FIDICYPFSC understands the significance YP’s have in this crisis, and will be there to promote
the involvement of Young Professionals, as it is we who will inherit the future of ourindustry in the coming years.
There may never have been a more important time to be there and make ourselves
heard.
Our role at the conference will be to represent the views of YPs from around the world.
We would therefore like to hear from as many of you as possible over the months leading
up to the conference, regarding your experiences and ideas for the future. The YPFSC
is your network and we want to represent you as fully as possible.
We are making great progress, so please keep in touch so that we can move forward
together.

Alex Eyquem
YPF SC Chairperson

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Sustainability: The Six Degrees of Recognition
by: Bill Wallace
Chair, FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee“Define ‘sustainability’ in terms understood and fully supported by the…members as wellas their clients and employees.” As a member of a newly organized task force onsustainable design for a major professional society, that was my assignment. Working
in a small sub-group, we put our collective heads together, trying to craft the “Rosetta
Stone” of definitions, one which would clear away once and for all the confusion andconflicts over the terms sustainability and sustainable development. For several meetings
we struggled, each bring forth our own versions of environmental, economic and societal
balancing, coupled with our concern for future generations, all garnished generously withmultiple aspects of civil engineering.
Then it finally hit me. We know how to define sustainability. We just cannot agree on
the scope, scale or the seriousness of the issues. Without broad agreement, thestakeholders will never agree on how to address the problems and consequences of nonsustainability, that is, what do, when to do it, and how to work with one another to get it
done.

Bill Wallace

Sustainability can reasonably be defined as the set of environmental, economic and social
conditions in which all of society has the capacity and opportunity to maintain and improveits quality of life indefinitely without degrading the quantity, quality or the availability ofnatural resources and ecosystems. Good so far. Where people differ is in recognizing
the limitations of society’s current form of development along with its consequences andurgencies.
As I thought more about this issue, I came up with what I’m calling the Six Degrees of
Recognition:
1.
Value. Natural resources and ecological systems have value as feedstocks or
as natural system services like water purification. However, they are thought of as soplentiful they are considered essentially limitless. Fortified with this mindset, the message
from the developed to developing world has been, “Resources are plentiful. You just
don’t have the political systems or capacity to develop them. You’re not as good as weare!”2.
Limits. Natural resources and ecological systems are finite. While still plentiful,people are beginning to comprehend the limits. Now the message has changed. The
message from the developing world to developed world is this: “You are using up resourcesand damaging the environment. You are improving your quality of life at our expense!”3.
Stewardship. Finite natural resources and ecological systems must be effectively
managed, maintained and enhanced. While still assuming that resources and carrying
capacity are sufficiently plentiful, people recognize that there is a moral, economic andpossibly a regulatory obligation to manage them well.
4.
Predicament. Society is using up resources and ecological carrying capacity
faster than they can be replaced, replenished or restored. At this point, people recognizethat stewardship efforts are not sufficient, and that society may soon reach resource andcapacity limits.

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Consequences. Society now understands that reaching or exceeding resourceor carrying capacity limits has serious consequences in terms of scale and severity.
Society’s message, particularly from the developed world, is this: “We know resources
are getting scarce and we understand the consequences. However, we need theseresources to maintain our current life style. We will fight for them of we have to!”6.
Urgency. Society is now beginning to experience the consequences of reaching
and/or exceeding these limits. Society must act soon to before these consequences
become inevitable, devastating and irreversible.
While our task force agreed with this perspective on the range of recognition, we werealso saddened by our perception of the level of recognition that exists within our professionalsociety members. Having been chosen because of our understanding of sustainability
issues, our task force judges itself to be at level six. However in our opinion, the levelof recognition for the general membership is somewhere between levels two and three.
I suspect that in FIDIC, the levels or recognition among the members are similar, meaningthat the impetus for action is limited. That leaves it to the young professionals within the
FIDIC membership to force these issues to the forefront. As the age group most affectedby these consequences, I encourage you to get involved in the FIDIC sustainability
activities and insist on strong positions and actions.

Contact information:
William A. Wallace
Wallace Futures Group, LLC
1400 Overlook Drive, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA 80487
T +1(970) 879-1122 | M +1(970) 819-2188 | F +1(970) 871-7923

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NEWSFIDIC Young Professional Management Training Program 2009
FIDIC Young Professionals Management Training Program (YPMTP) has started in
February 2009.
21 Participants from 15 countries world wide have registered in this year’s program andthey form two classes. The Participants meet each other via virtual encounters on eFIDIC
platform and discuss management topics including> Growth and profit> Market Development: new technologies, cultural changes and globalization> Ownership structures> Marketing of consulting services> Organization and human resources development> Multicultural management, Business integrity and Professional Services Agreements
The discussions will continue for 7 months before the annual conference where theparticipants and facilitators meet for two days in one of the Royal Over-Seas League clubnear the conference venue to finalize their discussions and prepare for their “Future
Leaders” presentation in the annual conference. This year’s Virtual platform is streamlined
to the class room so the class room can be accessed from the platform. Communication
between the team members is also enhanced.
The program's objective is to engage young potential managers in the discussion ofmanagement issues, to develop new approaches, leadership skills and intercultural
understanding and to become acquainted with the FIDIC activities through participationin the FIDIC Annual Conference.
Steen Frederiksen is the program coordinator and he would be assisted by a board of
mentors including Richard Kell, Ben Novak, Maxime Mazloum and Bayo Adeola.
The final presentation of the program is called the Future Leaders Workshop. It is attended
by senior members of the FIDIC community, as well as YPs and emerging leaders, forthe opportunity to hear the voice of Young Professionals’ regarding the emerging trends
in the industry and the future of our professions.
Although there has been less participation this year than the previous years (40 participantsin 2008 and 29 in 2007) that can be a result of worldwide financial crisis, the program is
not less fruitful. In addition to the preparation of a formal presentation, the YPMTP program
represents an opportunity for participants to network, make new friends around the world,and establish a network of professionals within the FIDIC community.
You can find more information about the YPMTP09 on:
http://www1.fidic.org/events/mt/ypmt/

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NEWSThe Sydney Future(net) Business Leaders Program has been run in
Sydney with great success
The 2008 Future (net) Business Leaders program has been run in Sydney, Australia forthe second consecutive year with great success. The course is run by the ACEA (theAustralian FIDIC member association) and is supported by a number of other industry
organizations in the property, building and construction arena. The first program attracted
27 young professionals and this increased in 2008 to 31 professionals. Participants comefrom a range of backgrounds including engineering, surveying, architecture, town planning,
estimating and project management. The program has two broad components –presentations by industry experts and a team project. Business and management related
topics for example: leadership, relationship building, finance, contracts and risk management
were presented by industry experts. Although these topics were relevant and instructive,
many participants remarked that the high point of the program was the team assignment.

Jacinta Holmick(Australia)

For this component, teams of five or six worked together to prepare a masterplan for thedevelopment of a prominent site in Sydney. Each team had to prepare a written report,
presentation and poster to convey their vision for the site. The teams met for two months
to work on the project, and each team was assigned a mentor to act as a guide offering
ideas and input. After the two month period the reports were submitted and each teampresented to a panel of prominent individuals chosen as judges that included the directorof a land development company, a past government minister and senior staff fromgovernment infrastructure agencies. The benefits of the team project and presentation
were many, including: networking with other professionals, the opportunity to meet (andpotentially impress!) the high profile judges and mentors and working closely with otherprofessionals on a challenging project.

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NEWSFirst FIDIC-China Excellent Young Professionals Award
In 2005, the China Young Professionals Forum was founded within FIDIC to promote thegrowth of young professionals in China. . This forum is aimed at providing outstanding
young professionals in China with multi-disciplined expertise, global vision and pioneering
spirit. Their involvement with FIDIC aims to introduce them to the stage of the international
consulting engineering industry, and accelerate the development of the professional
consulting engineering industry in China.

CNAEC

On Nov 24 th , 2008, CNAEC (China National Association of Engineering Consultants)
held its annual conference in Beijing. The theme of this conference was “Further Learning
and Practicing the Scientific Development Outlook in the Engineering Consulting Industry”.
Representatives from China’s engineering consulting industry and related institutions aswell government officials attended this conference. Dr. John Boyd, President of FIDIC
attended the conference and gave a very passionate and encouraging speech. , Dr. John
Boyd personally awarded honor certificates and signed cups to 24 excellent young
professionals.. The 24 winners were the “First FIDIC-China Excellent Young Professionals
Award” recipients, and all of them made outstanding achievements in their fields andcontributed to the development of engineering in China. This is the first award speciallycreated for young professionals in FIDIC’s 95 year history. ,The young professionals
were rightly proud of their individual achievements, and the award also gave recognition
to the companies in which they worked and the Chinese engineering industry as a whole.
To further enhance the influence of the consulting engineering industry, and to honor thecontributions made by the awarded young professionals to the socioeconomic development,
the award has been published on People’s Daily, the Chinese Consulting Engineers
magazine and the websites of People’s Net and CNAEC.

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NEWSGAMA Conference, Durban South Africa
The GAMA (acronym here) conference took place this year from March15 to 18th at theSouthern Sun Elangeni Hotel in Durban, South Africa.
CESA (Consulting Engineers South Africa) hosted an extremely successful Group of
Africa Member Associations (GAMA) conference attended by some 160 delegates
representing 10 countries. The theme of the conference was “The Millennium Development
Goals”. The content of the presentations was relevant and of high quality and can beaccessed either via the CESA website, or FIDIC's website, .

SA YPF

Michele Kruger(South Africa)

Unfortunately due to the economic circumstances, only a few YPs from South Africa could
attend. Kieren Brown, Chairperson of the CESA YPF presented on the successes of theSouth African YPF and how these successes can be carried through to the rest of Africa.
A call was made to all African MAs to encourage the creation of local YP Forums and thatthese will be supported by the South African YPF as well as the FIDIC YPF through the
African steering committee member Michele Kruger. Strong responses were received
from Nigeria and Kenya.
CESA Young Engineer of the Year for 2008, Andries van Wageningen presented on theactivities of the YPF during the
FIDIC Conference in Quebec in
September 2008.
Overall, a strong message of
MENTORSHIP FOR YPs wasdelivered during GAMA by theoutgoing chairperson Exaud Mushi,
which was supported by many
presenters.
Incoming chairperson Mayen
Adetiba was welcomed as the firstfemale chairperson of GAMA, arole which she accepted with great enthusiasm.
There was a healthy balance ofconference input and social
programme, which included a
cruise into Durban harbour to havea look at the widening of theharbour mouth, a visit to the newstadium being built for the 2010
Soccer World Cup and as alwayst h e w o n d e r f u l G a l a D i n n e r.

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NEWS

About Young in RIF
The Association of Consulting Engineers Norway (RIF) has a group of young representatives
from the member companies in the association. The group, called ‘Young in RIF’ haseight members younger than 35 years of age.
Young in RIF was founded in 2006 after initiative from RIF. Our main objective is to workfor the positive involvement of young engineers in the business of consulting engineering.
We aim to increase our visibility in media, influence and promote RIF, and contribute to
the exchange of knowledge and experience between member companies.

Activities:

Thorn FredrikHensen(Norway)

Our Young in RIF board meet six times a year. We arrange different courses useful for
consultants, which are highly regarded. Topics include ethics, contract establishment
and presentation techniques. We arrange the nomination of the annual, national award“best young consultant”. Every month, we also represent “the young consultant of themonth” on our web site, to raise the profile of young engineers. We write journal articles,
typically twice a year on topics relevant to young engineers. Futhermore, this fall,members of the board participated in both the FIDIC and the EFCA conference.

Future plans:
In the future we will keep up the good work! We will continue our work with courses,
articles and nominations. We will also continue our presence in FIDIC and EFCA. Currenly
we are in the process of establishing two local RIF’s young professionals boards in thes e c o n d a n d t h i r d l a r g e s t c i t i e s i n N o r w a y, B e r g e n a n d , Tr o n d h e i m .

uRIF juleavslutning - 2008-12-17

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NEWSACEC Introduces Young Professional Program at Annual Summit
From June 25-27 2009, ACEC (Association of Canadian Engineering Companies) will behosting the Canadian consulting engineering industry at its Annual Summit in beautiful
Whistler, British Columbia.

ACEC

New for 2009 is the introduction of a Young Professionals parallel program that willcompliment the main program. Designed for the under-35 professional, the YP programis intended to allow YPs the opportunity to interact and network with their professional
peers, and to participate in a number of sessions and tours designed particularly
for young professionals. With business sessions on human resource challenges andmotivation, social and environmental challenges, a Cross-Country YP roundtable, andtours of several of the 2010 Olympic venues, the YP program is sure to educate andstimulate.
A full social and business program will allow for extensive networking opportunities withsenior executives, optional tours designed to showcase the splendor of the Whistler
region, and an optional pre-event PSMJ bootcamp. There are certainly no shortage ofopportunities awaiting YPs in Whistler!
For more information, visit www.acec.ca, or contact the ACEC office.

FIDIC/ASPAC TCDPAP International Conference 2009 in Kathmandu
The FIDIC / ASPAC TCDPAP International Conference 2009 was held at Kathmandu,
Nepal in 11-13 March 2009 under the theme “Making Globalization Work: The Role ofConsultants.” TCDPAP, The Technical Consultancy Development Program for Asia andthe Pacific has been associated with FIDIC and ASPAC (the Asia/Pacific member
association) for many years.

Eiko Watatsu(AJCE)

During the Conference, the ASPAC Extra Meeting was held to discuss the following threeissues: 1)Capacity Development Program, 2)ASPAC Young Professionals Forum(YPF),
and 3)Progress of the Action Plan.
Various YP delegates from FIDIC member associations participated in the meeting andreported on the YP activities of their associations. The delegates were Mr. Liu Luobingfrom CNAEC China, Mr. Nader Shokoufi, Mr. Monouchehr Azizi, and Mr.Shayan Moinfrom ISCE Iran and Miss. Watatsu from AJCE Japan.
This meeting became an opportunity to officially announce the creation of YPF PreSteering Committee for ASPAC. The Pre-Steering Committee is the first step towards
creating a YPF Steering Committee. After Quebec 2008, the FIDIC secretariat asked
member associations to recommend a young engineer as a Steering Committee member
and the list is expected to be finalized soon. In the coming FIDIC London Conference
2009, the activity of ASPAC YPF will be reported to FIDIC member associations.

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NEWSFIDIC President, Dr. John Boyd, introduced his aim for the next FIDIC annual conference
which is the participation of more young professionals in the conference and FIDIC
committees. He pointed out that it is very important to start bringing young professionals
into various FIDIC committees in order to ensure a more future-looking perspective. Thisaim is one of the major objectives of the FIDIC YPF.
On the last day of the conference, Mr. Nader Shokoufi was chosen as a session co-chaira well deserved honour.
The conference was a great opportunity to demonstrate the presence and activity ofyoung professionals to FIDIC/ ASPAC member associations.
Eiko Watatsu (AJCE)(from left to right: Mr. Monouchehr Azizi from ISCE Iran, Mr. Mirodil Mirakhmedov from Uzbekistan, Mr. Nader
Shokoufi from ISCE Iran, Miss. Watatsu from AJCE Japan, Mr. Liu Luobing from CNAEC China)

Mr. Nader Shokoufi and Mr.Subhash Mehrotra)

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ACE’s Progress Network is a thriving and active group set up by a collective of young
professionals within the consultancy and engineering sector across the United Kingdom.
Nicola Slattery provides an update on their year so far…

ACE

Progress Network is viewed as the younger branch of ACE with all events organised with
the intention of promoting and enhancing ACE values to future generations. The network
currently has over 2,000 members over five different regions of the UK, each of which
is run by a team of ten young professionals supported by ACE staff to provide memberswith the opportunity to network with their peers and the chance to develop business skills
and gain a better understanding of the sector as a whole.
2009 has seen Progress Network grow from strength to strength. Wednesday 4 Marchsaw Progress Network Midlands host a wine tasting evening at Aston Business School.
Nearly 60 people attended this event to learn their cabernet from their carmenere andtheir chardonnay from their chenin blanc. It was an extremely enjoyable evening, which
will no doubt be repeated throughout the year.
Progress Network North West also hosted its first event of the year, at Manchester
Business School. Members came to hear a very useful seminar entitled Boom or Bust Where is our industry going? in which Pat Lawless of ESR Technology and Richard
Coackley of WYG gave an objective look at the consultancy and engineering profession,
highlighting current trends and offering an insightful look at what the future may hold inthese challenging times.

Nicola Slattery

Not to be outdone, The Progress Network team in London and the South East has hosted
two engaging events this year. On Tuesday 27 January the ODA’s John Armitt, Geoff
French of Scott Wilson, Michael Whitwell of Jacobs and Michelle McDowell of BDP and
ACE’s own Nelson Ogunshakin sat on the panel of experts who answered questions froman audience of 150 Progress Network members on how to make the most out of theircareers in the industry. The second event hosted by London and the South East saw
record numbers of 250 attend the park plaza hotel to listen to a panel of distinguishedspeakers from Halcrow, Faber Maunsell AECOM Europe, WSP Group, TLT, Capita
Symonds and Chapman Bathurst who shared their knowledge of previous downturns anddiscussed the current economic situation, the danger signs to look for, and which issues
Progress Network, as future leaders of the profession, should consider.
Progress Network is looking to grow further by 2010 with wine tasting events planned for
Belfast and Cardiff as well as the establishment of groups in the North East and Scotland.
Membership is free and open to all young professionals, 35 and under, working in thebuilt and natural environment. Membership gives the opportunity to participate in the freebusiness seminars, network with others in the sector, the opportunity to volunteer for
activities, and, for those who nurture a desire to change the course of consultancy andengineering for the better, the chance to become part of a management team to help leadthe network.
For further information on joining the Progress Network contact ACE’s senior businessdevelopment executive Nicola Slattery at nslattery@acenet.co.uk .

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NEWSISCE YPF NEWS
-Iranian Socity of Consulting Engineers YPF held a meeting in 29 April 2009 with a live
music concert for YP members.

ISCE YPF

Manoochehr Azizi
ISCE YPF
Chairperson- Five ISCE YP members participated the FIDIC/ASPAC TCDPAP International Conference
2009 in Kathmandu.
- Two YP members joind ISCE EC.
- One ISCE YP member joind the ASPAC YPF SC.
- A series of training programs were organized for the YP members by the ISCE YP
education committee for Spring and Summer 2009.

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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, newslettersand information on upcoming events, such as FIDIC conferences and training
opportunities.

Communications
Chairperson
FIDIC YPF Steering
Committee

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.
Once we have your details this way, we will send you our newsletter and other info as
it comes 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
your own. 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 theirown YPF, you can contact us to find out how to start your own YPF. Through FIDIC wemay have some contact to make it easier or help partner it with you. All you need isyour enthusiasm for Engineering! From there you decide what it is that you want yourYPF to represent. What is your focus? Is it training Young Professionals? Is it getting
the youth interested in Engineering? Is it just socializing with your peers? Or is it allof the above? As the FIDIC YPF, we will do all we can to support your new endeavor!
Contact us at: fidicypforum@gmail.com