Talk:Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

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Does anyone disagree and, if so, why? W. Frank talk ✉  15:06, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
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message: Westminster-theodolite are you still there? The article states The institution received its Royal Charter in 1881 and in 1921 was granted Royal Patronage by George V. What does "Royal Patronage" mean here? Can you advise? Qexigator (talk) 22:12, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Royal Patronage refers to the support and/or encouragement given to any organization recognized by the Crown as being worthy of Royal support, for example certain charities or military support organizations, medical or educational research organizations. Try this: www.canadiancrown.gc.ca/eng/1331831991991.Santamoly (talk) 02:40, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

text: Yes, but the phrase "was granted Royal Patronage by George V" is solecistic in this context, and the question was addressed to the RICS for it to be corrected. Other UK  bodies with royal charters do not write about themselves in quite that way. Qexigator (talk) 05:58, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Royal Patronage" 

message: I work for RICS and have been tasked with making changes to our Wikipedia page, making it easier to read and more up to date. I will be posting suggested changes to the content if there is anyone available to independently help with the process. Many thanks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by NeilDBrown01 (talk • contribs) 12:45, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates to RICS Wikipedia page 

message: Hi there,
Taking on board your comment about 'Royal Patronage' - would it please be possible to entirely remove the following sentence from our page's History section?
"In 1921, it was granted Royal Patronage by George V."
Thanks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by NeilDBrown01 (talk • contribs) 16:14, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Royal Patronage reference on Wikipedia entry 

message: Hi there. Thanks for the help up to this point. Taking on board comments thus far, can I please suggest that this text replaces the text currently in the History section? NeilDBrown01 (talk) 11:17, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amendments to history section 

message: Hi there. It is felt that the RICS in Europe section goes into too much detail. Please may I request that the RICS in Europe section is removed? NeilDBrown01 (talk) 09:56, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of RICS in Europe section 

message: Hi there,
Please can these suggested updates be made to the summary box of our Wiki page?
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Region served
	Worldwide
Membership
	120,000 (2015)
NeilDBrown01 (talk) 12:37, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amendments to summary box 

message: Hi there. To reflect RICS' wider charitable work, can section 8 (Lionheart) please be renamed 'Charitable works' and the text be replaced with the below?
Thanks.
Charitable works
Lionheart is the benevolent fund for past and present RICS members and their families. The charity was established in 1899 and provides financial support, health and well-being packages, and work-related counselling and befriending support. RICS also supports the Chartered Surveyors Training Trust, which helps young people enter the profession through apprenticeships; Charity Property Help, which provides property advice to charities and voluntary organisations, and The Chartered Surveyors' Voluntary Service (CSVS), a registered charity providing free property advice to people who would otherwise struggle to access professional assistance.
NeilDBrown01 (talk) 13:33, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charitable works 

message: Hi there. Please can the 'RICS Matrics' section be amended with the below text added in place of what is there. Can Matrics also be capital 'M' too, please?
RICS Matrics [1] (pronounced “matrix”) provides educational support, charitable and networking activities for surveying students, trainee surveyors (of any age) and Chartered Surveyors with ten years or less post-qualification experience. It comprises some 40 local groups across the United Kingdom. Established in 1889 as the Junior Committee, it became the "Junior Organisation" (aka "JO") in 1928 and re-branded to "RICS Matrics" in 2003. It also has links with the Young Chartered Surveyors in the Republic of Ireland.
NeilDBrown01 (talk) 14:38, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change to RICS Matrics section 

message: Hi there,
Please can the 'Global spread' section be renamed 'International presence.' Can the the text of this section also be replaced with the below?
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RICS is headquartered in London, with its main support functions in Coventry. There are  regional offices in the UK, across mainland Europe, in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Brazil.
 
In 2015, there were RICS-qualified professionals in more than 140 countries. The total number of those accredited worldwide was 120,000, plus student membership of 81,000. The majority of accredited individuals of members are are still based in the United Kingdom with large numbers also in mainland Europe, Australia and Hong Kong. There is now a strong growth globally, and particularly in China, India and the Americas.
RICS has close links with many national surveying institutions and is a founding member association of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Within RICS the primary areas of practice represented at FIG are geomatics (land and hydrographic survey), environment, planning, construction and valuation.
RICS works in close collaboration with other professional bodies, central banks and international organisations such as The United Nations, World Bank and The European Union. In 2013 RICS was a founder member of the coalition to develop International Property Measurement Standards, which launched its first standard – for measuring office space – in November 2014. 
In 2014 RICS was a founder member of the coalition to develop International Ethics Standards. In each case, coalition member bodies will implement the new standards through training and guidance for professional practitioners. 
NeilDBrown01 (talk) 15:17, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Renaming 'Global spread' section and updating text 

message: Hi there,
Your help is much appreciated with the page. 
Can you please advise as to if it is possible to submit a company logo for adding into the page's summary box? If so, is there some guidance I can follow? Thank you. NeilDBrown01 (talk) 15:45, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Would if could, but try Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Civil engineering (see top of this page). Qexigator (talk) 16:16, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Company logo in the summary box 

message: Hi there,
Might I suggest this shortened version for the introduction on our Wiki page? If okay, can it please replace the text there at present. Thanks. NeilDBrown01 (talk) 16:16, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Does "Professionals holding..." =  "Members holding..."? Qexigator (talk) 17:34, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concise introduction to RICS wiki page 

message: Hi there. Please can the below table format and content please replace the table currently in the 'Professional Groups' section? NeilDBrown01 (talk) 16:08, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amendments to table in Professional Groups section 

message: Hi there. Please can the 'Expertise' section be renamed 'Specialist accreditations' and can the following text please replace what is there? NeilDBrown01 (talk) 16:10, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amendments to the Expertise section 

message: Hi there,
Please can the following text replace what is there in the Past Presidents section? Thank you. NeilDBrown01 (talk) 10:50, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update to Past Presidents section 

message: Hello, I work for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and would like to suggest an update to the Past Presidents section. Can the following text please replace what is already existing in this section? Thanks. NeilB101 (talk) 19:04, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Past Presidents section 

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