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FIDIC 2009 London Conference
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FIDIC 2009 London Conference
Global challenges - Sustainable solutions
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London; 13-16 September 2009
The consulting engineering industry's premier networking event.
 
Bringing together eminent international speakers representing clients, industry, government organisations, funding agencies, consultants, and engineers to discuss and debate how the consulting engineering industry can take the lead in planning and delivering sustainable solutions to the global challenges facing the world's infrastructure.
  

FIDIC ACE
International Federation of Consulting Engineers
Association for Consultancy and Engineering
 
HOTELS 
Hotel accommodation is available at several hotels of all types located near the conference venue. The main conference hotel is the five-star Grosvenor House on Park Lane in Mayfair. See Hotels
 
Other principal hotels are the Crown Plaza - London St. James and the Strand Palace Hotel. Block bookings at these and other hotels have been organized by The Corporate Team. See Hotels
 
REGISTRATION & VISAS 
:: Online registration
 
:: Brochure PDF (1 MB)

:: Optional tours and post-conference tourours.
 
Visas: some foreign participants will need a visa for the UK. Participants who are citizens of countries listed here require visas. See www.ukvisas.gov.uk.
 
INFORMATION & TRAVEL IN LONDON 
:: General Information
 
:: Travel Information
 
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 
Young Professionals will be able to take part in special activities and workshops. The FIDIC 2009 Young Professionals Management Training Programme (see www.fidic.org/ypmtp) ends at the conference with the Future Leaders Workshop. 
 
PROGRAMME 
Sunday 13 September 2009
09.00 Committee meetings
12.00 Registration, Grosvenor House
14.00 City Tour, leaves from Grosvenor House
19.00 Welcome Reception, Royal Courts of Justice
 
Monday 14 September
09.00 Opening Ceremony, QE II Conference Centre
10.00 Opening Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
10.00 Tours, leave from QE II Conference Centre
14.00 Business Sessions, QE II Conference Centre
16.30 Regional Networking, QE II Conference Centre
16.30 Young Professionals Forum, QE II Conference Centre
19.00 Local Colour Night, Silver Sturgeon cocktail cruise 
 
Tuesday 15 September
09.00 Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
10.30 Workshops, QE II Conference Centre
10.30 Day Tours, leave from QE II Conference Centre
13.30 Business Sessions, QE II Conference Centre
14.00 Half-Day Tours, leave from QE II Conference Centre
16.30 Wrap-Up Session, QE II Conference Centre
 
Wednesday 16 September
09.00 Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
09.00 Day Tours, leave from QE II Conference Centre
10.30 Future Leaders Workshop, QE II Conference Centre
14.00 Closing Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
15.30 FIDIC General Assembly, QE II Conference Centre
19.30 Gala Dinner, Grosvenor House

Thursday 17 September 2009
08.00 Post-Conference Tours, leave from Grosvenor House
LINKS 
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Official London website
 
 
 
Please submit your email address if you would like to be kept informed.
 
 
CONFERENCE VENUE 
Location
Uniquely situated in the shadow of Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the BA London Eye, the award-winning Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, www.qeiicc.co.uk, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE, is a premier class, purpose-built conference venue. Offering the finest facilities with a variety of room settings, the fully air-conditioned centre combines modern comfort with the very latest in technology. It is also one of the UK’s most “intelligent” buildings. As one would expect from a world-class venue, the technical, presentation and communications facilities are modern and efficient.
 
Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre
GENERAL INFORMATION 
FIDIC
Box 311, 1215 Geneva 15,
Tel: +41 22 799 49 00
Fax: +41 22 799 49 01
fidic@fidic.org
www.fidic.org
 
LOCAL INFORMATION 
ACE
Association for Consultancy and Engineering
Alliance House, 12 Caxton St
London SW1H 0QL, UK
Tel: +44 20 72 22 65 57
Fax: +44 20 79 90 92 02
consult@acenet.co.uk
www.acenet.co.uk
 
London
  
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