Canadians make their mark at FIDIC conference in the U.K
The new FIDIC president is Gregs Thomopoulos of the U.S. Mr. Thomopoulos is one of the foremost advocates of QBS in FlDIC and has been a good friend and supporter to ACEC Canada. Also, five candidates ran for three vacancies on the FIDIC executive committee and all three of the candidates supported...
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| Published in: | Canadian Consulting Engineer 2009-12, Vol.50 (7), p.10 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | The new FIDIC president is Gregs Thomopoulos of the U.S. Mr. Thomopoulos is one of the foremost advocates of QBS in FlDIC and has been a good friend and supporter to ACEC Canada. Also, five candidates ran for three vacancies on the FIDIC executive committee and all three of the candidates supported by Canada were elected: Akihiko Hirotani of Japan; Bisher Jardan eh of Jordan; and Jae-Wan Lee of South Korea. In addition to [John Boyd], several Canadians played key roles in the conference. AlCQ President Johanne Desrochers made a highly anticipated presentation on QBS developments in Canada - including the recent legislation by the Quebec Government. Senior ACLC staffer Susie Grynol presented the development and evolution of ACECs video and student outreach project with association managers from nearly 60 countries at die Directors and Secretaries Meeting. ACEC president, [John Gamble] served as one of two co-chairs for this year's Directors and Secretaries Meeting. John has been invited to join the organizing committee for FIDICs centenary conference to be held in 20 13. Former ACEC Chair Andrew Sleeves is also active in FIDICs QBS Task Force. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-3267 1923-3337 |