CIBSE is a charity and its remit is to spread the knowledge of building services engineering throughout the wider community. As CIBSE Yorkshire we are here to do that in the best way we can.
We're not here to talk about the past, but we need to pay attention to it; our CPD are no longer purely technical talks, but opportunities for several disciplines and backgrounds of people to get together and exchange, and more importantly, develop ideas and relationships.
We regularly share and co-host events with other groups such as ThinkBIM, BIM4SME, IHEEM, RIBA and we are looking forward to doing the same with the IStructE and CIC in the near futuer.
This year our annual dinner has been transformed in to the CIBSE Yorkshire Awards; an annual dinner is a great time to entertain colleagues, clients and guests but I felt it could be more. I wanted us as CIBSE Yorkshire to facilitate the chance to network and entertain, but also to promote and market, to show everyone, everywhere else just how good team M&E is in Yorkshire.
The Awards have 13 categories recognising practices and projects, and through our Student of the Year and CPD award individuals as well. Judging by the enthusiasm from different organisations to sponsor, enter, buy tickets and most significantly, volunteer time, skills and knowledge to make them happen, I'm blown on away by it and delighted that we are doing something valued.
So, what's next?
I need your help there. We're going to carry on arranging what we hope are great events, we're in the process of organising more visits. We're always keen to hear what you want us to do and welcome anyone who wants to come on board to help deliver it.
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Simon
Simon Owen
Chairman