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September 2008

CIOB
Thursday    18 September  2008    1 -5.15pm
Subject         Site Visit-Glendoe Hydro Scheme
Venue            Glendoe Site Office
Contact        Alasdair Murray 01463 720608
Email             alasdair.murray@highland.gov.uk

IChC
Thursday       25 September 2008     5.15 for 5.30 – 7.00pm
Subject          The Inverness Partnership
Speaker          William Gilfillan, The Highland Council Corporate Manager for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
Venue             Town House, Inverness
Contact -        Paula Nicol  01463 718131           
Email               paula@inverness-chamber.co.uk

ICE  Joint with IStrE  **MEETING DEFERRED TO DATE t.b.a.**
Tuesday        30 September 2008     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject          Reconstruction of Craigellachie Bridge
Speaker          Bill Lowson
Venue             Green House, Inverness
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com

October 2008

EI
Wednesday    1 October 2008    5.00pm for 5.30pm
Subject          Scotland's Renewable Future - Aberdeen's Contribution
Speaker          Morag McCorkindale, Chief Operating Officer - Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group
Venue            Shetland Museum & Archives, Hay's Dock, Lerwick, Shetland
Contact         (01595) 695057
Email              tba

IHT joint with IAT/ICE
Tuesday         7 October 2008     5.30 for 6.00pm
Subject          Best Practice Guide to Durability of Asphalt Pavements
Speaker          Mike McHale - TRL Scotland
Venue            Beaufort Hotel,  Inverness
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

IChC
Tuesday         7 October 2008     4.00 for 4.30 – 6.00pm
Subject          Marketing to Marketzing -Joint event with Fusion
Speaker          
Venue             Centre for Health Science, Inverness
Contact -        Paula Nicol  01463 718131           
Email               paula@inverness-chamber.co.uk

RAeS
Wednesday   8 October 2008    7.00 -9.00pm
Subject          Early Years of the Tornado Test Programme
Speaker          George McAuley
Venue            Elgin
Contact         Tim McAuley  
Email              tim@2sqn.fsnet.co.uk

IET
Wednesday   ? October   2008     7pm
Subject          The Certification Scheme for Electrical Installations
Speaker          Tom Mitchell, Head of Member Services, the Scottish Electrical Contractors Association (SELECT)
Venue             The Burns Room , Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness
Contact -        Ken Watson  01349 861659      
Email               ken.watson@smartemail.co.uk. 
Buffet refreshments will be served after the meetings.

IOSH
Thursday      16 October 2008   3.00pm
Subject          Electrical Safety
Speaker         HSE Principal Inspector (Electrical Engineering)- John Madden
Contact         Gordon Douglas 01463 703161
Email              tba

ICE  Joint with CIWEM
Tuesday        21 October 2008     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject          Lerwick District Heating
Speaker           Neville Martin
Venue             Green House, Inverness
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com

CIOB
Thursday    23 October 2008    7.00pm
Subject         CPD Evening-Remediation - Esso site, Lotland Street, Inverness
Speaker         Alan Cruden, AF Cruden Assoc
Venue           Inverness College 
Contact        Angus Macleod; 01463 273421
Email             angus.macleod@inverness.uhi.ac.uk

IChC
Thursday       30 October 2008     4.00 for 4.30 – 6.00pm
Subject          Joint event with Fort William Chamber of Commerce
Venue             Fort Augustus
Contact -        Paula Nicol  01463 718131           
Email               paula@inverness-chamber.co.uk

Inverness College UHI
Thurs/Friday 30/31 October 2008     
Subject          Awards Ceremony(Thur) /Graduation(Fri)
Speakers        Michael Levack / Charles Kennedy
Venue            Inverness
Contact         Angus Macleod; 01463 273421
Email             angus.macleod@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
    


IHT   joint with AACE
Monday         3 November 2008     6.30pm
Subject          Road Energy Systems with Blacktop
Speaker          Chris Sullivan-Road Energy Systems
                        Henk Verweijmeren-Invisible Heating
Venue            Curl Aberdeen  Eday Walk Aberdeen
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

EI
Tuesday       4 November 2008    tba
Subject          TBC
Speaker          tbc
Venue             Stornoway
Contact          tba
Email               tba

IET
Wednesday   5 November   2008     7pm
Subject          Observing Earth from Space
Speaker          Elaine Baxter, QinetiQ    
Venue             The Burns Room , Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness
Contact -        Ken Watson  01349 861659      
Email               ken.watson@smartemail.co.uk. 
Buffet refreshments will be served after the meetings.

IoSH
Thursday      6 November 2008    2.30 for 3.00pm
Subject          Update / Refresh Your "Statutory Compliance" Knowledge.
Speaker          Mark James, Royal Sun Alliance
Contact         John Howie
Email               tba

IHT
Friday             7 November 2008     6.30 for 7.15pm
Subject           Annual Dinner
Venue             Drumossie Hotel, Inverness
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

IChC
Wednesday  12 November 2008     12.15 for 12.45 – 2.00pm
Subject          Networking Lunch
Venue             T b c
Contact -        Paula Nicol  01463 718131           
Email               paula@inverness-chamber.co.uk



CPD in Construction (H&I )THE JAMES ATTWOOD AWARD Shield Lecture
IStrE
Thursday       13  Nov 2008         6.15pm for 7.00pm
Subject          Temporary Structures  and other associated aspects  of Major Sporting Events
Speaker          Willie Dunbar
Venue-           Town House,  Inverness
Contact          Nigel Greenwood  01463 231707
Email               greenwoodn@halcrow.com
Members and Guests of All Institutions and the Public are invited to attend.

IET
Wednesday   19 November  2008     7pm
Subject           Modern Electrical Test Instruments
Speaker           Sandy Thompson, Scottish Area Manager, Megger Limited
Venue             The Burns Room , Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness
Contact -        Ken Watson  01349 861659      
Email               ken.watson@smartemail.co.uk. 
Buffet refreshments will be served after the meetings.

CIOB
Thursday     20 November 2008    7 pm
Subject         CPD Evening-Energy Performance Certificates
Speaker         Wayne Ward BRE
Venue           Inverness College 
Contact        Angus Macleod; 01463 273421
Email             angus.macleod@inverness.uhi.ac.uk

ICE  Joint with IHT
Tuesday        25 November 2008     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject          The Whiteness Project
Speaker    `      Adrian Johnstone, G F Job
Venue             Green House, Inverness
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com


2009January 2009

RAeS
Wednesday   14 January 2009    7.00 -9.00pm
Subject          One Of The Few - Memoirs of Teddy Shipman. Elgin
Speaker          Teddy Shipman
Venue            Elgin
Contact         Tim McAuley  
Email              tim@2sqn.fsnet.co.uk

CIOB
Thursday     15 January  2009    7.00pm
Subject         CPD Evening Topic - Local Plan Speaker
Venue            Inverness College
Contact        Alasdair Murray 01463 720608
Email             alasdair.murray@highland.gov.uk

IET
Wednesday   21 January  2009    7pm
Subject          The Enigma Machine and Friends
Speaker          John Alexander, Leicester
Venue             The Burns Room , Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness
Contact -        Ken Watson  01349 861659      
Email               ken.watson@smartemail.co.uk. 
Buffet refreshments will be served after the meetings.

CIOB
Friday           23 January  2009    7.00pm
Subject         Social Event - Quiz Night
Venue            Fairways
Contact:        Brian Anderson  07712 140875
E-mail:            brian.anderson@albynhousing.org.uk

ICE  
Tuesday        27 January  2009     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject          A Time to be Civil -G&WS Chairman's Address
Speaker    `     John McNaught
Venue             Green House, Inverness
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com

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March 2009

ICE
 -                       2 March 2009     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject            Lerwick Central Heating -Shetland Heat & Energy
Speaker            Neville Martin
Venue              tbc Orkney
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com

IOSH
Friday           5 March  2009   3.00pm
Subject         AGM and  Occupational Ill Health
Speaker         Dr Rhyder 
Venue            Inverness Thistle Hotel.
Contact:        Ian Soden/ Gordie Douglas Tel 01463 703161
E-mail:            

IHT  joint with ICE
Tuesday         10 March 2009   5.30 for 6.00pm
Subject          Client and Contractor View of NEC
Speakers         Colin Howell – Highland Council
                         John Hayes -Balfour Beatty
Venue             Beaufort Hotel, Inverness
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

HIE & SEPA
Tuesday       10 March 2009    11am to 2pm
Subject          Highland & Island Resouce Efficiency Project
                         - Reducing Building Costs & Carbon Footprint
Venue             Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness
Contact -        Register online : events@synergiescotland.co.uk

ICE
Tuesday         10 March 2009     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject           The Whiteness Project
Speaker            Adrian Johnstone, G.F.Job Contractors
Venue              Shetland Museum, Lerwick
Contact           Neville Martin, 01595 697111
Email               Neville.Martin@shetland.gov.uk

RAeS
Wednesday   11 March 2009    tba
Subject          AGM
Venue            Stotfield Hotel - Lossiemouth
Contact         Tim McAuley  
Email              tim@2sqn.fsnet.co.uk


IOSH
Friday           14 March  2009    ?pm
Subject         Saturday Workshop
Speaker         Dr Rhyder 
Venue            tba
Contact:        Frank Carscarino
E-mail:            

IHT  Joint with AACE, RTPI,  Ab. Soc. of Architects
Monday         16 March 2009    6.00 for 6.30pm
Subject          Allied Professions Meeting
Venue             t.b.a. Aberdeen
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

IET
Wednesday   18 March  2009     7pm
Subject           LCD's - Liquid Crystal Diversity - not just Display
Speaker          Dr Garry Lester, L-lectronics Ltd
Venue             The Burns Room , Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness
Contact -        Ken Watson  01349 861659      
Email               ken.watson@smartemail.co.uk. 
Buffet refreshments will be served after the meetings.

ICE  joint with  CIWEM
Tuesday         24 March 2008     5.30 for 6.00pm
Subject          Sustainable Wastewater Improvements on Orkney
Speaker           Steve Bunn
Venue             Green House, Inverness
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com

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April 2009

IOSH
Thursday      2 April  2009    ?pm
Subject         SEPA -Special Waste
Speaker         tba
Venue            tba
Contact:        Helen Beveridge
E-mail:           

IET
Wednesday   15 April  2009     7pm
Subject          Smart Technology for the Home
Speaker          Richard Binns, Head of Electrical Engineering, the Northumbria University, Newcastle.
Venue             The Burns Room , Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness
Contact -        Ken Watson  01349 861659      
Email               ken.watson@smartemail.co.uk. 
Buffet refreshments will be served after the meetings.

ICE
Tuesday        15 April 2009     5.50 for 6.00pm
Subject          Chapelton Flood Storage Reservoir -followed by AGM
Speaker            from Moray Flood Alleviation - tbc.
Venue             Green House, Inverness
Contact           Derek Donald
Email               d.c.donald@btinternet.com

RAeS
Wednesday   15 April 2009    7.00pm
Subject          VSTOL Flight Testing
Speaker          John Farley (Test Pilot)
Venue            Lossiemouth Town Hall (conf room)
Contact         Tim McAuley  
Email              tim@2sqn.fsnet.co.uk

CIOB        
Friday           17 April  2009    2.00pm
Subject         Site Visit -  Highland Sustainable Homes
Venue            Brora Factory
Contact         Findlay Black   07809 452005
E-mail            finlay.black@rokgroup.com

IHT 
Tuesday         21 April 2009   5.30 for 6.00pm
Subject          AGM & Premium Papers Competition
Venue             Beaufort Hotel, Inverness
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

CIOB
Thursday     30 April  2009    2 -5.10pm
Subject         Major Seminar - Low Carbon Buildings
Speaker         Wayne Ward, Mike Lawson, Charles Bell
Venue           Inverness College 
Contact        Hamish Little    07717 290252 for bookings
Email             hamish.little@ubcltd.co.uk
Cost              £20/head

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May 2009

IHT
Friday              1 May  2009    1.30pm
Subject           Annual Golf Outing
Venue             Nairn Dunbar Golf Club
Contact -        Alan Silver     01224 323583           
Email                alans@silvermark.org

CIOB        
Thursday      7 May  2009    7.00pm
Subject         AGM
Venue            Inverness College
Contact         Alasdair Murray 01463 720608
Email              alasdair.murray@highland.gov.uk

IOSH
Thursday     7 May  2009    ?pm
Subject         Local HSE Feedback/Update
Speaker         tba
Venue            tba
Contact:        Peter Black
E-mail:
           
RAeS
Wednesday   13 May 2009    7.00pm
Subject          Dambusters Raid
Speaker         Arthur Kearse 
Venue            Elgin Town Hall Lounge Room
Contact         Tim McAuley  
Email              tim@2sqn.fsnet.co.uk

IChC
Friday         15 May 2008     7.00 for 7.30pm
Subject          Highland Business Dinner
Venue             Drumossie Hotel, Inverness
Contact -        Paula Nicol  01463 718131           
Email               paula@inverness-chamber.co.uk

CIOB
Saturday     30 May 2009   10 am
Subject         Social - CIOB v IAA Annual Golf Outing
Venue           Nairn Dunbar Golf Club
Contact        Angus Macleod; 01463 273421
Email             angus.macleod@inverness.uhi.ac.uk

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June 2009

ICE -Panel for Historic Engineering Works
Tue-Thursday         3-5 July 2009     
Subject           Summer visit to Wick Area
Contact            Sandra Purves 0131 5564503
Email                sandrapurves@postmaster.co.uk

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July 2009

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