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FIDIC 2008 Quebec Conference
TALKS
Talks and Presentations 
Directors and Secretaries
  Meeting Agenda: PDF
FIDIC Managing Director - Enrico Vink PPT (3.5 MB)
President's Meeting
  Agenda: PDF
FIDIC President - John Boyd PPT (0.2 MB) PDF (0.2 MB)
FIDIC Managing Director - Enrico Vink PPT (3.5 MB) PDF (1.4 MB)
Conference Handout
  Conference Handout (Programme Summary, Abstracts and CVs): PDF (1 MB)
Opening Ceremony
  John Ralston Saul

MONDAY - INFLUENCING SOCIETY
Plenary Session: Views from outside
  Pierre-Marc Johnson
Seminars
1 Our role in the global community
  Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, USA
Sabine Engelhard, IADB, Washington PPT (1.4 MB) PDF (1.2 MB)
2 Environmental stewardship and sustainability
  Bill Wallace, Wallace Futures, USA PPT (2.8 MB)
Arthur Taute, Vela VKE, South Africa PDF (1.6 MB)
Terry Bennett, Autodesk, USA PPT (4.9 MB) PDF (3.2 MB)
Ed Nijpels, ONRI, Netherlands PPT (3.9 MB) PDF (2.1 MB)
3 Setting an example - Ethics and Integrity
  Stephen Zimmerman, IADB, USA PPT (1.7 MB) PDF (1.2 MB)
Renko Campen, DHV, Netherlands PPT (0.2 MB) PDF (0.2 MB)
Exaud Mushi, Norplan, Tanzania PDF (0.2 MB)
Forums and Workshops
1 ASPAC Asia-Pacific Regional Forum
  Report  PDF (0.5 MB)
2 GAMA Africa Regional Forum
   
3 Young Professionals Forum: Open Forum & General Assembly
  Richard Stump. Stanley Consultants, USA PPT (5 MB) PDF (3 MB)
4 Digital Project Workspaces
   

TUESDAY - DELIVERING QUALITY
Plenary Session: Clients
  Réal Laporte, Hydro-Québec, Canada PPT (9 MB) PDF (10 MB)
Jean Simon, Rio Tinto Alcan , Canada
Omar Maani, City of Amman, Jordan PPT (23 MB) PDF (3.2 MB)
Young Joo Chye, Singapore Public Utilities Board PPT (11 MB) PDF (6.5 MB)
Seminars
4 Communication a core competency
  Suzanne Stevens, Ignite Excellence, Canada PPT (4 MB) PDF (10 MB)
James Bremen, Maxwell Winward, UK PPT (2.2 MB) PDF (0.5 MB)
Debra Rubin, Engineering News Record, USA 2
5 Choosing economic and environmental sustainability
  Peter Steblin, City of Coquitlam, Canada PPT (5 MB) PDF (0.4 MB)
Linda Newton, Defence Construction, Government of Canada PPT (9 MB) PDF (1 MB)
Shigeo Nakagawa, JBIC, Japan PPT (14 MB) PDF (6 MB)
6 Does risk transfer threaten quality?
  Adam Thorton, Dunning Thornton, New Zealand PPT (5 MB)
Derek Holloway, ENCON, Canada PPT (2 MB)
Peter Ventin, UMA/AECOM, Canada PPT (2 MB)  Nicola Grayson, ACEA, Australia PPT (1 MB)
Future Leaders Workshop
  FIDIC Young Professionals Management Training Programme
Report PDF (0.2 MB)
Presentation PDF (0.5 MB)

WEDNESDAY - BUILDING STRONG ORGANIZATIONS
Plenary Session: Industry Leaders
  Rick Firlotte, Golder Associates, Canada PPT (6 MB)
Pierre Shoiry, GENIVAR, Canada PPT (4 MB)
Martin Nielson, Scott Wilson, UK PPT (4 MB)
John Dionisio, AECOM, USA PPT (2 MB) Video WMF (9 MB)
Seminars
7 Advocacy: a voice for the industry
  Karine Leverger, SYNTEC-Ingénierie, France PPT (0.1 MB)
Akihiko Hirotani, Oriental Consultants, Japan PPT (4 MB)
Dave Raymond, ACEC, USA PPT (1 MB)
8 Planning success through succession planning
  Gayle Roberts, Stanley Consultants, USA PPT (2 MB)
Liu Luobang, Halcrow Engineering, China PPT (3 MB)
Lee Wanjae, Dongsung, Korea PPT (1.5 MB)
9 Business strategies for a changing market
  Huang Shaohe, China National Petroleum Corp., China PPT (27 MB)
Michel Démarre, Colas, France PPT (6 MB)
José Ramon Pachon, TYPSA, Spain PPT (5 MB)

FIDIC 2008 Conference Reports
  Conference Summary PPT (3.2 MB) PDF (1.1 MB)
Closing Remarks
  John Boyd, FIDIC President
Chris Newcomb, ACEC Chair-Elect
FIDIC General Assembly Meeting
  Agenda and GAM materials: PDF
Prangey Award citation
Treasurer's Report PDF (1 MB)
FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar
  See www.fidic.org/dbo
Introduction PDF (1 MB)
  
Young Professionals
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 
- Welcome reception
- Get-together
- Future Leaders Workshop
- Networking lunch
- Workshop reports
- Steering committee
- Site visit
SUB THEMES 
Day 1   Influencing Society
  Our role in the global community
  Environmental stewardship and sustainability
  Setting an example - Ethics and Integrity
 Day 2 Delivering Quality
  Communication: a core competency
  Choosing economic and environmental sustainability
  Does risk transfer threaten quality?
 Day 3 Building Strong Organisations
  Advocacy: a voice for the industry
  Planning success through succession planning
  Business strategies for a changing market
 
Frontenac, Quebec
CONFERENCE VENUE 
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, the conference venue, was a magnificent turn-of the century building in old Québec near the Parliament Buildings. Set high on a bluff overlooking the mighty St. Lawrence River, it permitted easy walking access to many exceptional sites.
GENERAL INFORMATION 
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