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Recent issues of FIDIC News are based on short versions of the latest news items.
 
FIDIC - Activities Archive
 
London 2009
Item 109Ac		The FIDIC 2009 London conference main outcomes called for greater recognition of the role of consulting engineers in mitigating climate change. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] Princess</td
New Delhi
Item 110Ac		The consequences of the need for innovation from a business perspective is the theme for the FIDIC 2010 Conference in New Delhi. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Business - Development Archive
 
GHG indicators
Item 63De		Working with international initiatives, green building rating and certification systems are beginning to converge on measurable core indicators. [Saturday, October 10, 2009]
Central Europe
Item 64De		FIDIC will need to engage with the European Commission and multilateral bodies if modern dispute resolution processes are to gain wider acceptance.  [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
Tunisia
Item 65De		The FIDIC Member Association for Tunisia will partner with various organisations to help implement Environmental Management Systems. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
Bayo Adola
Item 66De		Engineering is Development by Bayo Adeola, a former FIDIC Executive Committee member, tells a story of resiliance in difficult circumstances. [Wednesday, December 01, 2010] Adeola
 
Business - Practice Archive
 
Green Building
Item 81Pr		Voluntary protocols and international standards for greenhouse gas accounting at the national, organisational, facility, and service/product levels need to be integrated. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] Report
Standardisation
Item 82Pr		Europe's standards organisation is to develop standard terminology for consulting engineering services for both traditional and new sectors. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Business - Contracts Archive
 
Adjudicators
Item 79Co		Thirteen adjudicators successfully completed the assessment workshop that qualified applicants for entry on the FIDIC President's List.  [Saturday, October 10, 2009]
Subcontract
Item 80Co		FIDIC has published a subcontract to accompany the two editions of the FIDIC Construction Contract. [Wednesday, November 11, 2009] Subcontract
ICC Rules
Item 81Co		Revised model forms of guarantee are expected for contracts' updates. [Saturday, December 12, 2009] URDG
Arbitration
Item 82Co		An International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration interim award has upheld an engineer's decision under a FIDIC contract. [Saturday, December 12, 2009] Seppala
 
Industry - Representation Archive
 
New Members
Item 64Re		Kuwait, Lebanon, Serbia, and Sudan join FIDIC bringing the number of countries represented by FIDIC to 84 and allowing activities to be consolidated. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] Serbia
ASPAC
Item 65Re		Dennis Sheehan from Australia has taken over as chair of the ASPAC members' group at a time when ASPAC needed to formulate an agenda for the region.  [Saturday, December 12, 2009] Sheehan
World Bank
Item 66Re		FIDIC has been asked to comment on a new Multilateral Development Bank harmonised Standard Request for Proposals: Selection of Consultants. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Industry - Image Archive
 
Regional Conferences
Item 47Im		Africa regional conference to address strategic partnership while the Asia-Pacific event goes forward under the FIDIC 2010 New Delhi umbrella. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] India
Bulgaria
Item 48Im		The development of industry best practice was seen as essential for making effective use of European Union investment funding. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Principles - Quality Archive
 
 
Principles - Ethics Archive
 
Felipe Ochoa
Item 44Et		Dr Felipe Ochoa Rosso has received the consulting engineer industry's leading award for his contributions to developing integrity management. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] Ochoa
UNCAC
Item 45Et		FIDIC to update business integrity guidelines in the light of assessment processes agreed by the UN anticorruption convention. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
BIMS
Item 46Et		The CESA-South Africa President has announced that member firms will be required to incorporate business integrity as part of quality management. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
IFC
Item 47Et		A significant number of countries have improved permitting regualtions to help reduce corruption. [Friday, January 01, 2010]
 
Principles - Sustainability Archive
 
NBIS
Item 5Su		A US report recommending actions to improve the sustainability rating of buildings has overlooked risk and liability issues. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] India
UNFCCC
Item 6Su		FIDIC will argue for coordinated action by the building and construction sector to make monitoring, reporting and verification processes operational. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
Post-COP15
Item 7Su		Given the need for bottom-up industry strategies to combat climate change, FIDIC is to decide upon setting up a Climate Change Task Group.  [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Announcements - Events Archive
 
2010
Item 63Ev		Young professionals training and regional conferences feature [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
FIDIC-ICC Conference
Item 64Ev		The increase in arbitration and court proceedings in the UAE owing to the financial crisis has increased the acceptance of FIDIC's dispute resolution procedures.  [Saturday, October 10, 2009]
DRBF Conference
Item 65Ev		Registrations for the FIDIC 2010 Young Professionals Management Training Programme can be accepted in early-January 2010. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
2010 contracts events
Item 66Ev		FIDIC international contracts conferences and training events organised by the FIDIC International Training Programme will expand in 2010. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Announcements - Notices Archive
 
Meetings
Item 6No		Meetings with Member Association Presidents and Directors and Secretaries confirmed the need to address regional apsects. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
Decisions
Item 7No		The FIDIC 2009 General Assembly Meeting elected new Executive Committee members from Japan, Jordan and Korea and four new Member Associations. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] Thomopulos
Executive
Item 8No		The Executive Committee meeting in London in September 2009 focussed on the closely linked issues of industry and association representation and capacity development. [Saturday, October 10, 2009] EC
YPMTP 2010
Item 9No		Registrations for the FIDIC 2010 Young Professionals Management Training Programme close on 30 December 2009. [Saturday, October 10, 2009]
EFCA
Item 10No		A task force made up of FIDIC and EFCA board members will meet to discuss the scope and organisation of activities specific to the European Union. [Saturday, December 12, 2009]
 
Announcements Archive
 
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