RICS Newsletter - 28 November 2024
Stay informed with essential updates from RICS and the surveying profession, including introducing our newly appointed World Regional Board Chair and Global Members Committee Member.
🔔 Latest from RICS
👏 Welcoming our new World Regional Board Chair and Global Members Committee Member
We are pleased to announce the newly appointed Chair of the Asia Pacific World Regional Board (APAC WRB) and Member of the Global Members Committee (GMC), Sanjay Dutt FRICS.
We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the previous APAC WRB Chair, Eric Cheah MRICS, for the valuable contribution that he has made during his period of appointment.
🎙 We're celebrating the next generation of RICS members making a difference
Dive into The RICS Matrics Awards categories and meet with winners with the RICS Podcast.
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, and online.
🌟 Professional conferences and webinars
🤝 Dilapidation Conference
18 Mar. | 9:30 -17:00 GMT | London
Join us for the leading annual gathering for property professionals. We're bringing together surveyors, legal experts, and industry leaders to explore the latest trends and challenges.
This conference provides a unique opportunity to deepen your expertise, network with peers, and gain insights to enhance your professional practice.
📚 Training courses
💻 Global Recorded Webinar Series: DEI Rules of Conduct Rule 4
On-demand | 3 hours CPD | Online
Join our expert-led webinar series to learn how to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Suitable for firms of all sizes, this series provides essential tools and resources, locally adaptable global insights, and explores how DEI practices can deliver positive social impact.
🔍 External Wall Systems Assessment Training Programme
Starts 29 Jan. | 40 hours CPD | Online
Gain training in external wall systems, covering inspection techniques and risk evaluation.
Ideal for professionals in building control, surveying, and fire engineering. This programme ensures you’re prepared to meet real-world regulatory needs.
⚖ Dispute Resolution Programme for Advisers and Party Representatives
Starts 28 Jan. | 13 hours CPD | Online
This course will cover roles involved in advising and representing a client in dispute. From initial advice to presenting your client's case using diverse dispute resolution methods.
If you're involved in advising parties in disputes within the built environment, this programme is for you.
📆 Stay up to date
🌍 What is the New York Climate Exchange?
The 10-acre campus on Governors Island, New York will bring together climate experts, built environment professionals and businesses to work on the world’s environmental challenges.
🏠 Comprehensive approach enables shop-to-flat conversion
With market demand and legislation alike encouraging the conversion of commercial premises into residential uses, following the right process is necessary for effective redevelopment.
👷♂️ Jobs
💼 UK | Head of Development Viability role, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets is looking for a Head of Development Viability to play an integral part within the planning process and the delivery of affordable housing and developer contributions.
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