UNITED KINGDOM Association NEWSLETTER |
No 170 | October 2002 |
Special thanks to Ian for arranging fantastic meats from the local butcher and also to his wife Melissa for co-ordinating salads and desserts. Thanks to Graham for arranging the great selection of Kiwi and local beers, wines and soft drinks - with plenty of ice to keep them all cool. Thanks also to all those that helped out on the day.
Committee Meeting held 25 September 2002
The first meeting of the new committee was held at Foster Wheelers' offices in September. Main issues discussed were increased links with IPENZ, the forthcoming social events calendar, the membership database, committee workload sharing and the future status of IPENZ UK. Some important issues were outlined in the July newsletter regarding options open to the current IPENZ UK Association, in light of recent changes to IPENZ branch rules. All members are encouraged to send their views and comments to the committee on this very important issue. Please rest assured that any final decision will be made at either an AGM or a Special General Meeting of the Association at which time all members will have the opportunity to air their views and to cast their vote on the outcome.
Copies of previous newsletters are available on the IPENZ UK Website.
Forthcoming Events
Your committee has been busy arranging some interesting events over the coming winter months....
Rugby Match England v. New Zealand (the Pohms vs. the Kiwis)
For those members who are not fortunate enough to have a season ticket to Twickenham (myself counted), we would like to invite you to the next best thing. Why not come and watch the English take on the All Blacks with a group of your fellow IPENZ members at the Walkabout pub.
Location: | The Walkabout Pub, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8PY, Ph 020 7379 5555 |
Date: | Saturday, 9 November 2002 |
Time: | Kick off 2:30pm ... arrive early to get the coldies flowing. |
This is an informal social event, so please just turn up on the day.
Date: | Tuesday, 26 November 2002 |
Place: | Southern Cross Pub, 65 New King's Road, London SW6 4SG. Nearest Tube Stations are Fulham Broadway and Parsons Green |
Time: | 7:30pm start and finished (the formal bit!) by around 9:00pm |
Contact: | Alan Raine (Professional Practice Assessment Co-ordinator) Ph 020 7957 3951 (wk) Ph 020 8810 1916 (hm) or e-mail alan.raine@kvaerner.com |
Please circulate this information to any graduate engineers you feel may benefit from this forum. Location map and further details available on the website.
Date: | Friday, 6 December 2002 |
location: | Downer Room, Australia High Commission, Australia House, The Strand, London WC2B 4LA. |
Time: | 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
Cost: | £15.00 per person |
Dress: | 'Lounge Suit' |
Australia House is located on the corner of Aldwych and The Strand. The nearest tube is at Temple. Please also note that members and their guests are reminded that smoking to not permitted within Australia House.
Please arrange your party and reply promptly using the attached reply slip (by latest 25th November) to help ensure that the Committee can make all proper provisions to welcome you to a successful evening.
After the fantastic turnout last year to hear about 'The Collapse of the World Trade Centre Towers', we are lucky to have offers from two very interesting speakers. Final date and venue details have not been available at the time of going to press, however arrangements will be firmed up over the next month. Please check the IPENZ UK Website for details of this upcoming event.
The honorary secretary is currently editor at large of this fine publication, following in the noble tradition set by Malcolm Davidson. However, the plan (hope!) is that a keen volunteer will take over the editorship. Please contact the hon secretary for further details of this exciting opportunity.
Website
We are fortunate to have a great IPENZ UK Association Website at http://www.ipenz.org.uk
This is a reminder that membership information and details of up coming events are regularly updated and available over the Internet.
To allow more efficient communication in future, could all members please register their email address with the IPENZ UK Email List (on the website). This will enable improved information flow in the future, as well as allowing us to share your email address with other IPENZ UK members. [Note: Your actual email address isn't distributed to anyone - this is a means of enabling other members to send you email without you needing to give out your email address to other individuals and visa versa].
Coaches Still Weighing up Test Line-Ups
Uncertainty surrounds the selection of the All Black and England sides as they prepare for their sell-out Twickenham test meeting in two weeks.
England have got to base one with the public announcement of a squad for the November 9th test while the All Blacks touring group will not be revealed until the end of October. All Black coach John Mitchell wants to rest more of his senior players but that wish cannot be deemed concrete until the touring group of 14 forwards and 12 backs is revealed.
There are expectations in England that the their test side should win two if not all three of the November tests against the Sanzar nations but observers say coach Clive Woodward is troubled by the lack of form from a number of his senior players.
Dennis Plays Dirty in Louis Vuitton Regatta
Yes, Dennis Conners' is back in Auckland and yet again embroiled in controversy. Even Oracle BMW Racing have questioned the sportsmanship of their fellow Americans in Team Dennis Conner, who cried gear failure just minutes before the two teams were ready to race yesterday
Team Dennis Conner were beaten by Sweden's' Victory Challenge yesterday morning (3rd Oct) - their third consecutive low in the second round - and were scheduled to race Oracle yesterday afternoon but claimed they had a problem 15 minutes before the 10 minute gun. Oracle immediately raised a red protest flag - that's quid pro quo Dennis!
Key dates: | Louis Vuitton Cup Finals - January 11 to January 21, 2003 Americas' Cup Final Feb 15 to March 1, 2003 Team NZ vs ? |
Who NZ will race is still up for grabs, as you can see in the current race standings:
Loius Vuitton Cup, Current Standings 29/10/02
Team | Won | Lost | Raced | Points |
Alinghi (Swiss) | 10 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
OneWorld (USA) | 10 | 1 | 11 | 10* |
Prada (Italy) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
Oracle BMW (USA) | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
Victory Challenge (Sweden) | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
GBR Challenge (GB) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Star & Stripes | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
Mascaizone (Italy) | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
Le Defi Areva (France) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
* One World will lose 1 point after Round 2
 
From 1st January 2003, IPENZ commences receiving applications for registration on the CPEng register. All applicants must demonstrate they reach the competence standards. Find out more at:
http://www.ipenz.org.nz/ipenzfinding/cpeng
 
Dates for Your Diary
Kiwis vs. England Rugby | Saturday, 9 November 2002 |
2002 Graduates Evening | Tuesday, 26 November 2002 |
Pre-Christmas Soirée | Friday, 6 December 2002 |
2002 Joint Technical Talk with IEAust | Jan 2003 (details to follow) |
Site visit and pub lunch | March 2003 (details to follow) |
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