CIBSE NEWS Put forward a project for SFE Faade of the Year IN BRIEF Technical Symposium final call for papers The deadline is approaching for abstracts of 250 words for the 2020 CIBSE Technical Symposium, with the final date 16 September. Next years event, titled Engineering buildings, systems and environments for effective operation, will take place in Glasgow on 16-17 April. It will explore how mitigating and adapting for a changing climate will reshape the engineering of the built environment and the systems that make our buildings habitable. The symposium offers an opportunity to share key insights from your research and present best-practice case studies to a well-informed and engaged audience, and to develop networks. Submissions are encouraged from young and experienced industry practitioners, researchers and building users, and should be in the form of research papers, posters, technical reviews, case studies or opinion presentations. They should be based on recent or current research or application, or examine actual or potential impact on the built environment. For more information, visit bit.ly/CJSept19symp Competition showcases the importance of faades in modern architecture The Society of Faade Engineerings (SFE) 2019 Faade of the Year competition is now open for entries. The awards recognise and reward excellence in faade design, engineering and application, and aim to raise awareness of the importance of faades in modern architecture. The competition is created, managed and judged by some of the worlds leading exponents of faade engineering design. Entries are invited in three categories Innovation, Refurbishment and New Louvre Abu Dhabi won the New Build category in 2018 Update your contact details Plan your route to success at a membership application session To ensure you continue to receive your CIBSE membership benefits, CIBSE needs to hold your correct contact details. Whether you are changing employer, moving house or getting a new email address, remember to keep us updated. Email membership@ cibse.org or log into your MyCIBSE account online. Inclusivity survey CIBSE would like to thank everyone who took part in its inclusivity survey, which was completed by 917 respondents. The data is currently being analysed and the results will be published next month. For details, or to get involved in the work of the Inclusivity Panel, contact inclusivity@cibse.org Build for any faade contract completed, practically, between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2018, and that has not previously been entered in an SFE competition. Entries should include a clear demonstration of excellence in technical design and/or research that has made a significant contribution to the discipline of faade engineering. This may be in the form of technical advances, innovations or advanced engineering systems. The winners will be announced at the Glass Supper, held at the Guildhall, London on 10 December. F or more information and to enter, visit www.sfecompetition.org Nada Issa MCIBSE CEng attended a session last year If you are looking to apply for professional membership next year, CIBSEs membership application workshops offer support and advice from CIBSE interviewers. The workshops aim to ensure participants leave with five of the 17 required evidence examples written, and that they gain an understanding of the submission and interview process. It can take an average of four months to put together the report and application documents for Associate and Member grades. Nada Issa, who attended a session last year and went on to achieve MCIBSE CEng, said: The workshop was extremely helpful in understanding the competencies. It was insightful to hear the guidance given by the interviewers on each of the competencies and useful to discuss examples with other professionals. It is very easy to misinterpret the criteria for each competency, and it was reassuring to have the interviewers there, to ask them specific questions. Other attendees praised the interactive nature of the workshops and the opportunity to find out about other support offered by CIBSE, such as membership report reviews. The autumn workshops schedule is now available to book, to help you meet the 1 February deadline. Visit www.cibse.org/workshop 14 September 2019 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Sep19 pp14-15 CIBSE News.indd 14 23/08/2019 15:08