CIBSE NEWS Time to reflect on CPD and a new portal Under new continuing professional development (CPD) requirements, CIBSE corporate members are now required to address the following questions when recording their CPD: 1. What did I learn from this activity? 2. How will I apply this learning to my work? 3.How will I further develop this learning to meet any gaps in my knowledge, skills and understanding? To help with this, CIBSE has launched a new professional development portal: mycareerpath. Owned and developed by the Engineering Council, the portal can be used to plan, record and reflect on CPD, as well as track individual competence, as you work to achieve Engineering Council registration. It will also help staff and volunteers to streamline the audit process; CIBSE currently audits 10% of members each year. The mycareerpath portal can be accessed in the MyCIBSE area of the website, under My CPD. Please note, it is for membership use only CIBSE Certification will continue to use the previous portal. BSER&T special to focus on circular economy Journal calls for research papers on a range of building services topics Abstracts are being sought for a special issue of Building Services Engineering Research and Technology (BSER&T) to highlight the latest knowledge and developments in all areas related to building services as a key element of the circular economy. Recyclability is one area covered by the call for papers If you have research or practice that could be suitable to feature in this special issue, and are able to produce a robust, peerreviewed research paper or technical note or review paper, the editorial board would like to hear from you. They are looking for research papers in the following areas: Circular economy of building services systems and/or products Embodied carbon Maintenance and operational aspects End-of-life recyclability and reusability of building services and systems Circular economy models, methods and tools Circular economy in sectors such as hospitality, supermarkets and offices Circular economy case studies. The deadline for abstracts (of no more than 200 words) is 14 March. Visit bit.ly/CJFeb22BSERT1 The deadline for sending abstracts for the issue on Future fit performance of homes is 14 February. Visit bit.ly/CJFeb22BSERT2 Nominations and appointments of officers, board members and council members CIBSE Board announces candidates ahead of May AGM New CIBSE officers, board members and council members take office each year from the AGM in May. Officers and board members serve on the Board, which is the Institutions governing body. It comprises the seven officers (President, president-elect, three vice-presidents, honorary treasurer and immediate past president) and five board members. The Institutions By-Laws and Regulations require that all candidates for officer and board member vacancies arising at the AGM must be considered by the Institutions Nominations Panel, to which all sections of the Institution are invited to suggest candidates for consideration. The Panel gives careful thought to its recommendations and seeks to reflect Charity Commission guidance by nominating a range of candidates with the skills and experience required to fulfil the Boards role as the governing body of a significant registered charity. It also seeks to ensure that the Board includes a balance of representation from different sectors of the industry. Having considered the advice of the Panel, the Board nominates candidates for president-elect and board member vacancies. The Boards candidates for vacancies arising at the AGM in May 2022 are as follows: President-elect: Adrian Catchpole CEng FCIBSE; members of the Board: Lionel James CEng MCIBSE, Ruth Kelly Waskett CEng MCIBSE, David Stevens CEng FCIBSE The Board, having considered the Nominations Panels advice, also appoints three vice-presidents and the honorary treasurer to take office at the next AGM. These appointments are normally made from those who serve, or have served, on the Board, and all those listed below are current or past officers or board members. The Boards appointments to take office in these roles from the AGM in May 2022 are as follows: Vice-presidents: Les Copeland CEng FCIBSE, Fiona Cousins CEng FCIBSE, and PL Yuen FCIBSE; honorary treasurer: Vince Arnold CEng FCIBSE The Council is a larger consultative body that advises the Board on Institution policy. It includes representatives of regions, societies, groups, networks and standing committees, and elected members, who serve a three-year term. The Board has agreed to operate a similar procedure for election as that applying to Board members, and two corporate and one non-corporate positions are available for election each year. The Board, having considered the advice of the Nominations Panel, agreed to nominate the following individuals for vacancies arising at the AGM in May 2022: Members of council: Mike Burton (corporate), Andy Sneyd (corporate), and Sanjay Modasia (non-corporate) 10 February 2022 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Feb22 pp10-11 CIBSE News v2.indd 10 28/01/2022 16:03