Delegation of Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association attended the 2019 FIDIC Annual Conferences at MEXICO | Vietnam Engineering Consultant Acssosiation

From September 8 to the end of September 10, 2019, in Mexico City – the Country MEXICO, a delegation of Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association headed by Vecas President Nguyen Thi Duyen attended the 2019 International infrastructure Conference, the 2019 Annual Meeting and attend the Awards Ceremony of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers – FIDIC. Attending the delegation were the Vice President Pham Thi Bich (Chairman of IDCo Company), Vice President Pham Huu Son (General Director of TEDI) and some Leaders of the VECAS members.Before, the President attended the meeting of the Executive Directors and Secretaries (DNS), the President (President Meeting) of the FIDIC member national associations held on September 7.

At the DNS Meeting and President on September 7, Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive Officer, gave an overview of Fidic’s activities in 2018-2019, survey data from member associations and participants, propose priority programs by 2020, which strengthen regional organizations of Fidic.

This year’s FIDIC International Infrastructure Conference has 43 Speakers, 21 different discussion sessions on topics: Leadership with digital technology innovation, the challenges that stakeholders face in Addressing needs, infrastructure technology, and challenges from the pace of progress in technology requires consultants, architects … to apply progressive thinking to accelerate rapid changes. rapid technology; challenges in innovation and the role of technology in procurement; The future of leadership in the technology consulting industry on the vision and impact of technology … At the same time, the seminar heard leaders of leading corporations providing technology to share their experiences, expertise and recommendations them about how the engineering industry should deal with the challenge

FIDIC Annual Meeting 2019 (GAM 2019) on September 10 afternoon approved many important contents: the 2018 meeting minutes in Berlin, 2018-2019 financial and operational reports, work plans and financial Main 2019-2020, announced the election of 02 new members of the FIDIC Board of Directors, elected the President and Vice President of FIDIC for the term 2019-2021, and plans to hold the 2020 annual conference in Geneva – Switzerland. At the meeting, the new President of FIDIC for the term 2019 – 2021, Mr. William Howard – USA made the inaugural speech.

FIDIC Project Awards: At the FIDIC 2019 Awards Ceremony, witnessed by over 1,000 people including leaders, consultants … of FIDIC’s member national associations from around the globe, The project of Bach Dang Bridge – Hai Phong City, implemented by TEDI Transport Design and Consultant Corporation, has won the award together with other projects of the United States, China, Japan, Canada, and France. Mexico, Spain. At the awards ceremony, FIDIC Chairman Alain Bentejac and CEO Nelson Ogunshakin OBE directly awarded the awards to VECAS and TEDI. This is a great honor for the Association and TEDI, for two consecutive years 2018 – 2019, TEDI won the FIDIC Project Awards. Bach Dang Bridge Project also won the first prize at the contest Design Quality Award organized by the Vietnam Engineering Consultan Association (VECAS AWARD 2018). This year, FIDIC awarded the first time awards to the Member Associations in the categories: Member Association of the Year, the Association with the best publishing or Website, the Association for lifetime achievement / FIDIC ambassadors, the Association has the best events, the Association has diverse activities and the best integration initiatives. The Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association has been shortlisted by the FIDIC Award Council.

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