Restrain Your Services - AGM and Introduction to Seismic Design

18:30 MEP Design Practice for Seismic Zones

Of special interest to members involved in international projects, or simply understanding the vulnerability of MEP services. See images of some of the consequences and learn about the codes.

Martin Deveci - a European expert and ASHRAE voting member on the subject - will cover design practice and requirements for resilient - and above all safer buildings - illustrating with a range of international projects and a fully-detailed review of the codes. The failure analysis thinking and restraint principles can of course be used in other applications too - is the basement the best location for a safety-critical generator, its fuel storage and switchgear ?

There will be some handouts too.

Open to all.

19:15 The 20th Annual General Meeting

For corporate members of CIBSE in this Region, it's time to vote and welcome a new Regional Committee and this year, a new Chair. We will also celebrate the achievements of the present Committee and thank Arina, Igor and Kati of Pushkin House.

We are lucky to have many new volunteers, but if you wish to volunteer and stand for election, please contact the organiser for more information.

Statements from candidates for election are now up on the CIBSE website - the Home Counties North West Updates page. In the event of there being more than two candidates for a particular role, HCNW proposes to use the Single Transferable Vote (1st choice, 2nd choice).

Returning Officer: Mr Tudor Allen DAA, Senior Archives Officer, London Borough of Camden

If you request a vote on the night, then under CIBSE Regulations for the Regions you will have transferred to HCNW Region and given up any other attachment or committee role outside HCNW. If you're a Corporate Member of CIBSE and wish to switch and join this Region, you can do that on the night with a simple form.

19:45 Food, Wine, Networking and Ideas - with CIBSE HCNW Prizes

Members are invited to meet the new HCNW Committee, to voice ideas for the Region in 2015-2016, catch up with other members and friends, and enjoy the usual convivial networking.

Pushkin House is a charitable trust.

Event Organisers: Mehmet Ozturk and Chris Jones

CIBSE HCNW Region takes great care to avoid wasted food. So if you do book through Eventbrite and realise you can't make it, please consider others who are less fortunate - please cancel your Eventbrite ticket (My Tickets, This Event, Cancel Order).

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Nearest tube, Holborn (Piccadilly and Central). Holborn is very well-connected for buses.

ACCESS: If you require assistance with the stairs to the basement, please get in touch.

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Just to be clear, CIBSE HCNW and the premises reserve the right to refuse or withdraw admission and such a decision is final. Screens and audio are not cinema quality. Enjoyment of the event is subject to the limitations of the premises, speaker availability and our technical facilities executing what we intend them to do - technical performance is not guaranteed. CIBSE HCNW will not be liable for travel costs, parking charges, excess charges and fines, accommodation costs or the cost of any refreshments not provided at the event by CIBSE HCNW.

IMAGES: HCNW may capture images during the event a choose the most suitable, pleasing ones for the CIBSE website. If you do not wish to appear in these, please let the host know. We ask attendees not to capture images of the audience or make recordings at these technical events without making a similar request to those present.

FOOD & REFRESHMENTS: 50/50 vegetarian/non-vegetarian, no other criteria. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements. To minimise waste, we under-order food, particularly for events starting later; so if you're hungry, arrive early. In London wine and soft drinks are served. Because of transport considerations, HCNW events outside London are alcohol-free.

PRIZES: Award of any Prize is completely subjective and/or for entertainment. The Committee's decision is final.

TICKETS & ADMISSION: The public are welcome but by paid ticket only. Requests for refunds must be submitted no later than 48 hours before the event starts. Join up as a CIBSE Affiliate and we'll sort out a refund.

WAITLIST: Where an event is over-subscribed, CIBSE HCNW may add individual ticket requests to a Waitlist, or release tickets to individuals on the Waitlist in a priority order based upon previous booking and attendance patterns.

Note 1: Proof of membership of CIBSE, or another body considered by CIBSE HCNW to be a Chartered or Licensed Body (eg. the IET, Energy Institute, etc) may be requested before being granted admission to the seminar at the CIBSE Member rate.

Note 2: If you are not a CIBSE Member attached to HCNW Region, you will not be able to vote during the AGM.

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