Agenda 10:00 – 10:30 Meet and Greet with morning tea 10:30 – 11:00 Official Welcome and IPWEA Branch Update | John Mackie, Branch chair Housekeeping | Ashley Harper, Timaru District Council Presentations 11:00 – 11:30 Christchurch Drinking Water Security | John Mackie, Head of Three Waters and Waste, Christchurch City Council 11:30 – 12:00 Temuka Water Supply – Asbestos and beyond | Ashley Harper, Group Manager Infrastructure, Timaru District Council Lunch 12:00 – 12:45 13:15 – 13:45 Spatial data as an asset | Richard Harrison, Associate Surveyor, Beca Mackenzie Transport Study – Tekapo | Scott Mackenzie, 13:45 – 15:00 MDC Roading Manager, Mackenzie District Council
Annual General Meeting 13:45 – 14:00 Call for nominations of Northern South Island Branch Chair 14.00 – 14:15 Election of Northern South Island Branch Chair for financial year 2017/2018 Nominated new Chair Current Chair Hugh Blake - Manson John Mackie
IPWEA NZ news – John Mackie Last Board Meeting – 7 March 2018 Wellington • Conference – 20-22 June 2018, new format • Possible change to financial year • Finances – forecast surplus a slim $6k, membership revenue down $33k • Financial services outsource to IPWEA Australia (potential savings are between $30k - $40 per annum).
Business Plan 2018 - 2021 • Objectives • Achieve budget • Diversify income • Financial stability • Key areas to focus on: • Revenue Streams • Expenses and cost controls • Membership, increase and retain (new membership working group) • Training, Develop training offerings and target ROI • Relationships and collaboration with industry
Beaton Survey (Members survey What do our members expect? • Develop knowledge and skills • Keep members up to date • Access resources • Provide leadership in the field • Building alliances with other members • Belonging to a professional community We have fewer “extremely happy” members and relevant communications mentioned. NZ members more pessimistic than Australian counterparts ie NSW.
Stormwater Conference
Upcoming Training Training…
Young IPWEA – James Thorne • Big Solutions Competition • Committee 2018 strategic focus areas • Upcoming conference/branch meeting attendance
What’s next Annual Conference 2018, Rotorua 20-22 June Disruption: The Path to Resilience
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