2011-05-21 Technical Seminar on Utility Management

Programme title

Technical Seminar on Utility Management (DM, UM, PCS, PM)

Jointly organized:

HKIUS CCPDC HKCT (Causeway Bay Campus)

Funding organization:

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Date, Time and Venue

21 May 2011 (Saturday)

10:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. (09:30 for registration)

Room 107-108 of Etech Centre (Causeway Bay, HKCT)

Address: 412, Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay

Speaker(s) (if applicable)

Data management and Utility management: Ir Dr. King Wong, FHKIUS

Pipe condition survey: Mr. Philip Ferguson

B.Sc. (UNSW) and FKHIUS. Philip has been involved in major condition assessment contracts for water mains in HK since 2002.

Programme highlights

With the completion of the guide notes and pamphlets on the 12 disciplines, a series of dissemination seminars will be held to present the research result.

This one dayseminar consists of 3 topics. They are Utility Data Management, Utility Management and Pipe Condition Survey.

Utility Data Management The underground utility systems in Hong Kong are rather complex. Organized records and database of the utility system is important to the maintenance of the system. The speaker will discuss on how to build up an efficient database for the utility system.

Utility Management To build up and maintain an efficient underground utility system, utility management is necessary. The speaker will discuss on ways to manage the utilities.

Pipe Condition Survey for Pressure Water Mains-

  1. The Need for Condition Assessment

  2. Overview of the Condition of Mains;

  3. Mechanisms that Change the Condition;

  4. Methodologies for Determining Condition;

  5. Some Techniques that are Used;

  6. Future Developments Techniques, Markets and Regulators.

Registration contact:

Seat reservation via online enrollment on www.uti.hk or fax back the Standard Reply Form to 2618 4500.

Enquiries:

(Tel) 2690 3899 / email: talks@ccpdc.hk

Registration Fee

Free of Charge for registration and CPD Certificate for elected members and full time student members of HKIUS and CCPDC.

For others, Free of Charge for registration and administrative fee of $100 upon request to issue a CPD certificate (7 CPD Hrs).

Limited No of participant

80

Disclaimer

“Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material / any event organized under this Project do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Vetting Committee for the Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme.”