Government BIM Mandate: What does it mean to you and what do you need to do to be ready? April 19, 2012

The Centre for Construction Innovation has launched a series of events to address the response to new Government Policies - Construction: A Regional Review of National Policy.
The next in the series of monthly events is taking place on Thursday 19th April at CUBE;
Speakers
David Philp, Head of BIM Implementation at the Cabinet Office.
Arto Kiviniemi, Professor in Digital Architectural Design at the School of the Built Environment, University of Salford
The Government’s BIM adoption strategy was launched in June 2011 having been referenced in the preceding Low Carbon Action Plan and Government Construction Strategy which set out how Government would approach the market as a client.
The strategy outlines how Government will mandate the delivery of intelligent data to client organisations at stages through the design and construction process.
The Government Construction Strategy states that the Cabinet Office will “co-ordinate Government’s drive to the development of standards enabling all members of the supply chain to work collaboratively through Building Information Modelling.” and that Government will “require fully collaborative 3D BIM as a minimum by 2016.”
David Philp will present an update and progress on the procurement aspects of the Government Construction Strategy focussing on new models of procurement and framework performance.
Arto Kiviniemi will present some examples of the challenges and opportunities of BIM from countries where the BIM deployment and governmental requirements started earlier.
The seminar and discussions will be chaired by Roy Stewart, Operations Director at CCI.
Registration
Please note that the registration fee is £50.00 per delegate.
To reserve a place online and pay by credit card please CLICK HERE
Alternatively a ‘season ticket’ for the Construction: A Regional Review of National Policy series can be purchased for £150.00 which entitles the delegate to attend their choice of five events throughout the year.
To purchase a season ticket online and pay by credit card please CLICK HERE
When purchasing a season ticket, if two or more delegates from the company wish to attend the same event, this will be counted a two/ more places.
If you wish to pay by cheque (payable to the 'University of Salford') or be invoiced for the fee, please contact Nancy Porter at [email protected]. If you have any queries please contact Nancy on the above email address or telephone 0161 295 5076.

Official Website: http://www.salford.ac.uk/home-page/events/events/government-bim-mandate-what-does-it-mean-to-you-and-what-do-you-need-to-do-to-be-ready