Trip to Hong Kong and Trip to Hong Kong and China, Oct.-Nov. 2013 China, Oct.-Nov. 2013

Report of the CSCE Delegation to

Hong Kong and China Presented by Presented by

Tony Begin and Todd ChanTony Begin and Todd Chan

Agenda item 4.3.2_Report on Trip to Hong Kong and China

PARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

Brian C. Burrell VP-Technical Programs

Tony Begin Senior VP

Todd Chan VP-International

PURPOSEPURPOSE

To represent CSCE-Canada at the CSCE To represent CSCE-Canada at the CSCE Hong Kong Branch Annual DinnerHong Kong Branch Annual Dinner

To discuss the relationship between CSCE-To discuss the relationship between CSCE-Canada and CSCE-Hong Kong BranchCanada and CSCE-Hong Kong Branch

To meet with officials of the Chinese To meet with officials of the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES) and Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES) and the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES)the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES)

ActivitiesActivities

Presentations at the CSCE Workshop Presentations at the CSCE Workshop “Canada Builds”“Canada Builds”

Meeting with the Executive of the Meeting with the Executive of the CSCE Hong Kong BranchCSCE Hong Kong Branch

Participation at the CSCE Hong Kong Participation at the CSCE Hong Kong Branch Annual DinnerBranch Annual Dinner

Meeting with CCES officials in BeijingMeeting with CCES officials in Beijing Meeting with CHES officials in BeijingMeeting with CHES officials in Beijing

Major Outcomes – Hong KongMajor Outcomes – Hong Kong

CSCE HK BranchCSCE HK Branch• Clearer understanding of Branch Clearer understanding of Branch

requirements and expectationsrequirements and expectations• Agreement-in-principle to increase Agreement-in-principle to increase

technical exchangestechnical exchanges• Branch requested representative on Branch requested representative on

Board have voting conditions, CSCE SVP Board have voting conditions, CSCE SVP agreed to consider request if conditions agreed to consider request if conditions metmet

CSCE SVP Tony Begin giving speech at the CSCE Hong Kong Branch’s Annual Dinner

Major Outcomes – BeijingMajor Outcomes – Beijing

China Civil Engineering SocietyChina Civil Engineering Society• Became acquainted with new officers Became acquainted with new officers

and renewed acquaintances with CCES’s and renewed acquaintances with CCES’s international affairs staffinternational affairs staff

• Bing Chen attended and was introduced Bing Chen attended and was introduced as CSCE’s Liaison Officeras CSCE’s Liaison Officer

• Agreed to signing of new Agreement of Agreed to signing of new Agreement of CooperationCooperation

Major Outcomes – BeijingMajor Outcomes – Beijing

Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES)Society (CHES)• Jeanne Huang attended and was Jeanne Huang attended and was

introduced as Special Envoyintroduced as Special Envoy• Discussed Water WorkshopDiscussed Water Workshop• Discussed Tianjin 2014 Water Discussed Tianjin 2014 Water

Conference, October 2014Conference, October 2014• CHES agreed to support recruitment of CHES agreed to support recruitment of

International Members –International in International Members –International in ChinaChina

Who paid for the trip?Who paid for the trip?

Main Benefits to the CSCEMain Benefits to the CSCE

1.1. Strengthening of relationships betweenStrengthening of relationships between CSCE Canada and CSCE HKB, CSCE Canada and CSCE HKB, CSCE and the China Civil Engineering Society CSCE and the China Civil Engineering Society

(CCES)(CCES) CSCE and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering CSCE and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering

Society (CHES)Society (CHES)

2.2. Two new CSCE IMIs in China, Two new CSCE IMIs in China, 3.3. Detailed planning with CHES forDetailed planning with CHES for

2014 May Water Workshop 2014 May Water Workshop CHES-CSCE Tianjin 2014 international water CHES-CSCE Tianjin 2014 international water

conference (October 2013) conference (October 2013)