Events & Calendar
Keep an eye on this page for information on all the latest construction industry events, including the Thames Valley and South East BIM Regional meetings. Dates and times of all events will appear in our calendar with further information and registration details available below.
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PAST EVENTS:
April 2015 Meeting: BIM Case Study and the new BIM Toolkit
Thursday 30th April 2015 | 4.30 - 7pm Hosted by Steljes | Bagshot Manor | Green Lane | Bagshot GU19 5NL Kier shared the details of how they are managing a current BIM project. There was also an overview of the BIM Toolkit (rolled out from April 2015), providing step-by-step support to define, manage and validate responsibility for information development and delivery at each stage of the asset lifecycle. Itinerary 4.30– 5.00pm | Registration and networking 5.00 – 5.15pm | Welcome, Introduction & BIM Task Group Update 5.15 – 5.45pm | Project Case Study from Kier 5.45 - 6.30pm | Overview of the BIM toolkit from NBS 6.30 - 7.00pm | Q&A & Networking 7.00 (latest) | Close |
Presentation Downloads
(Click on name below to download pdf) Richard Lane - Intro and Update Mike Etherson - Kier Sarah Delany - NBS Event Photos |
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January 2015 Meeting: BIM Technologies and Services Showcase
Monday 12th January 2015 | 4.30 - 7pm Hosted by BSRIA | Old Bracknell Lane West | Bracknell Following a Government BIM Task Group Update, a number of technology and services providers, including 4Projects, Asite, Faro, Hobs Reprographics and IDN, will deliver short presentations on how their technologies and services support a BIM project. Itinerary 4.30– 5.00pm | Registration and networking 5.00 – 5.15pm | Welcome, Introduction & BIM Task Group Update 5.15 – 6.45pm | Technology & Services Presentations 6.45 - 7.00pm | Q&A & Networking 7.00 (latest) | Close |
Presentation Downloads
(Click on name below to download pdf) Richard Lane - Intro & Govt Update James Jackson - Hobs Reprographics Barry McGinn - 4Projects Si Horton - Faro (link to website) Nathan Doughty - Asite Chris Southern & Carys Strong - IDN Event Photos |
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October 2014 Meeting: BIM Technology Showcase
Monday 6th October 2014| 4.45 - 7.45pm Hosted by University of Reading, Design Innovation Research Centre, School of Construction Management and Engineering | Whitenights Campus | Reading A number of technology providers including Autodesk, Bentley, Graphisoft, Solibri, Tekla and Trimble will deliver short presentations to provide you with a general overview of BIM related software. Visit the BIM CAVE: Dr Maxwell Mallia-Parfitt, University of Reading Our hosts, the University of Reading, are also offering the chance to experience total immersion within a BIM model. In the BIM CAVE (Collaborative Automatic Virtual Environment) graphics are projected in stereo onto three walls and the floor and viewed with active stereo glasses equipped with a location sensor. Itinerary 4.45– 5.15pm | Registration and networking 5.15 – 5.35pm | Welcome & Introduction 5.35 – 7.20pm | Vendor Presentations & BIM Cave Tours 7:20 - 7.45pm | Vendor Q&A & Networking 7.45 (latest) | Close |
Presentation Downloads
(Click on name below to download pdf) Richard Lane - Intro & Govt Update Mike Jourdan - Cadpoint: Autodesk Andrew Norrie - Graphisoft Alan Baikie - Solibri Duncan Reed - Tekla Laura Brown - Rapid5D: Trimble Neville Glanville - Bentley Event Photos |
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July 2014 Meeting: Case Study HMYOI Cookham Wood
Thursday 10th July 2014| 4.30 - 7.00pm Hosted by BSRIA|Old Bracknell Lane West |RG12 7AH Keynote from Fiona Moore, BIM Task Group and Lead Designer, HMYOI Cookham Wood Project. Cookham Wood was the first Government BIM Early Adopter project and it was a steep learning curve from the outset. Balancing the various BIM maturity levels of team members and changing the way some deliverables were approached. Learn about the Project Team’s experience of implementing BIM on this early adopter project, the challenges faced, the lessons learnt and how it has informed subsequent projects. Itinerary 4.30– 5.00pm | Registration and networking 5.00 – 5.10pm | Richard Lane & John Staves – Introduction 5.10 – 5.20pm | BSRIA– Welcome from hosts 5.20 – 6.30pm | Fiona Moore - HMYOI Cookham Wood 6.30 - 7.00pm | Group Discussion - Key Themes 7.00 (latest) | Close |
Presentation Downloads
(Click on name below to download pdf) Richard Lane - Intro & Govt Update Fiona Moore - HMYOI Cookham Wood |
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May 2014 Meeting: Learning from Build Sydney Live
Monday 19 May 2014 | 4.30 - 7.00pm Hosted by Jacobs| Winnersh Triangle | RG41 5TU Keynote from David Greenwood, Director – BIM Academy, part of the winning team of the ‘Build Sydney Live 2013 challenge. David will share how the BIM Academy collaborated with a wide range of BIM specialists to produce this award-winning design during the gruelling 48-hour competition. With team members scattered across the globe, collaborative technologies played a key role in the success. Itinerary 4.30– 5.00pm | Registration and networking 5.00 – 5.10pm | Richard Lane & John Staves – Introduction 5.10 – 5.20pm | Jacobs – Welcome from hosts 5.20 – 6.30pm | David Greenwood – Build Sydney 2013 6.30 - 7.00pm | Group Discussion - Key Themes 7.00 (latest) | Close |
Presentation Downloads
(Click on name below to download pdf) Richard Lane - Intro & Govt Update David Whitehead - BIM at Jacobs David Greenwood - Build Sydney Live Event Photos
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Inaugural Meeting
Thursday 23 January 2014 | 5.30 - 7.30pm Hilton Hotel| Drake Way | Reading | RG2 0GQ The Thames Valley BIM Region is holding it’s first meeting and you’re invited! Itinerary 5.30– 6.00pm | Beat the traffic and networking 6.00 – 6.15pm | Richard Lane & John Staves – Welcome & Introduction 6.15 – 6.30pm | Richard Lane – The Big Picture 6.30 – 6.45pm | John Staves – BIM Case Study 6.45 - 7.00pm | TBC – Case Study 2 7.00 – 7.15pm | Tina McGeachan – FutureFit a programme of free business support for SMEs to plan and implement their individual BIM strategies 7.15 – 7.30pm | Workshop / discussion – What do you want from the Thames Valley BIM Region? |
Presentation Downloads
(Click on name below to download pdf) Richard Lane - Intro & Govt Update John Staves - Oratory Case Study David Miller - School Case Study Tina McGeachan - FutureFit Intro Event Photos
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