local community. A full meeting of the Council will consider the matter at a meeting on 22 August 2012. We watch with interest!
The meeting was chaired by Audrey Greenwood and after the usual business, the Branch went on to consider and discuss a range of issues including the current proposals for conversion of long leases to ownership, the level of services being contracted out to external agents and the work of the Scottish Futures Trust in terms of asset and estates management. This in turn led to discussion about the future role of ACES and how branches and individual members can improve partnership working and raise our profile, highlighting the good work that is already ongoing within public organisations and identifying new opportunities.
As part of this process of renewal, the Asset Management Working Group, under the chairmanship of Tom Burns, has overhauled itself and the first of its meetings under the new format was held on 15 June 2012. In appreciation of the difficulties members can experience in getting away from the office, the
group now meets twice a year for a full day and the meeting will take the form of a series of workshops to discuss in detail specific topics and focus on the development and implementation of action plans. The group will not just talk about concerns but identifying ways of influencing policy and decisions and developing appropriate benchmarking and processes. With a 2 year programme already in place the Group will be busy and members are encouraged to attend and contribute.
Heather McManus brought the branch up to date on the issues being discussed at ACES Council including additional support for the national secretary and treasurer, future conferences and issues around RICS guidance on Valuer Registration.
The meeting closed with a tour of the Marischal College, with an insight to the challenges and successes of the refurbishment of this historic building to modern office accommodation.
Joanne Forbes Scottish branch Secretary
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PRESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE LANCASTER - 20-21 September 2012
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Themes: Collaborative Asset Management The Skills Agenda
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