International Marine Surveying Fest 2018


Various professions and activities increasingly recognise their own special international days. Three such examples are World Radio Day, World Puppetry Day and International Firefighters’ Day. It is high time that marine surveyors have their own day – a day that celebrates their work and profession.


So, IIMS has decided to create the International Marine Surveying Fest 2018, a 24 hour celebration of marine surveying. The provisional date for this innovative and eye catching event is Wednesday 12 into Thursday 13 September, depending on your time zone!


IIMS will be preparing a major PR offensive ahead of the event, not just for the benefit of those in the surveying profession, but also for anyone who touches the sector, or engages with surveyors on any level to promote the art of marine surveying.


International Marine Surveying Fest 2018 is an online only event and will start on 12 September at 12 noon and run until 12 noon the following day. Each hour on the hour, a new presentation will be delivered live by a presenter somewhere in the world on a surveying topic. For one fee, you can join the Fest taking advantage of as many of the 24 presentations over the 24 hours as you wish. And if you miss any presentations because the time does not work for you in your location, your fee gives access to the entire content after the Fest, which will be videoed. The programme is being put together now and more details will be announced soon.


Make sure you claim for CPD


points for 2017 before 31 March The window for claiming your Continuing Professional Development points for 2017 is still open, but it will close on 31 March 2018. So there is still time to log on to the IIMS CPD App and make sure you secure your points.


Remember in some instances you will be required to supply appropriate evidence to substantiate your claim via the App. IIMS reviews every claim personally, but if there is no supporting evidence where it is required, your claim will be rejected. So please take care


when submitting your points claim to avoid disappointment.


You are required to obtain just 10 points to be CPD compliant for 2017. Using the IIMS CPD App means it has never been easier to claim your points.


The reward for those who successfully claim their CPD points is a special commissioned CPD Compliant roundel, which will be applied to the IIMS web page listings of those members who qualify. These have started appearing in the past few weeks. If you experience technical issues using the App, or simply do not know what to do and how to use it, do not hesitate to contact the IIMS head office by email at: info@iims.org.uk and they will ensure you get the necessary technical support and advice you need to resolve things and get you started. See here for details: http://bit.ly/2vrA5tu


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