A NIPA Focus Group is being called to bring those at the early stage of their career in the infrastructure planning profession together to discuss how NIPA can support them in developing their skills and experience and how they can have a role in the work of NIPA. It will also serve as an opportunity for those attendees to meet each other and start building a network of the next generation of planners, surveyors, economists, architects, environmental consultants and lawyers that will take the infrastructure planning field forward.
A number of potential initiatives have already been identified along the following themes: networking, involvement in the running of NIPA, sharing of good practice. We are looking to agree a defined set of themes, and from these identify a series of events and activities that can run during 2016/17. We are also looking for people willing to support in the running of these.
We are asking existing NIPA members who are at an early stage of their career to nominate themselves, or for other NIPA members to nominate someone in their team, to participate in the focus group. There are 14 spaces available and these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
If you are interested in attending or wish to nominate someone, please email carly.vince@edf-energy.com to reserve a place.
We look forward to taking this initiative forward.
