March is
#WomensHistoryMonth
- a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society.
This month we will be highlighting women’s contributions to the
#surveying
profession, discussing the challenges women still face and invite you to share your experiences.
Kathleen Fontana FRICS – has been inaugurated as RICS President 2020-2021. She is the Managing Director, Critical Infrastructure and Projects MITIE PLC. Kathleen is active in driving engagement and inspiring change on property technology and diversity.
Let's Congratulate our APC newly qualified Surveyors to the Profession🥂🎉🥳🎖
We look forward to your Positive contribution to the profession & wish you a fruitful Surveying Career ahead.
#Lovesurveying
#Futureoftheprofession
Congratulations to
@kathf48
FRICS, Managing Director
@ISSTechServices
for being elected today as
#RICS
Senior Vice President, she will take office this November.
The winner of the 2018 David Bucknall award, for an outstanding contribution to the QS profession, is
@amanda_clack
. Watch her acceptance speech here:
We're pleased to announce that RICS professionals can now access CPD resources online for free.
We're also offering free access to our online knowledge hub, isurv.
Explore the content available now.
UK 👉
Rest of the world 👉
Young Surveyor of the Year 2018 is Laura Collins
@rlb_uk
. A truly inspirational and aspirational young surveyor. A fantastic example of what can be achieved in a short space of time with motivation, desire and determination.
#YSOYA
#RICSMatrics
We're very excited to have Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, visiting
#RICS
headquarters on Tuesday 20 November to mark our 150th anniversary. We will be live-streaming the visit.
#RICS150
Our iconic HQ on Parliament Square,
#London
– built in 1899 - has been recreated out of
#Lego
in recognition of our 150th anniversary this year
#RICS150
Today RICS welcomes a new group of chartered surveyors. At the graduation ceremony in London, RICS President-Elect
@timneal13
said "The MRICS designation signifies the highest level of professionalism in land, construction and property management."
#RICSfutures
#LoveSurveying
As part of our commitment to promoting diversity within the profession once more RICS is sponsoring the Women of the Future Awards, in the Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction category.
#WOF2018
The Queen
@RoyalFamily
visited
#RICS
London headquarters today, as part of the our 150th year anniversary celebrations, meeting the future of the profession and viewing new industry technology.
We're looking forward to welcoming Her Majesty The Queen
@RoyalFamily
to
#RICS
HQ this morning, you can watch live via our website at 11.30am GMT
#RICS150
Our iconic HQ on Parliament Square,
#London
– built in 1899 - has been recreated out of
#Lego
in recognition of our 150th anniversary this year
#RICS150
International Women's Day | If you’re a female
#surveyor
– or an employer with
#female
talent – join our campaign and make yourself more visible. Share your success, a colleagues success, or let us know what you're working on.
#LoveSurveying
#IWD
Today we are welcoming a new group of RICS members to the profession. Kath Fontana, RICS Senior Vice President said: "Qualifying with RICS as a Chartered Surveyor is one of the most rewarding moments of our careers."
Chris Brooke, FRICS has been inaugurated as RICS' President 2018-2019. He is the co-founder of Brooke Husband Ltd, based in Hong Kong. During his term, Chris will promote the work of RICS professionals, focus on the future and speak out on the key issues of the day
#RICS150
RICS members and stakeholders are gathered in our London office this evening to celebrate the inauguration of Ann Gray FRICS.
Ann will set out her vision for her Presidential term and the RICS transformation programme.
A group of female RICS professionals have joined forces to front a new virtual summit known as the Surveying Sisterhood. One of their opening conversations addressed the urgent need for
#PPE
that fits female professionals in the construction industry.
London Pride | RICS is proud to be joining the
#Pride
celebrations this month. Our rainbow flag is now flying outside our Parliament Square HQ. During this year’s Pride celebrations, we also asked our industry professionals what Pride means to them.
Fire Safety | RICS has joined more than 30 organisations from around the world to develop landmark industry standards to address
#FireSafety
in buildings.
An update around
#COVID19
.
We are pleased to announce that we will be making a range of digital resources available without charge.
We recognise that we are all in this together. Visit our profile on Wednesday for resource links.
Coronavirus support:
It’s fantastic to see such a healthy mix of male and female nominees have made our Young Surveyor of the Year shortlist. All entrants are judged anonymously, so our judges remain impartial to gender when selecting the shortlist:
#YSOYA
#Diversity
To kick off the month, we’re welcoming all in the profession to come together on
#InternationalWomensDay
for an online event of celebration, reflection and paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable future.
Join us on 8 March:
Women make up less than 30% of the construction sector workforce.
Three (female) RICS presidents share their ideas on how to make it a more attractive career path - read now in
#RICSModus
:
Well done to Laura Collins
@rlb_uk
, winner of
#YSOYA
Quantity Surveying and Construction category. "Laura is so well respected that clients specifically ask for her on projects worldwide."
#RICSMatrics
How are technological developments going to change the surveying profession. Join us at t Digital Built Environment Conference 2018 to discuss the future of the profession.
#Proptech
#PrideInTheProfession
|
@amanda_clack
: Former president of RICS and winner of the Woman of the Year award 2015. In 2018 Amanda received the David Bucknall Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Quantity Surveying Profession.
#RICS150
Shaping the World, Building the Future: we've opened an exhibition to celebrate our 150th anniversary
#RICS150
and the significant contribution the
#surveying
profession has made to the built environment. Find out more:
Meet a handful of the women from behind the scenes here at RICS.
This
#InternationalWomensDay
, we're supporting
#eachforequal
& celebrating the value that our female members around the world bring to the organisation.
#IWD20
Play your part in celebrating 150 years of RICS. Cities for our Future is your chance to change the world and win £50,000. Pride in the Profession showcases the significant and positive impact surveyors have made to society.
#RICS150
We're delighted to announce
@Tesla
co-founder and
#CTO
JB Straubel will deliver the opening keynote at the World Built Environment Forum Summit. Straubel will highlight the role of innovative
#technology
in creating
#disruptive
business models
#WBEF
Imagine being able to step into a building before it has been built. The inaugural RICS Digital Built Environment will explore how virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality devices mean this is now a reality.
#RICStech
Following his 12-months in office, past President Timothy Neal FRICS has passed over the honour and responsibility to new President, Kathleen Fontana FRICS.
👏 Congratulations to Llwyn Celyn, Abergavenny, winner of the Building Conservation category
Judges commended the outstanding quality of craftsmanship and its sensitivity, using local contractors and materials.
@LandmarkTrust
@InsallArch
#RICSawards