ICEC 2010 - The 7th International Cost Engineering Council World Congress

It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to “The 7th International Cost Engineering Council World Congress & The 14th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress” organised by Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers.

The congress will provide everyone with an excellent opportunity to build strong networks, to improve the exchange of knowledge.

Delegates who are first time visitors into Singapore, I bid you a very warm welcome to our Garden City. I hope that you will have the time to visit our popular tourist spots and savour the many culinary delights offered in Singapore.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the congress for a time of learning and sharing.”

Wong Hwee Boon, Daniel
Chairman

Congress Theme : SUSTAINABLE COST MANAGEMENT : BORDERLESS INNOVATION
The role of the Cost Engineer and Quantity Surveyor (CEQS) has been changing since the last decade, celebrating the maturity and innovative growth of the discipline. These roles have been entrenched in every construction project and have developed into value adding and even environmental saving responsibilities.

Since the inception of the discipline, there is a tremendous accumulation of knowledge and information generated from what the profession has to offer and all these happen through the boom and bust of the construction cycle, no matter which country we are in. This International Conference celebrates this bursting of knowledge and innovative services within the disciplines and the difference modules of services that have been generated that add value to clients, personifying the discipline further.

This conference touches on the development and contribution of the CEQS in the realm of Sustainable Construction, knowledge management, advancement in Construction Law and Alternate Dispute Resolution as well as innovation in Construction Cost Management, all personifying the importance and growth of the profession around the world. This varied approach presents an excellent opportunity for the participants to share ideas, further creating an environment for creativity and innovation.

With this systematic and orchestrated range of topics, it supports this year’s theme of ensuring the sustainability, innovation and creativity of the CEQS fraternity therefore showing that the profession’s borderless growth and expansion.

The suggested topics include: