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• 16 February, 2010

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Not In My Back Yard

Date: 3 March, 7pm
Venue: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

For centuries Britain has had to balance the social and environmental benefits and consequences of development. 

With pressure on ageing energy and transport infrastructures mounting, is it time to put projects of national importance ahead of local concerns? Or does this bypass our democratic right to object?

Join our expert panel to explore these issues and put your questions to them.

CHAIR: Julian Glover Chief leader writer for The Guardian       Julian Glover, the Guardian        Julian Glover on twitter

Dame Fiona Reynolds has been
Director-General of the National Trust
since 2001

 

SPEAKER: Dame Fiona Reynolds has been Director-General of the National Trust since January 2001. Before taking up the post she was Director of the Women’s Unit in the Cabinet Office and was previously Director of the Council for the Protection of Rural England and Secretary to the Council for National Parks.

Fiona has been involved with the Trust for many years on Council, the Thames and Chilterns regional committee and she chaired the local committee for Sutton House in Hackney.

On arriving at the National Trust Fiona outlined three priorities for the organisation: to show leadership in the regeneration of the countryside and where we can in our towns; to develop our work in education and lifelong learning and to deepen our understanding of the meaning and value of cultural heritage.

Fiona was awarded the CBE for services to the environment and conservation in 1998.  Fiona later received a DBE at the beginning of 2008 for services to heritage and to conservation.

The National Trust             National Trust on twitter

SPEAKER: Antony Oliver has has edited New Civil Engineer, the best read weekly magazine in construction, for nine years and recently led a highly successful redesign to bring the magazine and website bang up to date with readers needs.

A chartered member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Antony spent six years working as a civil engineer with Owen Williams and Balfour Beatty before jumping the fence into journalism. He started on NCE as a junior reporter and has worked on all sections of the magazine covering some of the biggest and most interesting stories in construction over the last 15 years.         

As the profession’s flagship publication Antony is dedicated to ensuring it reflects and leads the whole industry and is passionate about ensuring the next generation views the profession as a sound career option. .

Antony was named Business Magazine Editor of the Year 2008 by the Periodical Publishers Association in June.

 New Civil Engineer           NCE on twitter

Jim Steer one of the country's leading
authorities on transport

SPEAKER: Jim Steer is a chartered engineer, and one of the country's leading authorities on transport with over 35 years consultancy experience. Jim was founder and Managing Director of Steer Davies Gleave until March 2002, before being seconded to the Strategic Rail Authority as one of three Managing Directors. His secondment ended in July 2005 and, now Jim has rejoined Steer Davies Gleave, and is now taking a personal interest in the development of high speed rail lines in Britain, which he sees as an essential component of a sustainable integrated transport strategy, given the growth pressures ahead.

Jim is also Founder and Director of Greengauge 21, a not for profit organisation, who’s aim is to research and develop concepts in order to drive the debate on a high speed rail network in the UK.

 Steer Davies Gleave       Greengauge21