Welcome to the buildingSMART International Newsletter for August 2019. This edition covers a wide range of topics including further information about the upcoming International Standards Summit in Beijing, China, which is only a few weeks away. This edition continues to share profiles from Chapter leaders who help to deliver standards and solutions in their region and to the international community. You will also read about an update from the Infrastructure Room Steering Committee and news about new members that have recently joined the community and more!

The buildingSMART International Standards Summit, Beijing, China, 28-31 October 2019

Don't forget to book your place at the buildingSMART International Standards Summit in China. Be part of the four-day Summit which will be held at the China National Convention Center, in the north part of Beijing. Don't miss out on an exciting program of keynotes, roundtables, working sessions and much more. 

Date: 28-31 October 2019
Location: China National Convention Center, Beijing
Duration: Four days

Reasons to attend:

• Learn how the industry is moving towards a digital future
• Network with industry experts
• Participate in the development of standards
• Learn about future trends
• Be part of the international friendship club

* Please note that due to processing of your visa, we encourage early registration for those that require invitation letters. 

Webinar: Bluebeam & buildingSMART: Why open standards are so important

Hear from buildingSMART International multinational member Bluebeam on why open standards are so important. You’ll learn how they are an active partner in the development of standards globally and how they are currently championing new PDF guidelines and construction standards for the UK industry.

Date: 12th September 2019
Time: 13:30 p.m. (BST - British Summer Time)
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers: James Chambers and Todd Wynne from Bluebeam

Infrastructure Room Steering Committee

Progress Report

The Infrastructure Room Steering Committee, led by Tiina Perttula, continue in their remit to drive common principles for achieving process integration during the entire lifecycle phases of infrastructure development. The final goal of this collaborative work programme is to deliver a comprehensive, harmonized, fully tested, implementable and relevant set of IFC extensions for infrastructure by the end of 2020. The team looks forward to sharing progress at the bSI Summit in Beijing, China October 29 – October 31. Progress and what to expect are as follows:

1. IFC Road, Rail, Ports & Waterways and Common Schema all aim to complete their final concept models, ifcDoc Specifications, MVDs and Property Set definitions for presentation at the bSI Summit in Beijing.
2. IFC Tunnel Project is working towards an agreed work plan and is committed to complete the schema specification by the end of 2020.
3. InfraRoom Roadmap – IRSC’s Roadmap working group will provide an update at the bSI Summit on developments on the Roadmap.

2019 Awards Finalists Announced

buildingSMART International is pleased to share the finalists for the buildingSMART International Awards Program 2019. You can find out which organisations have been shortlisted for a category award by reading the press release.

Meet a Chapter Leader

Bill Moore is the Canadian Chapter Chairman and Treasurer and Board of Director member for buildingSMART International. Bill also represents the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Canada (ACEC). Read more

Meet a Chapter Leader

Birgitta Schock is Chapter Chairwoman of buildingSMART Switzerland and has a variety of other industry roles. Birgitta is a member of the Board of Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA) responsible for digital transformation. Read more.

Meet a Chapter Leader

Anstein Skinnarland is Chairman of the Norway Chapter and has been involved in BIM work since 2002. He has helped develop and strengthen the Norwegian Chapter during his time as its Managing Director growing total membership to 140+ members. Read more.

Chapter News:

buildingSMART France has selected some summertime reading for their audience. Some carefully selected articles have been added to their website.You can read more. 

News:

The buildingSMART Awards finalist presentations will take place in September. All finalists are invited to present to an independent jury who will decide who wins their category based on the strength of the presentation. The winners will be announced in Beijing at the Standards Summit in October.

Membership Update:

buildingSMART International is pleased to welcome two new members. The ILF Group is an engineering and consulting firm and Stora Enso is a renewable timber materials company. Both companies have joined as Standard Members. You can see the full list here. 

Chapter News:

buildingSMART Australasia Signs MoU with AMCA and BIM-MEPaus. The MoU will help design to as-built and design to fabrication workflows and product identification between the different parties. You can read more.

Event:

buildingSMART International is pleased to share information about the Implementation Support Group (ISG) meeting in Helsinki, Finland in September. If you want to take part, you can find event information here.

Chapter Video: 

Watch a video titled 'Beginner’s Guide to Authoring IFC' with Jon Mirtschin. In this video you will learn about the fundamental explanations for authoring openBIM exchange IFC model, Model View Definitions and importing and exporting IFC files.Watch the video here. 

Partner Event:

buildingSMART partner, GS1 is hosting their Industry and Standards Event in Lisbon, Portugal. The event brings together business leaders who want to progress international standards for seamless customer experiences. You can find out more here. 

Event: BIM Middle East 2019

Richard Petrie, Chief Executive of bSI  is a keynote for an industry event called "openBIM: The key to Industry 4.0" in Dubai. We welcome the community to join Richard and industry experts at this event. You can register here.

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