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Committee Members

The British Dam Society is an Associated Society of the Institution of Civil Engineers. It consists of individual and corporate members. Membership is open to anyone wanting to share experience or knowledge of any aspect of dams and reservoirs.

The Committee comprises five Strategic Objective Working Groups (SOWGs), each with a remit to further one of the objectives of the BDS Strategy.

BDS also has a Young Professionals Group (BDS-YP) specifically catering for the needs and aspirations of the members of BDS under the age of 35.

BDS Executive Committee
BDS Chairman	Tracey Williamson
BDS Vice Chairman	Alan Warren
Immediate Past Chairman	N/A This Year
BDS Hon Technical Secretary	Andrew Thompson

BDS-YP (Young Professionals)
BDS-YP Chair	Patrick Maguire
BDS-YP Mentoring Champion (Mentoring@Britishdams.org)	Jordan Langbridge
BDS-YP Events Champion	David Steven
BDS-YP Social Media Champion	Jeremy Fletcher
BDS-YP Steering Group Member	Keith MacDonald

Membership SOWG
To increase and diversify membership of the BDS, Supervising Engineer & All Reservoirs Panels
BDS Hon Technical Secretary & Group Leader	Andrew Thompson
BDS Chairman	Tracey Williamson
BDS-YP Chair	Patrick Maguire
BDS-YP Steering Group Member	Keith MacDonald

Knowledge SOWG
To improve the quality and relevancy of our knowledge database
Editorial Panel Chair & Group Leader	Rachel Pether
Editor, Dams & Reservoirs Journal & Reservoirs Committee	Anthea Peters
Knowledge Database	Tom Wanner
Research	Newman Booth
Student Research	Rafael Monroy

Professionalism SOWG
To improve knowledge dissemination and communications to our membership
Technical Site Visits & Group Leader	Brett Marshall
Website Manager	Matthew Atyeo
Regional Meetings	Duncan Scott
BDS Conference (2018) Organiser	Rachel Davies
SE Forum 2019	Billy Sheehy
London Meetings	David Littlemore
BDS-YP Events Champion	David Steven

Education SOWG
To enthuse the next generation of dam professionals
Arkwright Scholarships & Group Leader	Paul Farnell
School Liaison	Liz Rivers
University & Colleges Liaison	Catherine O'Sullivan
Competitions	Lesley Dunne
BDS-YP Mentoring Champion (Mentoring@Britishdams.org)	Jordan Langbridge

Informing Opinion SOWG
To improve links and communications with external organisations, institutions and the public
Media & Group Leader	Roger Lewis
BDS Vice Chairman & ICE Water Panel	Alan Warren
Public Education	Werner Delport
BDS-YP Social Media Champion	Jeremy Fletcher

ICE BDS secretary:

Secretary - British Dam Society,
The Institution of Civil Engineers,
One Great George Street,
London, Westminster.
SW1P 3AA
t +44 (0)20 7665 2244

bds@ice.org.uk
http://www.ice.org.uk