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EYE
Shaping Europe together
Dr Jasper Graham-Jones,
EYE UK Council Member
IOM3 Young Members Committee
FutureNet Committee Member

IOM3, London
19th February 2003
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 Introduction

1. What is EYE?
2. Members
3. Past Events
4. Information System
5. Organisational Structure
6. EYE Task Force
7. EYE-Contact
8. Conferences

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 What is EYE?
(European Young Engineers)
• non-political and non-profit network of
professional under 40 years old who belong to
professional engineering institutions.
• 15 Engineering associations in 12 countries
• Sharing professional and foreign experiences
• Gaining competences at international level
• Two traditional eye conferences per year,
hosted by one of the member associations
• Mutual cultural understaning

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 Member Organisations
ANEIL KVIV
- Luxembourg - Belgium
BNEI MTESZ
- France - Hungary
NIRIA
IDA - The Netherlands
- Denmark
FutureNet (PYE)
IEI - United Kingdom
- Ireland
IL Association of Consultant Engineers
- Finland ACE - United Kingdom
KIvI VDI
- The Netherlands - Germany
VIK
KLV
- Belgium
- The Netherlands

NITO Norway
15 engineering associations,
representing 13 countries ... Italy ????
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 Past Events

• EYE has organised 17 previous biannual

conferences through out Europe via different
professional bodies based on the conference’s
national location. •1997 June Denmark
• 2002 May Belgium November Germany
November The Netherlands
•1996 June The Netherlands
• 2001 May Denmark October Ireland
November France
•1995 June The Netherlands
• 2000 June Germany November Belgium
November Finland

• 1999 June Belgium

November The Netherlands

• 1998 June United Kingdom

September - October Hungary
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 Information System
EYE provides a
dynamic internet
communication
channel, which
acts as a source of
information for all
the members from
different countries.
This network
enables the
organisations to
introduce each
other and allows
the exchange of
thoughts and
ideas.

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 EYE Information System

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 Organisation Structure

• Secretariat (Brussels Office), Task Force, Council

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Representativ
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Organising Taskforce
President Preparing eye policy
Formality Council
Decision making at Secretariat
Secretary-general conference meetings Mail and Records
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 Task Force

•To ensure continuous progress on EYE topics

•To prepare proposals & carry out focussed work
on strategic issues & organisational development
•To foster communication to active EYE
members.
•6 elected members, meeting 4 times a year.
• Assignments:- Conference evaluation, eye-
contact, Database, EYE Statutes,

Adding value to our members, make EYE

more attractive ?
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New Member Roger McLaughlin
 EYE@Brussels

Task Force Budget

Period 2002
BNEI 300
NIRIA 200
VIK 200
VDI 200
DaimlerChrysler 250
Total income 1.150
Hotel and travel expenses -630
Database -750
Total expenses -1.380
Loss in 2002, to be covered -230
by the VDI
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 EYE-Contact

•Published 4 x
Year
•Short article of
interest to
European
engineers, e.g.
E.U.
opportunities,
EYE European Young Engineers
future European VDI The Association of Engineers
conferences, and Office Brussels 31,
EYE information Rue de Commerce 1000
Bruxelles
•Please send Phone: +31 (0) 25 00 89 65
article to:- Fax: +32 (0) 25 11 33 67
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 Conference Friday – Sunday

Typical elements of an eye conference

• Nice city, Cultural visits • Workshop discussion
• Central accommodation • Company visits
• Relevant topics • Council meetings
• Professional development • Transfer of presidency
• Interesting lectures • Lunches and dinners
• Competence & eye • Pub-crawl and party
related workshops • Many friends
Participants: • Low price
29% newcomers,
73% older than 30,
... and of course, new ideas are
always welcome ... www.e-y-
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 Copenhagen May 2001

Join us in Finland 6-8 June 2003

Visit the eye-website: www
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 Paris November 2001

Shaping
Join us in Finland 6-8 June 2003 Europe
Visit the eye-website: www Together
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 14. – 16. November 2003
EYE@Cologne

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 14. – 16. November 2003
EYE@Cologne

 close to VDI headquarter (Extremely well supported

and resourced)
 home of leading international companies:
- Media Metropolis Cologne
- big chunk of the German chemical industry
- headquarters and production plants
of the automotive industry

 world famous gothic cathedral, historic city

200 beds reserved for the EYE weekend
full English programme
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 Helsinki 6 - 8 June 2003
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