The PDN Competition has been arranged to provide young professionals with the opportunity to deliver a 15-minute presentation on any subject pertaining to the pipeline industry (Water, Sewerage, Gas, Oil, Tunnelling, Onshore, Offshore, Health and Safety, Land and Environment), followed by a 5-minute Q&A session from a panel of judges.
The panel of judges from the Pipeline Industries Guild and Industry Partners shall award marks based on the following criteria:
- Relevance/potential benefit to the Pipeline Industry
- Originality and professional content of material
- Degree of personal involvement and depth of knowledge demonstrated in specified area
- Quality and enthusiasm of presentation; excitement/engagement and time limits
- Ability to deal with questions
- Presentation delivery and timing
The winner of the competition will win the regional trophy and receive £250, a place in the national final held at The Pipeline Industries Guild Annual Conference and see their work publicised in the Guild’s “In the Pipeline” magazine.
This year’s joint event will be held at Bristol Water.
Our Finalists are:
Nicky Day, Envolve Infrastructure - Adapting Shaft Design for Rainfall and Flooding in a Changing Climate
Emily Shone, Mott MacDonald - Use of Prefabricated Components in a Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction Scheme
Primrose Brechtmann, Dalcour Maclaren - The Importance of Early Stakeholder Engagement in linear infrastructure projects.
Bridgwater Rd
Bedminster Down
Bristol, BS13 7AT
United Kingdom