Early Careers Group
The Art of Being a Consultant
Thursday 20 April 2023
The Little Ship Club, London
IOA Early Careers Group and UKAN+ EC SIG
The Art of Being a Consultant
Thursday 20 April 2023
The Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, London EC4R 3TB
The Art of Being a Consultant
Thursday 20 April 2023
The Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, London EC4R 3TB
The IOA ECG has joined up with UKAN+ EC SIG to create a special two-day conference; if you register to attend The Art of Being a Consultant you can attend FREE The Art of Being an Acoustician on Friday 21 April by ticking the box on the registration form.
The Art of Being a Consultant is aimed at future acousticians looking to join, or who have recently joined the acoustic consultancy world. The day will explore what being an acoustic consultant is, how you do the job and the rules around consultancy. The Art of Being an Acoustician is aimed at acousticians remaining in acoustic academia, research and policy making.
The speakers will present on how they got to where they are in acoustics, talk about their past experiences and provide useful information on how to be the best in your chosen career.
PROGRAMME
09:30 Registration and refreshments
09:50 Welcome & introduction – Meeting Chair, Josie Nixon, Early Careers Group Chair
Session 1
10:10 What is acoustics consultancy?
David Boaden, Managing Consultant, AIRO
10:35 Negotiating Contracts
Mark Murphy, Principal Acoustician, Experience Studios
11:00 Refreshments
Session 2
11:30 Doing the Job
Russell Richardson, Director, RBA Acoustics
11:55 IOA Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in consultancy
Angela Lamacraft, Senior Consultant, Sustainable Acoustics
12:20 Working with Teams
Mike Hewett, Principal Acoustician, Acoustical Control Engineers & Consultants
12:45 Lunch
Session 3
13:45 Writing the Report
Stephen Turner, Director, ST Acoustics
14:10 Quality issues
Ed Clarke, Director, Clarke Saunders Associates
14:35 Refreshments
Session 4
15:00 Rules of the Game – the Ethics of Consultancy
Robert Adnitt, Director, Adnitt Acoustics
15:25 Gaining Professional Recognition, CPD – why it matters
Rachel Canham, Director, Walker Beak Mason
15:50 Discussion Session
16:30 Close and drinks at the bar
Location
The Bell Wharf Lane entrance leads past the NCP car park and is where taxis drop off and is also the most direct route from the tube stations, particularly Mansion House, but also Cannon Street or Bank.
Three Cranes Walk entrance is the riverside one, you can take the steps down from the bridge.
Sponsored by UKAN+
EXTRA INFORMATION
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are payable in full. In most cases it will be possible to transfer your registration to another person. If you book to attend in person and switch to online you will not be eligible for a refund.
IOA EARLY CAREER GROUP
This rate applies to any member who is 35 or under, or in the first 5 years of their careers.
CATERING – DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
The registration form allows you to choose Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free diets, if you have any other requirements please email linda.canty@ioa.org.uk
HEARING ASSISTANCE: please email linda.canty@ioa.org.uk for information
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: please email linda.canty@ioa.org.uk for information
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO: Please note that photographs and/or video may be used for Institute of Acoustics publicity/marketing.
SPEAKERS: please note that some presentations may be recorded and placed on the IOA YouTube account.
Copyright. Papers that have been published in the IOA proceedings may be used by the authors for secondary purposes and published elsewhere. The source of the article has to be acknowledged and a link - if available, to the DOI of the article.
DISCLAIMER: Any views or opinions expressed on any matters by the presenters or participants during or in connection with this presentation are solely the views of the authors of the respective comments and/or opinions and must not be taken to be the views of IOA or any other organisation. IOA makes no representations, warranties or assurances concerning any information provided in these presentations and accepts no responsibility for the content and/or accuracy.
When
20 April 2023
Event Fee(s)
| Event Fee(s) | |
| Students | £50.00 |
| IOA & UKAN+ Early Careers | £50.00 |
| Researchers | £50.00 |
| IOA & UKAN+ Members | £192.00 |
| Non-Members | £316.00 |
| IOA Sponsors | £154.00 |
| The Art of Being An Acoustician | £0.00 |
| Catering | |
| Vegetarian | |
| Vegan | |
| Gluten Free | |
| Other (please email details) |