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Members of the AGA were invited to attend the recent CIRIA event held in London and will bring information back to the Association
Dealing with crime (including terrorism) and disorder in public places is high on the public’s agenda. However, consideration of the complex issues involved may only start when construction is complete and operation starts. At that point, many issues will be highlighted by operators and facility managers/ maintainers. If these issues are reviewed early in the design stage they can be incorporated into the design.
The event highlighted guidance recently published by CIRIA that examines how the issues may be considered at the planning and design stages to ensure successful outcomes in operation.
The event was hosted by London Underground and chaired by Antony Oliver, editor of New Civil Engineer.

The committee met at Albany House, London on 26th January.
A review of the Association and its present policies was undertaken. The committee are pleased to note that the AGA is in a very strong and healthy position and looks forward to expanding both membership and services offered in the future.
A number of new initiatives were discussed and agreed and it is hoped that members will see the benefits of these in the future.

We welcome our newest members, The Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation. SGCC is a provincial Treasury Board Crown Corporation responsible for the management of the Government of Saskatchewan’s fleet of railway hopper cars.
The Corporation benefits Saskatchewan and western producers by providing cars for the movement of grain from country origins across the prairies to ports and inland destinations throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico.
All policies and authorizations are governed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation with the Chairperson being the Minister Responsible for the SGCC.

2011 is a year of change for the AGA, after our 8th annual conference in London this year we are able to focus on the launch of our new site.

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2011 was the first year that we have held the AGA conference in London, and we have nothing but positive feedback.

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