THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2015154
Event Name	:	Key Features of International Property Measurement Standards
CPD Code	:	Formal Events
Speaker	:	Alexander Aronsohn, FRICS, Executive Secretary of the IPMS Standard Setting Committee Alexander joined RICS as an Associate Director in the Professional Groups and Forums Team based in London. Working in the Valuation Practice Groups, Alexander currently sits on the various valuation panels and committees and is involved in shaping policy and best practice within this area. He also has joint responsibility for (and input into) the various RICS guidance notes, journals, articles, e-briefs, alerts and forums produced and managed by these groups. He has a further remit to support the marketing of RICS, the Red Book and other associated products and initiatives worldwide with particular emphasis on Europe, America, India, MENEA and Asia. Alexander is a chartered surveyor with wide ranging experience including residential asset management, commercial and residential development, rating, international valuation and international investment. He has worked in the property industry for over 20 years and for DTZ for over 10 years. More recently, he set up his own consultancy firm where he provided international valuation and investment advice to a number of high profile clients. Alexander is also the Executive Secretary of the IPMS Standard Setting Committee (SSC), and the Executive Secretary of the IESC Standard Setting Committee (SSC).
Event Date	:	2015-11-25
Event Time	:	7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date	:	2015-11-11
CPD Hour(s)	:	1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s)	:	1.5
Venue	:	Lecture Theatre 10 at Academic Building 1, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
Division	:	GPD
Organizer	:	GPD
Fee	:	HK$120 for member; HK$150 for non-member (HK$30 walk in surcharge for all pricings listed)
Priority	:	GPD Members; First-come-first-served
Language	:	English
Details	:	International Property Measurement Standards (IPMS), published in Nov 2014, is a new, principles-based, international standard which sets out how to measure property assets. It is a universal language for global profession to share information about properties and allows comparison across different markets and specialisms. The adoption and incorporation of IPMS will result in some changes to current measurement practices. Alex will set through the key features of the IPMS, the use of IPMS in measuring properties, share consistent information with other surveyors and real estate professionals and reflect IPMS in the valuation reports.
Payment	:	HKD 120
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