THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2017189
Event Name	:	UAS application in Surveying industries
CPD Code	:	Formal Events
Speaker	:	Mr Rickson Chow Master and Bachelor in Aero-spacing Engineering at UK Rickson has been providing professional UAV flight training and aerial services for many professionals including surveying, constriction, security, production, education and NGOs. With the knowledge from MSc and BEng in Aerospace Engineering and over 20 years of experience in remote controlled systems, he has trained over 1000+ operators to operate UAV for a wide range of applications. He is the Presidents of the International Unmanned Aircraft Systems Associations since 2015.
Event Date	:	2018-01-11
Event Time	:	7:00pm –8:30pm
Registration Closing Date	:	2018-01-09
CPD Hour(s)	:	1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s)	:	1.5
Venue	:	Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 1207, 12/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Division	:	BSD QSD
Organizer	:	BSD & QSD
Fee	:	HK$ 120 for members; HK$ 180 for non-members (HK$30 walk-in surcharge on all prices listed)
Priority	:	HKIS members; First-come-first-served
Language	:	Cantonese supplemented by English
Details	:	As UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) are widely being used in surveying industries, the safety operation of such system is now being one of the major considerations for the industries to adopt such new technology to help on surveying, progress monitoring and inspection etc. By understanding the safety operation procedure and limitation would have helped the operator to benefit from this new technology and minimize the safety concerns from the stakeholders.
Remarks	:	Closing date: Extend to 9 January 2018 Rescheduled from 31 October 2017 All income and sponsorship amount, after deducting the cost, will be donated to the HKIS Charitable Foundation. The HKIS Charitable Foundation (Foundation) was incorporated in April 2014 and is established to provide assistance and financial support to those who are in need or are suffering hardship; to organise, support, promote and engage in non-profit making works and activities for the purpose of assisting the underprivileged, aged, social disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in the community; for the advancement of education and relief of poverty; emergency relief projects etc. The Foundation is an approved charitable institution and exempt from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
Payment	:	HKD 120
Face-to-Face/Zoom	:	Please refer to the remarks

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
3.	Payment can be made by cheque or by Credit Card (Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. / American Express). Cheques should be made payable to “SURVEYORS SERVICES LTD.”. A separate cheque or Credit Card payment instruction form is required for each event/ application. You should write down the registration number and HKIS membership number at the back of your cheque. The HKIS Secretariat will update the payment status and your application will be confirm when HKIS Secretariat receive your payment.
4.	Payment by PayPal is also acceptable. Please register in our web site before the closing date for each event. Please be reminded that if you cannot settle the payment within 7 days from the date the HKIS Secretariat accepted your registration, your registration number will be invalid and your application will be rejected. Your name will not be included in the registration list and you cannot attend the concerned CPD event. (Not applicable for site visit / social event / joint event with other organisation)
5.	An official receipt which must be presented at the event, will be available for downloading from the "CPD Profile" under Members Corners when payment is received.
6.	Incomplete or wrongly completed registration will not be processed.
7.	In the event a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, the event will be postponed and a new arrangement will be announced. Should the aforesaid warnings be lowered 4 hours before the event, the event will proceed as normal.
8.	If you have not received any reply from HKIS Secretariat within 7 days of the event, you may call the Secretariat at 2526 3679 to check the progress of your registration.
9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.