Proceedings 2002/2003 - IRSE
Proceedings 2002/2003 - IRSE
Proceedings 2002/2003 - IRSE
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110<br />
39th Annual Dinner<br />
The Savoy Hotel, London, was the venue for the<br />
39th Annual Dinner held following the Annual<br />
General Meeting on 25th April <strong>2003</strong>. Approximately<br />
480 members and their guests were present.<br />
Mr John Armitt OBE, Chief Executive Network Rail<br />
Infrastructure Ltd, was the principal guest on this<br />
occasion.<br />
Prior to the meal commencing an innovation in the<br />
arrangements for this year saw the immediate Past<br />
President Mr Peter Stanley present the Dell award to<br />
Matt Shelley and the Thorrowgood Scholarship<br />
award to Matthew Lupton. They received their<br />
awards amidst enthusiastic applause.<br />
Another innovation this year was for the speech of<br />
the principal guest to be delivered before the meal<br />
was taken. The newly installed President Mr Colin<br />
Porter introduced his principal guest and Mr Armitt<br />
spoke of the current high costs of signalling<br />
schemes and the complicated process and expense<br />
of introducing new technologies and said that <strong>IRSE</strong><br />
members have a key role to play in tackling these<br />
issues.<br />
Following the speeches an excellent 4-course<br />
meal was efficiently served to the large gathering by<br />
the staff of the Savoy.<br />
This was another most successful and enjoyable<br />
evening with a near maximum attendance at the<br />
event.<br />
K W Burrage
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