From Thursday evening 12 until Saturday 14 May the delegates of CEEC met up in Bern, Switzerland. On Friday, the progress of the CEEC working groups and the focus of CEEC for the next few years were discussed at a workshop. The attendees also heard an interesting presentation by Ludovic Jean (delegate for UNTEC France) on 'Calculation of Life Cycle Costs with Gestiona'. As an introduction to a site visit of a conservation project in a building next door to the 'Zytglogge', one of Bern's most well-known attractions, Michael von Allmen (responsible for the conservation of the Old City of Bern) gave a presentation on 'How does the City of Bern secure a sustainable development of the UNESCO World Heritage site'. On Saturday, the General Assembly of CEEC took place. Of course there was also plenty of time for the delegates to meet up with each other and enjoy the beauty and good life of Bern.

In Tallinn in Spring 2019, CEEC set up four working groups on different subjects (1. Communication, 2. European surveys on construction, 3. European Standards & Norms and 4. The role of construction economists in European countries). At a workshop in Bern on Friday 13 May, the working groups were evaluated and new projects were discussed. Among others: ICMS Mapping, Apartment Block Cost Model, Civil Work Cost Model and Further strenghtening of European relations were suggested as new projects. At the General Assembly on Saturday it was agreed that a proposal for the next meeting will be prepared by the Board on which projects to move forward with given the resources available. 

At the 85th General Assembly on Saturday 14 May in Bern, Steven Thompson (UK) was re-elected as Vice President. Mary Flynn (Ireland) was elected as General Secretary because Creon Swaghoven stepped down as General Secretary after five years for personal reasons. Creon was thanked for his work, especially on the file server, documentation, standardization of documents and communication matters such as the website and the newsletter. Mary Flynn works for the Dublin City Council and is the first female secretary of CEEC.

Also the accounts for the year 2021/ 2022 were approved and the Board was discharged at the General Assembly in Bern. Furthermore, the budget for 2022/ 2023 was approved and other issues such as the ICEC World Congress to be held in Rotterdam, PAQS Singapore, and the 50 years anniversary congress of UNTEC were discussed.

From Friday 9 until Tuesday 13 September the PAQS Congress 2022 will be held in Singapore at the prolific Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort and Convention Centre. The theme of the Congress is 'Disruption and Transformation in the Built Environment'. More information and registration can be found on the website paqs2022.com.

The ICEC World Congress 2022 is a global conference of the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) to be held in conjunction with and hosted by the Dutch Association of Cost Engineers. The Congress will be organized from 12 until 15 June in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. CEEC President Agnete Skytte will be one of the speakers at the Congress. For more information and registration, visit the website icecworldcongress.com.