British Dam Society young engineers' forum

This paper summarises the inaugural meeting of the British Dam Society Young Engineers' Forum (YEF). The forum was convened in Manchester, with the objectives of discussing the role and objectives of the YEF and creating a network of young dam engineers focused on sharing learning and best practices. The meeting provided the opportunity for a number of short technical presentations to be given and for the delegates to network with their industry colleagues. This paper presents a summary of the forum proceedings.