BDS exists to advance the education of the public and the profession in technical subjects relating to planning, design, construction, maintenance, operation, safety, environmental and social issues. At a national level BDS organises: • Programme of London and regional meetings • BDS Conference and Geoffrey Binnie Lecture, held biennially • Dams & Reservoirs, the journal of the British Dam Society published three times a year • The Supervising Engineers Forum, held biennially • Various awards and competitions including the Bateman award, the BDS prize for young professionals, as well as student and photographic competitions At an international level the BDS acts as the United Kingdom National Committee of ICOLD (UKCOLD) and is active in: • Technical committees producing bulletins • ICOLD Congress every three years • ICOLD Annual meetings At a European level, the BDS is active on most of the European Working Groups. The activity of this page reflects the view and position of the BDS and not the views of its individual members