YOUNG-AT-HEART DINOSAUR ASSOCIATION (YAHDA)
A loosely formed group of Ex-Hunting Technical Services environmental
consultants
Background
and Rationale:
With the
"passing" of
HTS
- Hunting Technical Services - most of the staff of that fine
organisation have gone their own way. This has included some going
to the big SOIL PIT in the sky, becoming freelance consultants, joining
other "development" organisations or even just retiring.
Hunting PLC do little or nothing to keep all the previous employees in
touch with each other and will not pass on contacts - the dreaded DATA
PROTECTION act.
Despite this there is now a book in publication titled
FIFTY YEARS of INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
the work of HTS 1953 - 2003.
Copies can be supplied via
Peter Thompson the
Editor in Chief or they can be purchased directly via this link
BUY THE BOOK
Rules:
- Approved Members of the Association will be
termed ‘Fellows of the Young At Heart Dinosaur Association’ and can
use the initial FDA after their name (One has to be a Fellow or
nothing at all).
- To qualify for this all prospective members
are asked to place their CV at the disposal of the committee so they
can scrutinise it and check on its authenticity.
- The YHDA was originally devised for former
employees of HTS. It is propose to widen this net to our other
colleagues in HS&C. In addition each fellow may invite up to five
suitably qualified friends as members of the association.
- Spouses etc are, of course, invited to
participate in the activities of the Association, to attend the AGM
and any related activities, and will be termed Associates.
- It is proposed to have an AGM in the UK,
probably in south of England each year. Regional meetings are also
likely in such places as Taupo,NZ.
- At the AGM Committee members will be
re-elected, sacked, abused, praised or lauded as appropriate etc.
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