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NEWS AND NOTICES
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards
Twenty four finalists will be competing for awards honours at Engineers Australia’s 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards on 23 November at Parliament House in Canberra. For more information on the finalists and to purchase tickets for the event, go to http://www.excellenceawards.org.au/web/gallery.html.
Information on the awards can now also be accessed via a new app. The 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards App is available free to download via the Apple App store (click here). The awards are sponsored by Snowy Hydro, AusIndustry, American Express, Standards Australia and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney.
Input invited on competency standards
Engineers Australia is inviting input from the engineering community to the Australian Engineering Competency Standards Stage 2 draft, which can be viewed at www.engineersaustralia.org.au/stage2revision.
Comments can be submitted on the site.
Nominations extended for National Deputy
Engineers Australia is calling for nominations for the position of its National Deputy President for 2012. Bye-law 32.4.3 requires that the National Deputy President shall be an Honorary Fellow or Fellow of Engineers Australia who has served at least one term as a delegate to the National Congress.
Nominations close at 5pm AEDST 24 October.
Nomination forms may be downloaded from www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ndp2012. Voting for the National Deputy President will take place at the National Congress meeting, 23-24 November, by secret ballot using a preferential voting system.
Regional engineers wanted
Engineers Australia has declared 2012 the Year of the Regional Engineering Team. To introduce the Year, Engineers Australia magazine is planning a special feature on regional engineering in the January issue of the magazine. The magazine is inviting engineers working in regions outside major cities in Australia or overseas to talk about their work and their experiences – the benefits and the challenges of relying on their own devices, at times cut off from the major supply lines and professional support. Engineers interested in participating in this feature can email editorial@engineersmedia.com.au.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Ninety First Annual General Meeting of the Institution of Engineers Australia will be held in the Canberra Room, Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600 on Thursday 24 November at 2.00pm. The agenda will be:
- Confirmation of Minutes of the Ninetieth Annual General Meeting held in Canberra on 25 November 2010.
- Presentation of Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2010/2011.
- Election of Auditors for 2012.
- Business raised under Bye-Law 51.2 of Supplemental Royal Charter 2006.
- Presentation of Engineers Australia Awards for 2011.
- Presentation of Certificates to Honorary Fellows 2011.
- Presentation of Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal for 2011.
- National President’s Address.
- Installation of National President of Engineers Australia.
- Declaration of the National Congress and Council for 2012.
Calls for abstracts
Abstracts for the conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 on 1-3 May in Canberra are due 24 October 2011. Abstract acceptance notification by 11 November 2011; full paper submission by 6 February 2012. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
PUBLICATIONS
The Hope Factor
Anthony Hope
$63.59 + GST = $69.95
2011 9780646553214 536pp Hardcover
Spanning
fifty years of exploration and extraction, The Hope Factor is a
testament to the most significant mineral discoveries in our recent
history. Geologist Tony Hope reveals the untold stories of the most
iconic mining operations in the South Pacific. From Mount Morgan and
Browns Creek in Australia’s East, to Filmag in the Philippines, to
Bouganville and Ok Tedi in Papua New Guinea, this history pays tribute
to the processes, pitfalls and people behind these projects. This
beautifully presented hardcover volume spans half a century of
Australian mining, with content both accessible and full of facts. Click here to buy this book
Light Rail Developers Handbook
$154.55 + GST = $170.00
Lewis Lesley
2011 9781604270488 320pp Hardcover
This
unique book is for anyone interested in how to justify and build light
rail systems in the age of limited resources and green technologies. The
historical introduction addresses how many of the problems faced by
light rail promoters and planners are not new and how existing solutions
can be used to save time and money. Click here to buy this book.
Engineers Australia conferences
The Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering is holding its International Conference on 24-26 Oct in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.ssee2011conference.com, email ssee2011@icms.com.au or phone: +61 7 3844 1138.
The Australian Control Conference (AUCC2011) will be held on 10-11 Nov in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.aucc.org.au.
The Engineering Heritage Conference 2011 will be held on 13-16 Nov in Hobart. Inquiries: www.cdesign.com.au/ehac2011.
The Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011, organised by Engineers Australia, Engineers Without Borders and RedR, will be held on 30 Nov–2 Dec in Melbourne. For inquiries contact Nick Byrne. To register click here.
The Australasian Association for Engineering Education is holding its 2011 conference on 5-7 Dec in Fremantle. Inquiries: www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2011/.
The 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference will be held on 5-8 Dec in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.apmc2011.com.
The Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference will be held on 31 Jan–2 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.pacific2012imc.com.
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held on 31 Jan–3 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.apos2012.org.
The ELOPTO 2012 conference, dedicated to colloidal and molecular electrooptics, will be held on 7-8 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ieaust/events/conferences/elopto/.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
The conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 will be held on 1-3 May in Canberra. Abstracts are due on 24 Oct 2011. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
The Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Convention will be held on 24-25 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/memmes.
The Risk Engineering Society Conference (RISK 2012), organised by Engineers Australia’s Risk Engineering Society, will be held on 23-24 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
The Asset Management Council’s ICOMS Asset Management Conference will be held 4–8 June, 2012, at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart. Inquiries: www.amcouncil.com.au.
The Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
The 11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au.
CORE2012, the Conference on Railway Engineering, will be held on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.core2012.com.
The 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on 23-28 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: click here.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
The second annual Engineering Leadership Residential – Leadership for Preferred Futures will be held on 5-10 Nov on the Sunshine Coast. Inquiries: click here.
Engineering Education Australia is Engineers Australia’s subsidiary company organising professional development courses, seminars and other events. For a full list of its offerings go to www.eeaust.com.au.
Other events
A breakfast seminar on how to influence society will be held on 26 Oct in Adelaide. It is part of the lead-up to the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference in May (www.elc2012.org). For more information click here.
The Melbourne School of Engineering is celebrating the 150th anniversary of engineering education at the University of Melbourne and is hosting a gala dinner at the National Gallery of Victoria on 28 October. Inquiries: http://bit.ly/pLDgQX.
Four-day training courses will be held in Brisbane and Perth for engineers involved with the design or maintenance of high capacity belt conveyor systems for the mining or related industries. The first is scheduled for 31 Oct–3 Nov in Brisbane and the second for 29 Nov–2 Dec in Perth.
Inquiries: ann.odonovan@techtraining.com.au.
The Bureau of Meteorology is holding a series of National Water Information Briefings in Melbourne 8 Nov; Brisbane 10 Nov; Darwin 15 Nov; Sydney 23 Nov; Hobart 24 Nov; Adelaide 30 Nov; Perth 1 Dec; and Canberra 6 Dec. Detailed information at http://bit.ly/2011waterbriefings.
The inaugural Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Science, Technology and Engineering Conference, supported by the Australian Society for Defence Engineering, will be held on 8-10 Nov in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.submarineinstitute.com/sia-conferences/.
The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research is presenting MADD5: 5th Mites Asthma Domestic Design Conference in Sydney on 8-9 Nov. Inquiries: www.MADD5.org.
Griffith University is hosting the Construction Law for Engineers one day course on 11 Nov at its Gold Coast Campus. Inquiries: www.constructionlawevents.com.
The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay on 21-24 Feb. Inquiries: http://www.floodplainconference.com/.
The Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering is holding its International Conference on 24-26 Oct in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.ssee2011conference.com, email ssee2011@icms.com.au or phone: +61 7 3844 1138.
The Australian Control Conference (AUCC2011) will be held on 10-11 Nov in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.aucc.org.au.
The Engineering Heritage Conference 2011 will be held on 13-16 Nov in Hobart. Inquiries: www.cdesign.com.au/ehac2011.
The Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011, organised by Engineers Australia, Engineers Without Borders and RedR, will be held on 30 Nov–2 Dec in Melbourne. For inquiries contact Nick Byrne. To register click here.
The Australasian Association for Engineering Education is holding its 2011 conference on 5-7 Dec in Fremantle. Inquiries: www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2011/.
The 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference will be held on 5-8 Dec in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.apmc2011.com.
The Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference will be held on 31 Jan–2 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.pacific2012imc.com.
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held on 31 Jan–3 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.apos2012.org.
The ELOPTO 2012 conference, dedicated to colloidal and molecular electrooptics, will be held on 7-8 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ieaust/events/conferences/elopto/.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
The conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 will be held on 1-3 May in Canberra. Abstracts are due on 24 Oct 2011. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
The Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Convention will be held on 24-25 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/memmes.
The Risk Engineering Society Conference (RISK 2012), organised by Engineers Australia’s Risk Engineering Society, will be held on 23-24 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
The Asset Management Council’s ICOMS Asset Management Conference will be held 4–8 June, 2012, at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart. Inquiries: www.amcouncil.com.au.
The Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
The 11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au.
CORE2012, the Conference on Railway Engineering, will be held on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.core2012.com.
The 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on 23-28 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: click here.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
The second annual Engineering Leadership Residential – Leadership for Preferred Futures will be held on 5-10 Nov on the Sunshine Coast. Inquiries: click here.
Engineering Education Australia is Engineers Australia’s subsidiary company organising professional development courses, seminars and other events. For a full list of its offerings go to www.eeaust.com.au.
Other events
A breakfast seminar on how to influence society will be held on 26 Oct in Adelaide. It is part of the lead-up to the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference in May (www.elc2012.org). For more information click here.
The Melbourne School of Engineering is celebrating the 150th anniversary of engineering education at the University of Melbourne and is hosting a gala dinner at the National Gallery of Victoria on 28 October. Inquiries: http://bit.ly/pLDgQX.
Four-day training courses will be held in Brisbane and Perth for engineers involved with the design or maintenance of high capacity belt conveyor systems for the mining or related industries. The first is scheduled for 31 Oct–3 Nov in Brisbane and the second for 29 Nov–2 Dec in Perth.
Inquiries: ann.odonovan@techtraining.com.au.
The Bureau of Meteorology is holding a series of National Water Information Briefings in Melbourne 8 Nov; Brisbane 10 Nov; Darwin 15 Nov; Sydney 23 Nov; Hobart 24 Nov; Adelaide 30 Nov; Perth 1 Dec; and Canberra 6 Dec. Detailed information at http://bit.ly/2011waterbriefings.
The inaugural Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Science, Technology and Engineering Conference, supported by the Australian Society for Defence Engineering, will be held on 8-10 Nov in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.submarineinstitute.com/sia-conferences/.
The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research is presenting MADD5: 5th Mites Asthma Domestic Design Conference in Sydney on 8-9 Nov. Inquiries: www.MADD5.org.
Griffith University is hosting the Construction Law for Engineers one day course on 11 Nov at its Gold Coast Campus. Inquiries: www.constructionlawevents.com.
The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay on 21-24 Feb. Inquiries: http://www.floodplainconference.com/.