THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SYDNEY DIVISION OF ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA
APRIL 2013
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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I read an astonishing statement, allegedly made by the then Federal Minister for Transport, Peter Morris in 1986 as follows: “The search for Sydney’s second airport has concluded with the selection of Badgerys Creek”. That was twenty seven years ago and Sydney’s second airport has moved no closer to reality. Twenty seven years has seen incredible growth in size and frequency of international plane movements, and despite the third runway being built, airport movement saturation is looming, and about to become a critical limit on Sydney’s growth, prosperity and air safety. The impending threat to New South Wales tourism, trade and business is devastating. Twenty seven years is an unacceptable period to vacillate on a decision, and in that time new airports have been built in Singapore and Hong Kong, and now Melbourne is moving to build its third airport. On a world scale, Sydney is the only international city in the world, to which international flights are completely banned between 11 pm and 6 am (some international airports do have night time bans but only in cities which have an additional airport). Another fascinating air travel anomaly is that our capital city of Canberra has an airport which is called “Canberra International Airport” but strangely it doesn’t have any international flights (although there once was a flight service offered direct between Fiji and Canberra but it was cancelled through lack of interest). Among many alternative solutions proposed to the Mascot problem, one proposal has been a combined Sydney-Canberra International Airport, built in the Sydney Canberra corridor with high speed rail to and between both cities. Clearly, the airport runways don’t have to be built adjacent to
densely populated urban precincts and I’m sure that the ten thousand airport jobs would be welcomed with open arms by regional New South Wales. Properly planned, with dedicated appropriate rural buffer zones underneath runway approach paths makes more sense than irritating densely packed anti-airport suburbs in Sydney. The solution to Sydney’s airport cannot be that difficult, but it seems that the fear of electorate backlash in disaffected electorates is a paralysing force to a government that is pre-occupied with being returned at the next poll. It’s time for change, it’s time for action and it’s time that people who are genuinely interested in the continued prosperity, progress and success of our city, state and nation make it clear that waiting another twenty seven years for resolution of any important social life blood infrastructure issue is unsatisfactory, unpalatable and totally unacceptable. John Nichols BE (Civil), CPEng, FIEAust President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division
Deputy President’s Corner
Key Division Staff Executive Director – Steve Finlay Executive Operations Manager – Richard Hanna Events Manager – Aimee Najdovski Events Coordinator – Jenny Ha Communications and IT Coordinator – Nimali Herath Membership Services Officer – Julia Bresolin Membership Services Officer – Danielle Tuazon Membership Services Officer – Anna Thom Account Manager – Rimma Kolodizner Industry Relationship Manager – Elana Huthnance Chartered Assessors – Roland De Broglio, Amal Hanna Neil Wyles and Guy Beaubois National Stage 1 Assessor – Guy Beaubois and Maurice Allen National Manager Careers – Jennifer O’Donovan Auditorium Operator – David Zhao
Your Division Committee for 2013 President – John Nichols Deputy President – Alexandra Meldrum Immediate Past President – Brendyn Williams National Councillors – Bruce Howard, Marlene Kanga and Alex Baitch National Congress – Alex Baitch, Ted Tooher, Alexandra Meldrum and Brendyn Williams
Elected Members: Alex Baitch, Ted Tooher, Michael Myers, Marcus Moore, Chris Skinner and Michael Lucas
Appointed Members: Julie Mikhail, Nathan Hanley, Norm Himsley, Jonathan Barnes, John Stornelli, Leila Sadler, Bruce Howard and Veena Sahajwalla
Regional Groups: Central West – Stephen Martin; Dubbo – Stewart McLeod; Illawarra/Sutherland – Trevor Wilkinson; Monaro – Richard Clarke; Riverina – Ian Davies; Shoalhaven – Mark Klein; Southern Highlands & Tablelands – Tom Romberg; Western Sydney – Jonathan Barnes
Do engineers innovate? At our recent Fellows Luncheon, we acknowledged the winner of the M A Sargent Medal. John O’Sullivan was responsible for the development of a patent now used by WiFi standards throughout the world. This is an amazing engineering achievement. Considering the impact of wireless technologies for our businesses, homes and lifestyles, it is hard to think of a recent innovation that has been more transformational. Our media, economists and politicians place a strong emphasis on productivity. The biggest opportunities to improve quality of life and productivity, will not come from devising new technology (we already excel in creating new ‘widgets’). Something else is required. How do we take a great idea, create value from it, capture the value, and do so in a manner which is sustainable – so society benefits in the longer term? The economists often call the missing factor “organisation” or “managerial skill”. For more successful innovation, we need to improve the quality of organisation, management and entrepreneurship in Australia. As engineers, what can we do? A range of initiatives is required. Some of these require a broad approach; others can occur within the workplace: • Sound public policy • Communities of practice • Collaboration across disciplines, networks and organisations • Support and mentoring from successful managers and entrepreneurs • Education and continuing professional development • Development of mangers and leaders • Funding • An acceptance of risk and the ability to manage that risk appropriately. If you have an interest in policy: Engineers Australia produced a policy paper on innovation (copies available on the website). If you wish join a community of practice: the Innovations subcommittee for Sydney Division has an open discussion you can join in LinkedIn. For a multidisciplinary approach: through the Board of Engineering Practice, I am encouraging the Chairs of all our colleges, groups, committees and panels to work on areas of joint collaboration. We can learn from successful entrepreneurs: I like the following “sleeves rolled up” approach … In a recent BRW magazine article, Mark Harbottle, the founder of successful start-ups 99designs and flipper, gave “5 steps to foster a culture of innovation’ – Keep teams small, Provide direction, Give staff the freedom to play, Expect failure, reward success and maintain perspective, and Be your own customers. In our rapidly changing world, innovation shall continue to be important for us as individuals, as an engineering profession, and as a nation. Which of the above ideas are you putting into practice …? Alexandra Meldrum, MIChemE, FIEAust, CPEng Deputy President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division
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Fellows’ Luncheon – March 2013 The March Fellows’ Luncheon at Parliament House was hosted by Mr Craig Baumann MP, with guest speaker Dr Adi Paterson, and special guest Professor Mary O’Kane, NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer and 155 Sydney Division Fellows and their guests. We welcomed 16 new Fellows into Engineers Australia Sydney Division. The New Fellows welcomed at the Luncheon were: Matt Barrie Nagendran Loganathan Dr Gregory Roger Brian Butturini Peter Longstaff Samuel Samra Livio Chiarot Wayne Miggins Prof David Taubman Ty Christopher Damian O’Connor Marek Tomaszewski Peter Gemell Adi Paterson David Hind Michael Rigby The guest speaker, Dr Adi Paterson, Chief Executive Officer – ANSTO, and Professional Engineer of the Year 2012 shared views on how engineering might change over the next 40 years, and drew on examples from the last 40 years to illustrate how rapidly engineering has developed as an engine of innovation. He indicated that in the next 40 years the intersection between living matter and engineering – beyond the traditional approach to bio-medical engineering – will be where some of the most interesting and challenging areas will develop. He indicated that the best engineering is open and transparent and delivers value to the greatest number of people, at a price that is affordable, with solutions that are sustainable. The Luncheon was closed by Alexandra Meldrum, Sydney Division Deputy President, who delivered the Vote of Thanks. The next Fellows’ Luncheon will take place on Friday 15 November 2013.
We were also delighted to be joined on the day by Honorary Fellows Professor Christopher Fell, Dr John Nutt and Mr Grahame Campbell, who were all very gracious in sharing their numerous experiences with our winners. A highlight of the day for all was to listen to a very interesting and entertaining speech by Dr Adi Paterson, 2012 Sydney Division Engineer of the Year and Chief Executive Officer of ANSTO. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to our Honorary Fellows; a very successful day was had by all. The next CELM Sydney Fellows Luncheon sponsorship will be in November 2013. James Phillis, FIEAust CPEng, Chair
New Fellows with John Nichols, Alexandra Meldrum and Richard Hanna.
CELM Sponsorship of Fellows’ Luncheon For some years, CELM Sydney has been sponsoring a select number of Young and Women Engineers to be guests at the biannual Fellows Luncheon held at NSW Parliament House. The most recent event was held on Friday, 15 March. Of the numerous applications received, selection is based on a demonstrated contribution to the engineering profession and to the community, demonstrated engineering leadership and demonstrated management skills. For this luncheon, we were delighted to award sponsorships to and host: Claudia Novati Almut Pohl Jonathan Barnes
CELM Chair James Phillis and Claudia Novati, Almut Pohl and Jonathan Barnes.
Dubbo science and engineering challenge The Western Plains Science and Engineering Challenge held on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th of March involved 300 year 9 and 10 students from 16 secondary schools across north-western NSW. Now well-established in Dubbo, the competition involves a day of hands-on challenges designed to inform and inspire students about careers in science and engineering. Local engineers and scientists volunteered to run the challenges while engaging with students, while Rotary played a lead role in organising the event since 2000. A new initiative in 2013 was the inclusion of celebrity teams where Dubbo City Council engineers and Mayor Matthew Dickerson went head to head with local engineering company Barnson lead by founding director Richard Noonan. The bridge building competition proved to be the most highly contested with Barnson’s bridge performing strongly under all loads impressing students and judges alike. Two of the most exciting challenges for students this year involved a catapult competition and the construction of a tall earthquake-proof tower which is then shaken in the testing stage. The winners of day 1 and day 2 were Mudgee High School and Gulgong High School respectively. Each school receives a $250 bursary to travel to the Science and Engineering Challenge in Newcastle later this year. The money is annually donated by the Civil and Structural Panel of Engineers Australia, fundraised through a paid technical seminar delivered to the members of Engineers Australia. If you would like to find out more about the activities of the Dubbo Group of Engineers Australia – please provide your current email address to stewart.mcleod@dubbo.nsw.gov.au. Jillian Kilby, MIEAust Dubbo & Central West Group
Owen Johns, consultant engineer from Wellington, completes the Helter Skelter Testing with students.
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A lesson in leadership – the life of Sir John Monash Another great presentation organised by the CELM Sydney Chapter (Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management) was held at the Engineers Australia Harricks Auditorium, Chatswood NSW on Tuesday 19 March 2013 between 6.00 – 7.00 pm. The presenter, Rolfe Hartley FIEAust CPEng EngExec FIPENZ, captured the attention of the audience from the start by intriguing story about one of the greatest ever Australians, Sir John Monash. In this presentation Rolfe Hartley discussed the life and career of Sir John Monash, with an emphasis on the lessons in leadership. Sir John Monash was a complex man who overcame adversity, prejudice and hardship in both his military and civilian careers. The story about a young boy who met Ned Kelly and a civil engineer who helped introduce reinforced concrete technology into Australia was inspirational. Sir John Monash’s greatest fame came as a soldier, where he rose from 49 year old Lieutenant Colonel at the start of the First World War to Commander of the Australian Corps in 1918. Perhaps best known for his innovative tactics at the Battle of Le Hamel, he was the first commander to be knighted in the field by the British Monarch in over 400 years. Rolfe Hartley is a past President of Canberra Division and was Engineers Australia National President in 2007. He is presently Chair of the National Engineering Registration Board. The presentation attracted significant number attendees. Sydney Chapter of the CELM would like to thank all members and friends who have helped organise this event.
Darko Stevanovic,
CELM Sydney Chapter (Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management)
Engineering Careers Expo The Engineering Careers Expo took place on Wednesday 6 March at the Sydney Masonic Centre. The event was supported by a 23 exhibitors and attracted in excess of 750 students from over 5 universities. The event was opened by Hannah Mahony-Hayes, Chair of Young Engineers Australia Sydney Division, who was the Master of Ceremonies for the Forum “How Best to Find a Job” which was panelled by 4 industry representatives. The industry representatives on the forum were; Lauren Dennis from Fulton Hogan; Sina Tanielu from URS; Lieutenant Benjamin Robinson from Defence Force Recruiting; and Jenny O’Donovan from Engineers Australia. The panel addressed questions from the audience in regard to resume writing, interview skills, and how to get job placements in the industry. The exhibition was opened to the students after the forum which provided the students with the opportunity to mingle with the exhibitors and gain valuable information and guidance for future graduates and employment opportunities. The 2013 Careers expo exhibitors were: Abigroup Ericsson Arup Evans & Peck Pty Ltd Asio Fulton Hogan Asis Golder Associates Aurecon HATCH Cardno ICD (Asia Pacific) P/L CIBSE Young Engineers Network Lindsay & Dynan Consulting Contact Singapore Engineers Daly International ResMed Defence Force Recruiting Taylor Thomson Whitting Department Of Defence Transport for New South Wales EA Chartered Membership URS Australia Pty Ltd Engineers Australia Sydney Division is currently in discussion for how to make the 2014 Careers Evening even bigger and better than this year. More information will published in upcoming newsletters. Many thanks to the speakers, exhibitors, and to all of the volunteers who gave up their time and helped make the evening an overwhelming success. 4 engineers sydney APRIL 2013
Students at the Expo.
Forum panel of Company representatives.
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“Raising the Bar” of the Australian Intellectual Property (IP) rights system On 15 April 1013, some of the most significant amendments to Australia’s intellectual property (IP) laws for almost 20 years will come into force, affecting patent, trade mark and design legislation. The changes are intended to support innovation by encouraging investment in research and technology in Australia and to therefore help Australian businesses benefit from their good ideas. To support innovation, the patent system must strike a balance. It must provide sufficient protection to reward innovation, but not so much protection as to block future or follow-on innovation. Concerns have been raised that the thresholds set for the grant of a patent in Australia are too low, suppressing competition and discouraging subsequent innovation. Particular concerns have been raised that patents are granted for inventions that are not sufficiently inventive, and that the details of inventions are not sufficiently disclosed to the public. As such, some of the main changes are therefore intended to improve the standards and requirements of patent specifications, to provide experimental use infringement exemptions, and to fast-track examination processing times. While the main changes are summarised here, a short summary video and more comprehensive articles are available for further information at www.davies.com.au/raisingthebar.
NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR PATENT APPLICATIONS The new legislation addresses several key areas of patentability. Firstly, the standard of ‘inventive step’ is being raised to a level which is more consistent with the standards of our major trading partners outside Australia. Secondly, the amendments bolster the requirements that an invention be useful … that there is appropriate explanation as to how an invention works and that it works in the way the patent says it does.
Thirdly, the standards for disclosing an invention are raised to ensure that granted patents are no broader than the invention which has been disclosed. Fourthly, the amendments will expand the grounds on which the Patent Office can examine, and apply a consistent standard of proof across all grounds, so that the Patent Office should not grant patents which would not pass scrutiny in a court challenge. As such, the certainty in the validity of granted Australian patents should be increased.
EXPERIMENTAL USE EXEMPTIONS “Experimental use” exemptions will allow Engineers and other R&D personnel to use patented inventions in experimentation without infringing the Patent, thus “freeing researchers to innovate”. The exemption applies to acts done for experimental purposes only and does not cover those done for commercial purposes.
REDUCED TIME PERIODS From 15 April 2013, various time periods have been tightened, including the time for requesting examination and securing acceptance of a patent application. These changes are intended to strike a balance between giving sufficient time to get applications in order for grant or registration, and minimising delays in giving certainty about whether a right will be granted, and what scope that right will have. There are, of course, many other changes in the Raising the Bar Act. Overall, the changes seek to provide a more robust framework to provide higher quality IP protection which aims to support and encourage local business owners in protecting their IP. For more information on this article, contact Anthony Cowle, at Davies Collison Cave (acowle@davies.com.au).
Discover Engineering Day The most recent Discover Engineering Day was held at ANSTO on 26 March 2013. The day was a huge success with an attendance of over 120 students from surrounding schools including Sutherland Shire Christian School, Jannali High School, Sylvania High School, Cronulla High School, Aquinas Catholic College, Lucas Heights Community School, Port Hacking High School and also students from St Ignatius’ College, Riverview and Knox Grammar School. To start the day the students were introduced to the world of engineering with a presentation by our Executive Operations Manager, Richard Hanna. Throughout the day the students then saw presentations from both our Student Engineer and Professional Engineer, Bryan Moutrie and Janet Urquhart. When the students were not captivated by our presentations they were given the opportunity to rotate around a range of different activities that helped them learn more about engineering as a future career path. Activities on the day included an Education Hub with ambassadors from University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Technology, Sydney, Macquarie University, University of Wollongong, TAFE NSW and Defence Force Recruitment. Students also got to try their hand at some engineering of their own by competing in a Crash Barrier competition and creating and testing paper towers. The students also experienced the chemical reactions created by BOC and had the opportunity to eat ice cream made from liquid nitrogen. RoboGals provided the students with a challenging activity where they had to create a catapult using only basic materials. The engineers of the
winning paper tower came from Port Hacking High School and the winning crash barrier was from Lucas Heights Community School. After all their hard work students were treated to morning tea and a BBQ lunch provided by ANSTO. A big thank you to ANSTO for allowing us to use their venue, and all the volunteers involved with making the day a big success. We now look forward to the next Discover Engineering Day.
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WIE Celebrate International Women’s Day Women in Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division hosted their annual International Women’s Day (IWD) cocktail evening on the 7th of March 2013. 110 guests gathered at the Shelbourne Hotel to acknowledge and celebrate this significant day under the apt theme ‘The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum’. Guests indulged in cocktails and canapés and had the opportunity to mingle and network with other attendees. Julie Mikhail, chair of the WIE committee, welcomed the guests and started with a brief history of IWD, its importance in recognising the contributions and acknowledging the many achievements of women worldwide. The new committee and an outline of the WIE program for 2013 were then introduced. The formalities proceeded with the launching of the mentoring program. This was followed by two very special guest speakers, a mother and a daughter and both engineers. Dr Catherine Killen and her daughter Annabel Killen, shared with the audience their contrasting experiences and triumphs through a generation of change. Dr Catherine Killen, a course coordinator and a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) knew little about engineering when considering her major. With internet not being available at the time, she had to make a decision based on other people’s thoughts and knowledge of the profession. Once a mechanical engineering student at the University of Virginia, USA she encountered the gender imbalance. Dr Killen referred to one particular situation where she was the only female student without any engineers in her Dr Catherine Killen and her daughter, Annabel Killen – IWD. family; every other female had a father who was an engineer. Dr Killen mentioned how she believed the father might have passed knowledge to his daughter about engineering being a good career Annabel Killen, currently working at Evans & Peck, brought to light the and she felt other women were missing out on this important message. She differences between the start of her mother’s career and hers. In contrast to remarked females considering engineering now have a lot more information her mother being one of the first women entering the engineering industry, available and can also be inspired by previous female engineering role Annabel said she is surrounded by female engineering role models who models. have gone before her and forged successful careers. She went on to Dr Killen announced that although there was a gender imbalance at mention that while a lot of women in her mother’s generation had to work university she only felt ‘in the spotlight’ when she joined the workforce at hard to justify their place in the industry, by now there are many women Caltex Petroleum Corporation in New York City. Being the only female in the leaving different marks on the industry. She has had a very different company, she was always forging new paths and initiating a culture change experience to her mother and as a result she has never felt workplaces have to include female engineers. had to completely recalibrate or adjust to the idea of a female engineer. Dr Killen mentioned that today the workforce encourages and supports Annabel stated engineering is becoming a logical choice for women female engineers; there is more flexibility and a better work-life balance which rather than a ground breaking one but she believed a lot more work is contribute to the retention of females in the profession. needed in breaking down the stereotypes as engineering is still seen as an unusual choice for women. She went on to say how engineering would generally be recommended to high school boys decent at mathematics and science but not to girls. Annabel emphasised the importance of changing stereotypes to make sure it is not deterring females from choosing engineering as a profession. Annabel talked about being part of the Evans & Peck’s Future Leaders Acceleration Program, during which she was mentored by the Managing Director, and also about her interest in increasing indigenous participation in the engineering industry. Annabel said she has enjoyed her experience in the engineering profession so far and believed engineering offers a great career and excellent opportunities. She sees a lot of momentum for further progress and is very excited to see how the engineering profession continues to change for good. The night concluded with questions from the audience and another opportunity to mingle and network. Rezarta Rushitaj Publications Coordinator WIE 2013 Committee – Sydney Division. 6 engineers sydney APRIL 2013
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Illawarra/Sutherland region news ISRG Committee kicked off the 2013 Program with a Site Visit & Presentation of the Western Grandstand at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Wednesday 13 March. Geoff Baker, Project Manager for the Replacement of the Western Grandstand took us first on a tour of the Grandstand followed by an presentation overview of the Project background, procurement strategies employed, design and construction issues encountered to deliver the project. Thirty seven members and guests attended. YEA-I started their 2013 Program with a Resume Development, Interview Techniques & Networking Workshop. Guest Speaker was Jonathan Pelham, Senior Consultant from 360 HR in Wollongong. Jonathan firstly spoke on the Economic Situation affecting employment and employment market Ryan Duff (YEA-I Committee Member), Jonathan overview before Pelham and Ruchi Chhikara (YEA-I 2013 Chair). continuing on with writing the perfect Resume, how to prepare for your interview and then ending the presentation on Effective Networking. The YEA-I Committee hosted their annual “Engineers Networking Evening” on Wednesday 27 March at the Lagoon Restaurant in Wollongong. The Evening started off with a game getting members and guests to name all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, YEA-I Committee roamed around to make sure no one was looking up the answers on their phones. There were two teams who named all 7 and so a draw was made for the winning team – which was the
Red Dot Team. Two Guest Speakers were invited: Andrew Pratley, Associate from Expressive Engineering and James Phillis, Chair of CELM (Centre of Engineering Leadership and Management), Sydney Division. Andrew & James presentations both had very interesting information for those attending to take away The winner Daniel Flanagan (right) with Drew with them. Clements (YEA-I Committee Member). There was plenty of time for Networking with 133 Members and Guests attending. Since it’s conception this is the biggest Networking Evening hosted by the YEA-I Committee. The Event would not have been such a great success if it wasn’t for our Sponsors: • Coffey Geotechics • BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal • RKF Engineering Services • Baulderstone • GHD • Hatch Thank You to you all for your kind sponsorship. Each Sponsor displayed their banner and promotional material and all received plenty of questions from those who attended. The YEA-I Committee ran a Competition during March to win a iPad Mini. The Competition was about getting Young Engineers to “LIKE” the Young Engineers Australia – Illawarra (YEA-I) Facebook page – which was very successful Elaine Bailey
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Young Engineers What makes a good city? Sydney’s Young Engineers turned their attention to this question on the 12th March when 180 engineers gathered at the Star Room in Darling Harbour for the Barangaroo Development Forum; proudly sponsored by Coffey. The night brought together David McCracken Director of Property Development from the Barangaroo Development Authority, Jol Keeble Executive Director of Construction Barangaroo South from Lend Lease and Chris Lock Deputy Director General of Transport Projects Division from Transport for New South Wales to give a range of perspectives on the development. Patrick Wong from Coffey tied together the discussion as Master of Ceremonies. David McCracken guided us through an overview of the development and explored how Barangaroo will fit within our city. The hard question posed was ‘How will Barangaroo be established as a good precinct?’ While this question is being asked now for Barangaroo, a similar question is being asked for Paramatta. ‘How can Paramatta break through it’s present image and become a popular precinct alternative to Sydney’s CBD?’ was a widely discussed topic at City of Sydney and Arup’s joint workshop on ‘Shaping Sydney’ last month. An interesting question that came out of this discussion on Paramatta was ‘How would Sydney change if Paramatta became the heart of our Parliament and Sydney’s CBD was our commercial center?’ Jol Keeble explained the incredible scale of the Barangaroo South construction site which includes the three commercial towers surrounded by high-rise and low-rise residential buildings. At 7.5 hectares Barangaroo South is roughly a third of the overall Barangaroo Development and is expected to peak at 3,000 construction workers per day. The logistical issues of managing a site of this scale, which is full of plant equipment and construction workers, and without established access roads, are extensive. Chris Lock gave an engaging talk on Wynyard Walk. The key features of the project are the new Western Entrance to Wynyard Station, the new 3.5m high by 9m wide underground pedestrian link and a pedestrian bridge over
Sussex Street. It was interesting to hear how the design will keep pedestrians walking by making the space comfortable but not too comfortable, by not providing retail space and through the placement of advertising. I’d like to thank all of the speakers for their insights, our sponsor Coffey, Nathan Hanlez the event coordinator and all of the Young Engineers who helped put the event together. The event was a great success and received overwhelming interest. Looking ahead, Young Engineers is pleased to bring back the Communications Workshops in 2013. Join us for ‘Fundamentals in Communication’ on 29th April and continue with the ‘Masters Class’ on 27th May. If you’re wondering where to start with your CPEng or confused about the recent changes in obtaining your CPEng, join us in May for our CPEng Seminar. Keep an eye on our website http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ young-engineers for more details. Hannah Mahony-Hayes YEAS Chair
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APRIL Fri 26 Engineers Australia Sydney Division Chartered Workshop Board Room 9:30 to 12:00 Contact: Julia Bresolin Email: Cost: Free Sat 27 Engineers Australia Sydney Division Chartered Workshop Board Room C 9:30 to 12:00 ontact: Julia Bresolin Email: Cost: Free Mon 29 Young Engineers Australia, Sydney Division Fundamentals of Communication Harricks Auditorium 9:00 to 17:00 Contact: James Bencke Email: James.Bencke@ resmed.com.au Cost: $270 EA members, $300 non-members
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Joint Institutions IMarEST & RINA Development of a Low-cost Vehicle/Passenger Ferry in Response to Increased Competition from Air Travel in South East Asia Harricks Auditorium 18:00 for 18:30 Contact: Graham Taylor Email: graham.taylortech@gmail.com Cost: Free Thurs 2 Western Sydney Regional Group (WSRG) Chartered Workshop Building U Room G.43 University of Western Sydney (Kingswood Campus), Kingswood 1pm to 3pm Contact: Dr. Olivia Mirza Email: o.mirza@uws.edu.au Cost: Free
Mon 6 Australian Society for Defence Engineering Aircraft Maintenance in the Australian Defence Force Harricks Auditorium 17:30 for 20:00 Contact: Doug Roser Email: dougroser@bigpond.com Cost: Free Tues 7 Mechanical College Eminent Speaker Tour Tony Wallis – An Overview of Development of an Australian Formula One Engine Technology Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 18:00 Contact: Emily Yiannakis Email: eyiannakis@engineersaustralia. org.au Cost: Free for EA members, $10 non-members Wed 8 National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering Coastal Climate Change Guidelines Workshop Harricks Auditorium 9.15am to 4pm Contact: Emily Yiannakis Email: eyiannakis@engineersaustralia. org.au Cost: $170 EA members, $190 nonmembers Mon 13 & Tues 14 Sustainable Engineering Society Sustainability Assessment – Policy, Plans and Projects – 2 Day Workshop Board Room 8:00 to 18:00 Contact: Matthew Guy Email: matthew.guy@sita.com.au Cost: $600 EA/SEng members, $1000 non-members, $400 Studnets Mon 13 & Tues 14 VABZI and Active Business Communications VANZI Conference & Expo 2013 Australian Technology Park, Sydney Contact: Anthony Sprange Email: anthony@abcevents.net.au Cost: please www.vnzi.com.au or con
Tues 14 National Committee on Space Engineering and ITEE College Australian Earth Observation from Space: Digital Earth, Citizen Science and Social Media Harricks Auditorium 17:30 for 18:00 Contact: Emily Yiannakis Email: eyiannakis@engineersaustralia. org.au Cost: Free for EA members, $10 nonmembers Thurs 16 Mechanical Branch Optimum Use & Innovation of Welding Joining Technologies Harricks Auditorium 18:00 to 20:00 Contact: Geoffrey Stone Email: blenray@yahoo.com.au Cost: Free Wed 22 Nuclear Engineering Panel Small Modular Reactors: An option for Australia? Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 20:00 Contact: Don Higson Email: higsond@bigpond.net.au Cost: Free Mon 27 Young Engineers Australia, Sydney Division The Communication Masterclass Harricks Auditorium 9:00 to 17:00 Contact: James Bencke Email: James.Bencke@resmed.com. au Payment: Cost: $315 EA members, $350 non-members Tues 28 Civil and Structural Engineering Panel Steel Topic Zenith Theatre 5.30 to 7:30 Contact: Ken ONeill Email: Ken.ONeill@aurecongroup.com Cost: Free Wed 29 Construction Engineering Panel CityRail Clearways Project and Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplicating Projects Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 20:00 Contact: Carlo Garofali Email: Carlo.Garofali@periaus.com.au Cost: Free
Online CPD Presentations slides and notes of following events now available online to download at: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney/techpresentations • Liberalised Electricity Markets and Nuclear Power: The case of Australia’s NEM • Lessons in Leadership: the Life of Sir John Monash • Going low carbon – the approach of the International Energy Policy Institute • Specialist Systems Engineering in Transportation Projects
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View video streams of following Sydney events and over 500 more covering all areas of engineering at: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/webcasts/ mediavisionz • A Lesson in Leadership – the life of Sir John Monash • Going low carbon – the Approach of the International Energy Policy Institute • Effective Height & Impact on Fire Safety • The Christchurch Earthquate – Recommendations from the Royal Commission • Eminent Speaker Series: Future Submarines – Few Easy Choices
YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – DIARY DATES Most events are held at EA Harricks Auditorium, Ground Floor, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood with refreshments provided prior to the session. Events are subject to change or cancel at short notice. Please check our website www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney/events for up-to-date information.
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