THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SYDNEY DIVISION OF ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA
APRIL 2012
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Flying the Flag Sydney Division Key Sponsors Engineers Australia is the foundation of the engineering profession in Australia, and has an underpinning and supporting role to play throughout the career pathway of every engineer – from inception in primary and high school, through formation during tertiary education and early work experience, through to consolidation during engineering practice and specialisation development. Improving the transparency and understanding of this engineering career roadmap will help us to better focus our involvement and contribution towards achieving the primary purpose of our institution – that is, to advance the science and practice of engineering for the benefit of the community. We all have a role to play. As part of its role, Engineers Australia is directly involved in the accreditation of courses which lead to engineering qualifications across all occupational membership categories, which include Professional Engineer, Engineering Technologist and Engineering Associate (formerly known as Engineering Officer). It is logical then to recognise that the educational institutions involved in delivering these qualifications provide a point-of-contact or hub for engineers to engage with the profession. In a similar way, professional and industry associations involved in the engineering profession, and employers of engineers, also provide a variety of physical engagement locations throughout NSW. So, while facilities are available at the Sydney Division Office in Chatswood to hold a variety of engagement activities, opportunities exist to develop similar meeting points or Engineering
Hubs wherever suitable facilities are available to host an engagement need. While websites and social media have enhanced our ability to communicate and collaborate, faceto-face gatherings remain an essential element of our engagement activities. For me, as a Professional Engineer I choose enthusiastically to be a member of Engineers Australia and to contribute wherever I’m able towards the engineering profession. Membership is the entry point to effective participation and contribution within the engineering profession. We, the engineers, are the engineering profession. With Engineers Australia at the core, as a profession we are only as effective as the members, volunteers and staff determine. My encouragement therefore is to improve the visibility of Engineers Australia throughout our engagement activities and meeting points, in recognition of the engagement framework that Engineers Australia provides the engineering profession. Where are your local Engineering Hubs, and how can you fly the flag for Engineers Australia and the engineering profession? Brendyn Williams, BE(Civil)(Hons) MIEAust FIPWEA 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 Industry Relationship Manager – Elana Huthnance Events Coordinator – Jessica Marshall Communications and IT Coordinator – Nimali Herath Membership Officer – Julia Bresolin Membership Officer – Danielle Tuazon Membership Officer – Maritsa Kacopieros Account Manager – Rimma Kolodizner Chartered Assessors – Roland De Broglio, Amal Hanna Neil Wyles and Guy Beaubois National Stage 1 Assessor – Guy Beaubois and Maurice Allen National Manager Careers – Jenny O’Donovan Auditorium Operator – David Zhao
Your Division Committee for 2012 President – Brendyn Williams Deputy President – John Nichols Immediate Past President – Maryam Khajeh National Councillors – Bruce Howard, Marlene Kanga and Alex Baitch National Congress – Kevin Dixon, Ted Tooher and Michael Myers
Elected Members: David Edwards, Nikki New, Rosemary Crowhurst and Michael Lucas
Appointed Members: Young Engineers Australia, Sydney Division – Sam Green Women in Engineering – Julie Mikhail Regional Group Representatives – John Stonelli and Rosemary Crowhurst College and CELM Representative – Alexandra Meldrum Chair Education and Assessment Sub Committee – Norm Himsley Electrical Branch – Allan Sangster Unit Representatives – Norm Himsley and Allan Sangster
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The Engineering Profession manages many important issues within our society. Issues that if aren’t properly planned, designed, constructed and managed can have disastrous consequences potentially causing physical injury, loss of life and multi-billion dollar liability. It is imperative that society has confidence in the competency of those who call themselves Professional Engineers and confidence in the knowledge, ethics, skill and practical experience of those who operate within the Profession. These concepts are the foundation of being a Chartered Engineer and having the right to use the post nominal CPEng (Chartered Professional Engineer). The distinction of being Chartered implies an ability and a competency in being able to deliver sound, safe, ethical and responsible engineering solutions into the public arena. In addition to Chartered status, specialisation in a specific engineering discipline can be recognised by registration on one of Engineers Australia National Professional Engineering Registers, which demonstrates minimum professional competency in a specific engineering area of practice. There is no better judge and jury than one’s peers, and no better group within our society to assess engineering competence than other Professional Engineers – hence the importance of professional development and assessment within Engineers Australia’s competency based assessment system. Becoming Chartered with Engineers Australia is a complex process of review of training, experience, achievement, practice of ethical standards and demonstration of practical application of theory in a responsible manner. While complex, the process is about to become more streamlined in the form of eChartered which, as a web based system, will deliver a more accessible process for documenting the achievement of required competencies for becoming Chartered. eChartered will more align with contemporary engineering standards. The online competency documentation process will retain the peer review, the professional interview process to achieve Chartered status competency. While streamlining and refining the process, eChartered will not reduce the rigour or depth of assessment leading to Chartered recognition. Similarly, application for registration on the National Engineering Register will also be applicable under the eChartered system. The system of eChartered will be fully operational by the 1st July 2012 and make the process of both Chartered Application and registration on a National Register more accessible, streamlined and efficient. John Nichols BE (Civil), CPEng, FIEAust Deputy President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division
NSW Chapter of Australian Society for Defence Engineering
Life Cycle Management and Rebuilding Engineering Capability in the RAN post the Rizzo Review As all who follow developments in defence engineering would know, Mr Rizzo, as the leader of an expert team, was appointed in February 2011 to address significant problems in the repair, maintenance and sustainment of the Royal Australian Navy’s amphibious fleet. This presentation will give an insight into how this is being done and all with an interest in defence engineering should attend. Monday, 7 May 2012 5:30 for 6:00 pm - concluding by 7.30 pm Engineers Australia Auditorium Gnd Floorr 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood Presenter – Commodore Mark Purcell, RAN Head of Rizzo Reform Program and Director General Technical Sea Worthiness Contact: Doug Roser: dougroser@bigpond.com
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Australia will present the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference (ELC 2012). This The Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management andsubstantial Young Engineers stimulating and conference is the major biennial professional event in Australia will present the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference (ELC industry. 2012). This the Australian engineering ELC 2012 will deliver a dynamic and thought stimulating and substantial conference is theprovoking major biennial professional event in speakers and challenging presentations for combination of high profile the Australian engineering industry. ELC 2012experienced will deliver engineering a dynamic and thought leaders and those progressing into leadership roles. provokingand combination of high profile and challenging presentations for We sit in Australia count how we are thespeakers “lucky country”. We may no This year in Adelaide, ELC 2012 will field speakers from a variety of experienced engineering leaders and those progressing into leadership roles. The conference theme is Passing the Baton - Engineering Australia's Future, and four
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longer be riding on the back of a sheep, but riding the resource avalanche sectors and backgrounds providing a broad perspective of the current state important sub themes will be explored the course of the two dayand conference which is roaring through Australia’s ports. The engineering skills shortage of over leadership in this country abroad.- Keynote speakers include His The conference theme is Passing the Baton -Pathways Engineering Australia's Future, and four to Leadership, Transitions inExcellency, Leadership, the Leadership in Industry often results in engineering managers and leadersthe being too busy Honourable Tim and Fischer AC, former deputy Prime Minister of important sub themes will be explored over Engineering course ofa the two day conference Better Society. with deadlines rather pursuing professional development towards Australia and Jillian Kilby, the 2010 Young Professional Engineer of the Year. Pathways to than Leadership, Transitions in Leadership, Leadership in Industry and transformational leadership, engineering excellence and transferring Speakers will share their life journeys and are sure to encourage you to think Engineering a Better Society. knowledge. about your own journey. Additionally, we are proud to have the 2012 Young The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference (ELC 2012) scheduled Australian of the Year, an Engineer, Marita Cheng in attendance. Marita is from 30th May to 2nd June 2012 is a rare opportunity where two dynamic responsible for RoboGals Global, an educational and fun workshop format groups of Engineers Australia, the Centre for Engineering Leadership and which helps to inspire young women to be engineers. Management (CELM) and Young Engineers Australia (YEA), have combined Early registrations indicate that the Conference Workshops “Transitioning efforts to stage a conference addressing Engineering Excellence in from Manager to Leader”, “Negotiating Skills” and “Influencing Skills” Leadership. are very popular. These workshops offer opportunities to do some soulThe previous ELC in 2010 was held in Brisbane with great success, searching and review and develop your own personal leadership skills. celebrating the contributions of leaders at all stages of their careers, from The Conference offers opportunities to explore several Adelaide based young engineers to CEOs. Young engineers who attended recollect the engineering endeavours, including: the Coopers Brewery, ASC – building amazing experiences they had: Australia’s future Air Warfare Destroyers, Adelaide’s Desalination project and Jessica Walker (Immediate Past Chair of YEA National Committee) said: the Adelaide South Road ‘Superway’ project being constructed to deliver “The conference was dynamic with a huge range of speakers from a range 4.8km on road corridor with 2.8km of elevated roadway. of backgrounds combined with short in-conference workshops on leadership The ELC 2012 social program will provide a good balance to the serious issues, which were a valuable addition. The conference really defined the side of the conference. The Conference Gala Dinner will be a fun event characteristics of a good leader and challenged my view on whether or not where young engineering delegates will be able to rub shoulders with engineers are effective leaders. I am looking forward to the 2012 ELC in engineering leaders to assimilate their skills and learn from their stories Adelaide” and experiences. A winery tour to the famous Barossa Valley, life blood of Ben Aldham (incoming 2013 Chair of YEA National Committee) said: South Australia, is bound to be popular. And finally, the YEA Night will be an “ELC 2010 was without a doubt one of the best conferences I have attended. opportunity for young engineers and more experienced engineers to de-brief Being a non-technical conference I was not really sure what to expect. It at the end of a busy ELC 2012. brought together engineering leaders from all over Australia and was an Let ELC 2012 be a few days out from your busy lives to focus on excellent networking opportunity, with plenty of business cards changing developing your skills and inspire you to be the best Professional Engineer, hands. For me the hands-on workshops were the highlight, I walked away Leader and Manager you can be, to tackle the challenges of today’s world. from these workshops with a different perspective on how to approach For more details on ELC2012 visit www.ELC2012.org leadership and new skills, which I have been able to apply in my career. Mathew Tildesley is the Sydney Division representative Overall this conference provided a unique opportunity for young and less on the YEA National Committee. young engineers to interact and learn in a relaxed professional environment.”
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CELM NSW Mentoring Program In the Year of Engineering Leadership, CELM NSW made a commitment to create and implement an elite mentoring program aimed at senior managers to assist them in their professional development and to give them opportunities to learn from the expertise of others. Following a successful pilot in 2011, CELM NSW launched their new mentoring program for engineering leaders on the 1st March 2012. The program is designed to develop leadership skills for engineering managers and to help foster collaboration between managers across engineering disciplines. Seven mentor-mentee pairs were selected from a thorough application process to be part of the 2012 program and over a 6 month period will share their experiences, views and advice. The CELM NSW Mentoring Committee will reconvene with the program participants in September 2012 for a review and feedback session. Contact Jon Lee at sydneycelm@engineersaustralia. org.au for further details. James Phillis Chair, CELM NSW engineers sydney APRIL 2012 3
COMPANY PROFILE
Strong. Innovative. Diverse. It’s Abigroup Abigroup is one of Australia’s leading and most diverse national contractors, with 50 years of experience delivering works in building, roads, rail, water, mining services, tunnels, bridges, energy and telecommunications. To date it has successfully delivered some of the country’s largest and most important infrastructure and construction projects and is poised to continue this success into the future. John Kirkwood, Abigroup’s National Operations Director, said, “Abigroup has a hands-on approach to contracting that is unmatched in Australia. “It owns and operates one of the largest plant and equipment fleets in civil engineering construction in the southern hemisphere, operates its own concrete precasting yards and has its own in-house expertise and blue collar workforce – providing the company with unbeatable control over a project’s critical path.” Abigroup rewards and encourages innovation at all levels across its workforce. This approach has supported the company’s rise to the prominent position it now holds in the construction sector. The focus on innovation has also led to the growth of expert teams dedicated not only to Abigroup’s traditionally strong core areas of engineering and building, but also to key specialisations including its national Water, Telco & Energy, Rail and Mining Services businesses. Abigroup became part of the Lend Lease Group in 2011. It is a business unit of Lend Lease’s Australian construction business whose capabilities focus on engineering, infrastructure construction, building and infrastructure services.
Committed to professional development Abigroup sponsors the Young Professional Engineer of the Year Award because the company is strongly committed to ensuring the next generation of engineers are skilled, experienced, supported and qualified to deliver engineering projects that are innovative and world-class. Abigroup supports young professional engineers through a range of initiatives including its Graduate Development Program. This program fast-tracks the careers of graduate engineers in Abigroup and offers exciting opportunities to develop professionally and personally through: • structured ‘on the job’ work and rotation between projects; • participation in graduate development workshops and forums; • access to learning and development programs; and • a company mentor to support career development. In 2006 Abigroup gained accreditation as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and now delivers nationally recognised assessment, training and qualifications for its employees.
company include the behavioural safety program Pulse. Aimed at promoting safety at work, at home and at play, Abigroup’s key message to employees through Pulse activities and branding is that ‘Safety Never Stops’. The company has also established a National Diversity Forum which held a two day conference in Sydney at the end of February. Drawing together over 50 of the company’s senior managers and business unit representatives, the forum explored the need for diversity of thought, perspective and leadership as a means to business sustainability. Since the inception of Diversity@Abigroup as a corporate initiative two years ago, Abigroup has established a Diversity Council at the most senior level, appointed a National Diversity Manager, introduced paid parental leave, a flexible work policy and mentoring and leadership programs. Abigroup celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March with a series of events held at the company’s offices and sites around Australia. One of the highlights was a cocktail party at Abigroup’s corporate head office in Chatswood which was addressed by Dr Jane Sargison: 2011’s National Professional Engineer of the Year. Jane said, “I congratulate Abigroup on its foresight and leadership on the important issue of encouraging diversity in the workforce-and for taking the opportunity of International Women’s Day to celebrate women in the construction and engineering sector.”
Current major projects Abigroup is currently delivering a number of major projects all over Australia including the western section of the Hunter Expressway and the Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge (which will be Australia’s longest operating road bridge) in NSW, the Queensland Children’s Hospital and the Cairns Base Hospital redevelopment in Queensland and the Adelaide Desalination Plant in South Australia. Abigroup has offices in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. For more information about Abigroup visit www.abigroup.com.au
Leadership Abigroup has implemented initiatives and improvements to ensure the company remains one of the industry’s premier employers. Encompassing safety, learning and development and employee well-being, Abigroup’s focus on its people ensures the company provides a work environment that is supportive of its employees and their families. Initiatives introduced by the 4 engineers sydney APRIL 2012
The speakers at Abigroup’s International Women’s Day event at the company’s Head Office in Chatswood. From left: the Chair of Abigroup’s Diversity Council Kate Perumal; 2011’s National Professional Engineer of the Year Dr Jane Sargison and Abigroup’s National Diversity Manager Sandra Triulzi.
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Fellows’ Luncheon – March 2012 The March Fellows’ Luncheon at Parliament House was hosted by Mr Craig Baumann MP, with guest speaker Richard Tamba, special guest Dr Elizabeth Farrelly, Opinion Columnist Sydney Morning Herald and 160 Sydney Division Honorary Fellows and their guests. We welcomed 10 new Fellows and into Engineers Australia Sydney Division. The New Fellows welcomed at the Luncheon were: Juan Figueroa Hany Ghaly Andrew Isaac Angelo Mavris Dr Martin O’Shea Dr John O’Sullivan Chelvaratnam Paheerathan Richard Tamba Ivan Tarjan Scott Wright The guest speaker, Richard Richard Tamba, FIEAust. Tamba, CCEO (Certified CEO) of Nautitech and Entrepreneur of the Year, Sydney Division 2011, captivated the audience with his presentation about the growth of his Engineering Company in the International market place. Richard informed the audience about the professional steps taken in his career to reach his current occupation. He also discussed how Nautitceh
New Fellows with Brendyn Williams. kept abroad of the changes in the market and how Nautitech continue to keep up to date with current consumer needs and trends. Richard also discussed in some detail how the development of his products within the Automotive, Marine and Mining Industries. The Luncheon was closed by Alexandra Meldrum, Sydney Division Vice Deputy President, who delivered the Vote of Thanks. The next Fellows’ Luncheon will take place on Friday 9 November 2012.
WIE Celebrate International Women’s Day On Thursday 8 March 2012, Women In Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division, held their annual International Women’s Day (IWD) cocktail evening at Verandah Bar. Guests arrived to celebrate and network with drinks and canapés under the theme ‘Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures’, in addition to EA’s theme for 2012, ‘The Year of Regional Engineering Team’. The unpredictable weather did not deter the 120 guests, who challenged the disheartening clouds to attend the event. The night was initiated with a brief presentation from chair Julie Mikhail, who introduced the new committee and outlined the WIE program for 2012, in particular the launch of the new mentoring program. This was followed by the two guest speakers, Nicky Ringland and Alexandra Hartwig, who shared their contrasting engineering experiences with the audience. Nicky Ringland, a PhD candidate studying Computer Science at the University of Sydney, gave a presentation on Information Technology and Computer science career paths. She brought to light the difference in the numbers of male and female students in the areas of IT and Computer Science and went on to explain that despite the fact that many women know how to use technology, they are unlikely to learn how to design and create it. Using research from studies on university students, it was determined that women were less likely to pursue careers in the IT field due to social issues, relating to a lack of role models and depictions of stereotypical personalities. Working in conjunction with the University of Sydney, Nicky runs the Girl’s Programming Network (GPN), a network designed to pique the interest of programming in female high school students, assisting in a positive attitude towards developing a career in the IT field. She also talked about targeting regional areas of Australia in 2012 by taking mobile workshops out to remote areas. In addition to her work with the GPN, she holds the position of Outreach Officer at the National Computer Science School where she tutors and assists in running activities and challenges such as the NCSS Challenge, giving students from all over Australia the opportunity to participate. She emphasized the importance of sponsorship from industry professionals to get involved and mentor high school students. The second guest speaker, Alexandra Hartwig is a Project Manager with 19 years of experience working in multiple projects in multiple towns in the New South Wales Western Region. She completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Sydney University and began her career working as an Asset
Members of the WIE Sydney Committee with guest speakers Alexandra Hartwig and Nicky Ringland (second and fourth from the left). Engineer in Nyngan, NSW. Her presentation outlined her career progression through the development of regional towns and districts throughout western NSW. Among her many experiences were working as an Asset Engineer in the Bogan Shire Council in Nyngan, a location with no traffic lights or roundabouts, where she set up an asset register and managed water sewerage and the aerodrome. She also described how she had built bridges as a Maintenance Engineer and Work Manager, and had roles in strategic planning and human resources. She currently works for the RTA/ RMS as a Project Manager, Asset Manager and Works Manager in Dubbo. An especially insightful part of Alexandra’s presentation was her description of her wholesome family life living in small country towns – both the positives and negatives! She encouraged young engineers to take advantage of the many opportunities working in the regions can provide. Overall, the night was a great start to the Year of the Regional Engineering Team, and hopefully inspired many to get involved in outreach and regional activities this year! Sherry Moghadassi National Committee Representative WIE Sydney Division engineers sydney APRIL 2012 5
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eChartered progress update The eChartered Project continues to progress at a fast pace as we near the launch date of 1 July 2012. Currently a number of key pieces of information are coming together, to assist applicants for Chartered Status and registration become more familiar with the changes. The eChartered website is now launched at www.engineersaustralia.org. au/echartered. It contains information about eChartered including Q & As, transition information and key dates. The enquiries email address is available at echartered@ engineersaustralia.org.au for those who have a specific question about eChartered or the change-over to the 2012 Australian Engineering Competency Standards Stage 2 that will coincide with the launch. A Pilot Program is underway to test applications that will use the 2012 competency standards so that we are prepared for the new assessment format when eChartered launches. Finally, members of the eChartered Team visited many of our PDP Coordinators in March across the EA Divisions to communicate the general as well as specific information about eChartered and the PDP. We look forward to further communications as we near the launch date. Fiona Tregoning, eChartered Manager
Nominations are now open for the prestigious 2012
Professional Engineer of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Young Professional Engineer of the Year Engineering Associate of the Year Engineering Technologist of the Year For more information and how to nominate visit: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydeea
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NSW Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel The NSW Maritime Panel is a very active technical group of Engineers Australia, presenting regular monthly technical presentations and seminars related to many aspects of Engineering associated with; Coasts, Oceans and Ports. In February 2012 the NSW Maritime Panel formally approved to change our name from the “NSW Maritime Panel” to the “NSW Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel” which more closely reflects the wide diversity and areas of interest in which many of our members operate . This name is also closely aligned with the names of other similar EA groups in other states of Australia. From now on the panel will be known as NSW Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel, or COPEP for short. COPEP will continue to provide presentations and seminars that are of interest to our members and others actively working in these areas. Alan Betts NSW COPEP Chairman
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Society of Fire Safety Fire Resistance of Masonry and Concrete Auditorium 16:00 to 19:30 Contact: Stephen grubits Email: s.grubits@grubits.com.au Cost: $20 SFS/EA members, $30 Non members Wed 18 Riverina Regional Group Planning and Managing the Long Aviation Life Cycle Country Comfort Motel, 1 Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga 18:30 for 19:00 Contact: Ian Davies Email: iandav@optusnet.com.au Cost: Free Wed 18 Young Engineers Australia – Illawarra Engineers Networking Evening The Lagoon Restaurant, Stuart Park, Wollongong 16:00 for 18:00 Contact: Elaine Bailey Email: ebailey@uow.edu.au Cost: $15.00 Wed 18 Toastmasters, Sydney Division Toastmasters Meeting Roseville Memorial Club, 64 Pacific Highway, Roseville 19:00 to 21:15 Contact: Kevin Sansome Mobile: 0401987739 Cost: Free Thurs 19 Mechanical Branch Development of an F1 Engine Auditorium 18:00 to 20:00 Contact: Andrew Lowe Email: AndrewLowe@ShelstonIP. com Cost: Free Sat 21 Women In Engineering Women in Engineering Kayaking At Narrabeen Lake 14:00 to 15:00 Contact: Sydney WIE Email: sydneywie@ engineersaustralia.org.au Cost: Free Mon 23 NSW Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel Presentation by Patrick Wong (Coffey Geotechnics) Auditorium 17:30 to 20:00 Contact: Heli Lahteela Email: heli.lahteela@urs.com Cost: Free Thurs 26 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE Transformer Design and Construction Auditorium 17:30 to 20:00 Contact: Upali Mahaliyana Email: UMahaliyana@pb.com.au Cost: Free
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Toastmasters, Sydney Division Toastmasters Meeting Roseville Memorial Club, 64 Pacific Highway, Roseville 19:00 to 21:15 Contact: Kevin Sansome Mobile: 0401987739 Cost: Free Wed 2 Joint Institutions IMarEST & RINA Technical Presentation Auditorium 18:00 to 20:00 Contact: Jude Fernandes Email: jude.fernandes@thalesgroup. com.au Cost: Free Fri 4 Engineers Australia Sydney Division Chartered Workshop Board Room 9:30 to 12:30 Contact: Julia Bresolin Email: jbresolin@engineersaustralia. org.au Cost: Free Sat 5 Western Sydney Regional Group Site Visit and Technical Presentation on Greystanes Creek Railway Bridge Replacement Toongabbie 14:00 to 16:30 Contact: Jonathan Barnes Email: Jonathan.Barnes@railcorp. nsw.gov.au Cost: Free Sat 5 Engineers Australia Sydney Division Chartered Workshop Board Room 9:30 to 12:30 Contact: Julia Bresolin Email: jbresolin@engineersaustralia. org.au Cost: Free Mon 7 Australian Society for Defence Engineering Life Cycle Management and Rebuilding Engineering Capability in the RAN Post the Rizzo Review Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Doug Roser Email: dougroser@bigpond.com Cost: Free Tues 8 Women in Engineering Mentoring Network Event On-line Registration: engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney/ wiementoring2012 Contact: Mai Yeung Email:sydwie_mentor@ engineersaustralia.org.au Cost: Free
Wed 9 Australian Geomechanics Society, Sydney Chapter AGS Research Award Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: David Airey Email: david.airey@sydney.edu.au Cost: Free Thurs 10 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE Technical Presentation Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Allan Sangster Email: allan.sangster@gmail.com Cost: Free Wed 16 Toastmasters, Sydney Division Toastmasters Meeting Roseville Memorial Club, 64 Pacific Highway, Roseville 19:00 to 21:15 Contact: Kevin Sansome Mobile: 0401987739 Cost: Free Thurs 17 Mechanical Branch International Technology Licensing Auditorium 18:00 for 18:30 to 20:00 Contact: Andrew Lowe Email: AndrewLowe@ShelstonIP. com Cost: Free Mon 21 NSW Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel Technical Presentation Auditorium 17:30 to 20:00 Contact: Heli Lahteela Email: heli.lahteela@urs.com Cost: Free Tues 22 Civil and Structural Engineering Panel Technical Presentation Zenith Centre, Corner of Railway & McIntosh, Chatswood 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:30 Contact: Richard.Hitch@railcorp. nsw.gov.au Email: Richard Hitch Cost: Free Wed 23 Nuclear Engineering Panel Materials for Advanced Reactors Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Tony Irwin Email: tonyirwin@bigpond.com Cost: Free Thurs 24 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE Cyber Security Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Allan Sangster Email: allan.sangster@gmail.com Cost: Free