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November 2011 Eng-Zone: Engineers Australia Sydney Division's e-newsletter sent to you monthly with news and details of activities around Engineers Australia.
Congratulations ! We would like to congatulate the following Engineers Australia Sydney Division members who have been appointed with Chartered (CPEng) Status during October 2011. New Chartered Members Pietro Di Felice Darren George Flynn Craig Stephen Hood Richard Michael Milsted David John Algie Ramswarup Jayant Peter Nyvlt
Engineers Improving Quality Of Life In Disadvantaged Communities Engineers Australia (EA) named 2011 as the Year of Humanitarian Engineering (YoHE) to recognise the role of engineers in improving quality of life in disadvantaged communities and disaster recovery. EA has partnered with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and RedR in the delivery and celebration of this year through an awareness campaign, legacy projects and an inaugural Humanitarian Engineering Conference – Imagineering. The year has highlighted many examples of humanitarian engineering in the areas of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), energy, appropriate technology and environmental preservation among others. One particular example has involved EWB working in Cambodia, in partnership with local NGO Live and Learn Environmental Education to develop a sanitation solution for floating villages on the Tonle Sap Lake. The lake has a significant role in Cambodia’s culture and economy providing 75 per cent of the countries fish. However, the sanitation practices of residents who live in floating houses on the lake are causing water quality issues. An ecological sanitation toilet on a floating barge has been designed and installed with the plan to use the waste as compost in the near future. During YoHE, Engineers Australia commissioned EWB to produce a report on pro bono engineering. EWB has been conducting research for this. Numerous engineering companies from around the country have been interviewed to gain their perspectives on the benefits and challenges of engaging in pro bono projects. Two Technical Workshops were also held in Melbourne and Sydney in early November as a forum to discuss and debate the power of pro bono engineering and the vision for the future. Topics discussed included: how to structure pro bono partnerships, risk and liability and the difference between commercial and pro bono projects. The Pro Bono Engineering full report will be released at Imagineering; the 2011 Humanitarian Engineering Conference. Imagineering will be held at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium from 30th November – 2nd December. Conference will bring together some of the best minds to discuss issues such as human centered design, engineering education and engineering risk and disaster. For more information on key note speakers, conference streams and how to register visit http://www.ewb.org.au/events/967/10689 To make a donation to support EWB’s Humanitarian Engineer work visit http://www.ewb.org.au/getinvolved/donate/
NEWS Sydney Division Elections 2012 - Results Announced Nominations for Division elections closed on Friday 28 October 2011, where eligible members were able to nominate for vacant positions on National Congress & Division Committee. The results of elections were released and we are pleased to announce that Ted Tooher FIEAust CPEng has been appointed as the Congress Representative for 2012 and following members have been elected to the Sydney Divsion Committee: Ted Tooher FIEAust CPEng, David Edwards FIEAust CPEng, Nikki New GradIEAust, Alexander Baitch FIEAust CPEng, Rosemary
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