Engineering Australia
Augsut 2012 Eng-Zone: Engineers Australia Sydney Division's e-newsletter sent to you monthly with news and details of activities around Engineers Australia.
Engineers Australia is pleased to announce 2012 is the Year of the Regional Engineering Team, a year which will highlight regional Australia as the heart of engineering.
_____________________ Congratulations ! We would like to congatulate the following Engineers Australia Sydney Division members who have been appointed with Chartered (CPEng) Status during July 2012. New Chartered Members Jasminka Nikolovski Stephen Edwin Ball Mark Ross Bennett Ben Bundy Brian Charles Butturini Chun Sing Goh Ross Douglas Hall Benjamin Harold Hardaker Gerald Ngoni Mataka Frank Panetta Brendon Phillip Prentice Dion Barry Roche Damian Peter Stubbs Kar Fai Chang James Patrick Rooney Colin David Rope Sin Man Simon Yau John Grunberger
_____________________ ONLINE CPD Quantifying interactions between catchment flooding and storm tides in the coastal zone by Seth Westra, July 2012 View Slides... Passing the Baton and the Role of Leadership in Inspiring the Next Generations of Engineers by Dr Mike Myers, July 2012 View Slides... Coal Seam Gas Symposium by Chemical Branch, July 2012
A Regional Way Forward Living in a regional area can have its lifestyle benefits but also tyranny-of-distance disadvantages. Our Southern Highlands and Tablelands Regional Group (SHTRG) located in BowralMittagong halfway between Sydney and Canberra is no exception. Traditional site visits proved unpopular with members, so seven years ago our Committee embarked on an annual programme of monthly Seminar Dinners with talks by expert Guest Speakers on topical themes (Sustainable Energy, Water Resources, Peak Oil...Engineering Challenges) to inform our members and the public of the key issues impacting on the sustainability and well-being of our society, and the roles engineers are having in resolving these issues. Our Seminar Dinners have been well attended over the years, averaging between 40–50 attendees comprising 50% members (who accrue CPD points) and 50% public patrons (spouses/other professionals). PDF copies of past presentations plus associated videos by all our expert Guest Speakers are posted on our SHTRG website: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/shtrg. For the past three years our Regional Group has been involved in the annual Rotary-EA Southern Highlands Science and Engineering Challenge. The SH Challenge this year was held on May 1st, when some 280 Year 10 students from 9 regional high schools participated in a very successful challenge at the Mittagong RSL. The Challenge is organised by Newcastle University and run locally by a joint team of volunteers from our Group and Rotary with much needed sponsorship from local firms. The student teams of 4 learn how creative thinking, problem solving and team work can be both challenging and good fun as they work on a range of projects from hovercraft and electricity distribution to ecological housing and bridge building. The Challenge objective is to encourage students to select maths and science subjects when they make their HSC choices later in the year. Our Group is also involved in promoting engineering as a career for young people through participation in the annual SH Manufacturers Cluster Careers Expo in June and visits to local high schools in Engineering Week. In all, our Group has a very busy programme of activities annually, none of which could happen without the commitment of a highly competent and professional Committee. However, a challenge remains – how to integrate our Tableland members more effectively. Dr Tom Romberg FIEAust CPEng Chairman, Southern Highlands & Tablelands Regional Group
NEWS Australian Engineering Week celebrates contribution of engineering Australian Engineering Week is the week that is set aside each year for us to highlight the important contribution of engineers and engineering. From 6-12 August, Engineers Australia will be running a range of events in all capital cities and in some regional areas. Read more... Regional Students at Riverina Disvcover Engineering The Riverina Regional Group of EA Sydney Division held its first Discover Engineering Day at Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 7th August. The day was a great success with 63 students attending from 10 high schools across the Riverina. Read more... Engineers Australia Division Call for Nominations The call for nominations for vacant Division Committee, College Board and National Congress positions for 2013 are open until Friday 24 August. For more information on the vacant positions and the process visit: engineersaustralia.org.au/elections. eChartered Update Announcement eChartered, Engineers Australia's new online application and assessment system for becoming Chartered and registered has a revised launch date of late September 2012. Originally scheduled for release in late July the delay has been a combination of vendor delays in the development of the software and workflow amendments made as a result of ongoing feedback and beta testing. For further information, Q&A's and a host of support material visit
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