THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SYDNEY DIVISION OF ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA
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JUNE 2011
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The Road Ahead I love living in Sydney. I love how it’s an urban sprawl of pockets of micro-cities which are culturally dense, and where you can go for any type of culinary delight. But, simply put, the traffic is driving me crazy. Every day I commute to work along one of Sydney’s busiest roads. I travel from the north to the eastern suburbs, and to tell you the truth, I avoid the Harbour Tunnel like the plague. I think the tunnel is a significant engineering achievement. However, I do personally believe that it probably should have been built with more than just two lanes heading each way – a slight oversight I guess on the population growth in Sydney (construction on the tunnel commenced in 1988). But as a result, as I travel to work I think about the state’s infrastructure. The new state government recently announced the formation of Infrastructure NSW, which is headed by the former State Premier – Nick Greiner. I definitely think that he has a tough road ahead. If you think about it, infrastructure includes everything from roads and rail to schools, hospitals, shopping centres, airports, and electricity. It is intertwined with the social studies of population growth and movement, industrial and urban development, and city planning. The fact is, in order to get our infrastructure back on track, this will be a team effort with people from many different professions working together to make it happen. And it will require significant investment from both state and federal levels, as well as bipartisan support. But what I think it needs, is a visionary. Someone to look at not only Sydney, but also the state, in a big-picture sort of way. As a starting point, I hope that Infrastructure NSW looks at the
Infrastructure Report Card which Engineers Australia published last year. The report card found that the state’s infrastructure is generally in average to poor condition, and reviewed transport, water, and energy, and listed recommendations for the consideration of the public and the state (you can see the report card here: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ircnsw/). I also hope that we look into and push innovative solutions to the problems that exist. I recently saw an article which showed a Chinese innovation of a bus which allows cars to pas underneath. We only need to look at our Asian neighbours and their train networks to realise the potential of what can be achieved with respect to transport, and yet still push beyond that as our needs, population distribution, and landscape are significantly different. We also need to make sure that the plan encompasses the growth of the state and the country as a whole, and that it is a plan which reaches well beyond just a few years and far into this century. In the meantime, I’ll go back to battling Sydney traffic. Twitter: @EASyd_President Maryam Khajeh Sydney Division President
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 Administrator – Jessica Marshall Communications and IT Coordinator – Nimali Herath Membership Officer – Julia Bresolin Membership Officer – Danielle Tuazon Membership Officer – Roy Kwan Account Manager – Rimma Kolodizner Chartered Assessors – Roland De Broglio, Amal Hanna Neil Wyles and Sheila Anderson National Stage 1 Assessor – Guy Beaubois, Maurice Allen National Manager Careers – Jenny O’Donnovan
Your Division Committee for 2011 President – Maryam Khajeh Deputy President – Brendyn Williams Vice Deputy President – John Nichols Immediate Past President – Ian Ackland National Councillors – Bruce Howard, Marlene Kanga and Alex Baitch National Congress – Kevin Dixon, David Edwards and Michael Myers
Elected Members: Alex Baitch, Kevin Dixon, Phillip Cleary, Rosemary Crowhurst, Don Hector and Ted Tooher
Appointed Members: Young Engineers Australia, Sydney Division – Terri Lin Women in Engineering – Julie Mikhail Regional Group Representatives – Jon Thompson and Marlene Van der Sterren College and CELM Representative – Debashis Raha Unit Representative – Jon Lee Societies Representative – Patrick McMullan Chair Education Sub Committee – Norm Himsley
It’s time for the engineering profession to stand up and deliver, to be proud of what’s been achieved, be prepared to innovate and embrace change, while always planning and communicating the way ahead – engineers are one of the few professionals which ‘make it so’. Yet, the nature of engineering is so diverse. Apart from the geographical Divisions within Engineers Australia, there are at least 8 Colleges spanning the range of engineering disciplines, and a multitude of Groups, Panels, Technical Societies and Committees which have been formed by volunteers to bring focus and relevance to all aspects of our profession. It’s time to renew your Membership with Engineers Australia. But did you realise that you have an opportunity to participate beyond your basic membership by joining a variety of Technical Societies, such as the Risk Engineering Society for example. Dual Membership discounts are also available, including for those who are members of IPWEA – membership of which is open to any engineer involved with Public Works Engineering, and not just those who work for a Council. If you haven’t done so recently I’d encourage you to visit the EA Website (www.engineersaustralia.org.au) which now includes a live listing of the various events and seminars that you can register online to attend. If you would like to get involved in shaping Engineers Australia and its various groups, please make contact, and help to make it so. Brendyn Williams BE(Civil)(Hons) MIEAust FIPWEA Deputy President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division
PNG Engineer accredited by Engineers Australia as Stage 1 Assessor for IEPNG In 2009 Engineers Australia signed a MOU with the Institution of Engineers of PNG with an underlying agreement that both associations would collaborate to progressively enhance registration standards of engineers and procedures in PNG. In this context IEPNG will now adopt the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Assessment system for applicants wishing to join their organisation and will therefore need the services of a competent assessor to perform this task. Mr Sen Hugo has received training from Sydney-based Stage 1 Assessors and has been formally accredited as Stage 1 Assessor for the Institution of Engineers Papua New Guinea (IEPNG) with effect from 28 April 2011. Mr Hugo, a past President of IEPNG, holds a BE (Civil) from the PNG University of Technology as well a Post Graduate Diploma in Earthquake Engineering.
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NEWS
Young Engineers Engineers Australia has been hosting many events throughout the year to highlight and underscore the Year of Humanitarian Engineering. I have had the privilege of attending several of these events, however quite often I have been left wondering how I can get involved. That was until YEAS held the event Get Involved: Be the Humanitarian Engineer last month where 3 exceptional speakers shared their stories about humanitarian engineering work that they have fulfilled and are continuing to develop. As I sat there listening to each of the speakers I became aware of what was required to get involved! Just do it! A shining testament to this mantra is Corinna Grace, a young engineer who quit her steady, well-paying job here in Sydney and setup Project Seres (http://projectseres.org), an organisation whose aim it is to educate communities in Central America about climate change and how they can adapt to ensure the continuance of a sustainable existence. Through the use of innovative engineering and by listening to the needs of the community, Corinna and her team at Seres have empowered hundreds of people throughout the region, allowing them to secure their own futures. For those who aren’t quite ready to quit their job there are plenty of other ways to get involved. For instance, Engineers Without Borders (http://www. ewb.org.au) offer many opportunities for young engineers to apply their technical and problem solving skills to shorter term projects that have real and tangible humanitarian outcomes. Further many engineering companies have very close ties with not for profit organisations that work full-time on helping communities throughout the developing world. Interestingly, it has been shown that these companies that support humanitarian causes are seeing greater success throughout their business due to an increased number of inspired and motivated engineers who want to make a difference. So for those who are dreaming of it and passionate about it, get involved and JUST DO IT! On the YEAS front, coming up on Thursday 7 July, YEAS in partnership with Davies Collison Cave is holding the annual Young Entrepreneurs Workshop. This event has been running for many years now and always proves to be an amazing night. This year we have assembled some of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs who will share their experiences on how they made their ideas a reality. As always there will be insight provided by innovation and commercialisation experts on how young entrepreneurs can maximise their prospects and deliver their ideas to the world. So put this one in your calendars and ensure you register quickly so
Maryam Khajeh, Salma Farouque, Corrina Grace, James Bencke, Sofia Sapojnikova and Jessica Kleinberg at the Get Involved: Be the Humanitarian Engineer event. that you don’t miss out. For more information and how to register check out our website below or find the event on Facebook. As part of Australian Engineering Week, YEAS in support of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) will be holding our annual Trivia Night at the Lowenbrau in The Rocks on Thursday 28th July. This is great evening of trivia fun and you will also get the chance to learn a bit about EWB and what they do. For more information on the event and how to register, check out our website and Facebook. I hope to see you at one of our events soon! James Bencke YEAS Chairperson If you are interested in getting involved or learning more about YEAS please email our secretary Patrick James at yeasyd@engineersaustralia.org.au. For upcoming YEAS events please visit our website at www.engineersaustralia. org.au/yeasyd/ or join our Facebook group: Young Engineers Australia Sydney.
Illawarra/Sutherland region news The Illawarra/Sutherland Regional Office was invited to participate in the Smith’s Hill High School Careers Afternoon on Wednesday 23 March. The Regional Office was one of 39 exhibitors participating and generated much interest from the students in Years 10, 11 and 12 and their Parents. Giving me a helping hand was Emelia Fabris, Drew Clements, David Gilbert and Jane Smalley all YEA-I Committee Members. The Regional Office was also invited to the Illawarra Credit Union Careers Expo held on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 May at the Illawarra Credit Union Sports Stadium. A total of 5,000 students from 25 Illawarra High Schools as well as High Schools from the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven attended. The most popular Engineering Disciplines were: Mechanical, Mechatronics, Civil and Mining. Helping out from the YEA-I Committee were: Emelia Fabris, Drew Clements and Richard Peters. On Wednesday 30 March Chris Hadenham (ISRG Chair), Jon Thompson and Peter Nasta presented the Engineers Australia Illawarra/Sutherland Region Excellent Awards to the winners at the TAFE NSW – Illawarra Institute Faculty of Trades and Technology Graduation Ceremony, which was held at the Master Builders Club in Wollongong. The Winners were: Zeljko Horvat – Engineering Advanced Diploma, Wesley Hockey – Electrical Engineering Diploma, David Mansfield – Mechanical Engineering Diploma and Mark Hulme – Civil Engineering Diploma and Overall Winner of the Engineers Australia Shield. Each winner received a trophy, certificate and cheque for $300. Dom Figliomeni, Port Corporation CEO presented a seminar on the Port Kembla Outer Harbour Development on Wednesday 13 April at the University of Wollongong to 69 members and guests. With the recent development of the Inner Harbour at Port Kembla for new trades including the car import business for NSW, Port Kembla Port Corporation is now looking to the Outer Harbour to further expand trade opportunities. Dom gave an overview of the Master Plan for the Outer Harbour
development including terminal and berth layouts and trade types. In addition a Rail Master Plan is being prepared as rail transport will be the primary land transport mode for the development. The objectives of this plan and the way options are being approached were also touched upon. The Young Engineers Australia – Illawarra held a Workshop on Resume Development, Networking and Interview Techniques on Tuesday 12 April at the University of Wollongong. Guest Speaker was Graeme Hodder, Senior Associate from 360 HR. Graeme has been presenting these Workshops for many years, giving expert advice and useful tips. A total of 35 members and guests attended. The Young Engineers Australia – Illawarra Young Professionals Evening was held on Wednesday 4 May at the Lagoon Restaurant in Wollongong with 94 members and guests attending. The Event was sponsored by Douglas Partners, BlueScope Steel, Hatch, Wollongong City Council and BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal. Guest Speaker was Jonathan Pelham, Associate from 360 HR who spoke on the Importance of Networking. On Wednesday 11 May, Dr Mike Dennis, Research School of Engineering at the Australia National University presented a Seminar on Solar Currency – Opportunity & Imperative to 53 members and guests. There has never been a greater imperative to critically review the way in which energy services are provided to us. Amongst a suite of technologies challenging the status quo is solar energy. The presentation began by discussing progress in mainstream solar energy including concentrating solar thermal power and photovoltaics. Some emerging technologies were then presented, including solar air conditioning, system integration and export of solar energy. The presentation concluded by proposing some future energy scenarios for Australia. Elaine Bailey Regional Co-ordinator engineers sydney JUNE 2011 3
9:30am Site Tour: RTA Material Laboratory
MONDAY 1
2:00pm Robotics Fun Day Activities include lectures and displays, the opportunity to drive and program robots built by students competing at the international level, or win a prize for the best Lego robot built by a school student. So bring yours along and enter, Robot enthusiast of all ages are welcome to join the fun. Location: Macquarie University More information: luan.heimlich@mq.edu.au
11:00am Splash, Australian Engineering Week Official Launch Come and meet the paper plane Word Champion Dylan Parker and Australian Champion James Norton - back by popular demand! Watch the Red Baron bi-planes perform aerobatics, explore a Formula SAE car and demonstrate your paper plane making skills. Test your sandcastle building skills to win a ticket on the Red Baron or Sydney’s Jet Boat. See you there! Location: North Steyne, Manly Free of charge
SUNDAY 31
6:00pm Abigroup Women in Engineering Winter Gala Dinner for Black tie dinner event with guest speaker Julie Hammer AM, CSC 6:30pm Location: Quay Restaurant Cost: EA members $80, Non-members $100, Students $50, Corporate table of 10 $900. Registration: sydwie@engineersaustralia.org.au Closes15 July.
SATURDAY 30
6:00pm Trivia Night by YEAS/EWB for To all experts in history, Music, Film and of course Engineering, 7:00pm YEAS Presents the annual Trivia Fundraising Night. Prizes. 100% of funds raised for EWB. Venue: Lowenbrau, The Rocks Cost: $15 donation to EWB (or $120 for a table - seats 10) Registration: www.makeitso.org.au
THURSDAY 28
If you can imagine it, ENGINEERS MAKE IT SO
Mr. Peter Ferris, General Manager Design & Planning of NBN Co. with help to shead some light on the current myths within the Australian broadband network. Location: Macquarie University Information/Registration: www.engineering.mq.edu.au/events Free of Charge
Broadband Network.
6:00pm Macquarie University Lecture: Myth busting the National
2:00pm Site Tour: Cochlear The tour will take a look inside our Implants & Surgery Labs, Quality & Regulatory Labs and our Sterilisation and Manufacturing Clean rooms. Location: Macquarie University
10:00am Site Tour: St Mary’s Waste Water Treatment Plant See the new processes that have been put in place to treat final wastewater from three different plants replacing 50 million litres a day being released from Warragamba Dam. Location: St Mary’s
10:00am Site Tour: Lifting the Lid on Urban Organics Visitors will see how SITA Environmental Solutions SAWT Advanced Resource Recovery Facility takes in source separated organic waste and MSW from surrounding local government areas to produce ‘fit-forpurpose’ compost Location: Kemps Creek
9:00am Site Tour: Inner West Busway Run by Hyder, the project along Victoria Rd is one of Sydney’s largest, high profile urban road projects. During a typical morning peak up to 170 Buses carry over 8,000 passengers. This tour will demonstrate the latest traffic systems and a walk across bridge. Location: Drummoyne
9:00am Great Engineering Challenge High school students will compete in a full day of hands on engineering challenges. Location: UNSW More information/registration: www.gec.org.au Free of charge
TUESDAY 2
5:30pm Sydney Harbour Bridge - Quality in the maintenance for of heritage steel bridges 6:00pm The Quality Panel and Engineering Heritage Committee will be hosting a seminar presented by Mr Peter Mann (RTA Asset Manager, Strategic Infrastructure) and Mr Howard Morris (Specialist Engineer, Durability and Materials). Peter will present the asset management challenges of the world’s largest steel arch bridge. Howard will provide insight into the development and improvement of protective coating systems. Location: Auditorium, Engineers Australia Sydney Division, 8 Thomas Street Chatswood Free of Charge
4:30pm Site Tour: UNSW Water research Laboratory There will be a demonstration of scale models with water and waves such as dams, hydraulic structures and breakwaters along with specialist field work equipment. Location: Manly Vale
1:00pm Site Tour: Water Desalination Plant You will be shown each stage of the desalination and water treatment process from start to finish and find out about a number of environmental considerations including renewable energy that ensure the sustainability of our planet. Location: Kurnell
9:50am Site Tour: ABC Tour Ultimo The ABC Ultimo Centre brings together all aspects of the national broadcaster, including Television, Radio, News and Current Affairs. Your tour will include a visit to one of our digital state-of-the-art television production studios, an on-air radio studio, a news studio and a control room. Location: Ultimo
Share the spirit of Engineering Week over a meal, with informative talks by young humanitarian engineer Stephanie Hamel and well known identity Mike Dureau Location: L’Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf Cost: $50.00
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THURSDAY 4
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6.00pm City Cycle Ways - Commuter Gain or Pain? for With urban transport continuing to grow, city congestion together with 6:30pm health are two major issues. See a panel of four present different perspectives on this current issue including Omar Khalifa from Bicycle NSW, a delegate of the Lord Mayor and representatives from both the RTA and NRMA. Location: AGL Theatre, Museum of Sydney. Free of Charge
12:30pm Site Tour: ResMed Limited Gain insight into the manufacturing of medical devices for treatment of Sleep Disorder Breathing. Location: Bella Vista
10:00am Site Tour: Cochlear Global Head Quarters Cochlear’s new global headquarters was created to be the brain of the company worldwide; accommodating the strictest technical requirement with state of the art laboratories and complex functions. Come and see how Hyder’s innovative building services helped create such a marvellous building. Location: Macquarie University
A formal presentation of RAAF Richmond engineering and maintenance activities will be conducted in the morning followed by lunch and a tour of facilities in the afternoon. Location: Richmond
Maintenance
9:45am Site Tour: RAAF Base Richmond Engineering and
9:00am Regional Great Engineering Challenge High school students will compete in a full day of hands-on engineering challenges. Location: Dubbo Indoor Sports Centre For more information/registration: gec@rta.nsw.gov.au Free of charge
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5:30pm Harricks address for Speaker: Dr Chris Roberts, CEO, Cochlear Limited 6:00pm So much of engineering can have a profoundly positive impact on people’s lives, and the cochlear implant is one such example. Lessons from the cochlear implant story mirror the history of science whereby step by step progress is made by many people. Understanding how technology can drive the science, as well as the very long term journey of these learning’s underpin the cochlear story. Tens of thousands of people each year are implanted with a cochlear implant and receive the gift of hearing. There are many lessons from the success of cochlear implants relevant to other aspects of engineering. Also hear from Captain Bradley Willis from the Australian Army, who will talk about the past efforts of Army Engineers in Humanitarian Engineering Location: AGL Theatre, Museum of Sydney. Free of charge
2:00pm Site Tour: Pylon Lookout Museum Experience the history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a view from Sydney’s original lookout. Location: The Rocks, Sydney
RTA Material Laboratory is a NATA accredited facility providing specialist materials testing and filed investigation services on the roads infrastructure. Location: Auburn
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12:00pm Site Tour: ILC at Enfield The ILC at Enfield tour encompasses the constructed bridge as part of the Early Works and a review of current main construction being undertaken on site. Location: South Strathfield
10:30am Aurecon Bridge Building Competition Aurecon is running a model bridge competition for year 8 and 9 school students throughout NSW and ACT. Cash prizes for winning schools and students. Numbers are strictly limited. More information/register: www.aurecongroup.com/buildingbridges Testing Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales Free Competition Entry
9:00am Consult Australia Bridge Building Challenge This challenges university students to create the lightest structure to resist a given load over a given span. Location: Customs House Square More information/register: nsw@consultaustralia.com.au
FRIDAY 5
NEWS Nuclear Engineering Panel Presentation
Generating Plant for Nuclear Installations Speaker: Mr David Tanner (Senior Associate, Boiler & Power Plant Services) Engineers Australia Auditorium, Ground Floor, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood
Electrical and ITE Branch The Engineers Australia Sydney Division Electrical and ITE Branch grants monetary prizes to the top final year students in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering each year. At the UNSW Prize night on 22nd March 2011, and at the University of Wollongong (UoW) Faculty of informatics Prize night on 12 May 2011, the Branch Chair – Allan Sangster and Amal Hanna, Past Sydney President, presented the awards to the top final year students In Electrical Engineering at UNSW School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, and UoW School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering.
5.30pm for 6pm, Wednesday 27 July 2011 For further information, contact Don Higson higsond@bigpond.net.au
Nominations for the 2011 Colin Crisp Award are now open! The Colin Crisp Award is Australia’s premier award for excellence in Engineering Heritage projects. It is awarded biennially at the National Engineering Heritage Conference. Nominations close 31 July 2011. For more information on the award please visit our website or contact: engpracawards@engineersaustralia.org.au UoW Prize night (l-r): Professor Fazel Naghdy, Head of School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering; Adrian Donarski (Electrical Engineering Graduate and Engineers Australia Prize winner); Amal Hanna – Electrical and ITE Branch – Sydney Division; Marianne Holley who accepted the Engineers Australia Prize on behalf of her son Matthew Holley (Computer Engineering Graduate) who was not available due to work commitments; Chris Hadenham – Chair – Illawarra & Sutherland Regional Group Committee and Professor Philip Ogunbona – Dean, Faculty of Informatics.
UNSW Prize night (l-r): Professor Graham Davies, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW; Rachpon Kalra (Computer Science and Engineering Graduate and Engineers Australia Student Prize winner); Adrian Brian Ratter (Electrical Engineering Graduate and Engineers Australia Student Prize winner); Allan Sangster – Chair, Electrical & ITE Branch – Sydney Division of Engineers Australia and Prof. Eliathamby Ambikairajah, Head, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications.
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NEWS EVENTS
Valemus Autumn Engineering School 11-15 April The Valemus (Lend Lease’s Infrastructure Business) Autumn School is an Engineers Australia Sydney Division initiative. With the support of Valemus, NSW ‘Engineering’ Universities and participating Rotaries it was successfully run for the second time this year in April. The major aim of the Autumn School is to give NSW high school students a better understanding of what engineering is and how it works in everyday life. With an estimated shortfall of 25,000 engineers by 2012, the Autumn School is a resource to ensure that young people have engineering in the forefront of their minds when looking at career options. During the week-long program the Autumn School students met and interacted with professional engineers employed by government, private companies, researchers and academics from a wide range of engineering backgrounds. They gained valuable insight into career opportunities available to men and women in engineering. Visits to industry provided a valuable opportunity to gain first hand experience in the role of professional engineers in a wide range of activities, including the management of major The group at Sydney Water. projects. The students learnt about the role of professional engineers in society and different disciplines within engineering. The Valemus Autumn Engineering School brought together 50 Year 11 go on to study engineering”, the response was overwhelming with 98% and 12 students from the Sydney and some regional NSW areas. Some of responding YES, with mechanical and mechatronic engineering identified as the students were funded or partly funded by Rotary and their high schools. the discipline the majority of the students wish to study at university followed Valemus Autumn School students attended lectures and demonstrations by civil. at the University of Sydney; University of New South Wales; University of The Valemus Autumn Engineering School was a great success and we Technology, Sydney and University of Newcastle. look forward to running the event again next year and seeing an even greater Site visits the students attended included Qantas, RailCorp, Sydney Water interest in the program and the field of engineering. – St Mary’s Water Treatment Plant, Hunter Expressway and Varley Group. Our sincere thanks are extended to Valemus (Lend Lease’s Infrastructure Another significant program inclusion was the Careers evening where Business) for their sponsorship, Rotary Clubs for their financial assistance students had the opportunity to meet and talk informally with a broad range to some of the students, the participating Universities, the people who of engineers. Guests included – Ian Craig, Dusko Bajic, Andrew Bagnall, made the site visits possible, Careers Evening guests and last but certainly Jeremy Capodicasa, Tim Cook, Adrian McRae and Sally Gillbert. not least the students who all contributed in making The Valemus Autumn In response to the Survey Report question of “do you think you will Engineering School 2011 a wonderful success.
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YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – DIARY DATES Most events are held at EA Auditorium, Ground Floor, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood with refreshments provided prior to the session. As 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. PLEASE NOTE: To view video streams and to download slides of selected Technical Presentations please visit Online CPD at our website: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney/onlineCPD
JUNE
Mon 18 Maritime Panel
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Mon 20 Maritime Panel “Presentation – Glenn Jones: LiDAR – What’s it all about?” Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Heli Lahteela Email: Heli.Lahteela@scottwilson. com
Tues 21 Civil and Structural Engineering Panel “Reinforcing Steels” Zenith Theatre, Corner Railway & McIntosh Street 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:30 Contact: John Nichols Email: JohnN@ccaa.com.au
Wed 22 Toastmasters, Sydney Division “New Financial Year Resolutions” Roseville Memorial Club, 64 Pacific Highway, Roseville 19:00 to 21:15 Contact: Sandeep Mathur Mobile: 0414300333
Thurs 23 Women In Engineering “Abigroup “Return to Work” Panel Discussion” Auditorium 12:00 to 14:00 Contact: Jade Gan Email: sydneywie@ engineersaustralia.org.au
Thurs 23 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE “Baslink Experience Over 5 Years” Auditorium 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:00 Contact: Allan Sangster Email: allan.sangster@gmail.com
Wed 29 Royal Aeronautical Society “The Potential of Bio-derived Aviation Fuels in Australia” Mechanical Lecture Theatre, Mechanical Engineering Bldg, Uni of Sydney 18:30 Contact: Jeff Lock Email: Sydneybranch@raes.org. au
Mon 4 Australian Society for Defence Engineering “Countering fast inshore attack craft, underwater intruders and hostile snipers with acoustic systems” Auditorium 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:30 Contact: Doug Roser Email: dougroser@bigpond.com
Wed 6 Joint Institutions IMarEST & RINA “Marine Renewables – Mooring Design for Wave-energy Systems” Auditorium 18:00 for 18:30 to 20:00 Contact: Tauhid Rahman Email: tauhid.rahman@dnv.com
Wed 6 Toastmasters, Sydney Division “Half Year Dinner & Contest” Roseville Memorial Club, 64 Pacific Highway, Roseville 19:15 to 21:15 Contact: Sandeep Mathur Mobile: 0414300333
Wed 6 Railway Technical Society of Australasia Syd Div Chapter “RailCorp Digital Train Radio Project” Meeting Room, Central Station Concourse, Sydney 11:30 for 12:00 Contact: Katharina Gerstmann Email:nsw-chair@rtsa.com.au
Tues 19 Centre for Eng. Leadership and Management “Neuroscience of Leadership” Auditorium 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:00 Contact: Anne-Maree Englund Email: sydneycelm@ engineersaustralia.org.au
Wed 20 Toastmasters, Sydney Division “Artificial Intelligence” Roseville Memorial Club, 64 Pacific Highway, Roseville 19:00 to 21:15 Contact: Sandeep Mathur Mobile: 0414300333
Tues 26 Civil and Structural Engineering Panel “Waterproofing Concrete” Zenith Theatre, Corner Railway & McIntosh Street 13:00 to 17:00 Contact: John Nichols Phone: 9903 7706 Email: JohnN@ccaa.com.au
Wed 27 Nuclear Engineering Panel “Generating Plant for Nuclear Installations” Auditorium 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:30 Contact: Don Higson Email: higsond@bigpond.net.au
Thurs 7 Young Engineers Australia, Sydney Div “Young Entrepreneurs Workshop” Davies Collison Cave, Level 14, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 18:00 for 18:30 to 20:30 Contact: James Bencke Email: yeasyd@engineersaustralia. org.au
Thurs 28 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE “Immersive Engineering Technique” Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Allan Sangster Email: allan.sangster@gmail.com
Wed 13 Australian Geomechanics Society, Sydney Chapter “Geotechnical Professional’s Night” Auditorium 17:30 to 21:00 Contact: Clinton Every Email: Clinton.Every@aecom.com
Thurs 14 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE “Smart Grid” Auditorium 17:30 to 20:00 Contact: Allan Sangster Email: allan.sangster@gmail.com
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“Presentation – David Aubourg: Ship Simulations and its Applications to Port and Channel Design” Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Heli Lahteela Email: Heli.Lahteela@scottwilson. com
Sat 30
Women In Engineering “Abigroup WIE Winter Gala Dinner” Quay Restaurant – Upper Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay West, Sydney 18:00 for 18:30 to Contact: Bei Na Wei Email: sydneywie@ engineersaustralia.org.au