Engineering Australia
November 2012 Eng-Zone: Engineers Australia Sydney Division's e-newsletter sent to you monthly with news and details of activities around Engineers Australia.
Managing Risk Through Professional Indemnity Insurance One of the easiest ways to reduce the level of risk faced by your Engineering company is to ensure that you have appropriate professional indemnity insurance cover in place, however the difficult part is ensuring the policy you have in place adequately covers the unique risk faced by your business. The world of engineering is diverse, and a professional indemnity policy that is suitable for one engineer, may not be suitable for others. The only way to ensure that an adequate policy has been negotiated is to use a specialist professional indemnity insurance broker who knows the ins and outs of insurers’ automatic extensions, optional extensions, exclusions, endorsements and general conditions.
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 New Fellows of EA Sydney Division who were recognized at the November Fellows' Luncheon. New Fellow Members Andrew Russell Andrew Vann Christopher Vonwiller Dennis Nothdurft Dr Akhil Bhatnagar Dr Anton Aseervatham Dr Eric Ancich Dr Jiping Pan Dr Ricardo Peculis Gary Zamel Guy Templeton Hamish Tyrwhitt Ian Cox James Patrick James Phillis Jamie Shelton Kevin Leedow Leon Fabrikanov Manuel Caballes Melvyn Maylin Peter Souflias Peter Waugh Peter Wellings Rod Aistrope Terry Miller Vikas Bansal Zarko Lepojevic
In today’s market there are well over thirty local and overseas insurers offering professional indemnity insurance and their policy wordings and claims handling service vary greatly. Too many engineers today rely on “general brokers” without the necessary expertise in professional indemnity insurance to arrange the negotiations of their policies. This is inherent with danger given the complexity and technical nature of the policies available in the market today. In our Member Benefit offer free seminar for Sydney Division members on the 10th of December (View details), we will show you some of the important aspects of a professional indemnity insurance policy. We will outline what to look for in a policy to ensure that it accurately reflects your individual business, the services you provide, and the structure of the business as well as a general discussion on the common areas we see claims arising against engineers. Pat Beaumont Bovill Risk and Insurance Consultants (BRIC)
NEWS e-Chartered go LIVE eChartered, Engineers Australia's new online system for chartered membership and registration, is opening for enrolment on Tuesday 20 November. The system will provide an easy-to-use web interface for members seeking recognition of stage two competency. eChartered will replace the paperbased process previously in place, introducing web-based application management, tracking and verification, and faster assessment turn-around times. The system has been developed based on feedback received from members and partners using the existing process over a number of years, and more recently through a two-stage pilot program. See the eChartered website www.engineersaustralia.org.au/echartered for further details. Australian students named World Champions at F1 in Schools Competition Abu Dhabi A team of six students from Brighton Secondary School in Adelaide has been announced the “F1 in Schools”World Champions for 2012. Read their story...
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Engineering Australia Also Congratulations to following EA Sydney Division members who have been appointed with Chartered (CPEng) Status during October 2012. New Chartered Members Babak Bozorgy Vijaya Charupalli Brendan Dinnar Fadi Gemayel Saviz Gharavi Michael Hanna Lok Man Ng Luke Punzet Andrew Wallis Shantha Wanigathunga Willem c White Andrew Wiersma Li-Wen Yip John Clothier Scott McMillan Christopher Ia Chantler Thomas Tripp Anthony Wollaston Timothy Snape
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EEA is the education and training subsidiary of Engineers Australia. EA members get a 10% discount on registrations. All courses are eligible for CPD. View below EEA Courses that may be of interest to you: Knowledge Risk in Engineering Firms – introduction and diagnosis Are your experienced staff near retirement age? Are your experts on the move? Do you learn from project successes and failures? Is critical knowledge maintained and used? The seminar guides you to identify knowledge risk and plan effective knowledge retention processes for engineering settings. Register now... Business Development for Engineers Every professional engineer who works with external clients has a responsibility to win, build and protect their client relationships. It is not always easy and there are many challenges associated with it. This two hour session will help you identify and focus on the actions that get results and avoid actions that waste your time. Register now... To learn more and register you can visit EEA web site at www.eeaust.com.au, email EEA on info@eeaust.com.au or phone on 03 9326 9888.
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Engineering professionals essential to deliver on vision of Australia in the Asian Century White Paper 29 October release of the Prime Minister’s Australia in the Asian Century White Paper highlights the international context of Australia’s engineering skills shortage. Read more... Listen to Stephen Durkin (Engineers Australia CEO) interviewed on SBS Radio commenting on the Asian Century White Paper: Alarm sounded over engineer shortage Engineers Australia welcomes establishment of the National Sustainability Council Engineers Australia has welcomed the launch of the National Sustainability Council (NSC) by Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon Tony Burke MP. Read more... National Electrical Building Services and Industrial Installations (NEBSII) Conference Call for Abstracts The Electrical College Board is proud to host the inaugural National Electrical Building Services and Industrial Installations (NEBSII) Conference and Exhibition 2013 and invites all interested parties to submit their abstract. Abstract submisison deadline Extended to 19th of November 2012. Submit abstract here... Transport Through Single Atom Silicon Transistors Southern Highlands and Tablelands Regional Group members welcomed Professor Sven Rogge, Program Manager, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer and Communication Technology, School of Physics, UNSW for their October Seminar. Read more...
EVENTS 14.11.2012 Sydney- Opportunities for short-term paid international humanitarian aid work RedR Australia is hosting an information session for those interested in learning more about its Standby Register of personnel for disaster and emergency relief work. View details... 14.11.2012 Fermentation in Food Industry: What's Up? In this seminar, three experts in fermentation technology from industry and the academia will discuss the advantages of continuous fermentation in the food industry and the development of fermentation technology to produce functional foods View Seminar program and register now... 15.11.2012 Heliostat Solar Design Heliostats are well known devices for harnessing sunlight for many applications including daylighting, heating and solar power. The presenters will describe their involvement in the One Central Park development where they designed and are currently constructing sun tracking architectural heliostats and light reflectors. View details.. 15.11.2012 Asset Management Tools and Techniques to improve Business outcomes 2-Day Course covering Standards and Measurement in Asset Management and Business Improvement and Productivity. View details.. 15.11.2012 ASDE NSW Chapter AGM & Social Networking Function ASDE Committee will host a social/networking event and ASDE NSW Chapter AGM at Victoria Barracks to which you are cordially invited to meet guests of the Committee. View details... 17.11.2012 Site Visit During Concrete Buttress Construction Works on the HUME DAM This site visit will provide a rare opportunity to inspect a major engineering project that is being constructed below the normal discharge water level of the river outlet from the dam. Register now... 19.11.2012 Australian Insitute of Energy National Conference 2012 The AIE National Conference is a unique forum in which experts across all energy sectors will discuss the future of energy in Australia. Unlike other energy events focusing on a specific energy type or concern, we aim to promote discussion across all forms of energy including fossil, renewable and nuclear fuels along with their transport, infrastructure and storage to promote a balanced and sustainable approach to future fuel usage. View details... 19.11.2012 Australian Rainfall and Runoff Workshop The ARR revision team is running a full day workshop on Monday 19th November in Sydney. View A preliminary schedule and register here... 19.11.2012 Hawkesbury-Nepean Modelling Presentation Sydney Water is developing a new Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, hydrodynamic and river system model. This new model will inform wastewater infrastructure investment decisions for Sydney’s northwest and south west growth sectors. View details... 19.11.2012 Ocean Swimming Pools
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IESL NSW Chapter presentation by Indra Jayewardene, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory- NSW Public Works. View details... 20.11.2012 Who Said Underground Infrastructure is Boring? This talk will look at particular projects which will demonstrate how the Leighton Group has tackled the challenges and the opportunities present for the modern engineer. The 12kms of tunnels in the Brisbane Airport Link M7, which recently opened to traffic, will be a case study. Register now... Find us elsewhere ...
21.11.2012 AS/NZS 3003:2011 Workshop This workshop will ensure a uniform practice standard for all Biomedical Engineers and Technicians involved in medical area AS3003 testing. Engineering attendees will be eligible for CPD points View details... 22.11.2012 Australia’s Green Electricity Schemes – Cost and Benefits Eminent Speaker presentation by Dr. Robert Barr - National Professional Electrical Engineer of the Year (NPEEoY) 2012 View details... 23.11.2012 Site Tour of RailCorp’s Bathurst Rail Fabrication Centre And Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum WSRG event for Engineers and guests involved in Manufacturing, Rail or Industrial design to view the RailCorp’s BRFC is responsible for the production of long length rails, rail materials and Turnouts, produced using their top of the line 16m CNC Lathe and the Lithgow Small Arms factory. Register now... 26.11.2012 The Western NSW Solar PV Project Society of Sustainability & Environmental Engineering (SSEE) event is one not to be missed as we are fortunate to have Doug Landfear, Manager of Solar Development from AGL, presenting a seminar on the Western NSW Solar PV Projects which will generate a total of 150MW of electricity. View details... 27.11.2012 Third Party Certification of Steel – through the looking glass of bridge failures This talk provides a highly informative and very interesting look into the history of a few bridge failures, demonstrating the range of processes undertaken to warrant material and product performance and, importantly, the “human factors” that can bring undone the best intentions of designers and constructors alike. Register now... 27.11.2012 Dubbo and Central West Country Groups End of Year Dinner Your are invited to listend to Guest Speaker Ed Heyting, Project Director for Cobbora Holding Company who will speak about the Cobboara Coal Mine Project located 22km south west of Dunedoo and 70km from Dubbo. The project is currently on public exhibition by NSW Planning and Infrastructure until 16/11/2012. View details... 28.11.2012 Thorium Reactors - Advantages and Challenges Presentation by Dr John Harries, Australian Nuclear Association that will examine the history of thorium reactors; discuss reasons why there are so few thorium fuelled reactors today and look at new designs for thorium reactors proposed and prototypes now being built. View details... 29.11.2012 Cadia Valley Operations Site Tour and Impacts of WHS Act Masterclass Your Opportunity to attend Central West Regional Group site visit and Impacts of WHSAct Masterclass at Orange. View details... 29.11.2012 Brewing and beer tasting Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (JCEC) would like to invite members (and guests) to an upcoming end of year function & presentation. View Details... 01.12.2012 Western Sydney Regional Group Christmas Function The Committee of the Western Sydney Regional Group of Engineers Australia invites members and guests to join them to celebrate another successful year and Christmas on a Banquet Cruise on the Nepean Belle Paddlewheeler. Register now... 04.12.2012 Getting Bang for your Buck: Designing, funding and maximising the use of footpath and cycleway infrastructure This session brings together a panel of four practitioners to address the strategy, funding, design and operations of walking and cycling infrastructure. Spaces are limited – register early to ensure a seat. View
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Engineering Australia details... 06.12.2012 Solar Flagships Research Infrastructure @ UNSW and Associated Research Agenda The presentation will outline the vision for the Solar Flagships Research Infrastructure (SFRI) to be established at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the University of Queensland (the Leading Research Organisation-LRO) funded by the Education Investment Fund (EIF). View details... 07.12.2012 WIE Christmas High Tea To end the year off in style, Women in Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division invite you to attend our Christmas High Tea, proudly sponsored by Abigroup. View Details...
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