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#IPWEAQ19 FEATURE
Student Reflections
Martin Luna Juncal IPWEAQ's first Student member Being an undergraduate student, finding opportunities to develop my network as an engineer and get real world experience is difficult to come by. A lot of my focus is always directed at my university study, and it’s difficult to realise that developing engineering skills extends to more than just what you study at university.
When I was presented with the opportunity to attend the IPWEAQ Annual Conference in October, it was an event that I was keenly interested in attending. I knew it was a big event and I relished the opportunity to get involved with other engineers and members of the public works community. I went in early with my younger brother, Michael, having travelled up to Brisbane from the Gold Coast, and the immediate reception was spectacular; friendly
Engineering for Public Works | December 2019
faces with a massive IPWEAQ arch really set the tone for the day. Once inside the main venue we were fortunate enough to have a bit of a look around at the different stalls that were embedded in the main hall which was set up and ready to welcome 525 delegates this year. It was quite fascinating to see a range of different companies and boards from a very broad range of public works and engineering disciplines. I took this opportunity to speak to a few of the people at the stalls
