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NEWS AND NOTICES
Reconciliation Action Plan launched
Engineers Australia launched its Reconciliation Action Plan for 2011-2015 on 9 August in Sydney. The RAP is its response and commitment to Australia’s Closing the Gap strategy, which aims to reduce Indigenous disadvantage with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, access to early childhood education, educational achievement and employment outcomes.
The RAP details steps and priorities Engineers Australia will undertake to assist in helping to achieve Indigenous equality and to help build positive relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
To view the RAP go to www.engineersaustralia.org.au. To comment on the Rap email policy@engineersaustralia.org.au.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Ninety First Annual General Meeting of the Institution of Engineers Australia will be held in the Canberra Room, Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600 on Thursday 24 November at 2.00 pm.
The agenda will be:
- Confirmation of Minutes of the Ninetieth Annual General Meeting held in Canberra on 25 November 2010.
- Presentation of Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2010/2011.
- Election of Auditors for 2012.
- Business raised under Bye-Law 51.2 of Supplemental Royal Charter 2006.
- Presentation of Engineers Australia Awards for 2011.
- Presentation of Certificates to Honorary Fellows 2011.
- Presentation of Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal for 2011.
- National President’s Address.
- Installation of National President of Engineers Australia.
- Declaration of the National Congress and Council for 2012.
Nominations sought for Deputy
Engineers Australia is calling for nominations for the position of its National Deputy President for 2012.
Bye-law 32.4.3 requires that the National Deputy President shall be an Honorary Fellow or Fellow of Engineers Australia who has served at least one term as a delegate to the National Congress.
Nomination forms may be downloaded from Engineers Australia’s website www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ndp2012.
Nominations open at 9.00 am Monday 12 September 2011 and close at 5.00pm AEDST 14 October 2011.
Cooperation on submarine conference
The Submarine Institute of Australia and Engineers Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration with the Australian Society for Defence Engineering, which is one of Engineers Australia’s Technical Societies, for the inaugural SIA Conference on Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering in Adelaide in November. The MoU specifically covers the processes for peer-review of technical papers that will be published for the conference and be available internationally thereafter.
Excellence in Tasmania
Tasmania Division announced three winners at its 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards function. The winners were the Catagunya Dam Restoration Project, entered by Hydro Tasmania; the Davis Station Antarctica Living Quarters, entered by the Australian Antarctic Division and Hyder Consulting; and the BRA Automated Pellet Handling Facility, entered by Tasmanian Consulting Service and Botanical Resources Australia.
Individual awards were presented to Dr Jane Sargison (Professional Engineer of the Year), Michael Sylvester (Young Professional Engineer of the Year) and Ron Bessell (Engineering Officer of the Year).
Young Professional Engineer in Queensland
Emma Charlton, associate director of AECOM, has been named Queensland Division’s 2011 Young Professional Engineer of the Year. She manages the company’s acoustical group in Brisbane.
Calls for abstracts
Abstracts for the Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference (WSUD2012) on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne are due 15 August 2011. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
Abstracts for the 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences on 23-28 September 2012 in Brisbane are due 21 August 2011. Inquiries: Click here.
Abstracts for the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide are due 26 August 2011. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
Abstracts for the ELOPTO 2012 Conference, dedicated to the field of colloidal and molecular electro-optics, on 7-8 February 2012 in Sydney are due 15 September 2011. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ieaust/events/conferences/elopto/.
Abstracts for the 2012 Conference on Railway Engineering (CORE2012) on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane are due 14 October 2011. Inquiries: www.core2012.com.
Calls for award nominations
Civil engineering
Nominations for the Sir John Holland Civil Engineer of the Year Award, the Rod McGee Medal and the Warren Medal close 19 August. Inquiries: Click here.
Professional Engineers of the Year
Nominations for Victoria Division’s 2011 individual awards Professional Engineer of the Year and Young Professional Engineer of the Year close Friday 26 August. For more information, click here.
Biomedical engineering
Nominations for the 2011 David Dewhurst Award for outstanding service in biomedical engineering close 26 August. To nominate click here.
Heritage engineering
Nominations for the John Monash Medal close 31 August. Inquiries: Click here.
Mechanical engineering
Nominations for the 2011 Young Mechanical Engineer of the Year Award close 5 September. For nominations click here.
PUBLICATIONS
Advanced Concrete Technology
Zongjin Li, Wenquan Liang
Was: $170.00
Special Price until 18 August: $143.00
2011 9780470437438 528pp Hardcover
Over
the past two decades concrete has enjoyed a renewed level of research
and testing, resulting in the development of many new types of concrete.
Through the use of various additives, production techniques and
chemical processes, there is now a great degree of control over the
properties of specific concretes for a wide range of applications. New
theories, models and testing techniques have also been developed to push
the envelope of concrete as a building material.
To purchase this book click here.
NEW !!!
Reliability, Maintainability and Risk, 8th Edition
David J. Smith
$96.32 + GST = $105.95
2011 9780080969022 352pp Paperback
This
book provides engineers with the safety and risk assessment tools and
techniques they need to work effectively in any safety or reliability
critical environment. These tools are primarily statistical. Where David
Smith’s book succeeds is by meeting the needs of an applied audience by
setting these tools in the context of the design and operation of
safety related processes and systems. Now in its Eighth Edition, this is
regarded as the core reference in this field.
To purchase this book click here.
Engineers Australia conferences
The 2011 IQEC / CLEO Pacific Rim Conference will be held on 28 Aug–1 Sep in Sydney. It combines the International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Pacific Rim, the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) and the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT). Inquiries: www.iqec-cleopr2011.com.
The Newcastle Division Regional Convention will be held in Armidale on 16-18 Sep. Inquiries: Click here or call 02 4926 4440.
Chemeca 2011, the annual chemical engineering conference jointly organised by Engineers Australia's Chemical College, the IChemE in Australia and New Zealand, and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, will be held in Sydney on 18-21 Sep. Inquiries: www.chemeca2011.com.
The Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture's 2011 International Conference will be held in Surfers Paradise on 28-30 Sep. To register click here.
Inquiries: www.seagconference.com.au.
The Coasts and Ports Conference 2011, hosted by Engineers Australia's National Committee for Coastal and Ocean Engineering, PIANC, IPENZ and the NZ Coastal Society, will be held in Perth on 28-30 Sep. Inquiries: www.coastsandports2011.com.au.
The Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering is holding its International Conference on 24-26 Oct in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.ssee2011conference.com, email ssee2011@icms.com.au or phone: +61 7 3844 1138.
The Australian Control Conference (AUCC2011) will be held on 10-11 Nov in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.aucc.org.au.
The Engineering Heritage Conference 2011 will be held on 13-16 Nov in Hobart. Inquiries: www.cdesign.com.au/ehac2011.
The Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011, organised by Engineers Australia, Engineers Without Borders and RedR, will be held on 30 Nov–2 Dec in Melbourne. For inquiries contact Nick Byrne. To register click here.
The Australasian Association for Engineering Education is holding its 2011 conference on 5-7 Dec in Fremantle. Inquiries: www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2011/
The 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference will be held on 5-8 Dec in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.apmc2011.com
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held on 31 Jan–3 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.apos2012.org.
The ELOPTO 2012 conference, dedicated to colloidal and molecular electrooptics, will be held on 7-8 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ieaust/events/conferences/elopto/. Abstracts are due 15 Sep 2011.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com. Abstracts are due 15 Aug 2011.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org. Abstracts are due 26 Aug 2011.
The 11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au.
CORE2012, the Conference on Railway Engineering, will be held on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.core2012.com. Abstracts are due 14 Oct 2011.
The 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on 23-28 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. The deadline for abstracts is 21 August 2011. Inquiries: Click here.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
Design and Installation of Grid Connected Solar Panels is an online course. Inquiries: Click here.
A Contract Management course will be held on 15-16 Aug in Sydney. Inquiries: Click here.
An Introduction to Fibre Optics will be held in Melbourne on 19-20 Sep. Inquiries: Click here.
A five-day ASME master class on Power Piping Design and Fabrication will be held in Brisbane on 10-14 Oct and Perth 17-21 Oct. Inquiries: Click here.
The Experienced Engineers Program is for engineers who are seeking chartered status, registration and career progression. It is delivered over a six-month period, within a structured framework of a series of five one-day professional development workshops, and supporting online resources. The program will commence in Sydney on 23 August.
Inquiries: Click here.
The second annual Engineering Leadership Residential - Leadership for Preferred Futures will be held on 5-10 Nov on the Sunshine Coast. Inquiries: click here.
Engineering Education Australia is Engineers Australia’s subsidiary company organising professional development courses, seminars and other events. For a full list of its offerings go to www.eeaust.com.au.
Other events
The College of Biomedical Engineers is organising a Clinical Engineering Development Workshop on 13-14 Aug in Darwin, prior to the engineering in medicine conference (see next entry). For more information click here.
A conference on Innovative Solutions in Medicine and Health Physics will be held in Darwin on 14-18 Aug. It is a joint conference for the Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine and the Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference. Inquiries: www.epsmabec2011.org.
The 9th National Symposium on Wheelchair Safety and Standards Monitoring, hosted by the National Committee on Rehabilitation Engineering, will be held in Darwin on 16 August. Inquiries: Click here.
The Joint Chemical Engineering Committee is holding a Postgraduate Symposium on 23 Aug in Sydney. The symposium will showcase the research that is being done by PhD students at University of Sydney and University of New South Wales. Three postgraduate students from each university will present details of their research. Inquiries: Click here. Download event flyer for presentation topics and speaker details.
RSVP by 22 Aug to Dr Jeffrey Shi at jeff.shi@sydney.edu.au; or SMS 0411449522.
The Concrete Institute’s seminar on High Performance Concrete: Design and Applications will be held on 25 Aug in Melbourne, 29 Aug in Adelaide, 5 Sep in Perth, 13 Sep in Brisbane and 16 Sep in Sydney. For program details and to register click here.
The 11th Annual Construction Law Conference organised by McCullough Robertson lawyers (www.mccullough.com.au) and supported by Engineers Australia’s Queensland Division, will be held on 25-26 Aug at Yeppoon, Queensland. Inquiries: Click here.
A workshop titled 40 Frequently Asked Questions about Stainless Steel will be held on 25 Aug in Adelaide and 26 Aug in Perth. Inquiries: Adelaide click here and Perth click here.
The 2011 World Engineers' Convention will be held on 4-9 Sep in Geneva, Switzerland. Inquiries: www.wec2011.org or contact info@wec2011.org.
The Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) EECON NSW 2011 Conference and Trade Exhibition New technologies in energy networks – topping up or tripping over? will be held on 7-9 Sep in Sydney. Inquiries: www.eesa.asn.au/events/nsw-act/60.
The Precast Engineering for Graduates Seminar, hosted by the National Precast Concrete Association Australia, will be held in Sydney on 22 Sept. Inquiries: Click here.
Sediment Transport Short Courses, offered by Engineers Australia’s WA Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel, will be held on 26 Sep. The two one-day short courses will be targeted at coastal engineers with between 5 and 10 years experience. Inquiries: Click here.
The PIANC Australia Dredging Workshop will be held on 26 Sep in Perth. Inquiries: Click here.
The International Conclave on Climate Change and Exhibition will be held in Hyderabad, India, on 12-14 Oct. For inquiries and registration go to www.iccc-esci.com.
The PacRim Stainless 2011 conference, organised by the Australian Stainless Steel Development Association, will be held on 20-21 Oct at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. For more information click here.
Four-day training courses will be held in Brisbane and Perth for engineers involved with the design or maintenance of high capacity belt conveyor systems for the mining or related industries. The first is scheduled for 31 Oct–3 Nov in Brisbane and the second for 29 Nov–2 Dec in Perth.
Inquiries: ann.odonovan@techtraining.com.au
The inaugural Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Science, Technology and Engineering Conference, supported by the Australian Society for Defence Engineering, will be held on 8-10 Nov in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.submarineinstitute.com/sia-conferences/
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held in Sydney on 31 Jan to 3 Feb 2012.
The 2011 IQEC / CLEO Pacific Rim Conference will be held on 28 Aug–1 Sep in Sydney. It combines the International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Pacific Rim, the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) and the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT). Inquiries: www.iqec-cleopr2011.com.
The Newcastle Division Regional Convention will be held in Armidale on 16-18 Sep. Inquiries: Click here or call 02 4926 4440.
Chemeca 2011, the annual chemical engineering conference jointly organised by Engineers Australia's Chemical College, the IChemE in Australia and New Zealand, and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, will be held in Sydney on 18-21 Sep. Inquiries: www.chemeca2011.com.
The Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture's 2011 International Conference will be held in Surfers Paradise on 28-30 Sep. To register click here.
Inquiries: www.seagconference.com.au.
The Coasts and Ports Conference 2011, hosted by Engineers Australia's National Committee for Coastal and Ocean Engineering, PIANC, IPENZ and the NZ Coastal Society, will be held in Perth on 28-30 Sep. Inquiries: www.coastsandports2011.com.au.
The Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering is holding its International Conference on 24-26 Oct in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.ssee2011conference.com, email ssee2011@icms.com.au or phone: +61 7 3844 1138.
The Australian Control Conference (AUCC2011) will be held on 10-11 Nov in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.aucc.org.au.
The Engineering Heritage Conference 2011 will be held on 13-16 Nov in Hobart. Inquiries: www.cdesign.com.au/ehac2011.
The Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011, organised by Engineers Australia, Engineers Without Borders and RedR, will be held on 30 Nov–2 Dec in Melbourne. For inquiries contact Nick Byrne. To register click here.
The Australasian Association for Engineering Education is holding its 2011 conference on 5-7 Dec in Fremantle. Inquiries: www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2011/
The 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference will be held on 5-8 Dec in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.apmc2011.com
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held on 31 Jan–3 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.apos2012.org.
The ELOPTO 2012 conference, dedicated to colloidal and molecular electrooptics, will be held on 7-8 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ieaust/events/conferences/elopto/. Abstracts are due 15 Sep 2011.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com. Abstracts are due 15 Aug 2011.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org. Abstracts are due 26 Aug 2011.
The 11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au.
CORE2012, the Conference on Railway Engineering, will be held on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.core2012.com. Abstracts are due 14 Oct 2011.
The 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on 23-28 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. The deadline for abstracts is 21 August 2011. Inquiries: Click here.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
Design and Installation of Grid Connected Solar Panels is an online course. Inquiries: Click here.
A Contract Management course will be held on 15-16 Aug in Sydney. Inquiries: Click here.
An Introduction to Fibre Optics will be held in Melbourne on 19-20 Sep. Inquiries: Click here.
A five-day ASME master class on Power Piping Design and Fabrication will be held in Brisbane on 10-14 Oct and Perth 17-21 Oct. Inquiries: Click here.
The Experienced Engineers Program is for engineers who are seeking chartered status, registration and career progression. It is delivered over a six-month period, within a structured framework of a series of five one-day professional development workshops, and supporting online resources. The program will commence in Sydney on 23 August.
Inquiries: Click here.
The second annual Engineering Leadership Residential - Leadership for Preferred Futures will be held on 5-10 Nov on the Sunshine Coast. Inquiries: click here.
Engineering Education Australia is Engineers Australia’s subsidiary company organising professional development courses, seminars and other events. For a full list of its offerings go to www.eeaust.com.au.
Other events
The College of Biomedical Engineers is organising a Clinical Engineering Development Workshop on 13-14 Aug in Darwin, prior to the engineering in medicine conference (see next entry). For more information click here.
A conference on Innovative Solutions in Medicine and Health Physics will be held in Darwin on 14-18 Aug. It is a joint conference for the Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine and the Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference. Inquiries: www.epsmabec2011.org.
The 9th National Symposium on Wheelchair Safety and Standards Monitoring, hosted by the National Committee on Rehabilitation Engineering, will be held in Darwin on 16 August. Inquiries: Click here.
The Joint Chemical Engineering Committee is holding a Postgraduate Symposium on 23 Aug in Sydney. The symposium will showcase the research that is being done by PhD students at University of Sydney and University of New South Wales. Three postgraduate students from each university will present details of their research. Inquiries: Click here. Download event flyer for presentation topics and speaker details.
RSVP by 22 Aug to Dr Jeffrey Shi at jeff.shi@sydney.edu.au; or SMS 0411449522.
The Concrete Institute’s seminar on High Performance Concrete: Design and Applications will be held on 25 Aug in Melbourne, 29 Aug in Adelaide, 5 Sep in Perth, 13 Sep in Brisbane and 16 Sep in Sydney. For program details and to register click here.
The 11th Annual Construction Law Conference organised by McCullough Robertson lawyers (www.mccullough.com.au) and supported by Engineers Australia’s Queensland Division, will be held on 25-26 Aug at Yeppoon, Queensland. Inquiries: Click here.
A workshop titled 40 Frequently Asked Questions about Stainless Steel will be held on 25 Aug in Adelaide and 26 Aug in Perth. Inquiries: Adelaide click here and Perth click here.
The 2011 World Engineers' Convention will be held on 4-9 Sep in Geneva, Switzerland. Inquiries: www.wec2011.org or contact info@wec2011.org.
The Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) EECON NSW 2011 Conference and Trade Exhibition New technologies in energy networks – topping up or tripping over? will be held on 7-9 Sep in Sydney. Inquiries: www.eesa.asn.au/events/nsw-act/60.
The Precast Engineering for Graduates Seminar, hosted by the National Precast Concrete Association Australia, will be held in Sydney on 22 Sept. Inquiries: Click here.
Sediment Transport Short Courses, offered by Engineers Australia’s WA Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel, will be held on 26 Sep. The two one-day short courses will be targeted at coastal engineers with between 5 and 10 years experience. Inquiries: Click here.
The PIANC Australia Dredging Workshop will be held on 26 Sep in Perth. Inquiries: Click here.
The International Conclave on Climate Change and Exhibition will be held in Hyderabad, India, on 12-14 Oct. For inquiries and registration go to www.iccc-esci.com.
The PacRim Stainless 2011 conference, organised by the Australian Stainless Steel Development Association, will be held on 20-21 Oct at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. For more information click here.
Four-day training courses will be held in Brisbane and Perth for engineers involved with the design or maintenance of high capacity belt conveyor systems for the mining or related industries. The first is scheduled for 31 Oct–3 Nov in Brisbane and the second for 29 Nov–2 Dec in Perth.
Inquiries: ann.odonovan@techtraining.com.au
The inaugural Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Science, Technology and Engineering Conference, supported by the Australian Society for Defence Engineering, will be held on 8-10 Nov in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.submarineinstitute.com/sia-conferences/
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held in Sydney on 31 Jan to 3 Feb 2012.