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NEWS AND NOTICES
Defence procurement needs engineers
In a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Defence Procurement, Engineers Australia has reaffirmed concerns about risks associated with inadequate assessments of engineering and technical aspects of defence procurements.
Engineers Australia’s acting chief executive Rupert Grayston welcomed the opportunity last week to contribute to the focus on defence procurement by the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade.
“In the face of increasing competition for professional engineering skills, ensuring that Defence has the ongoing capability to be an informed buyer in relation to engineering products and systems cannot be compromised.
“Maintaining a high level of professional engineering input, at all levels of contracting and procurement across Defence management, is at the core of tackling the balance between the needs for a highly sophisticated technical capability and budget constraints.
“The numerous big-ticket items that Defence procurement involves must be backed by resourcing access to well-informed and candid engineering advice,” Grayston said.
Input invited on competency standards
Engineers Australia is inviting input from the engineering community to the Australian Engineering Competency Standards Stage 2 draft, which can be viewed at www.engineersaustralia.org.au/stage2revision. Comments can be submitted on the site.
More recognition needed for chartered status
“There is no benefit in becoming chartered” was one of the recurring comments in a survey conducted by Engineers Australia’s Young Engineers Australia National Committee earlier this year.
Other major themes included:
- the current process requires too much work outside of an engineer's normal workload
- it doesn't fit with the normal work an engineer does
- I can progress and work as an engineer without becoming chartered – why should I do something extra
- make being chartered mandatory.
Those who participated had the chance to win an iPad and the winners were Rebecca Latimer and Justin Sazegar.
Discussion forums were also held at most Division offices and an iPad was again awarded to the best response to the above question.
The winner was Leon Czechowicz.
The findings from the forums and survey will be provided to Engineers Australia National Council for action. For comment and additional input email yea@engineersaustralia.org.au or go to www.engineersaustralia.org.au/yea.
Regional engineers wanted
Engineers Australia has declared 2012 the Year of Regional Engineering. To introduce the Year, Engineers Australia magazine is planning a special feature on regional engineering in the January issue of the magazine. The magazine is inviting engineers working in regions outside major cities in Australia or overseas to talk about their work and their experiences – the benefits and the challenges of relying on their own devices, at times cut off from the major supply lines and professional support. Engineers interested in participating in this feature can email editorial@engineersmedia.com.au.
Technical Journals out now
The latest editions of three Technical Journals have just been published. Vol 9 No1 of the Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 13 No1 of Transport Engineering in Australia and Vol 15 No1 of the Australian Journal of Water Resources are now available.
To download individual papers from these journals free of charge, Engineers Australia members can log in at www.engineeraustralia.org.au, then go to Resources and Library, Online Library and Journals & Transactions. For non-members to purchase individual papers, go to www.eabooks.com.au, then eJournals.
To purchase complete printed copies of the journals contact Pam Chenery at Engineers Media by email pchenery@engineersmedia.com.au
Building modelling guide available
NATSPEC, the national building specification service, has released the National Building Information Modelling (BIM) Guide for the building and construction industry. It is freely available at www.natspec.com.au.
The objective of the guide, used in conjunction with a Project BIM Brief, is to clarify what is meant when BIM is required on a project. The Guide can also be used as a planning tool by consultants to clarify the services they propose to provide when preparing bids for projects. Comments and input can be forwarded to bim@natspec.com.au.
New standards for air handling systems
Standards Australia has further refined its suite of standards for air handling systems. “The objective of the new standards is to provide a performance-based approach to air handling system maintenance to assist users in the control of microorganisms,” said Colin Blair, CEO of Standards Australia.
The new standards update AS/NZS 3666 (parts one, two and three, with a new part four).
New app for excellence awards
Information on Engineers Australia’s 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards can now be accessed via a new app. The 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards App is available free to download via the Apple App store (click here). Within the app you will be able to access a suite of information regarding the excellence awards and their sponsors, the National Awards archive, as well the 2011 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards projects and individual award finalists.
This year's awards function will be held on Wednesday 23 November in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.excellenceawards.org.au. The awards are sponsored by Snowy Hydro Limited, AusIndustry, American Express, Standards Australia and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney.
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 2.00pm. 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 National 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.
Nominations close at 5.00pm AEDST 14 October.
Nomination forms may be downloaded from www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ndp2012.
Voting for the National Deputy President will take place at the National Congress meeting, 23-24 November, by secret ballot using a preferential voting system.
Calls for abstracts
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.
Abstracts for the Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth are due 14 October 2011. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
Abstracts for the conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 on 1-3 May in Canberra are due 17 October 2011. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
PUBLICATIONS
Hollow Sections in Structural Applications
J. Wardenier, J. A. Packer, X. L. Zhao, G. J. van der Vegte
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2011 9789072830869 232pp Hardcover
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Engineers Australia conferences
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 Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference will be held on 31 Jan–2 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.pacific2012imc.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/.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
The conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 will be held on 1-3 May in Canberra. Abstracts are due on 17 Oct 2011. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
The Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Convention will be held on 24-25 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/memmes.
The Risk Engineering Society Conference (RISK 2012), organised by Engineers Australia’s Risk Engineering Society, will be held on 23-24 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
The Asset Management Council’s ICOMS Asset Management Conference will be held 4–8 June, 2012, at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart. Inquiries: www.amcouncil.com.au.
The Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth. Abstracts are due 14 Oct 2011. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
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. Inquiries: click here.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
A five-day ASME master class on Power Piping Design and Fabrication will be held in Perth 17-21 Oct. 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
Two workshops on disaster response will be held in Melbourne on 18 Oct and Sydney on 20 Oct. The aim of the Melbourne workshop is to examine the provision of engineering efforts in support of the UN response to disasters and how engineers can assist in building the resilience of communities at risk. The aim of the Sydney workshop is to examine the provision of engineering efforts in the acute phases of disasters outside of Australia. To register for the Melbourne workshop click here. To register for the Sydney workshop click here.
Materials Australia, a Technical Society of Engineers Australia, is hosting the Materials Innovation in Surface Engineering 2011 Conference on 18-19 Oct in Melbourne. Following the conference a one-day Heat Treatment Workshop is being run on 20 Oct. Inquiries: www.materialsaustralia.com.au/ or contact 03 9326 7266.
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.
RedR Australia is running an orientation course on water, sanitation and hygiene on 17-23 October. For details click here.
Inquiries to Louise Salkeld on (03) 93291357.
A breakfast seminar on how to influence society will be held on 26 Oct in Adelaide. It is part of the lead-up to the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference in May (www.elc2012.org). For more information click here.
The Melbourne School of Engineering is celebrating the 150th anniversary of engineering education at the University of Melbourne and is hosting a gala dinner at the National Gallery of Victoria on 28 October. RSVP closes 14 October. Inquiries: http://bit.ly/pLDgQX.
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 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research is presenting MADD5: 5th Mites Asthma Domestic Design Conference in Sydney on 8-9 Nov. Inquiries: www.MADD5.org.
Griffith University is hosting the Construction Law for Engineers one day course on 11 Nov at its Gold Coast Campus. Inquiries: www.constructionlawevents.com.
The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay on 21-24 Feb. Inquiries: http://www.floodplainconference.com/.
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 Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference will be held on 31 Jan–2 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.pacific2012imc.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/.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
The conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 will be held on 1-3 May in Canberra. Abstracts are due on 17 Oct 2011. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
The Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Convention will be held on 24-25 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/memmes.
The Risk Engineering Society Conference (RISK 2012), organised by Engineers Australia’s Risk Engineering Society, will be held on 23-24 May 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
The Asset Management Council’s ICOMS Asset Management Conference will be held 4–8 June, 2012, at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart. Inquiries: www.amcouncil.com.au.
The Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth. Abstracts are due 14 Oct 2011. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
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. Inquiries: click here.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
A five-day ASME master class on Power Piping Design and Fabrication will be held in Perth 17-21 Oct. 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
Two workshops on disaster response will be held in Melbourne on 18 Oct and Sydney on 20 Oct. The aim of the Melbourne workshop is to examine the provision of engineering efforts in support of the UN response to disasters and how engineers can assist in building the resilience of communities at risk. The aim of the Sydney workshop is to examine the provision of engineering efforts in the acute phases of disasters outside of Australia. To register for the Melbourne workshop click here. To register for the Sydney workshop click here.
Materials Australia, a Technical Society of Engineers Australia, is hosting the Materials Innovation in Surface Engineering 2011 Conference on 18-19 Oct in Melbourne. Following the conference a one-day Heat Treatment Workshop is being run on 20 Oct. Inquiries: www.materialsaustralia.com.au/ or contact 03 9326 7266.
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.
RedR Australia is running an orientation course on water, sanitation and hygiene on 17-23 October. For details click here.
Inquiries to Louise Salkeld on (03) 93291357.
A breakfast seminar on how to influence society will be held on 26 Oct in Adelaide. It is part of the lead-up to the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference in May (www.elc2012.org). For more information click here.
The Melbourne School of Engineering is celebrating the 150th anniversary of engineering education at the University of Melbourne and is hosting a gala dinner at the National Gallery of Victoria on 28 October. RSVP closes 14 October. Inquiries: http://bit.ly/pLDgQX.
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 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research is presenting MADD5: 5th Mites Asthma Domestic Design Conference in Sydney on 8-9 Nov. Inquiries: www.MADD5.org.
Griffith University is hosting the Construction Law for Engineers one day course on 11 Nov at its Gold Coast Campus. Inquiries: www.constructionlawevents.com.
The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay on 21-24 Feb. Inquiries: http://www.floodplainconference.com/.