October 2012

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SYDNEY DIVISION OF ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 2012

SYDNEY DIVISION KEY SPONSORS

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Engineering ExcellenceThe Awards Evening for Sydney Division’s Engineering Excellence Awards 2012 was held on 21 September, with over 500 members and guests enjoying a fantastic celebration.

As I’ve become more involved in the engineering Awards and Honours programmes within the Division, I’ve become more attuned to how important they are to the promotion of engineering and sustainability of the profession.

What are the essential ingredients of engineering excellence? Vision, leadership, innovation, communication, belief in being able to achieve the goal, reliance on a highly motivated and competent team, supported by a framework of governance and assurance, along with a lot of hard work and perseverance.

In choosing this year’s President’s Award, I was particularly mindful of selecting an entry that embodied many aspects of engineering – innovation, creativity, design, quality, form, function, sustainability – delivered in keeping with sound project management and systems engineering principles – with an outcome which is both embraced by the community, and evokes an ongoing interest in engineering. HALO, by Partridge, is a wind activated kinetic sculpture installed in Central Park, Sydney. This project resonated with me as an engineer. A project that I’m sure all those who were involved in can be proud of – engineering done well, truly worthy of an engineering excellence award. This is a real feat of engineering – drawing on innovation, risk engineering and project management to deliver a clever and beautiful design for the community to enjoy for many years to come.

My personal thanks goes to all those who ensure that the Engineering Excellence Awards

programme continues to successfully showcase engineering projects, teams and individuals. And to the Staff, Judges, Volunteers and Sponsors – thank you, it really was a job well done! The Showcase Book, Winners Booklet and Award Photos are all available online from the Sydney Division website.

The Division calendar for the remainder of 2012 includes a number of key activities, including voting for ‘Elected Members’ of Division Committee and Colleges Reps closing 26 October, and the Fellows’ Luncheon on 9 November.

Realising that our member-representation framework is designed to move the organisation forward in the interests of members, I encourage you to consider the candidate profi les, make an ‘informed decision’, and make your vote count.

Finally, eChartered goes live in late October following release of the refreshed Stage 2 Competency Standards. The pathway to becoming Chartered has been streamlined, now better accommodates the diversity of engineering, and should be the goal of all engineers in their engineering career – and as a milestone towards engineering excellence.

Brendyn Williams BE(Civil)(Hons) MIEAust FIPWEA

President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division

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Key Division StaffExecutive Director – Steve Finlay

Executive Operations Manager – Richard Hanna

Events Manager – Aimee Najdovski

Industry Relationship Manager – Elana Huthnance

Events Coordinator – Jenny Ha

Communications and IT Coordinator – Nimali Herath

Membership Services Offi cer – Julia Bresolin

Membership Services Offi cer – Danielle Tuazon

Membership Services Offi cer – Anna Holtby

Membership Services Offi cer – Kristina Ek

Account Manager – Rimma Kolodizner

Chartered Assessors – Roland De Broglio, Amal Hanna

Neil Wyles and Guy Beaubois

National Stage 1 Assessor – Guy Beaubois and Maurice Allen

National Manager Careers – Jennifer O’Donovan

Auditorium Operator – David Zhao

Your Division Committee for 2012President – Brendyn Williams

Deputy President – John Nichols

Vice Deputy President – Alexandra Meldrum

Immediate Past President – Maryam Khajeh

National Councillors – Bruce Howard, Marlene Kanga

and Alex Baitch

National Congress – Kevin Dixon, Ted Tooher

and Michael Myers

Elected Members:David Edwards, Nikki New, Rosemary Crowhurst

and Michael Lucas

Appointed Members:Young Engineers Australia,

Sydney Division – Sam Green

Women in Engineering – Julie Mikhail

Regional Group Representatives – John Stornelli

and Rosemary Crowhurst

College and CELM Representative – Alexandra Meldrum

Unit Representatives – Norm Himsley and Allan Sangster

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Deputy President’s CornerI recently had an experience which rocked me to the core about the condition of Australian manufacturing capability. To set the background I was doing an inspection of a large Civil Engineering materials testing laboratory and was being escorted through the maze by the laboratory manager.

As we journeyed through the labyrinth of presses, crushing machines and implements of destruction we got into a discussion about our respective careers and to my surprise he revealed that it had been 30 years since his graduation from his fi rst degree and while he had only commenced this job as manager of the laboratory about three months ago he had never worked either in Civil Engineering or had even worked in any laboratory before.

While that in itself is not surprising (there are numerous alternate paths for this career), the next revelation was the shocker: he had a bachelors degree and masters degree in manufacturing engineering, had worked in Australia for thirty years in the fi eld of manufacturing and then he said “And so you may ask: why I’m now supervising a Civil Engineering materials laboratory?”

The answer is: “because now in Australia, you virtually can’t get a job in manufacturing”. This revelation to me was devastating – has the state of our manufacturing industry fallen to such a despairing level.

There was a time when the pride of Australia was its new found ability to manufacture steel at Newcastle – we considered that this was a sign that as a nation we had made it – but that manufacturing venture has come and gone. There was a time when to manufacture petrol from crude oil in Sydney was viewed as essential to national security and independence – but the last of our Sydney refi neries has now given notice that it’s too hard and they’re packing their bags and distillation towers, and there was a time when a great national achievement was for the Prime Minister to be photographed with the fi rst Australian locally manufactured automobile as it rolled off the assembly line in Melbourne – but I fear that the great Australian icon, if the same conditions persist, may be about to tread the same path as Newcastle steel and Sydney petrol.

Manufacturing is the backbone of our economy and the foundation of our national livelihood – and I have concern for our grandchildren, if, when they listen to the reading of our Industrial Last Will and Testament, and they hear that their only inheritance is the husks of worn out mines and the hollow shells of forgotten memories of a rich manufacturing past.

John Nichols BE (Civil), CPEng, FIEAustDeputy President, Engineers Australia Sydney Division


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Students from north west NSW celebrated Australian Engineering Week by participating in the Dubbo Great Engineering Challenge on Thursday 9th of August.

Over 30 volunteer engineers and support staff from across the region turned out to supervise the challenges and inspire the students to consider a career in engineering. Alexandra Hartwig, on behalf of Peter Dearden, Regional Manager of sponsor company Roads and Maritime Services, said that she was “appreciative that so many volunteer engineers and support staff turned out” and that it was “great to meet engineering colleagues from local government, private fi rms and other agencies in the region.”

A true celebration of our profession and embodying what the Year of the Regional Engineering Team is all about.

Staff from the Major Sponsor, Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), were involved in the creation of the challenges and making educational bags that students could take home. From the RMS Dubbo District Depot to the Regional Headquarters in Parkes, the engineering team was distributed over 400km but pulled together a seamless run of challenges, entertaining speakers and overall a successful day.

Alexandra Hartwig, RMS Project Services Manager in the Western Region has been part of this event since inception three years ago said “it’s wonderful to have had the opportunity to watch this event grow with the activities becoming more sophisticated and engaging to students. The commitment from staff has been very positive and they continue to attend to make it the best day it can be. Seeing the students walk away with a smile and an appreciation for engineering makes it an absolutely enjoyable experience and look forward to future events.”

“The reputation for the involved organisations as well as the engineering profession is genuinely enhanced by the positive contact of so many schools and parents that arises from our involvement in the Great Engineering Challenge.” Added Peter Dearden of Roads and Maritime Services.

The Challenges on the day included:• Bridge Building using polystyrene sheets, paddle pop sticks and string,

with the aim to achieve the strongest yet lightest structure that could sustain dead load and live load.

• Creating a pavement drainage blanket using different size aggregate to sand with fi lter cloth and straw in order to capture the greatest amount or water and achieving the cleanest (most fi ltered) water quality.

• Surveying where teams of up to 4 had to hold onto a rope and make their way between outdoor stations and undertake quantitative mea-surements including height, volume and area.

Upon fi nal score count and an upset for the defending Great Engineering Challenge Champions from 2011, Alexandra Hartwig announced: “The winning team is Team Number 18, St Johns College Dubbo! Well done! 2012 Great Engineering Challenge Winners.”

The 2012 Honours List of the Great Engineering Challenge include:1st: St Johns College, Dubbo; Kathryn Perry, Jack Parker, Angus McLeod, Brett Latham.

The Dubbo Great Engineering Challenge

1st, 2nd and third prize.

Celebrating the year of the regional engineering team were over 30 engineers from regional NSW.

2nd: West Wyalong High; Will Sutcliffe, Nick Marreau, David Johnston, Brandon Wiencke, Jonathan Johnston.3rd: St Stanislaus, Bathurst; Jaymon Carter, Jake Ligori, Xavier Giuliano, James Gunning.

If you would like to fi nd out more about the activities of the Dubbo Group of Engineers Australia – please provide your current email address to [email protected].

Davies Collison Cave congratulates CSIRO, Winners of the 2012 Innovations and Inventions Award and the Highly Commended team at Atomo Diagnostics Pty Ltd.

We applaud the achievements of all the Finalists and Winners of the 2012 EA Engineering Excellence Awards.

The calibre of Inventions was outstanding.

Congratulations

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2012 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Jean Kittson, Master of Ceremonies, captivated the 450 guests from the moment she walked on stage on Friday 21 September at The Westin Hotel, Sydney. Guest of Honour Sir William Tyree OBE delivered an insightful presentation for the guests in regard to early highlights to the building, development and history of Tyree Industries Pty Ltd.

Throughout the evening fourteen Excellence Awards, ten Highly Commended Awards, and four Individual Awards were presented to the Engineering Excellence Award 2012 Finalists.

Atomo Diagnostics Pty Ltd with joint entrant Ide Group was presented with the prestigious Bradfi eld Award for the Mircorapid Integrated Rapid Blood Test Device. Chief Judge Norm Himsley said “MicroRapid has developed the world’s fi rst, fully integrated hand held device for blood based lateral fl ow tests. This product is effective, effi cient, safe, user friendly and cost competitive, which may well eventually dominate the market. Engineers Australia believe MicroRapid deserve to have their story told and acknowledged as an example to all aspiring engineers of what this profession can achieve.”

The President’s Award was awarded to Partridge for Halo: wind activated kinetic sculpture. Brendyn Williams, President of Sydney Division said “In choosing this year’s President’s Award, I was particularly mindful of selecting an entry that embodied many aspects of engineering – innovation, creativity, design, quality, form, function and sustainability. Halo is a real feat of engineering – drawing on innovation, risk engineering and project management to deliver clever and beautiful deign for the community to enjoy for many years to come.”

All the Excellence Awards winners have the opportunity to enter the National Awards which will be presented on 20 November at Parliament House Canberra.

Five of the Excellence Awards fi nalists and winners have been invited to have their projects displayed in the Success and Innovations Gallery at the Powerhouse Museum. Their projects will be seen by a half a million visitors during the Year Exhibition.

The Excellence Awards committee extends their thanks to the Excellence Awards Sponsors for their ongoing support of the Awards program, the 42 Excellence Awards judges, and the 13 Individual Awards judges. Thanks are also extended to the young engineer volunteers who assisted at the Awards evening, and last but certainly not least, to the entrants and fi nalists of the 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards.

The Showcase Book which details the fi nalists, and the winners book can be viewed at www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydeea

The photographs of the Awards night can be viewed and purchased online at www.ianbarnes.com.au.

The 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards will be launched at the Powerhouse Museum on Wednesday February 6.

The 2012 Winners and Sponsors are:

BRADFIELD AWARDAtomo Diagnostics Pty Ltd with joint entrant Ide Group – MicroRapid Integrated Rapid Blood Test Device

PRESIDENT’S AWARDPartridge – HALO

PERSONAL AWARDSProfessional Engineer of the YearSponsored by UGL

Presented to Dr Adrian Paterson

Young Professional Engineer of the YearSponsored by Abigroup

Presented to Trudy Myers

Entrepreneur of the YearSponsored by Cochlear

Presented to Dr Zhengrong Shi

Student Engineer of the YearSponsored by University of SydneyPresented to Brendan MacGillicuddy

INDUSTRY AWARDSControl Systems & CommunicationsSponsored by Honeywell Engineering Summer School

Excellence Award: UGL Infrastructure Pty Ltd – Control System for the North-South Brisbane Tunnel (Clem 7)

Highly Commended: AusGrid – Planning Data Management System (PDMS)

Software & Embedded SystemsSponsored by Excellence Awards CommitteeExcellence Award: Minibar Solutions Pty Ltd with joint entrant Tranquility Group Pty Ltd – RFID Minibar System Highly Commended: NSW Roads and Maritime Services with joint entrant National ICT Australia – Bridge Deck Structural Health Monitoring

Products, Manufacturing Facilities & ProcessesSponsored by Powerhouse MuseumHighly Commended: Glass Hardware Australia – Polaris Soft Close Hinge

Environment & HeritageSponsored by Norman Disney & YoungExcellence Award: Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd with joint entrants Roads and Maritime Services, and Sinclair Knight Merz – Hume Highway Woomargama Alliance Excellence Award: Transport for NSW – Sustainable solutions for the Glenfi eld commuter car park

Welfare, Health & SafetySponsored by Engineering Education AustraliaExcellence Award: AIMEDICS Pty Ltd – HypoMon Highly Commended: Hyder Consulting – Wellbeing by Design

Education & TrainingSponsored by Education and Assessment CommitteeExcellence Award: University of Technology, Sydney – SPARKPLUS : Developing Engineering Judgement and Capacity to Learn

Innovations & InventionsSponsored by Davies Collison CaveExcellence Award: CSIRO – CSIRO Ngara Rural Point to Point Microwave Backhaul Technology Highly Commended: Atomo Diagnostics Pty Ltd with joint entrant Ide Group – MicroRapid Integrated Rapid Blood Test Device

Research & DevelopmentSponsored by UNSWExcellence Award: CSIRO ICT Centre – CSIRO Ngara Rural Broadband Point-to-Multipoint Access TechnologyHighly Commended: CSIRO with joint entrant Astronomy Australia Limited – Centimetre Receiver Upgrade for CSIRO’s Compact Array at Narrabri

PROJECT AWARDSProject ManagementSponsored by Everything InfrastrcutureExcellence Award: Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd with joint entrants Roads and Maritime Services, and Sinclair Knight Merz – Hume Highway Woomargama AllianceHighly Commended: Partridge – HALO

Infrastructure ProjectsSponsored by The Board of Engineering PracticeExcellence Award: Arup with joint entrant RailCorp – Boundary Street Bridge, Roseville Highly Commended: GHD with joint entrants John Holland, Thompson Controls, Sydney Water Corporation and RPG Australia – Hoxton Park Recycled Water Scheme Stage 1



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Building StructuresSponsored by Engineers MediaExcellence Award: Arup with joint entrants Lend Lease and Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies – Commonwealth Bank Place at Darling Quarter Excellence Award: Hyder Consulting with joint entrant Westfi eld Design and Construction – Westfi eld Sydney

Small Business VenturesSponsored by Australian Engineering WeekExcellence Award: Atomo Diagnostics Pty Ltd with joint entrant Ide Group – MicroRapid Integrated Rapid Blood Test DeviceHighly Commended: Partridge – HALO

Engineering for Regional CommunitiesSponsored by Roads and Maritime ServicesExcellence Award: GHD with joint entrant Goulburn Mulwaree Council – Highlands Source ProjectHighly Commended: Faculty of Engineering, University of Wollongong – Promoting Engineering in Regional High Schools in the Year of the Regional Engineering Team

1. Jean Kittson, MC

2. Professional Engineer of the Year, Dr Adi Paterson

3. Young Professional Engineer of the Year, Trudy Myers

4. Bradfi eld Winners, Atomo Diagnostics and Ide Group

5. Entreprenur of the Year, Jenny Shi (on behalf of Dr Zengrong Shi)

6. Student Engineer of the Year, Brendan MacGillcuddy

7. President’s Winners, Partridge

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NEWS

Supported by the NSW Government

THE SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS RESEARCH CENTRE of the University of Wollongong is offering 1 & 2-day Professional Development Short Courses

SMART METERING AND DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT 12-13 November 2012 (Sydney)

IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES22 November 2012 (Sydney)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH RETROFITTING OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS6-7 December 2012 (Sydney)

Venue: University of Wollongong Sydney Business School Campus, Circular Quay

More details: http://sbrc.uow.edu.au/shortcoursesOr contact [email protected], phone 02 4221 4566

The University of Wollongong (UOW) is currently developing its new Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), which is now under construction with completion scheduled for mid-2013. The centre will be a unique facility with a primary research focus on technologies and systems for the retrofi tting of existing buildings and industry for energy effi ciency and sustainability.

The SBRC has been established through the “Retrofi tting for Resilient and Sustainable Buildings (RRSB)” initiative of UOW funded through a $25.1 Commonwealth Government grant and $1.2m from the NSW Government

for the construction of the SBRC building itself and other RRSB research and training facilities.

The SBRC building has been designed to gain a 6 Star Green Star Rating, and the aim is for it to be the fi rst building in Australia to achieve Living Building status through the Living Building Challenge. Based on optimized passive design principles, natural ventilation and careful equipment selection, the SBRC will be an ultra-low energy building. The aim is for the SBRC building to be a Net Zero Energy Building producing more energy each year than it consumes. This will be achieved through the use of a number of renewable on-site generation technologies and storage systems including a 150kWp photovoltaic array, a PV-thermal system and a ground source heat pump to provide base-load heating and cooling. A wide range of experimental facilities will be available at the centre for the development and evaluation of technologies for buildings of the future including a fully instrumented micro-grid and large-scale test facilities for evaluation of building elements and HVAC systems.

Staff at the SBRC are also providing support to ‘Team UOW’, a student team from UOW and the TAFE NSW – Illawarra Institute who are competing in the Solar Decathlon China 2013 competition. Team UOW are the fi rst student team from an Australian university to have won entry to one of the international Solar Decathlon fi nals. In August 2013 they will compete against 23 other teams from 13 countries in a bid to design, build and operate an advanced and appealing solar-powered, net-zero energy home (see http://sbrc.uow.edu.au/sd).

The SBRC is currently offering a suite of energy effi ciency training courses for engineers and other professionals, focussing on four key areas: i) electricity transmission, distribution and demand-side management, ii) the built environment, iii) energy effi ciency enhancements in industry, and iv) changing user perceptions and behaviours. For more information on the building and courses go to http://sbrc.uow.edu.au/

University of Wollongong – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre

The UOW Sustainable Buildings Research Centre under construction at UOW’s Innovation Campus.

The Value Model – WorkshopDelivering state-of-the-art product concept to engineering

to manufacturing framework

Workshop hosted by Ganges Consulting in association with Engineers Australia

Date: Thursday, 8 NovemberTime: 8am for a 8:30am start till 4pm fi nishVenue: Engineers Australia Harricks Auditorium, Ground Floor,

8 Thomas St Chatswood

Register online at:engineersaustralia.org.au/events/value-modelCost: $750 per attendee (10% discount for group bookings)

For further info contact:Cheenu Srinivasan (0419 828 191) [email protected]



NEWSCOMPANY PROFILE

UNSW Faculty of Engineering Engineers today are facing numerous and complex new challenges – in resource management, medicine, major infrastructure, computing, climate change and more. The Faculty of Engineering at UNSW isn’t just Australia’s largest facility equipping engineers to tackle these issues, but we’re also the leading research institution dedicated to providing solutions to these problems. We’re fi nding new ways to exploit diffi cult-to-access natural resources, while reducing waste, power and water consumption. We’re leading the charge in biomedical engineering, with everything from developing a bionic eye to using nano particles in cancer treatments, while making exciting advances in hard-to-machine materials and solving the latest problems in surveying and geospatial engineering. Around the world, our innovative Computer Science and Engineering graduates are changing the way information is mined and managed, while other graduates are ensuring the water we drink is safe and plentiful, and developing ways to store carbon indefi nitely.

With more than 675 academic and professional staff, and over 10,000 students*, 2800 of whom are postgraduate, we are by far the largest engineering faculty in Australia, with 10 specialist schools. Yet we are aware that some industries – such as the mining and petroleum industries – are still in desperate need for more graduates, and so we are determined to increase our intake numbers by 50% in these areas over the next two years.

World-leading researchInternationally, we are acclaimed for our world-leading research, and attract staff from across the globe. We focus our research on seven key application areas: Energy; Water; Health; Infrastructure; Manufacturing; Digital Services; and Natural Resources. But within these broad areas is a highly diverse scope of individual projects, from elastic computing and inexpensive spacecraft, through to clean-coal power generation, hydrogen storage and the effect of climate change on beach erosion. Of course, we also continue our longstanding multi-award-winning research in core areas such as photovoltaics, materials testing, infrastructure development and chemical engineering.

This research is supported and enhanced by a host of centres within the Faculty that attract funding and worldwide interest. One of our most recently formed institutions, the Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices, already has an international reputation and is involved in mining education and research across the globe.

Industry applicationBecause of our many links with industry, we are quick to adapt to industry needs, with innovative courses and programs. Earlier this year our fi rst graduates of the new Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Architecture were snapped up and acclaimed by design houses.

This year we have also established several new chairs and other links with industry, appointing an Ausgrid Chair in Electrical Power Economics, and a Rio Tinto/Northparkes Mines Chair of Mines Geotechnical Engineering. The former Chief Defence Scientist of Australia, Professor Bob Clark, was also appointed Professor and Chair of Energy Strategy and Policy at UNSW. His primary task is to explore the potential of Australia’s deep shale gas reserves.

Top facilitiesAdding to this dynamic environment are some exciting new facilities, such as the cutting-edge $138 million Tyree Energy Technologies Building, which has attracted interest from Australian and international dignitaries. The building is the focal point for the University’s new sustainable energy think tank, the Australian Energy Research Institute (AERI).

The $2.5 million bionic eye laboratory, opened by NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer Professor Mary O’Kane earlier this year is also another recent development. It includes a state-of-the-art clean room and equipment to test and build electronic microcomponents, providing our bionic vision researchers with the on-campus capability to produce their own medical implants to the highest quality and safety.

In the School of Mining Engineering our pioneering Virtual Reality Laboratory is improving mine safety by giving today’s engineers the ability to see things in mines they would never usually get the chance to experience. It consists of a 360-degree screen with 12 projectors on top, and users stand in the space wearing 3D glasses. The virtual reality laboratory is widely respected for its practical applications, because training, research and simulation can be undertaken in a safe and forgiving environment. The virtual environments replicate real mine sites and risk-taking behaviour can be identifi ed without putting personnel at risk.

But our facilities are not restricted to the large campus at Kensington. Some key engineering research centres are off-campus, such as the Water

Research Laboratory at Manly Vale in Sydney, and the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training at Wellington, NSW.

With such a progressive, relevant and engaged approach, the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW is the living embodiment of the University’s tagline and aspiration to, “Never stand still”.

Award sponsorshipAs part of our 60-year heritage of research and education, the UNSW Faculty of Engineering is proud to sponsor the ‘Research and Development’ category of the 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards.

Our contemporary research-led curriculum has an emphasis on design and problem-solving, so that students can practically apply their teaching to the world around them. It is therefore an honour to support and acclaim the outstanding efforts of today’s engineers who, through the hard and often unrewarding grind of research and development, are also working to solve the many issues facing our world today.

Congratulations to all the winners!

*Generated headcountUNSW Tyree Energy Technologies Building (TETB), Australia’s leading energy research environment.



YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – DIARY DATESMost events are held at EA Harricks Auditorium, Ground Floor, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood with refreshments provided prior to the session. 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.

OCTOBER

Thurs 18 Mechanical Branch IMechE Speak Out for Engineering CompetitionHarricks Auditorium18:00 for 18:30 to 20:00Contact: Ian Mash Email: ianmash@interfl eet.com.auCost: Free

Thurs 18 Western Sydney Regional Group Chartered WorkshopBuilding U Room G43 UWS Kingswood Campus.14:00 to 16:00Contact: Olivia MirzaEmail: [email protected]: Free

Tues 23 Civil and Structural Engineering Panel

Seminar on Railway TopicZenith Centre, Corner of Railway and McIntosh, Chatswood17:30 for 18:00 to 19:30Contact: Ken O’NeillEmail: [email protected]: Free

Thurs 25 Joint Electrical Branch - Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE

Arc Flash and its MitigationHarricks Auditorium17:30 to 20:00Contact: Upali Mahaliyana Email: [email protected]: Free

Thurs 25 Southern Highlands & Tablelands Regional Group

Transport Through Single Atom Silicon Transistors Seminar and DinnerMineral Springs Room, Mittagong RSL18:00 for 18:30Contact: Gerald di CorpoEmail: [email protected]: Members $30, Guests $35, Students $15

NOVEMBER

Thurs 8 Engineers Australia Sydney Division

The Value Model – WorkshopHarricks Auditorium08:30 to 16:00Contact: Cheenu SrinivasanEmail: [email protected]: $750 per attendee (10% discount for group bookings)

Thurs 8 Joint Electrical Branch – Engineers Australia, IET, IEEE

Mythbusting the NBN Harricks Auditorium 17:30 to 19:30 Contact: Gohulan Markandoo Email: [email protected] Cost: Free

Thurs 8 Sydney Women in Engineering Annual General MeetingBoardroom, Engineers Australia Sydney Divsion, 17:30Contact: Gillian PakEmail: [email protected]: Free

Frid 9 Riverina Regional Group First End-Of-Year DinnerCountry Comfort Premier Motel, Wagga Wagga, 18:30Contact: Ian DaviesEmail: [email protected]: $75 per person

Thurs 15 Mechanical Branch Heliostat Solar DesignHarricks Auditorium18:00 to 20:00Contact: Andrew LoweEmail: [email protected]: Free

Mon 19- 34TH HYDROLOGY AND WATER Thurs 22 RESOURCES SYMPOSIUM

Australian Rainfall and Runoff – Full day Workshop

Harricks Auditorium

Site Visit to St Maryís WRP St Mary’s WRP Penrith

Hawkesbury-Nepean Modelling Presentation

University of Western Sydney

More information and other event details at:www.hwrs2012.org.au

Wed 21 Engineers Australia National Offi ce

AS/NZS 3003:2011 WorkshopHarricks Auditorium09:30 to 16:30Contact: Emily Yiannakis Email: eyiannakis@engineersaustraliaCost: Members $100, Non Members $150

Wed 28 Nuclear Engineering Panel Generation IV ReactorsHarricks Auditorium17:30 to 19:30Contact: Don HigsonEmail: [email protected]: Free

View video streams of following Sydney events and over 500 more covering all areas of engineering at:

http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/webcasts/mediavisionz

• The Economics of Nuclear Power

• Sustainable Energy for Marine Applications

• The Age of the Armoured Battleship

• Fixed Links and Long Span Bridges, Fifteen Years of incredible Challenges in Structural Engineering

Presentations slides and notes of following events now available online to download at:

www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney/techpresentations

• The Economics of Nuclear Power

• Detailing of Reinforcement in Concrete Structures

• Coastal, Ocean and Port Engineering Panel (COPEP) Half-day Seminar – 20 August 2012

• Fukishima Second Year: Doses & Health Effects

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Please note that the car park adjacent to Engineers Australia in Thomas Street, Chatswood has now closed. Visit our website for more information and alternate parking within the area. www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney-division/contact-us


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