Division Events
SeminarsEngineers Australia, Victoria Division holds complimentary seminars twice a month for members. The seminar program provides assistance to members in achieving personal and business goals, as well as networking opportunities. For a listing of other Victoria Division events, click here Tuesday, 7 July 2009 A new Moon race has broken out among a group of newly
emerging space powers. China, India and Japan have all launched
probes to the 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon. Decades after NASA's finest hour, America's space program is rapidly losing support in Washington. What is driving Asia's tiger economies to invest so heavily in lunar exploration? How has politics and the search for energy influenced these developments? Who will be the next nation to land astronauts on the Moon? About the Speaker: Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Tuesday, 7 July 2009 Engineers Australia Civil Infrastructure Branch cordially invites practising engineers, students and the public to attend a seminar which will provide an overview and critical insights into the West Gate Bridge Strengthening Project. The project will provide ten lanes of traffic over the bridge - five lanes in each direction compared to the current four. The presenters will highlight the strategies and innovations adopted in dealing with the key challenges, solutions and complexities of the project during the structural assessment, design and construction phases of this unique infrastructure project. Guest Presenters: Kevin Devlin, Alliance Project Manager,
VicRoads and John Noonan, Alliance Design Manager, Sinclair
Knight Merz Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Wednesday, 8 July 2009 Ground improvement techniques can take a variety of forms including (among others) densification, strengthening with chemical additives or by installing reinforcing elements. The three presenters will discuss specific applications of the above general ground improvement forms. Development and Innovations for Deep Soil
Mixing Subgrade Reinforcement using Polymer Geogrids
High Energy Impact Compaction: Application
and Assessment Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm to 8:00pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Tuesday, 14 July 2009 Climate change and consequent effects on sea levels have been discussed in some depth. What is not as well recognized is that there may be even more significant effects which will influence all of us and especially engineers. Thus climate change would not only effect loading & strength of the built environment, but all forms of transport, energy capacity & distribution, communication assets and all essential services. This presentation will discuss climate change effects on all aspects of the physical infrastructure. Impacts will be assessed Risk management analysis in accordance with Australian Risk Management Standard AS/NZS 4360 and assessment of adaptation capacity will be discussed. The concept of the use of probability density functions to obtain meaningful engineering results will be introduced. Matching demand with capacity, exploring different scenarios and looking at typical projections for Victoria with consequential adaptation strategies will form part of this presentation. Guest Speaker: Emeritus Prof. Len Stevens and Michael
Nolan, Principle Consultant - Sustainability, AECOM Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Wednesday, 15 July 2009 This seminar will cover the design development and construction methodology including the innovative use of steel wind tower columns to reduce on-site work. Guest Speaker: Kevin Marchant, Project Manager, Thiess Kevin has over 18 years' construction experience in the UK and Australia working on prestigious civil engineering projects including bridges, roads, rail and buildings. He was instrumental in driving design changes to include build-ability and safety into the design of the Bungaree deviation bridges (part of the Ballarat corridor Regional Fast Rail project). The two major bridge structures over the Moorabool River and Lal Lal Creek are among the largest rail bridges in Australia. Time: 6:00pm for 6:30pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Tuesday, 21 July 2009 The world is moving rapidly towards determining infrastructure programs based on their capacity to contribute to sustainability. This shift in global value systems continues to gain momentum. All organizations need to respond to sustainability challenges. John Pitt sees it as imperative that especially all engineering services organisations respond themselves and be pro-active in assisting their clients to do the same. John Pitt is calling for cut-through leadership by professional engineers to deliver transformational changes across society - not just within the engineering profession - in response to this demand for Leadership and Sustainability. About the Speaker: His current role is centred on business building, leadership, strategic planning and the incubation of a competitive sustainable company culture within pitt&sherry. John sees pitt&sherry as having responsibility and the opportunity to improve community social and environmental outcomes through its work and performance as an economic entity. Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm to 7:30pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Wednesday 22 July 2009
Guest Speaker: Chair, Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Ms Christine Nixon. The Victorian February bushfires presented the Government and people of Victoria with significant challenges. The Premier, The Hon. John Brumby asked Ms Christine Nixon to lead the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority to help the affected communities begin the healing and rebuilding process. After the initial recovery stage, work started on what has been described by Major General John Cantwell "as an engineering task of enormous proportions". Ms Nixon has agreed to share with the Fellows and their guests the logistical challenges and where appropriate, opportunities for innovation associated with the rebuilding of the fire affected communities. Time: 12:00pm for 12:20pm Please note this event was previously advertised to be held on June 25 but has since been postponed to July 22 It is recommended you book early to avoid disappointment, as seats do fill fast. Wednesday,
22 July 2009 Sustainability has become a household name, but what does sustainability really mean? This forum brings together panel members from different background to share their perspectives on sustainability. Please come and join us for an intellectually stimulating discussion on sustainability. Overview of program: Panel Members: Graeme Cox - Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer for UhdeShedden. Graeme is responsible for strategic process technology development for UhdeShedden, including Sustainability services. Mike Erskine - Principal Risk Consultant for GHD. Mike has wide experience in risk, strategy and process related work. His consulting experience includes climate change, risk management, safety and environmental management. A/Prof. David Shallcross - Head of the Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Teaching) for the School of Engineering. He is also IChemE Vice President - Qualifications and teaches sustainability concepts to first year engineering students. Alister Smith - Chemical Engineering and Business student at RMIT. President of RMIT Student Chemical Engineering Association (ACES) and member of JVCEC. Trisha Perkins - Public Affairs Manager for the ExxonMobil group of companies in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and PNG. Trisha has experience with Australian and international energy, minerals and medical research companies covering a broad span of public affairs, sales and marketing, and investor relations activities. Kyle Garland - Manager Government Leadership, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victorian Government. Time: 5:45pm for 6:30pm to 7:30pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Wednesday, 22 July 2009 Engineers Australia, North East Group would like to invite you to join them and listen to an interesting presentation by Dr Craig McPherson, Senior TransportPlanner, Sinclair Knight Merz on Transport Modelling and its relevance to transport planning in Regional Victoria. About the Guest Speaker: Time: 6:30pm Partners welcome! Engineers Australia members can choose to record
up to 1.5 CPD hours for attendance at this event. Download a PDF version of the Registration Form/Flyer Thursday, 23 July 2009 Engineers Australia presents an update on the Hazardous Areas Standards. "Hazardous Areas" refers to areas of potential explosion due to the possible presence of flammable gas or vapour. Such hazards are commonly found in petroleum installations, chemical and minerals processing plants, paint and finishing processes, gas distribution, wastewater treatment plants and a variety of other manufacturing environments. Australian and New Zealand standards committees have been active in the development of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards in this field for over 15 years. Developments in the IEC foreshadow the most significant changes in hazardous areas standards for over 50 years. These changes will begin to flow into Australia during 2009 with the Australian adoption of key IEC standards and will continue to flow for years to come. This is an essential update for anyone involved in hazardous areas, not just electrical personnel. The items covered are relevant to managers, mechanical and process engineers, regulators and others. The seminar will cover strategic developments, introduction of new standards and review of key technical matters. The seminar assumes attendees have some experience in hazardous area installations. As such it is not a training seminar for hazardous areas, but is intended to provide attendees with information regarding new developments and the application of relevant standards. Topics Covered include:
Guest Speaker: Neil Dennis MIEAust CPEng, Associate
Director & Senior Electrical/Mechanical Engineer, AECOM Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Tuesday, 11 August 2009 Vivid show you how to apply communication skills to
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how to: Time: 6:00pm (registration) for 6:30pm start; concluding
at 8:15pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Wednesday, 26 August 2009 As projects increase in size and complexity, managers are faced with an increasingly diverse range of management challenges. The presentation examines the evolution of the management processes and strategies developed to deliver some of Leighton Contractor's largest projects in the recent past. The successful delivery of such large complex projects demands an integration of engineering, construction and financial issues. Also, large iconic construction projects are very much in the public eye, and financial issues. Also, large iconic construction projects are very much in the public eye, and hence they require an understanding of the political realities of the day. The presentation will address this subject through the history of some of the mega projects Tony has led including, in Sydney, the redevelopment of Darling Harbour ($1bn), Star City Casino ($1bn), M5 and M7 toll roads and in Brisbane, the North-South Bypass Tunnel. About the Speaker: Time: 5:30pm for 6:00pm Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed for attendance at this event Friday, 4 September
2009 The Annual Young Engineers Victoria Gen X Dinner is aimed at transferring past experiences and future ideas between two generations in Engineering. Held in the grand surrounds of the Kelvin Club, with a good spread of senior and young engineers, the evening is an opportunity to meet in a relaxed, informal atmosphere, enjoy a glass of wine and a superb three-course meal. The evening will feature a lively debate between two teams of prominent young and senior engineers on topics concerning the industry and generational differences. Last year's debate produced a classic and this year's
is shaping up to be just as entertaining. Time: 6:30pm (pre-dinner drinks) for 7:00pm, concluding
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