NEWS EVENTS
Dubbo Group end of year dinner ubbo Group of Engineers Australia celebrated D the completion of another year with 12 professional development events undertaken and a visit from the Engineers Australia Sydney Division President Maryam Khajeh and Executive Director Steve Finlay. Maryam and her fiancé John were given a warm welcome to Dubbo with temperatures reaching 40 degrees. The day got hotter with a VIP tour of the Taronga Zoo Tasmanian Devil breading habitat and a close encounter with Juara the Sumatran Tiger. Stewart Mcleod, Chair of the Dubbo Group and Jillian Kilby were able to show the Sydney Division President two current projects including the Apex Oval stormwater harvesting detention tank and the South Dubbo Pedestrian Bridge construction. The Dubbo Group end of year dinner was very well attended with over 45 people enjoying a three course meal and a presentation by John Larkin of Aurora Research. John entertained and impressed the audience with his exciting sustainable energy project, which he is working on with Delta Electricity at Wallerawang. This will be a commercial scale electricity generation plant utilising biomass grown in the Central West around Forbes and West At the snake enclosure with Zoo Keeper Rod, Stewart Mcleod, Maryam Khajeh and fiancé John Wyalong. Farmers would be involved in the supply Tabari. of 1.7 million tonnes annually of biomass which would be railed to Wallerawang for use in new With 2012 dedicated to the Year of the Regional Engineering Team, generating units. Biomass utilisation reduces long term carbon emissions Dubbo Group are looking forward to more events, site tours and interaction because it is a renewable source of fuel which simply recycles existing CO2 from the atmosphere rather than creating new stocks of same. Question time with engineers from NSW (Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong). ran over time with significant interest in the project from the guests. If you would like to find out more about the activities of the Dubbo Group The Dubbo Group would like to thank the Sydney Division of Engineers of Engineers Australia – please provide your current email address to Australia for their support throughout 2011 as they delivered 12 professional stewart.mcleod@dubbo.nsw.gov.au. development opportunities for regional engineers.
Contract Management Training Courses
The Sydney Chapter of CELM presents:
Practical courses presented by experienced industry practitioners that can answer your questions
Engineering Ethics – Underlying Philosophy and Practical Consequences
Courses provide CPD points consistent with Engineers Australia guidelines 28 Feb
Sydney
Preparing and Defending Security of Payment Claims
29 Feb - 1 Mar Sydney
Administration of Construction Contracts
2 Mar
Sydney
Preparing Scopes of Work and Specifications
15 May
Newcastle
Contract Management Fundamentals
16-17 May
Newcastle
Administration of Services Contracts
Date:
Tuesday 20 March 2012
18 May
Newcastle
Preparing Scopes of Work and Specifications
Time:
5.30 pm registration for 6.00 – 7.00 pm
Venue: Engineers Australia Auditorium, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood NSW
29-30 May
Sydney
Tender Administration
31 May-1 Jun
Sydney
Contract Management for Superintendents
Discounts apply to members of Engineers Australia We also provide in-house courses & consulting
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Presenter: Dr Donald Hector
Please register online for event www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydneydivision/events Don will discuss: • What are “ethics” in both a philosophical and practical sense? • How do we form the belief and value systems that have such major impact on ethical decision-making? • How can consideration of practical engineering ethics impact the critical problems of sustainability?
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