National Congress is a representative body of some 50 members, which elects and monitors the Council of Engineers Australia. The responsibilities and structure of National Congress are determined by the Royal Charter and By-laws.

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Council is Engineers Australia's governing body of nine members, and its role is comparable to that of a company board. It appoints and liaises with the Chief Executive, sets regulations and policies, sets strategic directions, and monitors the organisation's financial sustainability and performance.

Management of the organisation is the responsibility of the Chief Executive and staff, and Council sets specific roles for division committees, college boards, and other committees, boards and groups.

Councillors are elected by the National Congress for two-year terms, and current and past National Congress members may nominate for Council positions. National Congress also elects the National Vice President Finance and the Deputy National President, who generally becomes National President a year later.

Council includes the National President, Deputy National President and Past President, the National Vice President Finance, and five other Councillors.

The responsibilities and structure of Council are determined by the Royal Charter and By-laws.

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National President Marlene Kanga is a chemical engineer with extensive experience in the oil, gas and chemical industries with respect to risk and safety engineering. She is Chartered , a Fellow and  is on the National Professional Engineers Register and the Register of the Board of Professional Engineers, Queensland.

Marlene is an experienced business leader as Director of Business Technology Pty. Ltd which  provides risk engineering services and Director of  Director of iOmniscient Pty. Ltd.  which has developed patented software technology for automated camera based surveillance systems. The company won an Engineers Australia National Engineering Excellence Award in 2010. This software has been installed in large airports, transportation and public infrastructure in Australia, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

Marlene has been a member of the Engineers Australia Council since 2007 and has made extensive contributions in the areas of marketing and communications, engineering practice, finance and risk management. She has also been a member of the National Engineers Registration Board and the National Board, Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management.

Marlene believes that innovation in engineering and manufacturing will be the driver for greater productivity and economic growth for Australia. She was Chair of the Engineers Australia Innovation Task Force which has produced a report with recommendation for supporting innovation in engineering.

Marlene is an advocate for an inclusive profession. She made a significant contribution to the Year of Women in Engineering in 2007 and was Chair of the National Committee for Women in Engineering in 2008 and 2009. She was responsible for the Career Break Policy to support Chartered engineers on a career break and initiated a project which increased the number of women who are Fellows by 20 percent and the number who are Honorary Fellows by 100 percent. She is committed to making Engineers Australia more relevant to engineers based in regional areas and internationally and supporting overseas born and indigenous engineers.

Internationally, Marlene represents Engineers Australia at the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO). She is a member of the WFEO Committee for Women in Engineering and a member of the WFEO Committee for Disaster Risk Management. She is a member of the Executive Board of the International Network for Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), utilising her own resources to support women engineering in developing countries.

Marlene has a vision to Engineers Australia becomes the highly relevant to all engineering professionals who want quality technical information and opportunities for professional development. Young engineers now comprise the majority of engineers and these products and services need to use the latest technology and be structured to appeal to the new generation of engineering professionals. Marlene is committed to the current priorities for the organisation, which are to develop an organisation whose services to members and the profession are highly regarded and to encourage more members to become Chartered. It is also important to engage with government, the media and the broader community to discuss the important contributions engineers make to modern life and the issues for which engineers deliver solutions such as climate change, water management and sustainability.

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Stephen Durkin commenced as CEO of Engineers Australia in January 2012.

Stephen has an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering and has lived and worked in a number of locations around the world. Upon graduating as an engineer from Monash University in 1986, Stephen worked for several years for Sinclair Knight Merz as well as Fluor Daniel Wright and Sandwell Swan Wooster in Canada and Pro-En Consultants in Thailand. Stephen was Victorian Young Engineer of the Year in 1993.

Upon completing his MBA in 1994, Stephen joined National Australia Bank where he has worked for the past sixteen years in a range of people leadership, business strategy, marketing and product development roles, including most recently as General Manager responsible for two of National Australia Bank’s national distribution businesses.

Stephen’s career interest is in running innovative and customer-focused organisations and is especially interested in creating team leadership cultures

Each of Engineers Australia's nine divisions is led by a division committee of the division members. A division committee is responsible to and under the direction of Council, and:

• Sets division strategies within the Strategic Plan
• Provides leadership and direction to the division groups and office bearers
• Guides and liaises with the division staff
• Provides advice to Council on strategic issues and division matters
• Provides a public voice for Engineers Australia within the division.

Council defines these responsibilities in the Division Regulations.

Some division committees form advisory sub-committees or convene division advisory forums of division group and other stakeholder representatives.

The Office Bearer Election Regulations sets out Council's requirements in this area.

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A division group delivers specific services to the members of the Division, within a specific field of practice, area of interest or geographic area. This may include facilitating pprofessional interaction and delivering continuing professional development.

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Each of Engineers Australia's eight colleges is led by a College Board of the college members. College Boards are under the direction of Council, and are responsible for a variety of tasks for steering the college and participating in the life of Engineers Australia.

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National panels and committees promote and advance the science and practice of a particular engineering interest. They are often formed as a consultative group for a particular engineering industry base or for an engineering discipline interest group.

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Some special interest groups have allied division groups, which liaise with the national committee but are responsible to the Division Committee.

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Engineers Media

Engineers Media (registered name Engineers Australia Pty Ltd) is a publishing and marketing company and one of our wholly-owned subsidiary companies. Its principal function is to publish Engineers Australia's monthly journal Engineers Australia.

2 Ernest Place
CROWS NEST NSW 2065
Tel: 02 9438 1533
Fax: 02 9438 5934
www: http://www.engineersmedia.com.au/

EA Books

EA Books operates a mailorder and online technical bookshop, which sells engineering, management, careers and computer titles from local and overseas publishers, as well as Engineers Australia products.

Tel: 02 9438 5355
Fax: 02 9438 5343
General Manager: Bruce Roff

Engineering Education Australia P/L

Engineering Education Australia Pty Ltd offers a wide selection of face-to-face short courses throughout Australia. It also offers an engineered MBA with Deakin University, which is delivered off-campus distance-education around the world, as well as on-campus and by residential courses. EEA also maintains an online database of other short courses (called Entrain) and promotes a wide range of university short courses.

Suite 202, 21 Bedford Street,
NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3051
Tel: 03 9326 9777
Fax: 03 9326 9888
www: Engineering Education Australia
General Manager: Ann Ellis

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There are two types of Technical Societies incorporated and unincorporated.  Incorporated are governed by their own constitutions but elect to be aligned with Engineers Australia as a Technical Society. Unincorporated Technical Societies are governed by a Technical Society Committee, which is responsible to and under the direction of Council. Technical Society members are not obliged to be members of Engineers Australia.

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Engineers Australia has around 5000 overseas members, including Australians living or working overseas and locals who have studied or worked in Australia. Our overseas chapters have been formed in selected locations where our members are clustered. Each chapter is managed by a volunteer elected Executive Committee, and receives staff support from Engineers Australia's national office.

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