Engineers Australia National Conferences

Engineers Australia exists to develop the excellence of the profession of engineering in Australia. It regards conferences as an effective means of doing this. Engineers Australia is always ready to conduct or support conferences that are aimed at bringing together the engineering team in order to promote the development of engineering and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas.

A full chronological list of the upcoming conferences that Engineers Australia's colleges,  committees and technical socieities host is provided below.

SETE  and APCOSE 2012

Registration now open

The 2012 conference is the first to combine SESA, ITEA and APCOSE and encompasses the Asia Pacific region to share, promote and advance the best of systems engineering.

Recent adverse events in this region highlight the increasingly complex problems which system solutions need to address, including natural disaster response and climate change challenges. The situation requires civil and military organisations develop comprehensive and resilient systems, while operating with significant budget constraints.

Both government and industry need to develop working and sustainable systems for defence, aerospace, infrastructure, transport, energy and telecommunications.

Systems engineering provides the framework, methods and tools required to help solve the complex problems facing our region.

When:      30 April - 2 May 2012
Where:     Brisbane
Website:   www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/seteapcose2012/index.html

Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012

Water and Climate: Policy Implementation Challenges
 

Registration open

The conference in the nation's capital will provide a forum for presenting strategies for managing a variable and changing climate through the lens of the water sector. It will be an opportunity for policy makers, engineers, scientists, planners and academics to present, hear and debate the latest research and practice on water and climate policy implementation challenges in urban, catchment and coastal environments.

High profile national and international speakers will be brought together with delegates from around Australia and the world for a series of plenary lectures and contributed papers that will ensure a vibrant and interesting program. Workshops will be included to allow a forum for debate of key issues and also presentation and discussion of the most recent thinking. 

When:        1 - 3 May 2012
Where:      National Convention Centre, Canberra
Website:    www.climatechange2012.org

CELM WA Chapter Regional Conference 2012

Registration now open

The CELM Regional Conference has the theme of “Regional Engineering – Building the Prosperity of our State”, and will discuss the key issues affecting both Industry and the Engineering Profession in the delivery of projects across WA.

The amount of heavy industry engineering work done in WA now exceeds the value done in the rest of Australia combined, and the projections are for the sector to continue to grow strongly. The majority of this work is done in very remote locations. It is critical we get the delivery of the work right.

There are many challenges to be overcome in successfully managing the delivery of regional projects, including the lack of existing infrastructure, the lack of local amenities, the need for local Community engagement, remote site supply logistics, limited local resources, escalating costs, the desire for local content, indigenous engagement, environmental restrictions, and workplace management under FIFO operations. It is intended that the Conference will provide a platform for some of these critical issues to be raised and discussed amongst the Engineers who are actively engaged in regional engineering, and through the discussion provide ideas and insights on how to improve the delivery of regional projects.

The Conference will engage delegates in reflecting on and considering how we as a profession can better manage the delivery of regional projects, and in so doing improve the outcomes for the local communities, the project developers, and for us as engineers.

• Mr Rod Leonard - Managing Director, Lycopodium
• Mr Menno Henneveld - Managing Director, Main Roads WA
• Mr Reg Howard-Smith - Chief Executive, Chambers of Minerals and Energy
• Mr Nick Churchill - Delivery Manager Major Projects, Water Corporation
• Mr Chris Fitzhardinge - Past President, Engineers Australia
• Dr Athol Yates - Executive Director, Australian Security Research Centre
• Mr Russell Clark, Managing Director, Grange Resources

When:      Friday, 11 May 2012
Where:     Sanctuary Golf Resort Bunbury - Old Coast Road, Pelican Point, Bunbury
Website:   http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/western-australia-division/

Engineering Leadership Conference 2012

Registration now open

With the conference theme being Passing the Baton - Engineering Australia's Future, four important sub themes will be explored over the course of the two day conference - Pathways to Leadership, Transitions in Leadership, Leadership in Industry and Engineering a Better Society.

In recognition of Engineers Australia's Year of the Regional Engineer, ELC 2012 will also address engineering leadership issues confronting the many organisations and individuals operating in regional centres throughout Australia.

When:      30 May 2012 - 2 June 2012
Where:     Adelaide Convention Centre
Website:   www.elc2012.org

ASEC2012 - Australasian Structural Engineering Conference

The Past, Present and Future of Structural Engineering

Call for Abstracts now closed - registration opening soon

The aim of this theme is to place papers in the context of the development of structural engineering. This theme will welcome papers on historic projects and the maintenance or renovation of older structures, highlight current methods and projects and will also look to the future of our profession and practices.

With increasing importance placed on sustainability and greater awareness of the overall lifetime performance of a structure, the conference aims to review how such requirements are being implemented and measured.

ASEC 2012 promises to be an interesting event showcasing the Structural Engineering profession.

When:     11 - 13 July 2012
Where:    Perth Convention Centre
Website:  www.asec2012.com

ANZ 2012 - “Ground Engineering in a Changing World”

11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics

Registration now open!

The Australian Geomechanics Society and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society invite you to attend ANZ 2012, the regional conference of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering held approximately every 4 years.  

The world wide community is facing great change; a changing financial system, a changing climate, a changing legislative environment and changing community perceptions and awareness. There are a host of risks and opportunities associated with this change.  This conference seeks to explore and better understand those changes and the risks and opportunities they present to our profession; be they challenges and risks associated with the changing coastline morphology, changing weather patterns, different modes of living, new materials and constructions methods, new methods for generating power or new ways to recycle or manage waste. 

When:     15 - 18 July 2012
Where:    Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne
Website:  www.anz2012.com.au

CORE2012 - Global Perspectives

Conference on Railway Engineering

Register your interest to attend

Track your way to Brisbane Australia for CORE 2012 to be held Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 September 2012 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Be taken on a technical journey of 'Global Perspectives' from across Australia, New Zealand and around the world.

When:     10-12 September 2012
Where:    Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre, Southbank, Brisbane
Website:  www.core2012.com

ABEC2012 - Australian Biomedical Engineering

Health through Engineering

Register your interest to attend

Biomedical Engineering is an integral part of modern health care. ABEC 2012 will bring together all branches of biomedical engineering into one conference to focus on the role engineering has to play in improving health care outcomes.

When:     16 - 19 September 2012
Where:    The Greek Club, South Brisbane
Website:  abec2012.iamevents.com.au

MEMMES Convention

Renowned for an extensive trade display, join the Mining Electrical Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) members for a stimulating two days of presentations on electrical and mechanical engineering in the mining industry.  Invited speakers include Corrie Pitzer, CEO of SAFEmap International Pty Ltd.

When:        21 - 22 September 2012
Where:      Crown Plaza Hunter Valley
Website:    www.engineersaustralia.org.au/memmes

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RISK 2012

Call for Papers now open

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The Risk Engineering Society of Engineers Australia would like to invite you to take part in this biennial event.  Workshops will also be held prior to the conference, and keynote speeches.  In addition to the scientific activities, the Conference will give attendees the opportunity to experience one of Australia's finest wine regions! 

When:      20 - 22 September 2012
Where:     Crown Plaza Hunter Valley
Website:   www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk

Chemeca 2012

Call for Papers now open

Chemeca 2012 will showcase both the breadth and the focus of the profession through invited plenary lectures and keynote addresses, and presentations of peer reviewed papers by delegates.

Under the banner of the theme "Quality of Life through Chemical Engineering", the conference programme will support the priority areas of Bioengineering, Energy, Food and Water, and the underpinning principles of Health and Safety,
Education and Sustainability, while providing a forum for discourse on the wide span of topics that challenge and sustain the chemical engineering profession.

When:      23 - 26 September 2012
Where:     Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ
Website:   www.chemeca2012.com

WDSA 2012
Water Distribution Systems Analysis

Abstract submissions close 17 February 2012

WDSA 2012 will be only the second time the meeting has been held outside of North America.

Themes include:

* Network models, operations, optimization, vulnerability
* Sustainable water distribution systems
* Alternative piped water systems, microbiological distribution systems
* Network water quality
* Contaminant intrusion and water security
* Water supply for remote communities

When:      24 - 27 September 2012
Where:    University of Adelaide, North Terrace campus
Website:   http://wdsa2012.com

ICAS 2012
28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

Registration coming soon

Engineers Australia and the Royal Aeronautical Society - Australia Division are pleased to host the 2012 Congress.  International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences is represented by 33 aeronautical associations across all sectors of the aerospace industry, which are dedicated to the advancement of aeronautics and aim to encourage international dialogue relevant to aeronautical research and technology.

The ICAS Congress is a biennial five-day event which brings together world aeronautics experts and the entire international scientific aerospace community to discuss, understand and compare worldwide scientific and technological advances. The Congress provides the ideal opportunity to move  aeronautical research and technology progressively forward, particularly with regards to environment and sustainable development. ICAS 2012 is set to attract more than 600 delegates worldwide, with 40 countries represented.

When:     23 - 28 September 2012
Where:    Brisbane Convention Centre
Website:  www.icas2012.com
 

Down to Earth

Call for Abstracts now open

On Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 October 2012 the Newcastle Division of Engineers Australia will host the second Australian Down to Earth Conference (DTEC).

This second DTEC aims to build on the successful first conference by aiming to provide an opportunities for:

• Earthing specialists/practitioners
• Engineers to publish peer reviewed technical papers
• Presentations on  design and applications, updates of R & D projects, and introduction of new tools/materials
• Asset owners, regulators, educators
• Suppliers and consultants to showcase their capabilities and products.

When:     10 - 11 October 2012
Where:    Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
Website:  www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/down-earth-conference-hunter-valley-nsw

AUCC2012 - Australian Control Conference

Initial Call for Papers invited

Engineers Australia's National Committee for Automation, Control and Instrumentation (NCACI) is hosting the second annual Australian Control Conference (AUCC). It is technically sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for Australian and International researchers, students and control engineers from industry and Government organisations to exchange ideas and recent results, as well as discuss current problems arising in control engineering research and industrial practice.

When:     15 - 16 November 2012
Where:    University of NSW, Sydney
Website:  www.aucc.org.au/sydney

34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium

Initial Call for Papers invited

HWRS 2012 is Australia’s largest event devoted to hydrology, water engineering and related areas in water resources management. The Symposium has a long history as Australia’s pre-eminent conference in hydrological research and provides a forum to discuss emergent and innovative approaches for practicing engineers and scientists.

HWRS 2012 will bring together a large audience of academics, government officials and industry practitioners. Symposium highlights will include presentations from various researchers working on the 21 Australian Rainfall and Runoff Revision Projects, and keynote speeches from some of the world’s leading experts in hydrology and water resources.

When:     19 - 22 November 2012
Where:    Dockside, Cockle Bay, Sydney
Website:  www.hwrs2012.org.au