Professional Development
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.
86th National EESA Conference and Trade Exhibition
Watt's up...Designing future-proof energy networks
Registration now open
This conference is one of the only conferences in Australia that is exclusively focused on electricity supply, touching mainly on areas of distribution and transmission and associated engineering philosophies.
Where: Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, Sydney
When: 1 - 3 September 2010
Website: www.eesa.asn.au/events/national/35
EMC Symposium 2010
Engineers Australia's Electromagnetic Compatibility Society of Australia, in conjunction with the IEEE EMC Society Victorian Chapter, are hosting the ninth Annual Symposium on EMC. The Symposium begins with a day of practical workshops, followed by 2 days of paper presentations. A Symposium dinner will be held on the evening of Thursday 9 September. A detailed program for the paper presentation sessions will be available closer to the dates of the Symposium.
When: 8 - 12 September 2010
Where: Novotel St Kilda, Melbourne
Website: EMC Symposium Website
CORE 2010 - Rail – Rejuvenation & Renaissance
Registrations open
The Conference on Railway Engineering (CORE) is the biennial conference organised by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA). The CORE 2010 theme highlights the re-emergence of rail as a major solution to the need for sustainable, high capacity infrastructure to support economic development on both sides of the Tasman and around the world.
When: 12 - 15 September 2010
Where: Wellington, NZ
Website: www.core2010.org.nz
ICAS 2010 - International Council of Aeronautical Sciences
Every two years, ICAS organizes a major 5-day congress bringing together world aeronautics experts. This high-profile forum is a unique opportunity to understand and compare worldwide scientific and technological advances. It also encourages the development of increasingly ambitious international cooperation initiatives.
This event immediately precedes ICAS2012, to be hosted by Engineers Australia and RAeS in Brisbane.
When: 19 - 24 September 2010
Where: Nice, France
Website: http://www.icas.org/
Chemeca 2010
Registration now open - Early bird closes 16 August!
Tackling the unprecedented challenges facing the world, Chemical Engineers are required to work at the edge of the discipline, interfacing with other traditional and emergent disciplines. We want Chemeca 2010 to be a showcase of this modern chemical engineering both in academia and industry - your attendance and contributions will ensure this.
When: 26 - 29 September 2010
Where: Hilton Hotel, Adelaide
Website: www.chemeca2010.com
Practical Responses to Climate Change 2010
Registration open
This National Committe on Water Engineering (NCWE) conference will provide a forum for presenting responses to climate change within the water sector with particular emphasis on recent climate change science and impact research, vulnerability assessment techniques and adaptation strategies. It will be an opportunity for engineers, scientists, planners and academics to present and debate current and future practices for adapting to changes in our environment from the catchment to the coast.
The Conference Program will focus on four streams:
- Coasts & Estuaries
- Water Resources
- Catchments, Floodplains & Waterways
- Planning and Policy
When: 29 September - 1 October 2010
Where: Hilton on the Park, Melbourne
Website: www.climatechange2010.org
DMO/EA/ASDE Defence Engineering Conference 2010
Registration openAttending this conference will be an excellent opportunity for Department of Defence and Defence Industry engineers to network and discuss engineering challenges in delivering capability in the current reform environment.
The Conference theme will be: "The Engineering Challenges of delivering capability in a SRP environment without compromising safety"
When: 23 November 2010
Where: Adams Hall, Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra
Website: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/defenceconference
AEES 2010 - Australian Earthquake Engineering Society's National Conference
On behalf of AEES, the local organizing committing would like to warmly invite researchers and industry experts to participate in the AEES annual event.
When: 26-28 November 2010
Where: University of Western Australia, Perth
Flyer: AEES 2010 Conference Flyer (PDF 133KB)
17th Asia Pacific Software Engineers Conference
Call for Abstracts deadline now 20 August (industry papers)
Early-bird Registration until 8 October
Established in 1994, APSEC is a leading international forum for the exchange of peer reviewed research outcomes and industry best-practices in software engineering. It attracts a wide range of participants including software engineering researchers, practitioners, and educators from across the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. The overall program will provide numerous opportunities for academic and industry participants to interact and learn from each other.
When: 30 November – 3 December 2010
Where: Hilton Hotel, Sydney
Website: www.apsec2010.com
AaeE 2010 - Past, Present, Future
Early-bird registration until 22 October
This conference is dedicated to enhancing the quality, relevance and performance of engineering education in all disciplines in Australasia. It will serve as a forum for the sharing of innovation and good practice and will provide delegates with the opportunity to critically and creatively engage with new ideas and research that might help them develop their own approach to learning, teaching, assessment and research in engineering education.
When: 5 - 8 December 2010
Where: University of Technology, Sydney
Website: www.aaee2010.com.au
EPSM-ABEC 2010
Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine &
the Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference
Early-bird registration unil 24 September
The Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine and the Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference for 2010 will bring together physical scientists and engineers providing an excellent opportunity to share ideas, innovations, challenges and success associated with the teaching, research and clinical application of physical sciences and engineering in medicine.
When: 5 - 9 December 2010
Where: MCG, Melbourne
Website: www.epsmabec2010.org
19th Australian Institute of Physics Congress incorporating the 35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (AIP/ACOFT 2010)
Early-bird registration until 24 September
Being held from the 5th – 9th December 2010 at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 2010 Congress will be the biggest and most diverse scientific meeting of the Australian physics calendar. It will attract between 700 – 1000 delegates and will involve most active groups in physics from around the country.
When: 5 - 9 December 2010
Where: Melbourne Convention Centre
Website: www.aip2010.org.au
6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics
Registration now open
The National Committee on Applied Mechanics of Engineers Australia is hosting ACAM 6. This conference aims to provide an international forum for researchers, industry practitioners, engineers and postgraduate scholars to promote, exchange and disseminate knowledge and experiences of the most recent results and conceptual advances in a wide range of topics in Applied Mechanics
When: 12 - 15 December 2010
Where: Perth Convention Centre, Perth
Website: www.acam6.org
14th Australasian Tunnelling Conference
Call for Abstracts deadline 17 May 2010
The ATS triennial Conferences have a reputation. They are known to always be a colloquium where what is published has been vetted and properly peer reviewed. ATS Conferences are an opportunity for open discussion and debate. It will be a Conference that all tunnelling professionals and those with infrastructure or projects in the underground will want to attend.
The New Zealand Tunnelling Community looks forward to hosting you, making new friends and renewing acquaintances.
Conference themes: The theme “Underground Space”
When: 8 – 9 March 2011
Where: Sky City, Auckland, NZ
Website: www.atstunnellingconference2011.com
FSE11 - Fire Safety Engineering International Conference 2011
Call for Abstracts deadline 20 August 2010
The world's leading fire safety engineers and fire scientists are expected to attend this two day conference. FSE11 seeks to explore the steps that must be taken to bring maturity. To do this we have to address the issues and set targets for their resolution.
When: March 2011
Where: Sydney
Flyer: FSE 2011 Call for Papers (PDF 238KB)
14th Australian International Aerospace Congress
Call for Abstracts deadline 2 July 2010
incorporating;
14th Australian Aeronautical Conference
7th DSTO International Conference on Health & Usage Monitoring (HUMS2011)
3rd Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2011)
The Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC) series is the pre-eminent aerospace forum in the region, held in Melbourne every two years during the week of the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The Fourteenth in the series, AIAC14 and its incorporated Conferences and Associated events, has been organized to provide significant technical and business opportunities for aerospace professionals worldwide, but particularly for those in the Australasian region.
When: 28 Feb - 3 March 2011
Where: Melbourne Convention Centre
Website: www.aiac14.com
IAHR 34th Biennial Congress
Call for Abstracts deadline extended to 6 August 2010
Including the 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium - 10th Hydraulics in Water Engineering
The Congress theme "Balance and Uncertainty: Hydraulic Engineering in a Changing World" focuses on the central roles of hydraulic engineering, hydrology, and water resources for our changing world, and how these roles link to the broader issues.
When: 26 June - 1 July 2011
Where: Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane Australia
Website: www.iahr2011.org
ICWES15 - International Conference for Women Engineers and Scientists
ICWES15 is jointly hosted by Engineers Australia's National Committee for Women in Engineering and the International Network for Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES).
When: 19-22 July 2011
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre
Website: www.icwes15.org
AAEC2011 - ASEAN Australian Engineering Congress 2011
Call for Abstracts deadline 31 October 2010
AAEC 2011 is hosted by Engineers Australia, Malaysia Chapter and Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus with support from Sarawak Development Institute.
The Congress aims to foster excellence in the practice of "Engineering For Sustainability". It presents an opportunity for consulting engineers, researchers, designers, contractors, local councils, implementing government agencies and suppliers to discuss sustainable engineering solutions for the advancement of economic growth while preserving the fragile environment.
When: 25 - 27 July 2011
Where: Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Website: www.aaec2011.com
Coasts and Ports 2011 - Diverse and Developing
The Coasts and Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the Australasian region for professionals to meet and discuss issues extending across all disciplines related to coasts and ports. Coasts & Ports 2011 will bring together engineers, planners, scientists and researchers to focus on the technological, scientific, policy, planning and design issues related to our diverse and developing coasts. The Conference is hosted by Engineers Australia's National Committee for Coastal and Ocean Engineering, PIANC, IPENZ and the NZ Coastal Society.
When: 28 - 30 September 2011
Where: Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Website: www.coastsandports2011.com.au
National Conferences
Some conferences still have Early Bird registrations available - don't miss out!
From Hydraulics to Aeronautical Sciences, Civil to Maritime, Chemical to Agriculture; Engineers Australia's conferences are valuable to engineers, technologists and scientists from all areas of engineering. Special interest areas such as Young Engineers, Women in Engineering, Engineering Education and Engineering Leadership are also catered for.
Don't forget, calls for abstracts and/or full papers are also open for many 2010 conferences, so make sure you are aware of the deadlines!
Engineers Australia's conferences are organised by volunteer members from both academic and industry backgrounds in all paths of engineering. They provide valuable Continued Professional Development; and are essential in maintaining up-to-date technical skills and knowledge of processes, technology and legislation. They also expand your professional networks and contacts throughout Australia and internationally.
If you are interested in organising a conference on behalf of Engineers Australia, you should download the document below:
- Engineers Australia Conference Manual (PDF 570KB)
For more information please contact:
Catriona McAuliffe
Associate Director Conferences
T: (02) 6270 6547
E: cmcauliffe@engineersaustralia.org.au




