The Alliance and Collaborative Contracting Excellence (ACCE) Summit is being presented by IQPC on 30 November – 1 December 2010. This summit is held biannually and provides an opportunity for those involved in alliance and collaborative contracting from across the industry to network and develop their skills.

This year Young Engineers Australia has been asked to participate in a panel discussion on the ‘A’ teams of future projects to be held in a focus session on human capital. This panel discussion will allow young engineering team members to contribute to the discussion on the future of alliance and collaborative contracting projects into the future.

Young Engineers Australia is therefore seeking expressions of interest for up to 6 panel members. Each panel member will be expected to represent Engineers Australia and will receive free conference registration. Please note that airfares, accommodation etc. are not included.

Selection Criteria
Candidates should:

1. Be an active member of the engineering community;
2. Demonstrate an understanding of alliance or collaborative contracts and what future role young engineers will play in these projects (max. 250 words);
3. Have demonstrated experience working in alliance or collaborative contracts (max. 250 words);
4. Provide a current CV, including 2 referees; and
5. Complete and include the application details below.

It should be noted that applicants must be current Engineers Australia members to be eligible.

Submissions addressing the selection criteria should be sent to:

Ms Katrina Chisholm
Engineers Australia
11 National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600
Or e-mailed to KChisholm@engineersaustralia.org.au

Submissions must be received by 22 October 2010 to be eligible.

Please note that candidates who do not directly address the selection criteria will not be
considered.

Guidelines for YEANC for selection criteria

1. Be an active member of the engineering community
Candidate should show that they participate in and contribute to the wider engineer community such as by being a committee member of Young Engineers Australia or other Engineers Australia colleges or societies or other professional engineering associations.

2. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of alliance or collaborative contracts
Candidate should show that they understand what the conference is about through a short discussion on their understanding of alliance or collaborative contracts. This discussion could include how these contracts differ from other models, advantages that they have over other models, why they are increasingly being used, etc.

3. Preferably have experience working in an alliance or collaborative contract project
Demonstrate experience in an alliance type project and therefore demonstrate how they would make a valuable contribution to the panel discussion. This should demonstrate how they were involved as well as show some understanding of how the alliance or collaborative contracting nature of the project impacted on them.

4. Provide a current CV
The CV would preferably include referees who can attest to the candidates’ participation and experience in contract work.

5. Complete and include the ENTRY FORM
This will simply give us the required contact details