WSRG: A race, a summit, a careers expo, a workshop, a presentation and some research
The Western Sydney Regional Group (WSRG) had a busy month. The month of April began with a Hedgehog Race at Nullus Anxietas III (the Australian Discworld Convention 2011) at Penrith Panthers. Engineers from around Australia assisted participants to design and build a Hedgehog from a mound of scrap materials. The challenge was for the hedgehog to travel the furthest distance under its own power. The winning entry was powered by a number of balloons and had CD's as wheels. The event was declared a success by Lord Vetinari (the convention chair) and proudly supported by WSRG.
Our committee member Dr. Olivia Mirza attended Woman In Science and Engineering Summit on the 11th April 2011 at Parliament House in Canberra. She was the representative of Woman In Engineering in the Greater Western Sydney.
This interesting event was followed by the careers expo for university students at UWS. The careers expo was held once again by the university in Building Z at the Kingswood Campus and our Campus Coordinator and Young Engineers representatives assisted in the event.
By the time this article goes to print, the first CPEng workshop for 2011 and the technical presentation titled Modern Rail Innovation in Japan will have been hosted at the University of Western Sydney. WSRG would like to thank Mr. Hanna for presenting the CPEng workshop and Dr. Kaewunruen for presenting on the development and innovation in rail infrastructure in Japan.
Finally, WSRG is compiling a database of its former office bearers. We are looking for office bearers from pre 1999 era. If you know someone, or you yourself were involved with WSRG, please contact us on wsrg@engineersaustralia.org.au. In addition, we are also looking for photos of any of our events from the last 20 years. If you attended events and made photos, we would like a copy for our database.
Marlène van der Sterren
Chair WSRG
If you would like to get involved with WSRG, please contact us on our email: wsrg@engineersaustralia.org.au., check out our new webpage (www.engineersaustralia.org.au – Sydney – Groups – Western Sydney) or our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113651958661562 ).
