24 March 11

YEAQ speaker night highlights humanitarian engineering

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In the first of a series of events planned to celebrate the Year of Humanitarian Engineering, YEAQ has invited engineers involved with RedR to talk about their experiences as volunteers.

Speakers include Brad Schultz, a mechatronic engineer who worked in Nepal for five months with the Kathmandu Alternative Power and Energy Group.

Terry Lancashire, a structural/civil engineer, will talk about his experience in Afghanistan as a volunteer with RedR and Rotary International.

And Rob McInerney, CEO of iRAP, will talk about working with leaders in different countries to improve the safety of road infrastructure.

 When: Thursday March 31

Where: AECOM Boardroom, Lv 8, 540 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley, Qld

Cost: Members $5, Non-members $10

Phone: 07 3832 3749

Email: qld@engineersaustralia.org.au

 

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