Another year is coming to an end as is my tenure as Chair of the Electrical College Board, I am pleased to welcome Mark Lendich as the incoming chair for 2017-2018. Mark is based in Brisbane and will introduce himself in the next ECB Newsletter.
The College Board is currently seeking nominations for two vacant appointed positions for the 2017 -2018 term. Further information about this is included below or alternatively, visit the Electrical College website.
The College Board held a meeting in Melbourne on the 20th October to discuss the implementation of the 3 year rolling plan recently approved by the Engineers Australia Board. We also had a video link with EA Public Affairs to discuss the recently released Energy Position statement and the draft “Future of Australian Energy” Policy.
The meeting was followed by a successful 2016 Electrical College Awards dinner. The award winners, pictured below, is truly inspirational individuals and the acceptance speeches were outstanding.
Winners of the 2016 ECB Awards:
- M A Sargent Medal – Dr Alan Finkel
- Graduate Electrical Power Engineer of the Year – Mr David Van Bergen
- John Madsen Medal 2016 - Mr Peter K.C. Wong, Dr Robert Barr, and Prof Akhtar Kalam
- Society of Building Services Engineers, Certificate of Appreciation - Dr Valdis Svars
- National Professional Electrical Engineer of the Year – Dr Jose Lopez-Roldan (who unfortunately could not join us in person due to overseas work commitments)
This takes us to the 2017 awards – the nominations close 30 November 2016. Further details are available at: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/electrical-college/awards. The Electrical College awards are an excellent way to celebrate our profession and we would also be pleased to hear from interested organisations who wish to support the Electrical College Awards by way of sponsorship and promotion.
The College Board is always keen to seek the views and feedback of our members. If there are any issues you would like to contact us on, please email us at [email protected].