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AEW 2011 a Success
The week beginning Monday 1st August 2011 was busy, exciting and eventful with Engineers Australia members, students and the general public participating in Australian Engineering Week 2011. Throughout the week there were numerous site tours hosted, including the Ian Wark Research Institute, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Greenfields Wetlands Salisbury, ETSA Utilities, Coopers Brewery and the Adelaide Desalination Plant. These tours highlighted the role and achievements of the engineering profession in Australia, giving attendees an on-the-job experience (and a beer if you were lucky enough to visit the Coopers Brewery). There were many other highlights during the week including:
Monday 1st August 2011
Visiting from Canberra, Colonel Neil Greet FIEAust presented ‘Defence Support to Humanitarian Engineering’. Neil has recently retired from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in March 2011, and has served operationally in East Timor and Iraq. Neil discussed the role that the ADF has to play regarding humanitarian activities.
Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Held on the rooftop of The Advertiser was the launch of ‘The Engine Room’. ‘The Engine Room’ was an excellent initiative to promote the crucial contribution that the engineering profession has made, and this was distributed via The Advertiser to nearly 200,000 businesses and households. The South Australia Division worked together with The Advertiser to develop this publication which highlights the wonders of South Australian engineering between the years 2000 – 2010.
Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Jennifer O’Donovan, National Careers Advisor from Engineers Australia Sydney Division, visited Adelaide and ran numerous workshops covering ‘Resumes which get read’, ‘Life After University’, ‘Migrant Engineers Workshop’, ‘Mentoring Gen X and Y’, ‘Life After University’ and ‘How to Succeed at Interviews’. These sessions assisted participants with knowledge on how to make the first steps into the engineering profession.
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
‘Transitions in Leadership’ was the second breakfast event hosted by the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management (CELM) and Young Engineers Australia (YEA), in the lead-up to the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference being held in Adelaide. Former Chief Executive of SA Water Anne Howe, spoke about her job progression and experiences in leadership roles. Discussions were facilitated by Managing Director of Business and Risk Solutions, Kym Williams, and this provided an opportunity for participants to ask questions and understand past transitions in Anne’s career.
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Between 1st – 3rd August 2011, National President of Engineers Australia Merv Lindsay FIEAust CPEng visited the South Australia Division. During Merv’s stay, a number of exciting site tours were facilitated – this included a viewing of the HMAS Sheean Submarine at ASC. Held over lunch on Wednesday 3rd August 2011, Merv presented ‘Chartered: Changing the Culture’, discussing Chartered Status and the changes which are being debated at present. This was a very insightful conversation for those who attended.
Friday 5th August - Sunday 7th 2011
Science Alive! was open to students and the general public between 5th – 7th August 2011. Attendees got to experience the science and engineering professions in a hands-on manner. Also participating on the Engineers Australia booth were Trinity College students, who showcased the models which helped them win the a number of prizes in the First Lego League (FLL), a robotics program designed to get young students excited about science and technology. Recently, these Trinity College students went to Sydney to take part in The New Inventors “Bright Sparks” competition and won first prize. Assisting with an interactive display during Science Alive! were David Ball and James Gibbon from Jacobs Engineering, showcasing software used by engineers.
Overall, Australian Engineering Week was a huge success, providing a great opportunity for the community to engage and learn more about the engineering profession.
Sharryn Fensom
Events Coordinator
Engineers Australia South Australia Division
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