Welcome to the Australia Division/Group

Events & Activities LEARNING WORKSHOPS ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – Spring 2010 IStructE Qld Group and Eng Aust – Structural Branch Qld A series of workshops will be conducted by experienced engineers to cover areas such as understanding the client’s brief, evolution of various structural schemes, development of design, and communication of design intent – from the following topics and dates: Highrise Building – 8 September and 29 September Forensic Engineering – 29 September and 20 October Water Retaining Structure – 6 October and 27 October Highway Bridge – 3 November and 24 November FOR MORE DETAILS: ~~ Click here for a hardcopy download of the Flyer. TECHNICAL SESSIONS - VICTORIA For more details: ~~ Click here for access to the Victorian IStructE V site YOUNG ENGINEERS (1) – Young Structural Engineers’ International Design Competition 2011 Synopsis: The Young Structural Engineers International Design Competition is run every 3 years and aims to encourage ingenuity, imagination and inventiveness in young structural engineers. The competition is open to structural engineers and individuals under the age of 30 who are taking, or have successfully taken, a recognised civil and/or structural engineering course of study. ~~ For Further Details at IStructE Online: "Educational Trust" Section ALL ENGINEERS (2) – Pai Lin Travel Award 2011 Synopsis: The Pai Lin Li Travel Award provides grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 to members of the Institution who wish to spend four to six weeks outside their own country studying current practice or trends related to the use of any construction material in the field of structural engineering. The Institution is particularly keen to encourage take-up of the award in relation to innovative materials and construction techniques. The award provides an unrivalled opportunity to sample the technical, economic, social and political conditions in another country and to examine how these various factors affect the practice of structural engineering. Applications close 10 December 2010. ~~ For Further Details at IStructE Online: "Events" Section COMMITTEE MEETINGS The NEXT Australia Division Committee Meeting will be held TBA – timing yet to be confirmed; with venue yet to be confirmed. Contact David Donnan for more details: Telephone Work: +61-7-3023 6053 Fax Work: +61-7-3023 6023 Email Work: david.donnan@arup.com.au The NEXT IStructE / Engineers Australia Queensland Structural Group Committee Meeting will be held 1 September 7.15am for 7.30am to 9.00am at the coffee shop under the Arup Office – 108 Wickham Street, Brisbane. Contact David Donnan for more details: Telephone Work: +61-7-3023 6053 Fax Work: +61-7-3023 6023 Email Work: david.donnan@arup.com.au

Division Executive 2010 Chairman - Peter Ho (F, Qld) Email: "peter_ho@iprimus.com.au" Ph: 0412 796243 Vice-Chairman - Brian Uy (M, NSW) Email: "b.uy@uws.edu.au" Ph: 02 - 4736 0228 Secretary - David Donnan Email: "david.donnan@arup.com.au" Ph: 07 - 30236053 Treasurer - Dave Hargreaves Email: "dave.hargreaves@robertbird.com.au" Ph: 07 - 33192777 Committee Members - Ex-Officio: Mike Fordyce (F, Qld) Email: "mike.fordyce@kbr.com" Ph: 07 - 37216177 Ex-Officio: David Lilley (F, NT) Email: "david.lilley@cdu.edu.au" Ph: 08 - 8946 6137 Don Gudgeon (F, WA) Email: "gudgeond@hotmail.com" Ph: 08 - 9256 1180 Iain Hespe (M, NSW) Email: "iain.hespe@hyderconsulting.com" Ph: 02 - 9807 9000 David Morris (M, Vic) Email: "david.morris@arup.com" Ph: 0431 960 517 Vinod Odhavji (M, NSW) Email: "odg@odgconsulting.com" Ph: 02 - 9484 3229 Ken Poon (M, WA) Email: "kennethyhpoon@hotmail.com" Ph: 0424 455 377 John Woodside (M, SA) Email: "john.woodside@bigpond.com" Ph: 08 - 8271 8331 Newsletter: Phil Terrey (G, NSW) Email: "phil_terrey@yahoo.com.au" Ph: 0410 059 347 Website: TBA Co-Opted: Brendan Corcoran (F, Vic) Email: "b_corcoran@bigpond.com" Ph: State Division WebSites The Australia Division website is the active site, however the Victoria Group maintains a state-specific website: Australia (Victoria)

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