Events Archive
Connecting Climate Chaos
Date:
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 18:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Venue:
Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Amazing stories from a bloke who left Canberra in January 2015 with his kayak and arrived in Paris October 2015
The new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classifying and labelling chemicals
Date:
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 17:30 to 20:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Grant Hastie and Marshall Butterworth
Venue:
Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
The GHS is a single internationally agreed system of chemical classification and hazard communication through labelling and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Australia will implement the GHS for workplace hazardous chemicals (both substances and mixtures) from 1 January 2017.
This session is a must for anyone working with, manufacturing dangerous goods and/or chemicals.
Redflow battery lab tour and seminar
Date:
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 15:30 to 17:00
Event:
SA NT and Overseas Events
Presenter:
Simon Hackett - Executive Chairman, RedFlow Limited
Venue:
64 North Terrace, Kent Town, South Australia 5067
Synopsis:
See Redflow's newly unveiled battery lab and large scale battery at Base 64. Hear from Simon Hackett, Redflow's Executive Chairman, about the technology, lifecycle, and performance of their products.
Rapid transition to low carbon economy, Engineering in a +2C world, Limits, Risks, Education
Date:
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 17:30
Event:
VIC Events
Presenter:
Dr Karl Braganza (Bureau of Meteorology), Mr Ian Dunlop, Mr Michael Nolan (AECOM)
Venue:
Innovation Hub (lower level) Engineers Australia, L 31, 600 Bourke Street Melbourne
Synopsis:
This event will look at the impacts of global warming will have on the Australian landscape, ecosystems, water availability, agriculture, oceans and our infrastructure. The risks and urgency of action to address a crises rapidly becoming beyond human control will be presented and discussed.
WA Undergraduate Researcher Award Evening 2015
Date:
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 17:00
Event:
W.A. Events
Presenter:
Venue:
Auditorium, Engineers Australia, 712 Murray Street, West Perth
Synopsis:
The Engineers Australia (WA) Sustainable Engineering Society (SENG) inaugural
Undergraduate Researcher Award recognises a student who presents an outstanding
final year project aligned with the EA Sustainability Charter - Objectives for
Sustainable Development.
People's Climate March
Date:
Friday, November 27, 2015 - 00:00 to Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 00:00
Event:
International Events
Presenter:
n/a
Venue:
Capital cities around Austalia and the World
Synopsis:
As world leaders meet in Paris for the United Nations climate summit, we will gather in Australian cities and walk alongside millions of people in hundreds of major cities around the world. By coming together we can show that our government is out of step with the Australian community and the rest of the world.
We will march to show that we want an end to fossil fuels and a planned transition to 100% renewable energy.
We will march to demand our politicians back all communities that are building a better, safer and fairer future for all.
We will march because from here on in, we’re all in.
Engineering a Steady State Economy
Date:
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 17:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Jane O'Sullivan, Richard Sanders and Candice Quartermain
Venue:
Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
On a finite planet nothing physical can keep on growing forever. How can engineering contribute to achieving a sustainable and prosperous economy?
Renewable Energy - Fostering Innovation
Date:
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 17:30
Event:
VIC Events
Presenter:
Mr Oliver Yates, CEO Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Ms Sarah McLeod, AGL Energy Limited and Dr Stephen Bygrave, CEO Beyond Zero Emissions
Venue:
Auditorium, Engineers Australia, Level 31, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Synopsis:
The energy sector and particularly electricity generation offers great opportunities to reduce emissions by transitioning to low or no emissions technologies.
This seminar will cover aspects of fostering this transition from perspectives of an investor, a major energy company and a community organisation.
Implementing Sustainability Workshop
Date:
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 17:00
Event:
NSW Events
Presenter:
David Rice
Venue:
Engineers Australia Auditorium, 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood
Synopsis:
Engineers Australia has a Code of Ethics that requires us to ‘promote sustainability’. We now have policies for Sustainability and for Climate Change. But what might this mean to your practice?
SENG & WMAA 16th Annual Environmental Undergraduate Student Award Night
Date:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 18:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
various final year environmental engineering students
Venue:
Science and Engineering Centre (P block), QUT Garden Point campus
Synopsis:
The annual student awards night allows Environmental Engineering and Science undergraduate students from Queensland universities to feature their thesis and project work to an audience of industry professionals and fellow students.