Archive Events ACT
Connecting Climate Chaos - Engineers Australia Climate Action Seminar
Date:
Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 13:00
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Steve Posselt, Margaret Hender, John McIntosh, Prof Will Steffen, Ian Dunlop, Phillip Sutton & Simon Corbell
Venue:
Manning Clarke Centre (MCC T3) at The Australian National University.
Synopsis:
This seminar will look at climate science and the significant risks that climate change poses for our social, financial, and energy systems. These risks are certainly frightening, but there are amazing opportunities to be achieved through an urgent re-framing of our economy. This is an event everyone needs to attend.
Connecting Climate Chaos - Welcome Steve Posselt
Date:
Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 11:00
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Steve Posselt
Venue:
Ballina to Canberra
Synopsis:
Kayak to Canberra
Steve Posselt is making the Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilization petition the focus of the final leg of his Connecting Climate Chaos kayak voyage from 1 January till 25 February 2017.
As he paddles down the NSW coast from Ballina to Moruya, he'll be meeting with local climate campaigners who are already collecting petition signatures for him to deliver to Canberra, along with the signatures we've been collecting online for a while now. He'll then drag his trusty kayak up to Canberra to deliver the petition.
Eminent Speaker Tour: A Sustainable Energy Future for Australia
Date:
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 17:30
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Dr Mark Diesendorf
Venue:
Engineers Australia, 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT
Synopsis:
How could a 100% Renewable Energy System be achieved for Australia
SENG 2013 Conference
Date:
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 08:00 to Friday, September 20, 2013 - 17:00
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
keynote speaker: Shane Rattenbury
Venue:
National Convention Centre, Canberra, ACT Australia
Synopsis:
Join us in the nation’s capital, the political heart of the nation, to provide real leadership that can shape the sustainable future of Australia.
How to deliver a successful light rail project – what Canberra can learn from the USA experience
Date:
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 18:00
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Bob Post
Venue:
Engingeers Australia Canberra Office, Barton
Synopsis:
Bob Post has 40 years’ experience in the transportation field, with a number of senior management appointments with TriMet (Portland Transit Operator) prior to joining the consulting firm URS where he is currently the Transportation Director for the Portland office in the USA. He leads industry peer reviews for policy, planning and implementation programs with a focus on the implementation of major capital projects, strategic and policy planning and day-to-day operations management. Bob is recognized throughout the transit industry for developing innovative and cost-efficient solutions with particular experience in the development of LRT projects. Project experience includes:
· Project Manager, Banfield and Westside Light Rail Projects, Portland, Oregon
· Project Manager, South-North Light Rail Project planning and PE phases, Portland, Oregon
· Project Manager, Broadway Corridor Transit Study (BRT, Light Rail, SkyTrain), Vancouver, BC
· JV Board of Directors, Link Light Rail Initial Segment, Seattle, Washington
· URS Principal-In-Charge, Portland Mall, Salt Lake City Initial Segment, San Diego East Mission Bay and Phoenix Light Rail Projects
· Portland LOOP, Seattle South Lake Union, Seattle 1st Hill and Tucson streetcar projects
The Basin Plan - lessons to learn from
Date:
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 18:00 to 19:30
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Jodie Swirepik
Venue:
Engineering House, ACT
Synopsis:
In November 2012 the first Basin Plan made under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 was finalised. The Basin Plan is a Commonwealth legislative instrument that relates to the management of water within the Basin and coordinates water use across the Basin's four states and one territory. Significantly, the Plan set limits on the amount of surface water and groundwater that can be used throughout the Basin. These limits are known as Sustainable Diversion Limits.
This talk will provide a description of the four-year preparation of the Basin Plan and the work involved to bring the Plan to completion, including the important role of public consultation processes. The implementation of the Basin Plan has now commenced and the talk will describe the work now underway and the activities through to 2019 when the Sustainable Diversion Limits under the Plan come into effect. The talk will also discuss the role of engineers in this implementation phase.
The Basin Plan - lessons to learn from
Date:
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 18:00 to 19:30
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Jodie Swirepik
Venue:
Engineering House, ACT
Synopsis:
In November 2012 the first Basin Plan made under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 was finalised. The Basin Plan is a Commonwealth legislative instrument that relates to the management of water within the Basin and coordinates water use across the Basin's four states and one territory. Significantly, the Plan set limits on the amount of surface water and groundwater that can be used throughout the Basin. These limits are known as Sustainable Diversion Limits.
This talk will provide a description of the four-year preparation of the Basin Plan and the work involved to bring the Plan to completion, including the important role of public consultation processes. The implementation of the Basin Plan has now commenced and the talk will describe the work now underway and the activities through to 2019 when the Sustainable Diversion Limits under the Plan come into effect. The talk will also discuss the role of engineers in this implementation phase.
The Basin Plan - lessons to learn from
Date:
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 18:00 to 19:30
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Jodie Swirepik
Venue:
Engineering House, ACT
Synopsis:
In November 2012 the first Basin Plan made under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 was finalised. The Basin Plan is a Commonwealth legislative instrument that relates to the management of water within the Basin and coordinates water use across the Basin's four states and one territory. Significantly, the Plan set limits on the amount of surface water and groundwater that can be used throughout the Basin. These limits are known as Sustainable Diversion Limits.
This talk will provide a description of the four-year preparation of the Basin Plan and the work involved to bring the Plan to completion, including the important role of public consultation processes. The implementation of the Basin Plan has now commenced and the talk will describe the work now underway and the activities through to 2019 when the Sustainable Diversion Limits under the Plan come into effect. The talk will also discuss the role of engineers in this implementation phase.
BGA Management in Lake Burley Griffin
Date:
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 05:30 to 19:30
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Panel presentation
Venue:
Engineering House, ACT
Synopsis:
Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra commonly experiences BGA blooms. Three speakers representing science, the manager, and the community will speak on this complex issue
“Sustainability, Infrastructure and Innovation – an international perspective”.
Date:
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 07:00 to 09:00
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Robert Spencer, UK based consultant
Venue:
Engineering House, ACT
Synopsis:
Robert Spencer will provide an overview of sustainability practice from a United Kingdom perspective in relationship to infrastructure projects. He will draw on practical project examples and their lessons, as well as his observations of where infrastructure development and asset management are heading in the future. Topics covered will include the wider sustainability agenda, whole of life considerations and the use of assessment tools and frameworks.