Events Archive
Humanitarian Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure
Date:
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 19:00 to 20:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Anna Nicholson, Marijke Coenders and Subha Balasubramanian
Venue:
Engineering House, 447 Upper Edward Street, Brisbane
Synopsis:
In line with the Engineers Australia theme The Year of Humanitarian Engineering the SEng and EWB present:
Hand in Hand trip to Tibet
Kooma Amenties Project
Ventilated Air Methane
Date:
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 14:00 to 15:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Dr. Mike Clarke
Venue:
Engineering House, 447 Upper Edward Street, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Ventilated Air Methane (VAM) is methane released during coal mining that as a fugitive emission finds its way into the mine exhaust air.
VAM can be captured and made inert by oxidation or it can also be a useful subsidiary fuel for power generation. In this talk, methods of VAM destruction will be discussed as will its use in power generation.
Waterways - in the aftermath of the Brisbane floods
Date:
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 17:00 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
David Robinson - Qld Climate Change Centre of Excellence, Dr Wenju Cai - CSIRO, Dr Piet Filet - Healthy Waterways, Prof Hubert Chanson - UQ
Venue:
Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House Brisbane
Synopsis:
In response to the Brisbane floods experienced earlier this year the SEng and the Water Panel have combined to assemble a range to speakers to address waterways issues in relation to the Brisbane floods.
Energy from Waste
Date:
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 17:30 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Mr. Mark Glover, Director Eco Waste Pty Ltd
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Energy from Waste (EfW) is utilised in many parts of the world as the primary method of municipal wastes management that also has the benefits of energy recovery and wastes sterilisation. It is a one of the levels on the wastes hierarchy and complements reuse and recycling.
Energy from Wastes (EfW)
Date:
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 17:30 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Mr. Mark Glover, Director Eco Waste Pty Ltd
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Energy from Waste (EfW) is utilised in many parts of the world as the primary method of municipal wastes management that also has the benefits of energy recovery and wastes sterilisation. It is a one of the levels on the wastes hierarchy and complements reuse and recycling.
Urban Development, Population Growth & Engineering
Date:
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 17:30 to 19:00
Event:
NSW Events
Presenter:
Steve Driscoll, Director, Sustainability and Policy, Landcom
Venue:
Engineers Australia Ground Floor Harricks Auditorium
Synopsis:
Urban Development, Population Growth & Engineering
Noosa Fish Kills - What really happened?
Date:
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 17:30 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Dr Matt Landos
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
In August 2008 the Noosa River Aust Bass spawned 2 million embryos and most developed with 2 heads and 2 hearts and died within 48 hours.
Matt is on the taskforce that is investigating the Fish Kill event and he will discuss the implications for inshore aquatic ecosystems.
An Evening on "Sustainable Cities, the Water Cycle and their interaction" in conjuction with the SEng National AGM
Date:
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 18:00 to 21:45
Event:
National Events
Presenter:
Monica Richtor - Australian Conservation Foundation and Dr Jean Venables - Venables Consultancy UK
Venue:
The Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000
Synopsis:
An Evening on "Sustainable Cities, the Water Cycle and their interaction" in conjuction with the SEng National AGM
SSEE - WMAA 11th Annual Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Award Night
Date:
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 18:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Mulitiple Undergraduate Students
Venue:
Staff House, Staff Road, University of Queensland, ST LUCIA BRISBANE 4111
Synopsis:
SSEE - WMAA 11th Annual Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Award Night
Participatory approaches to multi-level governance in the water sector
Date:
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 00:00
Event:
ACT Events
Presenter:
Dr Katherine Daniell (ANU)
Venue:
Engineering House, 11 National Circuit , Barton, Canberra
Synopsis:
Water planning and management are faced with increasing levels of uncertainty, complexity and conflict. This presentation explores this issue through the analysis of two recently implemented multi-level participatory planning processes in Australia and Bulgaria.