The IESANZ Constitution provides for the election of a Board member in the VIC/TAS Chapters even-numbered years. The elected Director for this period, James Lescohier, has recently resigned and there is therefore a casual vacancy to be filled until the conclusion of that term at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Any financial member of your Chapter may be nominated for a position on the Board, provided they have been a member of the Society for three or more years. Please note that at the time of nomination, both the nominee and the nominator shall be a member of the Society.

DOWNLOAD: NOMINATION FORM

Completed nomination forms must be returned to the Returning Officer by no later than close of business on Friday, 30 August 2019.If more than one nomination is received from a Chapter, an election will be held. If there is only one nomination from a Chapter, that person will be elected unopposed.

Fellow IESANZ Members,

It is with regret in my heart I must announce my resignation from the board of directors. I have served on the board for two years, and from three different states/territories. During this time, I have had the pleasure of meeting many members, enjoying many stories, and witnessing first-hand the amount of effort that it takes for an organisation such as ours to thrive the way it does. The IESANZ relies on the strength and effort of its members that volunteer their time to serve on their Chapter Management Committee or on the Board – thank you to everyone who has made the effort to do so!

The board continues to move from strength to strength, and unfortunately my timing is likely challenging for them with an exciting conference is just around the corner (Book your tickets! I have mine!). If you are passionate about our lighting industry, I strongly encourage you to apply to the upcoming board director vacancy. It would not be possible for me to overstate the influence a position on the board has in shaping the future of our lighting industry.

My departure not associated with any IESANZ activities. Instead, my ongoing work and personal life continue to consume more and more of my time; and I have recently not been able to provide my role on the board the attention it deserves. In the future I plan to return to the board and continue volunteering to shape our industry – it really is a rewarding experience!

Every IESANZ meeting or event I attend – in person or on a teleconference, state or international – I leave feeling optimistic and excited about the lighting industry and IESANZ’s place in it.

I am looking forward to seeing you all again soon at the IESANZ 2019 Lighting Conference, or at a local event when I’m next in your city!

James R Lescohier

Now available for Beta testing!

The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has released a suite of energy efficiency calculators for beta testing. The calculators assist users with understanding and applying the National Construction Code (NCC) Volume One Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions for the energy efficiency of facades, lighting, fans and pumps.

You can download the beta testing versions from the ABCB Resource Library here:

Lighting, Volume One

Each calculator has been developed and designed to be used with Microsoft Excel 2010 or newer for Microsoft Windows. Compatibility with other versions and operating systems is not guaranteed.

Note: The NCC Volume Two residential energy efficiency calculators will be refreshed and released with the new NCC 2019 branding shortly. The output and functionality will be the same as the previous version of the calculator. Only the look will change.

Providing feedback

Interested users are invited to provide feedback on the beta versions of the calculators. Feedback is open until Sunday 3 November 2019.

Calculator support

The updated NCC Volume One energy efficiency handbook provides some guidance on using the new and updated calculators.

Over the coming weeks the ABCB will be releasing a number of support videos to assist practitioners to use the calculators. Subscribe to their YouTube channel for notification of their release.

Global Affiliate Membership to the IES North America is now a benefit for IESANZ membership for 2019/20

Renew your membership (or join) in 2019/20 and you will receive access to become a Global Affiliate Member of the IESNA, giving you access to the following resources:

• IESNA LD+A monthly magazine electronically including past issues

• IESNA Leukos quarterly journal electronically

• Serve of IESNA committees including standards, etc.

• Discount on all IESNA publications and standards

• IESNA Webinar archives

• IESNA national educational webinar series delivered monthly

• IESNA state education webinars series 

• IESNA podcast series “The Forces of Change with Mark Lien”

• IESNA Video Productions “Trailblazers and Icons”, “Indispensable Lighting Series” and “Lighting Education Facility Showcase”

• IESNA Speaker Directory to gain contact with specialist lighting subject specific speakers.

• IESNA Facilitator Directory to gain contact with specialist lighting subject specific educators.

• Recorded annual Events e.g. Annual Conference, Street and Area Lighting Conference, Progress Report and Illumination Awards.

• Face to Face Meeting Materials from series such as “The Fundamentals of Lighting”, “Post- Fundamental Course” and “Intermediate Seminars”

• IESNA Members discount on all IESNA events including IES Annual Conference, IES Street and Area Lighting Conference and IES Illumination Awards Gala.

• Access to view and comment in the Forum for Illumination Research, Engineering and Science

 Access to this IESNA membership will be available from August to all financial members of our Society.

Nominations are open for positions on your local CMCs. Apply now:

• NSW/ACT - due 21 July - DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM
• VIC/TAS - due 21 July - DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM
• NZ - 20 July - DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM
• QLD - 21 July - DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM
• WA - due 29 July- DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM

The IESANZ Constitution provides for the election of a Board member in the SA/&NT Chapters even-numbered years. The elected Director for this period, Mick Reidy, has recently resigned and there is therefore a casual vacancy to be filled until the conclusion of that term at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Any financial member of your Chapter may be nominated for a position on the Board, provided they have been a member of the Society for three or more years. Please note that at the time of nomination, both the nominee and the nominator shall be a member of the Society.

NOMINATION FORM

Completed nomination forms must be returned to the Returning Officer by no later than close of business on Friday, 26 July 2019.If more than one nomination is received from a Chapter, an election will be held. If there is only one nomination from a Chapter, that person will be elected unopposed.

Kirsty Kelly, CEO & Returning Officer

As your President, I would like to take this opportunity to share what your society has delivered for members over the past 12 months and how our continued effort benefits members. 

In the past 12 months the call to The Society in provided a strong advocacy voice for our members has increased greatly along with other activities outside of the normal running of The Society.  I have included a small sample below:

• AS/NZS2293 2018 Emergency Lighting & AS/NZS4282 2019 Obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting release – Standard representatives are thanks for their amazing contribution to the recent release of these standards.

• National Construction Code 2019 – This release involved many of our directors and members in a concerted effort with other groups to secure better energy allowance than was originally proposed by federal government.

• Victorian Engineers Registration Bill – I personally have spent many hours on the phone and meeting in person with many sitting politicians in Victorian to better the further for our engineering in this state.

• Development of an Introduction to Lighting Design course which is about to be offered nationally.

• The return of our National Conference to be held in Melbourne this November.

• Representation to government programs like EESS, VEET, etc

• A introduction roadshow and webinar of the NCC 2019 Section J6 provided free to members.

This has occurred on top of our ongoing activities that you expect from our society including:

• Education opportunities
• Technical Meeting
• Awards programs, etc
• Services of a secretariat, providing administration, accounting, and advice to the Board on Not for Profit Societies similar to ours
• Certificate of membership
• Financial members will be provided this coming year with email logos for use in their email signature, enhancing both the individual member’s status and that of the Society
• Governance, with IESANZ Board meeting being held by videoconference most months, and face to face Board meeting quarterly (reduced face to face meetings to keep costs down)
• Governance, with a CEO employed part time
• Updated website, with more capability than previously available

Finally, some exciting news is the addition of a Global Affiliate Members to the IES North American which is included in all your membership from this year forward.  

You may remember a survey received earlier this year which we used as a guide to discover what about IESNA our members would like to access and also your appetite for financial compensation for this access.  Well I’m pleased to say I think we hit a point that all members should be happy with. Your Global Affiliate Membership will give you access to the following resources:

• IESNA LD+A monthly magazine electronically including past issues

• IESNA Leukos quarterly journal electronically

• Serve of IESNA committees including standards, etc.

• Discount on all IESNA publications and standards

• IESNA Webinar archives

• IESNA national educational webinar series delivered monthly

• IESNA state education webinars series 

• IESNA podcast series “The Forces of Change with Mark Lien”

• IESNA Video Productions “Trailblazers and Icons”, “Indispensable Lighting Series” and “Lighting Education Facility Showcase”

• IESNA Speaker Directory to gain contact with specialist lighting subject specific speakers.

• IESNA Facilitator Directory to gain contact with specialist lighting subject specific educators.

• Recorded annual Events e.g. Annual Conference, Street and Area Lighting Conference, Progress Report and Illumination Awards.

• Face to Face Meeting Materials from series such as “The Fundamentals of Lighting”, “Post- Fundamental Course” and “Intermediate Seminars”

• IESNA Members discount on all IESNA events including IES Annual Conference, IES Street and Area Lighting Conference and IES Illumination Awards Gala.

• Access to view and comment in the Forum for Illumination Research, Engineering and Science

As you can see, we are receiving a great deal of content from one of the world’s largest authorities on lighting in the world adding up to better our already positive value proposition for members. Access to this IESNA membership will be available from August to all financial members of our Society.

I truly hope you find good value in continuing your membership of our Society.

Trent Dutton MIES RLP

President, IESANZ

It is with much sadness that we remember Gerry Sargeant who passed away on the weekend from a long illness.

Gerry had a long involvement with the CMC and Chapter and was the Victorian and Tasmanian Chapter President 2009-2010.

Gerry started his career in the lighting industry at Claude Neon, before working at Concord, Fiberstars Australasia, Advanced Lighting Technologies and The Lighting Group.

A Celebration for his life will be held Friday 5^th July, 1.30-5pm at the Wattle Park Chalet, 1012 Riversdale Road, Surrey Hills, VIC, 3127.

Call for Nominations for Board Directors from ‘New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory and Overseas’, ‘Western Australia’ and ‘New Zealand’

The IESANZ Constitution provides for the election of a Board member in the Chapters of ‘New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory and Overseas’, ‘Western Australia’ and ‘New Zealand’ in odd-numbered years. The next term for such Directors will be from the conclusion of the 2019 Annual General Meeting to the conclusion of the 2021 Annual General Meeting.

Any financial member of your Chapter may be nominated for a position on the Board, provided they have been a member of the Society for three or more years. Your existing Board member may be re-nominated if they wish. Please note that at the time of nomination, both the nominee and the nominator shall be a member of the Society.

NOMINATION FORM

Completed nomination forms must be returned to the Returning Officer by no later than close of business on Friday, 19 July 2019. If more than one nomination is received from a Chapter, an election will be held. If there is only one nomination from a Chapter, that person will be elected unopposed.

Kirsty Kelly, Chief Executive Officer & Returning Officer

Notice is given that the Annual Chapter Meeting (ACM) of the IESANZ New Zealand Chapter will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2019, held at Beca Auckland at 6.00pm.

Further information and reports to members will be forthcoming.

Nominations for the 2019/20 Chapter Management Committee are also being called. All financial members are eligible to apply. Submissions are to be emailed or posted to the IESANZ NZ Returning Officer. 

Download the nomination form here. 

Please email (preferred) or post the completed form to the IESANZ NZ Chapter Returning Officer, to be received no later than midnight Saturday 20th July 2019.

It is with great sadness that we report that David Rose MIES passed away on Sunday 16 June 2019.

David was a long-standing member of the Society and gave generously of his time as a volunteer and IES WA Council Member and particularly prior to the formation of the single entity Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand (IES: The Lighting Society) on 1 July 2001.

David was an Electrical and Lighting Design Consultant employed within a number of prominent Engineering Consultancies within Perth and later progressed to launch his own independent Electrical and Lighting Consultancy, David Rose and Associates and most recently based in Dowerin WA.
In addition to his past work with the IESANZ, David was previously an active member of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia and also actively involved in the Scout Movement in WA.

We would like to recognise his generous past service and contribution to the IES WA Chapter and appreciate his dedication and commitment to the furtherance of the Art and Science of Lighting.

The Funeral Service for Davis Rose MIES will take place at 2.00pm on Wednesday 26 June 2019 at Purslowe Tinetti Funerals, 264 Fitzgerald Street East, Northam WA 6401 followed by a Private Cremation.     

Notice is given that the Annual Chapter Meeting (ACM) of the IESANZ SA/NT Chapter will be held on Wednesday July 10th, 2019 at The Griffins, 38 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide from 6:30pm. 

All financial members are welcome to join us at the ACM to hear the Reports from the various Office Bearers and celebrate the Society and local Chapter with drinks and nibbles after the meeting. 

Nominations for the 2019/20 SA/NT Chapter Management Committee are also being called. All financial members are eligible to apply.

Submissions are to be emailed or posted to the IESANZ SA/NT Chapter President. For the CMC Nomination Form click here. 

Please email or post the completed form to the IESANZ SA/NT Chapter President to be received no later than 5.00pm ACST on Monday 8th July 2019.

Nominations received after this time will not be valid.

IESANZ SA/NT Chapter President
IESANZ Ltd – SA/NT Chapter Email: sapresident@iesanz.org

Postal Address:

IESANZ SA/NT Chapter president
GPO Box 1461
ADELAIDE
SA 5000

Join us as we celebrate the winners of the IESANZ International Awards and IES VIC/TAS Chapter Awards at the inaugural IESANZ Awards & Gala Dinner! 

Date: Friday 22 November 2019
Location: RACV City Club, Melbourne 
Time: 6.30pm – Midnight 
Dress Code: After 5 
Cost: $285.00 per ticket or $2,775.00 for a table of 10

This year the Awards will be held in conjunction with the 2019 IESANZ Lighting Conference, with the dinner taking place at the exclusive RACV City Club.

The evening will give you the opportunity to take in the beautiful panoramic views over Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay, whilst indulging in drinks and a delectable three-course dinner.

This luxurious night of networking is an ideal way to stay in the loop with the most innovative lighting projects, products, services and people in the country!

Click here for further information.

Nominations for the 2019/20 Chapter Management Committee are being called. All financial members are eligible to apply.

Submissions are to be emailed or posted to the IESANZ WA Returning Officer. Download the nomination form here. Please email or post the completed form to the IESANZ WA Chapter Returning Officer to be received no later than 5.00pm AWST on Monday 29th July 2019.

Nominations received after this time will not be valid.

IESANZ WA Chapter Returning Officer
IESANZ Ltd – WA Chapter Email: wareturningofficer@gmail.com

Postal Address:

IESANZ WA Chapter Returning Officer
2/68 Erindale Road
BALCATTA
WA 6021

In a show of support for lighting manufacturers and suppliers, the IESANZ supporting the Lighting Council's awards on 28 May in Sydney, with the President, CEO, two Directors, NSW President and various CMC members in attendance.

During 2018, the IESANZ Awards and award processes were being reviewed. Changes have been identified and will be rolling out for 2019. The IESANZ Board and Chapters reviewed the awards and the award process during 2018. They listened to feedback from members, member’s clients, award entrants and the awards sponsors. The review looked at what worked and what didn’t work. Key areas were identified as needing updating and in the next months changes will be rolled out.

Key areas:

• Relevance - Luminaire award change to include ALL products used in lighting
• Simple payment process for award entries
• Streamlined awards entry documentation and process
• Convenor and Judging documentation standardised
• Awards dinner presentations to be more inclusive for all nominations
• Improved ordering for Chapters award trophies etc
• Award process to be described at awards dinner function
• Cross chapter engagement
• FAQ section to be added to website

Relevance - Luminaire Awards:

• The Luminaire Award will be changed to Lighting Innovation Award. (LuDA - LIIA)
• The award continues to include Luminaires
• The Award will now include ALL products (Including software) used in lighting
• The Lighting Design Awards will not change

Payment:

• The board and the IESANZ CEO are working to establish a reliable ‘shopping cart’ on the IESANZ website. Receipts will be then added to confirm the award nomination

Documentation:

• The board are currently collating the many documents that have been used in each chapter over the years to create an IESANZ overarching database of documents
• The first update will be the entry documentation for the Lighting Innovation Award

Visit the Awards page for more information

The IESANZ is pleased to announce the release of their new lighting course: The Basics of Lighting Design.

The Basics of Lighting Design 2 day course is ideally suited to people who are looking to further their education into Lighting Design and is a natural follow on from the Introduction to Light Course.  This course can be booked as a stand-alone course.

Please note: The Introduction to Light Course or the previously held IESANZ 3 day Enlightenment Introduction Course are a prerequisite to attend our new 2 day Course:  The Basics of Lighting Design. 
Some basic formal lighting education must have been completed prior attempting this new course.   

MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONS

Any questions, please contact the course Coordinator, Susan Wall at susan.wall@iesanz.org

FINAL CALL: UP TO $7,000 AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Women currently working in the engineering sector have a final opportunity to register their interest in a scholarship worth up to $7,000 to support participation in an accredited leadership development program. 

Funding must be apportioned by the end of this financial year and it is unsure when these grants will be available again.

Find out more and register your interest by completing the Expression of Interest form here prior to 5pm, 21 June

www.wla.edu.au/consteng  

Sadly, I have tendered my resignation as a Board Director to President Trent Dutton and CEO Kirsty Kelly. I cannot unfortunately provide the level of commitment or service that is required from an IES Board member. It is something that I have deliberated over for the past month or so as there have been a number of matters that have arisen, which I need to attend to. 

This means that something had to give and it is unfortunately my commitment to the IES through the Board and the CMC. I have wound back my involvement with the local Chapter, having handed over all responsibilities in a transition over the last couple of weeks that will culminate at the Annual Chapter Meeting in July.

Thank you for the opportunity to be part of the Board, albeit briefly. I know the Society is in good hands and has a direction at last that has been lacking for many years because of the commitment and foresight of the present Board members. After involvement at the CMC level in Adelaide over a 20 year period, I need to step away and attend to these personal matters, together with the demands of work.

I wish the Board every success in guiding the Society. As I said, it is in good hands with good people making the decisions, and the Chapters can now at last see the benefits of the work of the Board in recent times.

All the Best

Mick Reidy MIES

The National Construction Code

Section J6 - webinar available. 

Please join us for an IESANZ technical meeting covering the 2019 release of The National Construction Code Section J6.

Hear from the IESANZ Technical Director - Scott Forbes and Australian Building Codes Board Senior Project Officer - Michael Dodd on the impact of changes to this document on lighting professionals. On behalf of IESANZ Members, we have been actively involved in the review of this Code and have worked closely and constructively with the ABCB. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to have all your questions answered.

Please Note: The Perth event will be providing in a live webinar format for viewing and interaction for anywhere.

Click here to Register for Perth Webinar

on the 29th May at 5pm Perth time, 7pm East Coast or 6:30pm in South Australia.

Free for IESANZ members and it will attract 1 IESANZ CPD Point.

Hosted at the AusIndustry office in your local capital city. Seats are strictly limited so please get in quick to secure you spot.

Sydney SOLD OUT

For more information click here

Highly respected and long standing member of the IESANZ was recently elevated to the standing of Life Fellow. 

Trevor is a qualified lighting design specialist with a broad and comprehensive background in energy auditing, electrical wiring design and in particular industrial and commercial lighting design and application. He is an award winning member of ‘IES:The Lighting Society’ Australia and New Zealand, and a Past President of the IES. Trevor has numerous publications to compliment his achievements in both industrial and commercial lighting design / application in his role as the Head of Technical Development. He is a member of the LG1 AS/NZ Standards committee (Interior Lighting) and represents the IES on many environmental and technology committees within the electrical industry. Trevor also lectures in lighting design at RMIT, which has cemented his reputation as one of the foremost lighting advisers in Australia.

Read more about Trevor's career and contribution to the field of Lighting here..

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of IES: The Lighting Society will be held at 6:30pm on Thursday, 22nd November 2018 at JHA Consulting Engineers, 23/101 Miller St, North Sydney NSW 2060.

Meeting Documents include:

• Notice of 2018 AGM and Agenda
• 2017/18 AGM Minutes
• Special Resolution documentation
• Proxy Form
• IESANZ Ltd Annual Report
• Audited financial accounts for the 2017/18

After the Annual General Meeting, a technical meeting will take place at the same venue.

Should you have any questions, please contact the secretariat@iesanz.org.

Back in May The Society received an invitation from The North American Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA) to attend a one-day Global Lighting Summit that would coincide with their 2018 Annual Conference and all the side line events that go along with it.  The Global Lighting Summit aimed to put lighting organisations from all over the world in the same room to create an international group of societies who are able to have contact, share information and otherwise support each other’s activities as a truly international society.

We had also been discussing our co-operation with the IESNA actively for some time now and I felt it was time for a face to face meeting to help secure our relationship moving forward.  Gaining access to IESNA resources including awards programs, research, speakers, and the like would be an amazing way to gain recognition for our members on an international stage and increase the growth of our society in both Australia and New Zealand.

More Information

Healthy Lighting – Where are we now?

“Healthy lighting” is getting considerable attention in the lighting community and beyond, but do we really know what healthy lighting is? This talk will explore how we might think about healthy lighting, present existing research on how light can affect human health and wellbeing, and consider limits to our current knowledge.
 
Dr Alicia Allan is a postdoctoral research fellow at QUT, with a background in psychology. Her research investigates both the psychological and physiological effect of environmental light on humans.

This Webinar conducted on 25 October is now available for viewing.

Visit our Webinar page

Despite the Construction, Infrastructure and Engineering industries dominating Australia's economy, there is a lack of female representation in executive, leadership and technical roles. Ambitious women trying to reach the top must equip themselves with new skills and tools to take the next step in their leadership career.  

The Women in Construction, Infrastructure and Engineering Leadership Summit offers the platform for taking this crucial career step. The summit will provide women with the capabilities to advance their career, voice their value and overcome the obstacles faced on the journey into executive leadership roles.

Make the most of this unmissable opportunity and secure your organisation's place in a progressive wave of industry transformation.  
 
Explore:

• Develop confidence and resilience
• Build better professional relationships
• Strengthen skills to achieve your best
• Position yourself for promotions 

Liquid Learning is excited to offer a 10% discount to IES subscribers. Use booking code Q1.
 

Register Now

2018 Gwenyth Ewens Memorial Bursary Invitation closes at midnight (AWST) this Sunday, 30th September 2018.

The Bursary provides a contribution towards the expenses of a member to participate in an educational or research-based professional development activity in lighting.  

Subject to an application being recommended to the Board of IESANZ Ltd by the Bursary Selection Panel an announcement of the recipient of the Bursary will be made on Thursday, 1st November 2018.

Click here for more details.

Offering a wide range of developments in sustainable, smart, urban, street, public and outdoor connected lighting, the Australian Smart Lighting Summit returns for its 6th year. This is Australia’s largest event of its kind, attracting over 250 delegates annually. The event will bring together over 30 senior-level speakers to provide local and global smart lighting key insights and developments.

Find out more

Smart City Expo is organising the 5th Annual Smart City Expo with the collaboration of the Australian Government on the theme of Smart City and Internet of Things (IoT) from 3rd-4th September 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
The details of the event can be found at: www.SmartCityExpo.com.au

It's worth mentioning that we are now offering booths for startups at just $700AUD instead of $2000AUD. It will be your greatest opportunity to increase sales as we are having Government High Officials and Executives From Multi-National companies. Be there to open up new doors of success for your business.

SPEAKERS FOR SMART CITY EXPO SEPTEMBER 2018:

- The Hon. David Davis, MP, Shadow Minister for Public Transport and Planning, Victoria, Australia
- The Hon. Pat Conroy MP,  Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure, Climate Change & Energy, Australia
- The Hon. David Southwick, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Energy and Resources and Renewables, Victoria, Australia
- Jackie Watts, Councillor, City of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Craig Chung, Councillor, City of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Declan Clausen, Deputy Lord Mayor, The City of Newcastle, Australia
- Cr Ben Moroney, Councillor, Campbelltown City Council, Australia
- Mayor Albert Jacob, Mayor, City of Joondalup, Perth, Australia
- Sara Stace, Manager Strategic Transport, Waverley Council, Sydney, Australia
- Dr. David Soldani, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Huawei, Sydney, Australia
- Matthew Jones, Director of Channel Management, Leadsun Australia, Melbourne, Australia
- John Marinopoulos, Partner, Infrastructure and Urban Renewal, PwC, Melbourne, Australia
- Bob Sharon, Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Blue IoT, Australia
- Erik van Vulpen, Manager Centre for Technology Infusion, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Abbas Rajabifard, Professor and Head, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

We genuinely hope that you will join us. Looking forward to enjoy a great day with you. Kindly confirm your participation as soon as possible as we are very near to the event.

To contact Smart City Expo, please click here.

Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s engineering sector. The initiative is providing women working in the sector with grants to enable participation in a range of leadership development programs. 
The leadership development programs are part-time and delivered nationally via WLA’s blended learning model. Scholarship funding is strictly limited and will be awarded based on a set of selection criteria being met.

Funding must be apportioned by the end of September and it is unsure when these grants will be available again. Find out more and register your interest by completing the Expression of Interest form prior to 5pm on the 21st of September: https://www.wla.edu.au/consteng.html

IES: The Lighting Society invites members to apply for the Gwenyth Ewens Memorial Bursary. Gwenyth, a strong advocate of the IES and education and research, bequeathed a sum of money to the IES from which the earnings support the bursary (see attached for more information on Gwenyth Ewens). The bursary is to provide a contribution towards the expenses of a member participating in an educational or research based professional development activity in lighting.

Bursary Application

Recently our CEO Kirsty Kelly was a guest of the Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) at their Brisbane networking lunch with Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities, The Hon Paul Fletcher MP.

In speaking to the gathered crowd of some 50 CEO’s across the association sector and industry, the Minister highlighted the Government’s commitment to major infrastructure and continued population growth. Touching briefly on the quality of the built environment, he acknowledged to importance of creating great urban areas and the necessary supporting public infrastructure and community facilities to accommodate a growing population.  

It is pleasing to see IES on the advocacy and political radar, with an invitation to this gathering, which included several former State and Federal Ministers, and the former state Premier.

August 2018