EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO 01 JUNE, 2011!
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Social Program Highlights

In addition to our exciting technical conference program, the conference will offer an exceptional social program with fantastic networking opportunities including:

Opening Cocktail Reception at the Art Gallery of South Australia.  Delegates will be welcomed to the conference and Australia on Tuesday 19th of July at 5.30pm.  With a private viewing of selected exhibitions, delegates have the opportunity to see some of the gallery’s artistic delights. A fantastic opportunity to meet conference delegates from around the world over a drink and canapés.

The conference Gala Dinner is shaping up to be a very exciting and entertaining night. Our host for the evening is the irresistible Australian comedian Jean Kittson. Her sharp wit will have the audience thoroughly entertained and engaged as she leads the proceedings for the evening. TaikOz will delight the audience with a dramatic performance that couples explosive energy and extreme dynamism with refinement and grace.  Combining the visceral power of the taiko with the ethereal sound of the bamboo shakuhachi, TaikOz explores a synthesis of East and West, old and new.

The Gala Dinner will also launch the Women PPE Clothing prototype collection designed as part of the Women in Engineering National Committee’s Fit for Work Project. 

Pre-conference Activities

Our pre-conference site tours and workshops are filling fast.  The carefully selected site tours represent some of SA's finest and leading edge science and engineering projects and facilities.   Bookings can be made when registering for the conference.

Further professional development opportunities can be gained by registering for one of our two pre-conference workshops delivered by Engineering Education Australia:

• Leadership Skills for Professional Women, and
• Fear Free Presentations

For the first time ever ICWES15 provides the opportunity for organisations to hold their own Women in Engineering Corporate Meeting Day on Tuesday 19th July.  This is a fantastic opportunity to assemble your women engineers and scientists from across Australia and around the world to discuss and share organisation specific ideas and issues as well as celebrate the achievements of the outstanding women in your organisation. Meeting rooms at the Convention Centre and catering at cost can be organised by contacting Ms. Patty D’Cruz, General Manager, ICMS, by email gm@icms.com.au.  Meeting rooms are strictly limited.

Conference Program

The Hon Kate Ellis, Australia's federal minister for employment participation, childcare, and the status of women will give the opening address at the conference.

Over the three days, our keynote and invited speakers as well as a great number of technical papers will truly inspire delegates with their insight into leadership, leading edge advancements showcasing innovation and the latest happenings in sustainability.  Since our last newsletter, we are pleased to confirm the following invited speakers at the conference:

• Lorie Jones a Principal Environmental Engineer with Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM).  Lorie has over twenty-five years experience in renewable energy research and in project engineering, business development and management roles for major national and international engineering consulting firms with ten years corporate knowledge and project history within SKM.
• Gretchen Kalonji is the Assistant Director-General for the Natural Sciences to UNESCO. Ms Kalonji holds a B.Sc. (1980) and a Ph.D (1982) in Materials Science and Engineering, which she obtained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (USA).
•  Dr Di McCarthy is Chief Executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand, a national academy promoting, investing in and celebrating excellence in the sciences and the humanities.
• Melissa Mellen is the National winner of the 2010 Commonwealth Bank Business Owner award for the Telstra Business Women's Awards, and the 2010 Telstra South Australian Business Woman of the Year. Melissa Mellen purchased Murray F. Young & Associates (MFY) after 10 years working in the business. MFY is a consulting traffic engineering firm providing professional traffic, transport and parking advice to private and government clients.
• Professor Tanya Monro is one of Australia's leading physicists and is the 2011 South Australia Australian of the Year. Her work in the field of photonics - the science and technology that allows the generation and control of light using glass optical fibres - enables the creation of new tools for scientific research, and solutions for problems in areas as diverse as information processing, surgery, health monitoring, military technology, agriculture and environmental monitoring.
• Professor Karen Reynolds is professor of Biomedical Engineering at Flinders University and the leader of Flinders Medical Devices & Technologies. Karen was recently awarded the title of Professional Engineer of the Year in the 2010 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards.
• Sylvia Tulloch was the founding Managing Director of Dyesol, responsible for the business strategy and plan. Dyesol Limited is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and is a global leader in Dye Cell Solar Technology.

Destination – Adelaide

Discover the secrets of South Australia... This conference will be your ticket and first step to exploring rugged Australia. Start with the beautiful unique city of Adelaide with a strong food and wine focus. Here we house some of the best food and produce markets, the Adelaide Central Market and the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market open on Sundays. Don't miss the opportunity to go on a free tour of the Haigh's chocolate factory, the only chocolatier in Australia to import and roast their own beans to make this decadent chocolate. Why not complete the food journey by going to Australia's National Wine Centre to sample some of Australia's best wines produced in vineyards notably the Barossa, Clare and McClaren Vale regions. And while there you can sample SA's best in locally produced and popularly imported beer from the family owned Cooper's Brewery, chosen help promote the well known film Australia.

Step away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy Adelaide's excellent expresso chain Cibo where you will find trained baristas serving cup after cup of seriously good coffee. Coffee not for you? Then go explore the endless shelves of high quality tea blends at T-bar or the unique offerings of Saldechin. You won't go hungry in Adelaide with the cosmopolitan flavours from around the world in one spectacular city.

If you aren’t a foodie, then there are plenty of other attractions to peak your interest in Adelaide.  Take a leisurely stroll through the magnificent foliage in the Botanic Gardens and explore the Lily Pavillion a great achievement in structural engineering. Or visit our giant Pandas, Wang Wang and Funi at the Adelaide Zoo.

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