Issue 32, March 2003
In this issue: Headlines
Projects Events
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Innovation Royal Commission Announced
The Minister for Sport and Industry today announced the appointment of
the experienced Royal Commissioner The Hon. Terry Cole QC as head of an
inquiry into innovation in Australia.
Facing up to Fatigue
'You’re tired', the truck told the driver, as it sounded a
warning to pull over into the next rest area. Fiction? No. Detecting
driver fatigue is just one of the uses for a new technology whose
possibilities are astonishing.
Australian Technology paves the world's airports
A small Australian company is providing passengers a bump-free ride when
they leave from or arrive at Schipol Airport in Holland, the fourth
busiest international airport in the world.
Transparent protective coatings - here and now
Nanotechnology is still a mystery to most Australians, but its products
have already entered the market in a range of reassuringly familiar
applications.
Making Innovation Work for Australia
The ATSE National Symposium 'Owning Innovation - from Idea to Delivery',
provided a series of challenging - as well as complementary -
perspectives on innovation.
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Water
data is critical to sustainability
Technology makes a positive contribution to Australia's use of its
scarce water resource in many ways, claiming 5% water saving from better
data and control is not unreasonable.
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Warren Centre Headline Events:
Innovation: Beyond the Idea – Celebrating The
Warren Centre’s 20th Anniversary
3 April 2003
Towards a better Australia by applying the lessons from past success to
the future
In conjunction with Sydney's the Powerhouse Museum
Click here
for more information
Click here
to download a MSWord registration form
Lessons from Looksmart, The 2003 Innovation Lecture
3 June 2003
-
Melbourne
4 June 2003
-
Sydney
Delivered by Evan Thornley, Chairman, Looksmart
Australia
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here for more information
Sustainable Transport in Sustainable Cities - Let's Make it Happen
7 May 2003 -
Brisbane
Date
TBA - Melbourne
Register your
preliminary interest now, and The Warren Centre will advise the
time/date.
Nanotechnology workshops
Dates TBA, June/July 2003
Sydney and Melbourne
Register your
preliminary interest now, and The Warren Centre will advise the
time/date.
For information and registrations, contact Fiona Hearne
Tel: (02) 9351 7205 Fax: (02) 9351 2012 Email:
fionah@eng.usyd.edu.au
Events Supported by The Warren Centre:
MeDICIII
National Medical Devices and Diagnostics Conference
24 to 25 March 2003
Sydney
For information and registrations, contact AusBiotech
Tel: (03) 9208 4204 Email:
mdn@ausbiotech.org
http://www.ausbiotech.org/pdf/2425mar03info.pdf
Commercialisation Forum and Fair of Ideas
26
to 28 March 2003
The best ideas from Australia's researchers brought to you by Knowledge
Commercialisation Australasia.
$100,000 Peter Doherty
Prize for Innovation.
Darling Harbour
For information and registrations, contact KCA Secretariat
email
kca@icmsaust.com.au
http://www.kca.asn.au
Get your free visitor's pass to 26 March, click
here.
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