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Issue 49,
February 2007
In this issue:
Headlines
Events
The Last Word
Innovative Australian Engineering Magicians to Take on the World
How should Australian engineering innovation play the global market
and pick the sweet spots? Our Innovation Lecturer for 2007, Dr.
Chris Nicol, recently MD of Agere Corporation, is now leading
NICTA’s charge into embedded systems.
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Energy Efficient Australian CV Joint Eyes Huge International Markets
Fundamental engineering innovations don’t happen often. This
radically different, locally invented CV joint is looking to make it
in the $30 billion pa global shaft couplings and CV joints
marketplace.
<more>
Here's Looking at You
Advertising billboards can now look at you looking at them, plus
they’re analysing the very way you’re looking at them, and telling
advertisers what is and isn’t working.
<more>
"Born Globals" – Business Going Global from Day 1
What’s different
about businesses that start out thinking nothing less than the WORLD
is their oyster? Some successful Australian engineering technology
businesses are starting up with nothing less than the world in their
immediate sights.
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A "Year of Ideas" for Richer Engineering Returns
The Australian Institute for Commercialisation (AIC) campaign calls
on Australians to adopt 2007 as the Year of the Idea.
<more>
CSIRO Robotic Submarine "Starbug" set to transform
environmental monitoring
CSIRO’s low cost,
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is a miniature submarine for
marine research featuring lightweight portability, energy efficiency
and advanced visual recognition technologies with high data
collection capacities.
<more>
The Warren Centre thanks all its volunteers
Measured by the quantity and quality of the thinking and the quality
and quantity of people that have been involved in our work, 2006 was
a brilliant year. We could only achieve that with your help!
<more>
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Warren Centre
Events
2007 Innovation Lecture
Dr Chris Nicol
5
June 2007 – Melbourne
6
June 2007 – Sydney
7
June 2007 – Brisbane
http://www.warren.usyd.edu.au/events/IL2007.html
Fiona Hearne (02) 9351 7205 or
fionah@eng.usyd.edu.au
Embedded Systems Roundtable
27
March 2007 – Sydney
Robert Mitchell (02) 9351 4048 or
r.mitchell@eng.usyd.edu.au
ICT
in Education K-12
5
March 2007 – Sydney
Robert Mitchell (02) 9351 4048 or
r.mitchell@eng.usyd.edu.au
Others Events
2007: Year of the Idea
http://www.ausicom.com/01_cms/details.asp?ID=810
Rowan Gilmore (07) 3853 5225 or
rowan.gilmore@ausicom.com
CRC for Coal
in Sustainable Development
20 March 2007
Darling Harbour – Sydney
Invitation,
Registration and
Program
administration@ccsd.biz
http://www.ccsd.biz
12th Australian International Aerospace Congress - AIAC2007
18
to 22 March 2007
Melbourne - Grand Hyatt Hotel
info@wsm.com.au
http://www.aiac12.com
Designing for an Accessible Website
8
March 2007 - Adelaide
28
March 2007 - Sydney
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/
tania.conlan@visionaustralia.org.au or (03) 9864 9249
3rd
Annual Australian Water Summit 2007
2 &
3 April 2007
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
http://www.acevents.com.au/water2007
2007 Engineering Excellence Awards
5
April 2007 – Entries close (Sydney division)
www.eea-sydney.org.au
www.engineersaustralia.org.au (other divisions)
CeBIT Australia
1–3 May 2007 Sydney
www.cebit.com.au
2007 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
4
May 2007 – Entries close
http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/eureka
Urban Water Policy
6–8
June 2007
Mercure Hotel, Brisbane
http://www.iqpc.com/au/uwp
registration@iqpc.com.au
or
(02) 9223 2600
Rainwater and Urban Design 2007
21–23 August 2007 - Sydney
rainwater2007@tourhosts.com.au
http://www.rainwater2007.com
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