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Issue 54,
May 2008
In this issue:
Headlines
Events
The Last Word
These articles on innovation and engineering
innovation make very interesting reading and each provides many
links to additional information.
If you have not already registered for our Innovation Lecture, see
more detail in the events segment of this email, please go to
www.warren.usyd.edu.au/events/IL2008webrego1.pdf
and register now!
Kind Regards
Robert
Innovation is a difficult concept in the world of building design
Innovation is a difficult concept in the world of building
design. Tomorrow’s designers and engineers will need to apply
creative and analytical thinking to a range of data ...<more>
The Pace Heats Up On Australian Solar Initiatives
While solar power applications are picking up in Australia
(especially in more remote regions), and feed-in tariffs are
apparently “on the way” some Australian innovators are already going
global. <more>
Slow & Steady Brings Concrete Innovation Success
Sometimes engineering innovation is not instantaneous. Like the
slow food movement, sometimes slow … can be ... very good. <more>
Of Course You Can Study Engineering At High School!
A quiet revolution has been happening in our schools. Australian
high school curricula provide subjects meeting the needs of a broad
range of students in the “technical” areas, including engineering.
<more>
Australia’s High School Engineers Among World’s Best – Again!
It’s the largest science and engineering challenge in the world
(25 nations and more than 2,000,000 students). Australian teams won
top prizes including the “Best Engineered Design” and beat a crew of
adults from the Ferrari Formula 1 team. <more>
Engineering & Engineering Innovation Underpin Just About Everything!
The Warren Centre has been actively promoting
‘Innovation’ for the last 25 years. We have responded to the
recently-installed Federal Minister for Innovation with specific
reference to ‘Professional Performance Innovation and Risk’ and the
‘Warren Centre Chair of Engineering Innovation’. <more>
The Global Competition: Six Challenges for Australia
Professor Ron Johnston of the Australian Centre for Innovation
writes that on the basis of our national achievements and failings,
and the experience of other countries, six major challenges need to
be addressed for this nation to excel in the Global Competition. <more>
A call for stories
We love a good Australian (or other) engineering innovation story.
Got any? Let us know & we’ll help spread the word!
Send to
editor@eng.usyd.edu.au
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Warren Centre Events
2008 Innovation Lecture
Tristram Carfrae, ARUP
3 June, Brisbane
5 June, Sydney
10 June, Melbourne
11 June, Adelaide
Details:
http://tinyurl.com/ytof2k
Register:
http://tinyurl.com/6ltl2y
Info: Fiona Hearne 02 9351 7205 or
fionah@eng.usyd.edu.au
Others Events
Building Innovative Firm: Joining the dots between ideas and
performance
26 May 2008
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Darling Park Tower 2
201 Sussex Street, Sydney
Registration: Allan O'Connor
allan.oconnor@adelaide.edu.au
Click here for more information
Entrepreneurship as change agent in Asia
18-20 June 2008
Macquarie University
http://ree.stanford.edu/asia_2008
Australasian Structural Engineering Conference - ASEC 2008
26 to 27 June 2008
Melbourne
www.asec2008.com/index.php
The Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference
The Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology
7 to 11 July 2008
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
www.iceaustralia.com/oecc_acoft2008
Electricity 2008 - Stepping up to the Challenge
Wednesday 20 August - Friday 22 August 2008
Brisbane
www.eesa.iamevents.com.au
Engineering Leadership: Building on Success
11 - 12 September 2008
Perth
www.celm2008.com
Chemeca 2008
28 September - 1 October 2008
Newcastle City Hall
www.chemeca2008.com
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