This year’s national conference of the Institution of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) will be based very tightly around the theme that innovation is the key to the country’s future. The Burswood Convention Centre in Perth, Western Australia will be the venue and the conference will be held 26-30 August.
It promises to be a conference with a difference, incorporating formal debates on asset management techniques and outsourcing options. An interactive session on ‘best value’ will feature a video link to speakers in Melbourne and allow delegates to contribute their own ideas. Other panel sessions will address international perspectives and the future of public works engineering in Australia.
Keynote speakers include David Begg, Chairman of the Commission for Integrated Transport, Scotland; Terry Hill, head of Arup’s Infrastructure Division Worldwide and a consultant on the English Channel Tunnel Project; Dr Jenny Stewart, a senior lecturer in Public Policy and Public Sector Management at the University of Canberra; John Boshier, CEO of the Institution of Engineers Australia; Gary Hickingbotham, Director of Leadership Management Australia; Gail Broady, Consulting Partner Integra; Dr Bob Brown, consultant in Manufacturing Engineering and Roger Loweth, CEO of Continuum Resources.
Technical sessions will run concurrently each day, and exhibitors will be displaying their own innovations. Add to all that a hectic social program and you are guaranteed a fulfilling few days in WA.
For further information contact Promaco Conventions, telephone (08) 9332 2900, facsimile (08) 9332 2911 or email promaco@promaco.com.au.
Full details of registration will also be available on the conference website mid June at www.promaco.com.au/conference/2001/public_works/
