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Invitation from EESA National President

It is my pleasure to invite you and your partner to the 83rd Annual EESA Conference and Trade Exhibition. The organising committee, under the leadership of our Victorian/Tasmanian Chapter Chairman, Mr Colin Frost and the Organising Committee has assembled an outstanding program of papers and speakers.

The theme for this year’s conference is "Power to the People". The theme reminds me that we must never take our electricity infrastructure for granted. Indeed our work in the electricity industry is part of the absolute foundation for our modern lifestyle and our national economy.

The conference speakers and topics are again first class with a strong emphasis on renewable energy supplies and women in engineering.

This will be the last National Conference in Melbourne for a number of years with the 2008 national conference now being planned for Brisbane. So come to Melbourne with your partner and enjoy the conference and the networking opportunities it presents. I look forward to seeing you there.

Dr Robert Barr, EESA National President

Call for Papers

The 83rd national conference shall be held in Melbourne from the 15th - 17th of August 2007. The conference aims to bring women and men from across the electricity supply industry (including generation, transmission, distribution, research and development, manufacturers, education and energy users) to learn and share knowledge about their industry. Delegates shall listen to conference speakers present their papers on an array of topics, discuss new products with equipment suppliers and service providers at the trade exhibition and will be given opportunities to 'network' with colleagues during the conference and the conference dinner.

The Conference Committee now seeks expressions of interest from participants from all areas of the Electricity Power Industry to present suitable papers at the Conference. A broad range of topics will be addressed at the conference, with particular interest in papers on new developments, technologies and techniques in the following areas:

• Management of network contingencies;
• Emergency Response and Recovery;
• Protection, Control and Communications;
• Consumer's power of choice;
• Living standards and electricity supply;
• Holistic solutions to Australian electricity producer's largest challenge, climate change. The importance of utilising an array of technologies;
• The influence of public opinion on climate change on Australia's energy future;
• Engineering roles and skills within the electricity supply industry;
• Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Retail and End Use Customers;
• Low carbon emission electricity generation technology including Nuclear, Geosequestration and Renewable;
• Planning and Regulation;
• Power System Maintenance, Reliability, Performance and Security;
• Demand Management;
• Energy Trading, Retailing and Competition;
• Career Development;
• Increasing Plant Efficiency (Industrial, Commercial & Domestic).

Awards will be presented for the best paper presented by a member of EESA (the Conway Award) and the best paper presented by a new-member (the Cresswell Award). These awards include the opportunity to present your paper at the Electrical Engineers' Association New Zealand Annual Conference, (airfares and accommodation included)

Authors interested in having a paper considered for inclusion in this important industry conference should submit an abstract of their proposed paper for consideration. Abstracts should not exceed two A4 pages, but must be accompanied by a statement of the author's intention and availability to present the paper in person at the Conference.

Submissions are to be received no later that close of business 25th May 2007 and should be sent to: Helen Woodall at events@materialsaustralia.com.au or via the Submit Abstract page

EESA National Web Site : http://www.eesa.asn.au
EESA VICTAS Website : http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/eesa_victas/eesa_victas_home.cfm

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Type II of up to 18hrs can be claimed for attendance at this event.