Programs
Technical Program | Site Visits | Welcome Receiption | AGM Breakfast | Partners Program
Technical Program
Click here to download the conference program in .pdf form. See below for additional program information.
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Site Visits
There are site visits on the Wednesday 15th August to:
Laverton North Power Station
Snowy Hydro Limited owns and operates a 320 MW gas fired power station at Laverton North, Victoria. Even though some parts of the works are still to achieve practical completion, the station was commissioned in December 2006 to assist Victoria in meeting its current growth in peak electricity demand.
The Laverton North Power Station will assist Snowy Hydro Limited in meeting the needs of its customers in the National Electricity Market and will significantly enhanceSnowy Hydro's existing generating capacity of over 4,000 MW.
The station comprises two open cycle gas turbines fuelled by gas supplied via the Brooklyn-Lara gas pipeline. In the event of a gas supply curtailment, the station can be operated on low sulphur emission distillate backup fuel.
The station will normally be operated remotely from Snowy Hydro Limited's central control room in Cooma, NSW, but will also be equipped with full local control.
Australian Synchrotron Project
The synchrotron is the largest scientific infrastructure project in Victoria ever ($200 million), and is second only to the ANSTO neutron beam facility at Lucas Heights as the largest in Australia.
In short, the Synchrotron is an electron beam accelerator (the electrons are accelerated to close to the speed of light), which produces high intensity photons from Xray to IR when the electron beam changes direction. These photons are then used to probe the fundamental structure of materials, determining such things as drug development, new materials research, protein molecule morphology and even medical therapies. There are only about 40 such machines on the planet.
The machine is now running with 4-5 beamlines in operation (up to 40 are possible in the future) and real science is about to begin. Delegates who come will be some of the first engineers in the power industry to see it in action.
The schedule is as follows:
| 8:30am |
Meet at Hilton |
| 9:00am |
Bus Departs for Laverton North Power Station |
| 9:30am |
Arrive at the Power Station |
| 11:30am |
Depart Laverton |
| 12:00pm |
Arrive at La Porchetta in Williamstown |
| 1:00pm |
Depart Williamstown |
| 2:00pm |
Arrive at the Synchrotron |
| 4:00pm |
Depart the Synchrotron |
| 5:00pm |
Arrive at the Hilton |
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Welcome Reception
There will be a welcome cocktail receipt at the Hilton running 5.00pm - 8.00pm on the Wednesday 15th August.
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AGM Breakfast
The EESA AGM Breakfast runs 7.30am - 9.00am on Friday 17th August.
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Partners Program
Dear Partners,
Hello and welcome to the EESA National Conference. I’d like to extend a special invitation to you to start the day off at the Partners Breakfast.
It is not all about engineering! Each morning of the conference we are holding a complimentary Partners Breakfast. The aim of the breakfast is to meet other partners and join together with others of similar interests to enjoy some of highlights of Melbourne. I have been to Melbourne many times and I am always impressed by the art galleries, markets, department stores, cafes, etc. I look forward to seeing you in Melbourne.
Linda Barr
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Type II of up to 18hrs can be claimed for attendance at this event.
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