South West Queensland Branch Conference 2014

Starts:  Nov 6, 2014 12:00 (AEST)
Ends:  Nov 7, 2014 17:00 (AEST)
Associated with  Queensland

IPWEAQ South West Queensland Branch together with Goondiwindi Regional Council present the
South West Queensland Branch Conference on Thursday 6th & Friday 7th November 2014 in Goondiwindi:

Itinerary
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Accommodation & Venue Map
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Now closed.

Goondiwindi Regional Council invites proposals for technical and non technical papers, within and associated with local government and public works industry, to share your achievements and knowledge with your peers by presenting a paper at the IPWEA Queensland SW QLD Branch Conference to be held in Goondiwindi on 6th & 7th November 2014.

We are seeking papers on a range of interesting topics and issues that are challenging public works engineering personnel today.
If you are interested in presenting a paper or know of someone that may be interested, please contact the Conference Organizer.

CONFERENCE THEME
The conference theme is “Adapt & Conquer: Overcoming Challenges in Public Works Engineering” and is aimed at sharing the experiences and knowledge of Local Government Engineering Practitioners with a focus on adapting to meet and overcome the challenges faced within the public works sector .

IMPORTANT DATES
Proposal Due: 10th October 2014
Acceptance of Proposals: 15th October 2014
Full Papers Due: 29th October 2014

Guidelines for Submissions
The selection of papers will be made on their importance and relevance to the conference theme, and demographics of the delegates
attending the conference .
Proposals shall be:Between 150 and 300 words, describing
the scope of the paper and its main
conclusion;
-  Formatted in an A4 size portrait layout in Microsoft Word;
- Include a brief biography, being a maximum of six (6) lines, with all author contact details; and
- Emailed to the Conference Organiser by COB Friday 10th October 2014

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Conference Organiser: Kerry Mckenzie
Phone: 07 4671 7449
Email: ipweaq@grc.qld.gov.au

CONFERENCE ITINERARY
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Thursday 6th November 2014

12:00 pm -12:50 pm   Registration & Lunch in Trade Display 
 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm  Welcome by Mayor
 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm    IPWEA Queensland Update from President & CEO
 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm  Session 1 Papers
 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm  Afternoon Tea
 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm  Session 2 Papers and Technical Tour
 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm  Drinks in Trade Display
 6:30 pm  Barefoot Bowls & BBQ Dinner



Friday 7th November 2014

8:30 am - 9:00 am    Trade Display Open 
9:00 am - 10:30 am   Session 3 Papers
10:30 am - 11:00 am   Morning Tea in Trade Display
11:00 am - 11:30 am  Panel Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm  SW Branch Meeting
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  Lunch in Trade Display
1:00 pm   Conference Close
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm   Optional Golf


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Conference Organiser: Kerry Mckenzie
Phone: 07 4671 7449
Email: ipweaq@grc.qld.gov.au

 

Goondiwindi, QLD