IEEE Queensland Section 2017 Annual General Meeting and Dinner
IEEE Queensland Section's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Dinner will be held on the evening of Tuesday 14 November 2017. The Section Committee cordially invites you to join us for this event. The AGM and Dinner will be a great way for you to meet with colleagues and network with other guests.
Registration:
Cost of AGM: None
Cost for Dinner (includes drinks and a three course meal):
IEEE student members: $45
IEEE/Engineers Australia/IET members: $65
Non-members: $110
Payment Options:
To facilitate better planning of the event there will be no 'pay at the door' option. Instead, payments for the dinner should be made to the Section's bank account by close of business 7th of November. Please send a copy of payment receipt to m.eghbal@uq.edu.au
Bank account details:
Name: Bank Australia
Account Name: IEEE QLD section
BSB: 313140
Acct: 08300761
Please make sure your name appears on the payment advice from your financial institution. If you are attending the AGM and not the dinner, please make this clear when you register.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
- Date: 14 Nov 2017
- Time: 05:30 PM to 09:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+10:00) Brisbane
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- Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre (BCEC)
- Merivale St & Glenelg Street
- South Brisbane, Queensland
- Australia 4101
- Building: Arbour Level
- Starts 12 October 2017 12:00 AM
- Ends 08 November 2017 12:00 AM
- All times are (UTC+10:00) Brisbane
- No Admission Charge
- Menu: Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, No dietary requirements
Speakers
Dr Shane Arnott of Phantom Works International, Boeing Defence, Space & Security
Playing on the global stage - Australia's place in the Innovation food chain
Biography:
As Director of Phantom Works International, Dr Shane Arnott is responsible for the Phantom Works international presence in Australia, the United Kingdom, Korea, India, and Saudi Arabia. The Phantom Works mission is to engage customers to understand their needs, and the development of resulting prototypes of new products and systems.
Prior to his current position, Arnott was Chief Engineer for Strategic Development and Experimentation, which involved oversight of the technology portfolio and provision of execution assurance on major programs. He previously held management positions developing and leading international teams in both civil and defence aerospace domains.
As a Senior Technical Fellow with Boeing, he is recognized as being within the top 0.1 per cent of Boeing engineers, and is the international spokesperson for the fellowship.
Arnott has been with the company since 1997. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (First Class) and a PhD in Systems Engineering.
Dr Shane Arnott of Phantom Works International, Boeing Defence, Space & Security
Playing on the global stage - Australia's place in the Innovation food chain
Biography:
Agenda
Agenda for 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Welcome notes/house keeping
- Attendance and apologies
- Confirmation of agenda
- Acceptance of the minutes of the last meeting (2016 AGM) (held on 29 Nov 2016 at UQ Terrance Room)
- Business arising from the last meeting (2016 AGM)
- Committee Coordination — Section Chair (Daniel Eghbal)
- Reports from the Section Committee (AGM Report)
- Vice Chair (Nilesh Modi)
Election process and announcement of elected officers for 2018
- Treasurer (Robert Kennedy)
- Awards & Recognition (Marcus Jiang)
2016 volunteer certificates, awards
- Membership Development (Sudarshan Dahal)
- Newsletter Editor (David Russell)
- Student Chapter activities: UQ, QUT, GU (GC), GU (Nathan), CQU, USQ
- Chapter & Affinity Group reports and plans for 2018
- Aerospace & Electronic Systems
- Computational Intelligence
- Computer Society
- Control Systems/Robotics & Automation
- Engineering in Medicine & Biology
- Microwave Theory & Techniques/Antennas & Propagation
- Power & Energy and DEIS Joint Chapter
- Power Electronic/Industrial Electronics/ Industry Applications
- Signal Processing/Communications
- Young Professionals
- Women In Engineering
- IEEE HKN Mu Kappa Chapter
- AOEC [Australian Oceanic Engineering Chapter]
- Any other business.
Next AGM meeting (Nov/Dec 2018)