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Who we are

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET has more than 150,000 members in 127 countries and has offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Internet services are of course fully global, and reciprocal arrangements exist with many National Institutions including Engineers Australia.

The Institution provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas and promotes the positive role of Science, Engineering and Technology in the world. Members range from students to the most distinguished and highly qualified members of the profession.

General Enquiries

Most enquiries are dealt with by the Honorary Secretary. The postal address is:

Colin Morwood
IET Queensland Honorary Secretary
35 Nicklin St
Coorparoo
QLD 4151
Australia

Any queries may be sent by email to cmorwood@ theiet.org

Also Colin may be contacted by telephone on 3847-1274 or fax 3397-9829.

The full IET Queensland Committee as elected for 2009 is as follows:

• Chairman: Dr Dave M. Allan BEc ME DEng FIET
• Vice-Chairman: Mr Perry M. Tonking BEng CEng MIET
• Past Chairman (ex officio): Mr Clive Tudge CEng MIET
• Past Chairman (ex officio): Mr Brian J.V. Dunn BE CEng FIET
• Int' l Professional Registration Adviser (ex officio): Mr Lloyd E. Davis BE CEng FIET
• Younger Members Chairman (ex officio):Mr Ryan J. Oliver BEng
• Hon. Secretary: Mr Colin H. Morwood OAM BE CEng FIET
• Hon. Treasurer: Mr Tom H.N. Dang BE MBA MIET

Other Committee Members:

James N Kirby Award
The James N Kirby Award was established in 1956 to mark the contribution of Sir James Kirby, CBE to manufacturing in Australia by the Institution of Production Engineers (latterly the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers).
The first award was presented in 1956 in Sydney. Following the merger of the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (now the Institution of Engineering and Technology), responsibility for the Award now rests with IET Australia.

The Award comprises an engraved medal and certificate and is awarded to “a person who has achieved outstanding eminence, distinction and public recognition in any sphere of activity, not necessarily engineering”. Previous recipients of the Award include Sir Mark Oliphant, Sir Arvi Parbo, Senator John Button and E C “George” Fox.

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IET Australia is proud to be a supporter of SEPG Australia 2008, 18-21 August 2008, located at Melbourne's Sofitel. IET members receive a discounted rate for attendance at this year's conference.
SEPG is an international conference series presented by Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a USA federally funded research and development centre for advancing software engineering, process improvement principles and practices. The SEPG conference is a catalyst for government and industry to understand the implications and benefits of adopting process improvement.
The theme for this year's conference is "Beyond Development".
Conference Topics at SEPG Australia 2008 include:

• Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®) – development
  and acquisition
• International Standards - ISO/IEC 15504, ISO/IEC 12207, ISO/IEC 15288, ISO
  9001
• Services – ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000
• Systems of Systems Engineering
• Systems and Software Security
• High Maturity Experiences
• Process Improvement Case Studies
• Methodologies – Agile, LEAN, Six Sigma
• Benchmarking Process Capability
• Return on Investment for Improvement
• Workforce and People - Team Software ProcessSM (TSPSM) and People - CMM

SEPG Australia 2008 is co-located with PMOZ,
Australia's leading annual Portfolio, Program and Project Management conference.
Your SEPG Australia Conference registration will automatically entitle you to
access the PMOZ conference program at no additional cost.
You can download the following information from SEPG Australia:

 
You can contact SEPG Australia by:

Dates for 2010

To be announced

For further information

Graeme Kennan
Tel: 0414 906 258
9449 1863 email: gkennan@bigpond.com

Graham Lee
Tel: 0402 223 633,br /
8801 9024 Email: glee@theiet.org

Ted Webber
Tel:9817 4036; wildhiland@bigpond.com

The IET have over 40 Technical and Professional Networks through which engineering and technology professionals can discuss current developments, keep up-to-date with innovation and network with market leaders.

It is often hard for busy professionals to put in the time to leverage these networks to get the results out of them that they really want.

The IET Victoria Network realises this and, as part of Inspire07, is putting together a series of Victoria Network Events loosely based on the Gurteen Knowledge Café concept. These Victoria Events are a low pressure way for you to share knowledge and to start to leverage a Professional Network of over 170,000 engineers and technicians.

For more information contact Mike Gill or come to the launch of Inspire07 to meet the team who will be powering your future.

Get a mentor to help you power your future. Whatever stage of your career, a Mentor will listen, challenge and help you review your progress!

There is a general acceptance that most people achieve better levels of professional success if they have the guidance and help of a mentor; someone with whom they can discuss their career plans.

Whatever your career and professional goals - mentoring can help you achieve them.

You can read some more about the IET's Mentoring Services on the IET website.

When you decide you need a mentor or if you would like to help other people by mentoring them, contact Mike Gill who is one of our local Mentoring Coordinators.

Even better, come to the Inspire07 launch and meet them yourself.

The IET Victoria Network have an established relationship with the power industry in the PCIF Mentoring Program. The 2006-2007 PCIF Mentoring Program is coming to the close of another very successful year. At Inspire07, we will hear some of their success stories and see how PCIF is powering their future.

You can get more information about the PCIF Mentoring Program by contacting Matthew Barber or by visiting their website at http://theiet.org.au/vic/mentoring/.