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2005 AGM

Victoria Branch

2005 Annual General Meeting

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

2005 has been another busy year for the IEE.  I am sure that at the top of most members’ mind is the merger with IIE to form the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).  While we still have to wait until next year to understand most of the changes, I am sure it will be an exciting time for the Institution and its members.

At a local level, we have seen the continued growth of the Younger Members Section.  There is now a student IEE presence at most Victorian universities, with the number of committee members growing.  These enthusiastic students are being supported by an energetic group on the YMS committee, made up of both students and recent graduates. They are maintaining their international reputation as being a best practice example of what a YMS should be by supporting the new generation of electrical engineers.  I feel proud to be involved with one of the most active (if not the most active) YMS in the IEE world.

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Date: 29th Nov 2006, 6.00pm for 6.30pm AGM start

Venue: Oxford Scholar Hotel, 427 Swanston St, Melbourne

This is the AGM for the Victorian Network of the IET. The AGM will run from approx. 18:30 until 20:00 after which there will be dinner at the same location.

The AGM will cover:

• Chair’s Report
• Treasurer’s Report
• YMS Report
• Nominations and Elections to IET Victoria Committee
• Nominations and Elections to Honorary Positions
• Question and Answer Session

Light refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the AGM.

Members are encouraged to stay at the Oxford Scholar for drinks and dinner (at Member’s expense) to Network with fellow IET Members and Committee Members.

Pollution and Inner City Transport

- Engineers, Innovation and political reponsibility

This is a joint presentation of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering VIC (EEEVIC) group.

Date: Monday, 18 September 2006
Time: 6.00 for 6.30 pm with refreshments to follow
Venue: John Connell Auditorium, Engineering House, 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne

Seminar Details

Much attention is now being given to the so-called greenhouse gases and climate change. Many of the predictions based on computer modelling and flawed statistical data are speculative, but such predictions are being presented to journalists and non-technical policy makers as being the sine qua non of climate analysis. Fortunately, this trend is being addressed by such bodies as the Lavoisier Group and the newly-formed Australian Environment Foundation, (AEF). By contrast, the effects of atmospheric pollution are well documented but largely ignored by our policy makers, who are being led to believe that the major form of pollution is CO2. The exhausts from road vehicles are the prime cause of atmospheric pollution with its attendant health problems. The numbers of these vehicles currently in operation cause periodic bottlenecks, usually during peak travelling periods, and contribute to a general feeling of malaise.

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