Three events take place between 13-14 May and feature technical content from various industries. “Read more” for more information…
Brisbane Technical Session
Topic: Asset management challenges for transport and main roads in Queensland
Where: Brisbane – Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House
When: Thursday 14 May 14.00-17.00
Overall Topics: The diverse transport network and key challenges, asset management challenges, our approach to asset management, asset management research initiatives, asset management in the public sector
Speaker: Neil Scales – Director General, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Topics: Findings from asset management audits in Queensland, lessons learnt and possible areas for future improvement, implications for industry
Speaker: David Adams – Sector Director for Infrastructure, Qld Audit Office – introducing the other QAO presenters, and outlining future QAO guidance material to be published on infrastructure assets
Speaker: Sandra Hedrick – QAO Director of Audit. Audit update – presenting on Auditor-General Report to Parliament & Maintenance of public schools including strategic asset management practices
Speaker: Patrick Flemming,QAO Sector Director – presenting on Auditor-General Report to Parliament: results of 2014-15 audits of Local government (financial sustainability and asset management)
Join us after the presentations for networking, refreshments and further discussions with the presenters.
For further information contact: CPD Events and Group Engagement Team 1300 653 113 | EAQEvents@engineersaustralia.org.au
Melbourne Technical Session
Topic: Portable Diesel Generation for Electricity Distribution Network Asset Management
Where: Engineering House, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne
When: Thursday 14 May 5.45pm arrival for 6pm start.
Speaker: Siriwann Sao, AusNet Services
Bio: Siri is an Energy Systems Engineer in the Network Modernisation department at AusNet Services. AusNet Services’ electricity distribution network serves more than 685 thousand Victorian households and businesses with approximately 45 thousand kilometres of conductor and cable. The network is located in the eastern half of Victoria primarily serving outer metro and regional customers.
Topic: Siri will present a demand management solution to provide network support using mobile generation. AusNet Services’ mobile generation fleet comprises containerised diesel generators and step-up transformers that enable the organisation to cater for constrained network demand conditions. The fleet can be deployed to supply and feed into an islanded section of the network or a meshed, network grid capacity.
Siri will illustrate how the fleet is being utilised to maintain supply to customers during planned asset works, and support asset management decision making by providing an option to address localised network constraints, in an economically efficient manner when compared with traditional network augmentation.
For further information contact: training@amcouncil.com.au
Sydney Technical Session
Topic: Asset Value: Financial and Physical
Where: Sydney Water Corporation. 1 Smith Street, Parramatta
When: Wednesday 13 May. 5.45pm arrival for 6pm start.
Speaker: Glenn Hopkins and Malcolm Astle – Sydney Water
Bio: Glenn has over 25 years of experience in Asset Management information systems in a variety of consulting, architectural and management roles across Transport (Rail, Bus, Ferry, Roads), Mining (Hard Rock: Gold and Platinum), Utilities (Power and Water), Government and Defence. Malcolm is the manager corporate modelling and reporting in Sydney Water. He has over 40 years of experience in Sydney Water in numerous financial roles including supporting all aspects of the business from customer services, construction, asset creation, operations and maintenance. He has broad experience in the economic regulation of the business and in its capital structure.
Topic: ISO55000 states that an Asset is: An item, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organisation. This is a presentation to discuss what ‘Value’ is to Sydney Water and what influence Asset Managers have in forming and qualifying ‘Asset Value’.
RSVP by: Tuesday 12th May 2015
For further information contact: Paul Stanford at paul.stanford@alchemy-am.com or the Asset Management Council at training@amcouncil.com.au
