BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Asset Management Council - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Asset Management Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Asset Management Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260827T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260827T170000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180437 CREATED:20260803T030325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T013728Z UID:10788-1787819400-1787850000@www.amcouncil.com.au SUMMARY:AMCouncil Maintenance & Reliability Symposium 2026 (Sydney) DESCRIPTION:Maintenance for Resilience📅 Thursday 27 August 2026 | 📍 Sydney Masonic Centre \nClick here to register \n\nMaintenance for Resilience\nThis year’s theme\, Maintenance for Resilience\, will explore how effective maintenance and reliability practices can strengthen organisational resilience\, improve asset performance and support continuity in an increasingly complex operating environment. \nAt the centre of the symposium is the question: \nHow do maintenance and reliability practitioners keep critical assets safe\, reliable and productive when assets are ageing\, systems are increasingly connected\, data is imperfect\, climate conditions are uncertain and disruption is becoming normal? \nThe symposium will bring together maintenance and reliability practitioners\, asset managers\, infrastructure operators\, digital specialists\, cyber and operational technology professionals\, and resilience leaders to explore the changing role of maintenance in asset-intensive organisations. \nThrough technical presentations\, practical case studies and industry discussion\, the symposium will examine how maintenance is evolving beyond traditional asset care to become a critical enabler of safety\, productivity\, operational continuity and organisational resilience. \nJoin us in Sydney for a day of technical learning\, practical insight and professional connection. \n\nKeynote: Keeping the Fleet Moving: Maintenance Trade-offs for Ageing Rolling stock \nA deep dive examining: \n\nhow maintenance teams keep ageing fleets safe\, reliable and available under operational and financial pressures\nhow short-term operational decisions can create longer-term reliability risks\nhow practitioners can defend essential maintenance interventions\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shane Day is the Asset Management and RAMS Discipline Manager for Downer Rail & Transit Systems\, leading a multidisciplinary team of asset management\, reliability\, availability\, maintainability and safety (RAMS) specialists across major rail and transit programs. He has extensive experience across asset management\, maintenance operations\, reliability engineering and through-life support\, with a strong focus on applying data-driven analysis to improve asset performance\, operational outcomes and whole-of-life value. A passionate advocate for modern asset management practices\, Shane specialises in ISO 55001-aligned asset management\, reliability analysis\, maintenance strategy development\, root cause analysis and asset performance improvement. Throughout his career\, he has supported the delivery of major rolling stock\, light rail and infrastructure projects\, helping organisations bridge the gap between engineering\, maintenance and operations to achieve sustainable performance improvements. His approach combines practical operational experience with strategic asset management leadership\, ensuring investment and maintenance decisions are evidence-based\, risk-informed and focused on delivering measurable business outcomes.\n \n \n \n\nReady for Takeoff: Effective Spares Management for Operational Resilience at Brisbane Airport \nThis presentation will share Brisbane Airport’s journey in improving its approach to spare parts management. Presented as a practical case study\, it will explore where the journey began\, the lessons learned along the way\, where the organisation is today\, and the next steps towards achieving better practice. \nThe session will provide practical insights for others looking to strengthen their own spares management processes and improve asset support outcomes. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mitchell O’Shea is a Reliability Engineer at Brisbane Airport Corporation with eight years of industry experience across water\, mining\, oil and gas\, and aviation. With a background spanning consulting and site-based operations\, he brings practical insight into asset reliability\, maintenance strategy and operational performance in complex infrastructure environments. Mitchell’s work focuses on improving operational resilience through applied reliability practices\, data-informed decision-making and stakeholder collaboration aligned with operational needs. His cross-industry experience enables him to apply lessons learned from diverse asset environments to drive safer and more reliable outcomes.\n \n \n \n  \nClick here to register URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au/event/amcouncil-maintenance-reliability-symposium-2026-sydney/ LOCATION:Sydney Masonic Centre\, 66 Goulburn St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Maintenance,Symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260902T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260902T130000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180437 CREATED:20260803T033117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T034612Z UID:10790-1788350400-1788354000@www.amcouncil.com.au SUMMARY:Webinar - Remote monitoring of plants utilising intuitive Ecosystems DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore how maintenance and condition-monitoring technologies can be integrated into a centralised platform\, providing streamlined data access and real-time push notifications through an intuitive web portal and mobile app. \nClick here to register\n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Ciechanowicz is the Industrial Lifetime Solutions Manager – Pacific at Schaeffler Australia. He has more than 30 years of experience in reliability\, including vibration analysis\, infrared thermography\, electric motor testing and tribology services. His experience also includes condition-monitoring product development and service management. URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au/event/webinar-remote-monitoring-of-plants-utilising-intuitive-ecosystems/ LOCATION:Online – Register to be sent your link CATEGORIES:Maintenance,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260908T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260908T133000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180437 CREATED:20260811T051159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T051159Z UID:10846-1788872400-1788874200@www.amcouncil.com.au SUMMARY:Webinar - Resilience at Scale: Transforming the Essential Energy Network through Composite Pole Transition DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on how\, by transitioning to composite poles\, Essential Energy is building a stronger\, more resilient network that reduces outages\, shortens restoration times\, and delivers safer\, more reliable electricity for the customers and communities we serve\, when they need it most. \nManaging 1.4 million poles and replacing more than 9\,000 end-of-life assets each year\, Essential Energy is future-proofing one of Australia’s largest distribution networks. \nAn ageing timber pole fleet\, constrained supply and escalating climate risk drove a decisive transition to composite poles. With one in five poles in bushfire-prone areas\, composite materials strengthen resilience\, improve survivability\, reduce outages and accelerate restoration\, thereby safeguarding customer outcomes and network reliability. \nPart of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards. \nClick here to register\n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deepak Pais is the Manager Engineering – Network Standards at Essential Energy. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia with 24 years of experience in Asset Management and Engineering across electricity and manufacturing sectors. Deepak is responsible for Essential Energy’s design\, construction and maintenance standards\, asset failure investigations\, material testing\, quality assurance and material supply contracts. He has delivered on industry leading initiatives on new material technologies and standards that have improved network safety\, reliability and value for money outcomes for customers. Recognised in the industry for his technical and commercial acumen\, Deepak’s work has contributed to network hardening and resilience to better manage climate change impacts. Deepak actively contributes to several industry committees like CIGRE\, Standards Australia\, Energy Networks Association and has served as the Chair of the Distribution Industry Working Group. He is also an educator having trained many industry professionals over the last 14 years in a range of electrical engineering topics. He has been the recipient of ‘Award for Excellence in Teaching and Professional Training’ on two occasions recognising his contributions to quality Engineering education that focuses on industry best practice.\n \n \n \n  URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au/event/webinar-resilience-at-scale-transforming-the-essential-energy-network-through-composite-pole-transition/ LOCATION:Online – Register to be sent your link CATEGORIES:Power,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260915T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260915T133000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180437 CREATED:20260811T051442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T051442Z UID:10849-1789477200-1789479000@www.amcouncil.com.au SUMMARY:Webinar - Closing the Gaps: A Decade of Measurable Asset Management Improvement at EnergyAustralia DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on EnergyAustralia’s Asset Management System maturity journey from 2016 to 2025. \nIn 2016\, EnergyAustralia identified significant deficiencies in its Asset Management System through its first fleet wide Asset Management Review. In 2025\, a comprehensive AS/ISO 55001-aligned Asset Management Maturity Assessment demonstrated measurable uplift: 4 major gaps fully closed\, 10 materially progressed\, and only 1 legacy gap outstanding. \nIn the time between the two assessments\, a sustained program of design\, implementation\, and optimisation of Asset Management artifacts\, processes and procedures have been implemented. The implementation of the mature Asset Management System has required consistent effort\, heavy stakeholder engagement\, regular leadership alignment and involvement\, and a lot of passion and enthusiasm from the team. \nPart of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards. \nClick here to register\n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April Jewell is the Asset Management Systems Lead at EnergyAustralia URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au/event/webinar-closing-the-gaps-a-decade-of-measurable-asset-management-improvement-at-energyaustralia/ LOCATION:Online – Register to be sent your link CATEGORIES:Power,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261006T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261006T133000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180437 CREATED:20260811T052204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T052204Z UID:10853-1791291600-1791293400@www.amcouncil.com.au SUMMARY:Webinar - SA Power Network's High-resolution Cost-effective AI Model for Lightning and Vegetation Risks in Power Grids DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on a machine learning framework developed to quantify the probability of asset failure caused by lightning and vegetation. By integrating geospatial datasets and satellite remote sensing sources\, the model produces dynamic risk profiles and provides the means for SA Power Networks to move towards more predictive risk mitigation. \nKey aspects include: \n\nGranular Precision: Assess individual asset risk by fusing crowdsourced and satellite data.\nScalable Design: Easily extends to new failure modes and data sources with minimal incremental cost.\nActionable Impact: Optimises maintenance and targets capital investment using frequent 16-day monitoring cycles.\n\nPart of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards. \nClick here to register\n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artur Sokolovsky works across machine learning\, data engineering and data strategy\, contributing to enterprise ML initiatives and helping to build and maintain Python and Snowflake pipelines for Asset Risk Monetisation\, Computer Vision and internal LLM integrations. He has supported the deployment of a dedicated Snowflake Datalab environment and helped establish and facilitate research collaborations with international academic institutions. Artur also works closely with engineering and business teams to encourage internal data adoption and strengthen cross-functional alignment. Beyond his technical work\, Artur is actively involved in workplace culture and mentorship initiatives\, including contributing to internal peer-recognition programs and assisting with Computer Vision technical challenges for high school STEM outreach. URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au/event/webinar-sa-power-networks-high-resolution-cost-effective-ai-model-for-lightning-and-vegetation-risks-in-power-grids/ LOCATION:Online – Register to be sent your link CATEGORIES:Power,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261117T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261117T133000 DTSTAMP:20260811T180437 CREATED:20260811T053103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T053103Z UID:10860-1794920400-1794922200@www.amcouncil.com.au SUMMARY:Webinar - Monash University's Asset Data Capture Project DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on how Monash University’s Buildings and Property has delivered a multistage project to strengthen asset information governance and unify fragmented building services asset registers into a single\, standards-based campus-wide register. \nGuided by the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) Asset Management Accountability Framework (AMAF) requirements\, the project established clear asset information requirements (guardrails)\, standardised data models\, and consistent processes for internal teams and external service providers. \nImplementation was supported through targeted training\, pilot programs\, and streamlined data acquisition and consolidation activities. The resulting asset register provides a reliable foundation for whole-of-life\, evidence-based decision-making\, enhancing compliance\, risk management\, planning capability\, and overall portfolio performance management. \nPart of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2026 Excellence Awards. \nClick here to register\n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jasreen Dhillon is a Senior Manager\, Strategic Asset Planning and Reporting\, with Monash University.\n \n \n \n  URL:https://www.amcouncil.com.au/event/webinar-monash-universitys-asset-data-capture-project/ LOCATION:Online – Register to be sent your link CATEGORIES:Data,Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR