Please join SENG SA and EESA for a symposium on:

Energy - Driving Our Society

Venue The Vines - 1 Pine Road, WOODCROFT, SA 5162 - Corner Reynell Road & Mark Street, Happy Valley

Date Wednesday 23rd April 2014 - 8.30am to 1.30pm;

Followed by golf from 2.00pm.

Hear From A Range Of Experts And Industry Advocates:

Adj Prof David Hood, Past President Engineers Australia, World Leader on Climate Change; Chris Dalitz, Snr Consulting Engineer at Essential Energy; Prof Gus Nathan, Director of the Centre for Energy Technology; David Swift, Executive General Manager at AEMO; Graham Davies, MD Resonant Solutions and Dep Chair SENG; Dr Rob Dickinson, Director of Hydricity Systems Australia; Matthew Curnow, MD Pangolin Associates.

Learn About The Following And Be Inspired: √ Renewables –The solution to future energy demand √ Australian energy overview √ Energy storage on wheels - Integration of cars with the grid √ Energy mass balance and energy efficiency √ Embodied energy - The elephant in the room √ Infrastructure sustainability - The new standard

√ Practical suggestions for your energy problems - Bring your issues to a collaborative workshop

(Program details to be issued in due course)

Price includes morning tea, lunch and GST. You will also receive 9 holes of golf compliments of The Vines. Club hire $20 or bring your own. Balls & tees can be purchased from the proshop.

Non Members $ 105

Members (SENG or EESA) $ 70

Students $ 45

Event earns up to 3 CPD hours

EVENT CONTACT: Engineers Australia South Australia –Member Programs Coordinator Ashlea Klingberg

Phone (08) 8202 7100 or Email sa@engineersaustralia.org.au

REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/energy-driving-our-society

PROGRAM

8.30 Registration and Coffee

8.50 Welcome: Kevin Stevens, SENG. Martyn Pearce, EESA

9.00 Adj Prof David Hood (AM HonFIEAust CPEng FIPENZ FISEAM); Past National President of

Engineers Australia; Founder of a number of businesses. Well respected leader

internationally on climate, infrastructure and energy.

“Framing the problem of Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability”

9:30 Prof Graham ‘Gus’ Nathan (FIEAust, MAIE); Director of University of Adelaide's Centre for

Energy Technology.

“Pathways to a clean energy future”

9.55 David Swift; Executive General Manager Australian energy Market Operator (AEMO).

“Latest developments on the National Electricity Market”

10:20 Chris Dalitz (FIEAust CPEng, ME-Energy Policy and Planning); Senior Consulting Engineer at Essential Energy; Past President EESA. “Electric vehicle presentation. Medium scale renewable energy integration into the grid.”

10.45 Electric Vehicle Demonstration along with Morning Tea

11.15 Graham Davies (CPEng MAICD); Director Resonant Solutions; Deputy Chair SENG.

“Energy: The foundation of our economy and society.”

11.30 Dr Rob Dickinson (PhD MIEAust MAIE); Director Hydricity Systems Australia.

“South Australia: a region of globally high economic opportunity for power-to-fuel.”

11.45 Matthew Curnow; MD Pangolin Associates.

“Energy Efficiency – case studies in manufacturing.”

The next session will consist of either a panel discussion or a workshop:

12:00

TBD

Panel discussion: Theme Energy – Driving our Society; Steering our Future

How has energy impacted on society, the economy and environment?

What drives energy demand/supply?

What is the energy forecast for the future?

12.00

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Ideas In Action: Bring your companies’ energy issues along. These and other problems

will form the basis of workshop forums to develop action plans.

Stream 1) Technical – Define problems, Brainstorming, Identify barriers, Systems

approach, Criteria, Solutions evaluation

Stream 2) Human Factors – Attitudes, Change, Culture, Tragedy of the Commons.

13:00 Thanks and closing remarks

13.10 Lunch

13:45 Golf – Hit off; Ambrose golf

Energy: Driving society to prosperity or over the cliff?