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Sydney Women in Engineering

Annual Report

2014

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2014 Main Sponsors

Experience It! Student Conference Sponsors

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Sydney Women in Engineering

Annual Report 2014

Contents

Chair’s Report ... 5

2014 Committee Members ... 6

Committee Members’ Report ... 7

Eminent Speakers Breakfast ... 13

International Women´s Day ... 15

Winter Gala Dinner ... 17

Panel Discussion ... 19

Student Conference ... 21

Mentoring Events ... 23

Site Visit ... 25

Christmas High Tea ... 26

Events Calendar ... 27

Leaky Pen eNewsletters … 28

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Chair’s Report

Julie Mikhail

Another year ended and time for me to hang up my hat as Chair

and hand over to a new committee. Our usual program of events

kept us busy as usual, but the addition of a new event, Experience it!

Student conference was definitely the highlight! It was also a year

where our networks grew and a great relationship was established

with Women in Project Management (WIPM) who attended our kick

off event in force celebrating International Women’s Day.

We continued to build on this relationship and in June joined forces

to present our annual panel discussion. This year the focus was on

‘Champions for Change’ and giving companies the opportunity to present on what initiatives they

are taking to bring about change in the ‘diversity’ space. A great evening, with great facilitation,

prompting great discussion.

Our glamour event, the WIE winter gala was held at the Star Room (IMAX) and while gathering

numbers for this event always has us at the edge of our seats we somehow always manage to pull

through with great attendance and this year an outstanding speaker in Kathy Hirschfeld.

The Eminent Speakers breakfast was dynamic! The four speakers had the audience captivated and

showcased the diversity of career options afforded by an engineering degree ranging from

academia, politics to defence.

But for me the stand out event of the year was the student conference! Our energetic student

ambassadors built on our great relationship with UNSW and put on a top class event that I could

only be proud to present as a WIE Sydney Division event. Initially proposed as a 2 day event, we

scaled back to a one day trial to gauge interest in the concept. Aiming for 100 students we hit 150

before the closing date and could have easily had more. The number of volunteers involved, the

program and the organisation of the day was top class, attracting a great amount of sponsorship

and corporate interest.

Working in a volunteer organisation is always a struggle especially as workplaces scale

back and everyone’s 9-5 workloads increase. So I am always grateful for the dedicated

team I am privileged to work with and also very grateful for the support staff we have at EA

Sydney Division. There is no way we could achieve a fraction of what we do without that

support. Financially our sponsors always pull us through and this year WIE continued to see

support from last year’s sponsors Resmed and Evans and Peck (now Advisian) and many

new sponsors through the student conference.

2015 brings with it new leadership and a new committee, fresh ideas and rejuvenation, I

am proud to close off another successful year and wish the future committee the best of

success.

Julie Mikhail

Chair WIES

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Chair

Julie Mikhail

Vice Chair

Jade Gan

Treasurer

Allira Hudson-Gofers

Secretary

Melissa Melrose

National Representative

Melissa Jovic

Website Coordinator

Yee Yeng Lambropoulos

Publications Coordinator

Rezarta Rushitaj

Mentoring Coordinator

Mai Yeung

Student Ambassadors

Varuni Fernando

Annette Au

2014 Committee Members

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This year has again been financially challenging for WIE Sydney Division with an improving, but still

noticeable, impact of the global financial situation on both event attendance and corporate

sponsorship.

Nonetheless, WIES is pleased to report that our commitment to hold all usual events was maintained

in 2014. We are also thrilled to report the addition of an exciting new event, the WIE Experience It!

Student Conference, held in September this year.

Such events would not be possible without our event attendees, together with the generous support

of our event sponsors. WIES would like to thank our 2014 event sponsors: Resmed, Evans and Peck

(now Advisian), University of New South Wales, Qantas Airways Limited, GHD Services, Minerals

Council of Australia, Encompass Credit Union Limited and Rail Track Association of Australia.

Planning for 2015 is well underway and continue to include consideration of budget forecasting and

appropriate event costing for members and non-members to ensure that WIES are able to continue

to provide quality events throughout the year.

I will be stepping down from the role of Treasurer at the end of 2014 and would like to take this

opportunity to express my delight in being part of such a wonderful committee over the last two

years. It has been a privilege to serve WIE Sydney Division (WIES) as treasurer and I encourage

everyone to volunteer to get involved with any one of the Engineers Australia committees.

Finally, a very special thank you must go to Rimma Kolodizner, Accounts, Engineers Australia Sydney

Division for her invaluable assistance and support throughout the year. Syd

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Treasurer

Report

Allira Hudson-Gofers

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My involvement in the National Committee for 2014 is as follows:

Represented and attended the WIE National committee face-to-face meetings in March 2014

in Adelaide and November 2014 in Melbourne (as a part of the EA Convention);

Represented WIE Sydney at teleconferences with National Committee held on Thursday 3 July

2014 at 2:30pm and Thursday 4 September 2014 at 2:30pm;

Provided WIE Sydney Division activity reports at each meeting and an activity report for WIE

National Annual Report;

Participated as a member of evaluation committee for WIE Gender Diversity awards;

Assisted in Eng Talk scope and brochure review;

Liaised between WIE National and WIE Sydney and provided all the WIE National Committee

correspondences to WIE Sydney Division in a timely manner;

Promoted and ensured that WIE Sydney Division Strategic Plan is in line with the WIE National

Committee Strategic Plan;

Raised the WIE Sydney Division questions and issues with WIE National Committee and

provided the WIENC feedback to WIES;

Attended all the WIES monthly meetings and WIES events throughout the year;

Organised the WIE Sydney Division 2014 Site Visit in September 2014 to Sydney Trains and NSW

Trains, specifically to Sydney metropolitan network controlled in area of operations (RMC) and

infrastructure (ICON).

Provided assistance at WIES events throughout 2014.

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National

Representative

Report

Melissa Jovic

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Overview

Engineers Australia (EA) Content Publishers are responsible for editing the look and contents of the

website. The Website Coordinator for the Sydney Division Women in Engineering (WIES) ensures that

website information pertaining to WIES activities is current and accurate and WIE events are

advertised on the website and promoted through social media in a timely manner.

Achievements

Outcomes and achievements in respect of website coordination are summarised as follows:

Maintaining the WIE intranet (Confluence) to facilitate sharing of key policy and procedural

documents, records and templates among current Committee members, and for handing

over roles and responsibilities to the next committee.

Liaising with EA and WIES Committee to ensure timely updates of the WIE and EA events

calendar to inform and alert members and the public on upcoming WIES events and

activities.

Posting WIES Committee meeting minutes, Leaky Pen newsletters and event write-ups on the

website to inform the public of WIES activities.

Maintaining the photo gallery for members and the public to browse WIE event photos, panel

discussion proceedings and eminent speaker presentations (members only).

Promoting WIE activities through social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook.

Planning for 2015

We will continue to promote Women in Engineering to EA members, university students and the

public by keeping them informed of WIES events and activities. We will work closely with EA to jointly

promote WIE events and activities to members and non-EA members.

We aim to update WIES member profiles and expand our database to capture a wider community

of women engineers, with a view to facilitating networking opportunities and promoting the

engineering profession, giving better exposure of members’ experience and capabilities to potential

employers.

We will also continue to update contents of the WIES intranet by adding relevant policy, regulation

documents, guidelines, instructions and work templates for organising various WIE events throughout

the year. We will build on this valuable depository of knowledge and facilitate handing over of

duties and responsibilities to the next Committee.

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Website

Coordinator

Report

Yee Yeng Lambropoulos

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Publications

Coordinator

Report

Rezarta Rushitaj

Articles submitted in 2014 for Engineers Australia Sydney Division eNewsletter:

WIE Event Event Date Article Title Author EA Edition

International Women’s Day 6 March 2014 Celebrating International

Women’s Day 2014

Jade Gan April 2014

Mentoring Program – Event 1 12 May 2014 WIE Mentoring Program

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Mai Yeung June 2014

Panel Discussion 18 June 2014 WIE Panel Discussion:

Champions for Change

Rezarta Rushitaj July 2014

Winter Gala 9 August 2014 WIE Winter Gala 2014 Allira Hudson-

Gofers

September 2014

Mentoring Program – Event 2 25 August 2014 Women In Engineering

Mentoring

Mai Yeung September 2014

Student Conference 24 September 2014 Women In Engineering

Student Conference

Julie Mikhail October 2014

Site Visit 26 September 2014 Site Visit – RMC, ICON &

NSW Trains

Melissa Jovic October 2014

Eminent Speakers Breakfast 23 October 2014 Eminent Speakers Break-

fast: Where Can

Engineering Take You?

Varuni Fernando November 2014

Mentoring Program – Event 3 24 November 2014 Closing with a Bang!! Mai Yeung December 2014

Leaky Pen issues published:

Edition Issue Nr. Showcasing

June 2014 Issue 24 Katharina Gerstmann

October 2014 Issue 25 n/a

December 2014 Issue 26 Julie Mikhail

Annual Report published for 2014.

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Role responsibilities:

Coordinating the write up of all Sydney WIE events and liaising with EA to ensure that articles and

advertisements for WIE are published in the EA Sydney eNewsletter;

Producing WIE eNewsletter “The Leaky Pen” 4 times a year (every quarter);

Coordinating the development of the Sydney WIE Annual Report; and

Liaising with EA to ensure EA Sydney Events calendar is up to date with regards to upcoming WIE events

for inclusion in Event Alert broadcasts.

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WIES Mentoring Programme 2014

The WIES Mentoring Programme ran from May to November this year and provided a setting where

mentors and mentees were both committed to a one year mentoring relationship with support

from the WIES.

Calls for registration to join the mentoring programme were released in March and over 80

applications were received, with mentor applications exceeding the number of mentee

applications. Matching the mentoring pairs took into account their desired objectives, area of

practice relevancy and availability. In 2014, over 30 mentor-mentee pairs were well matched.

Three mentoring events were held throughout the year and all the events were delivered

professionally by Ross Blaikie who is specialises in organizational performance improvement. An

introductory event was held in May where a mentoring handbook was provided and Ross

highlighted the framework for the mentoring process. A mid-year interactive workshop was held in

August to identify the tips for progressing the relationship. A final event was held in November and

aimed at evaluating the relationship and identifying the appropriate time for the relationship to

end.

An online survey was carried out and I am pleased to report that in general, feedback from the

programme participants was positive, with the majority of members satisfied with their

mentor/mentee match and pleased with the program.

Further information on the 2015 Mentoring Programme will be available at

www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydney/wiementoring

sydwie_mentor@engineersaustralia.org.au.

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Mentoring

Coordinator

Report

Mai Yeung

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At the start of 2014 we decided there were several goals we wanted to achieve as student

ambassadors:

1. Play an active role in the organisation of EA Sydney WIE calendar events;

2. Host a conference which allows female school students to explore engineering, and

encourage them to pursue it at a tertiary level; and

3. Increase communication between EA Sydney WIE and university WIE societies.

We began the year as coordinators for the EA Sydney WIE International Women’s Day Cocktail

Night held at the Shelbourne Hotel on March 6. This was a great success with over 200 attendees

and two inspiring speakers, Ruth Medd and Sue Border who spoke on inspiring change in a

traditionally male dominated industry.

Our key contribution was hosting the inaugural Experience It! Student Conference at UNSW

Australia on 24 September 2014. The aim of the conference was to attract female secondary

school students to study engineering at a tertiary level. The response was overwhelming with 105

female students in attendance and 89% now considering a career in engineering. The day

changed 81% of student perception about engineering, with 11% already interested or ‘loving’ it.

Nine rural students from the Central West and mid-NSW Coast also attended the conference with

their career advisors.

The girls got the chance to understand how engineering helps and moves society forward in every

aspect of life – from the things we do or use on a day-to-day basis, to life-saving measures and

humanitarian efforts. Students had the opportunity to build a floating house, sit in the world’s fastest

solar car, be immersed in a 3D simulation of an underground mine outburst, ride a hydrogen

powered bicycle, build a mechanical arm, construct an electrical dice and understand how

engineers study human movement to help improve quality of life. Students also heard from Rachel

Dudok – Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and Queensland Apprentice of the Year 2012; and

Gabrielle McGill – Process Engineer and Engineers Without Borders Sydney Regional President.

Organising and hosting this function allowed us to connect and build relationships with WIE staff

and engineering student societies at both UNSW and UTS. We hope our efforts have paved a path

for future student ambassadors to build upon and strengthen.

We are particularly appreciative of the sponsorship and support provided by the following

companies, universities and student organisations: Gold (sponsors): UNSW Faculty of Engineering,

Minerals Tertiary Education Council, GHD, Qantas and ResMed. Bronze: Rail Track Association

Australia and Encompass. Rural: UNSW Faculty of Engineering and Encompass. Participating

Organisations: UNSW Faculty of Engineering, Robogals, UNSW SunSwift, UTS Faculty of Engineering

and IT and UNSW BLUEsat.

It has been a great privilege to be part of the EA Sydney WIE Committee for 2014, and wish our

successors the best for the upcoming year.

Student

Ambassadors

Annette Au

Varuni Fernando

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Eminent Speakers Breakfast

Where can engineering take you? The annual Women in Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division Eminent

Speakers Breakfast took place on 23rd October 2014 at the Four

Seasons Hotel, Sydney. Proudly sponsored by ResMed and

Advisian, the function drew a diverse group of attendees from all

sectors of the industry. The overriding theme, ‘Where Can

Engineering Take You?’ aimed to reveal some of the non-

standard career pathways taken by highly influential female

engineers.

Dr. Mehreen Frauqi NSW Greens MP kicked off the speeches,

speaking of her transition from engineer to politician. Born in

Pakistan and into a family that valued women’s education,

Mehreen said she didn’t choose engineering because she loved it

from the start but rather, to be different. This sentiment continued

through her career as she migrated to Australia and completed a

Master and PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University

of New South Wales (UNSW). She spoke of the challenges she

faced as a PhD candidate and young mother and provided

some great advice to the audience about juggling competing

priorities. One poignant example was to acknowledge that at

different stages of life one would have change their number one

priority, sometimes it would be the children, other times career

and other times community work. Mehreen cited a move from

busy Sydney to Port Macquarie as the turning point in her career

from engineer to politician. The environmental values she gained

as an engineer working on major infrastructure such as

hydropower generation and stormwater reuse, inspired her to join

the Greens in 2004and consequently the NSW Legislative Council

in June 2013. She encouraged more engineers to engage in

politics due to our strong problem solving capability and inherent

desire to make positive changes to society, directly aligning with

the role of politicians.

The second speaker was Commander Nyree Cornelius from the

Royal Australian Navy. Commander Cornelius began her career

as a 17 year old Midshipman before graduating from the

Australian Defence Force Academy in 1995 and UNSW in 1996 as

dux and with first class honours in Aeronautical Engineering. She

spoke of the diverse range of roles she had taken over the past 17

years including, Navy Aviation Systems Program Office Sea King

Platform Executive and Resident Team leader for Air9000 Ph 8 MH-

60R which saw her working in the U.S. for a year. Commander

Cornelius treated the audience to some videos of the projects she

had worked on with the attendees amazed at their sheer scale

and calibre. She acknowledged that whilst the media reported

gender discrimination cases within the defence force, in her

experience she had never experienced discrimination in the work

place. She noted the defence force’s equal pay policy and

made it clear that despite her career choice being

unconventional her current role as Navy Aviation Systems Program

Office Chief Engineer and Senior Design Engineer was very

rewarding.

As the push towards creating a sustainable future continues, the

prospect of using the waste of one process or product as the

input to another is becoming increasing favourable. Our third

speaker, Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Director of

SMaRT Centre Sustainable Materials Research & Technology) and

Associate Dean (Strategic Industry Relations) Faculty of Science,

UNSW, specialises in that field. Veena invented an

environmentally friendly process for recycling plastics and rubber

tyres in electric arc furnace steelmaking. Traditionally steel making

requires an input of carbon, often from coal-based resources.

Veena’s team was able to partially replace this with tyres and

plastic containers, potentially cutting power consumption by

millions of kilowatts hours a year. The process is used industrially by

major steelmakers including OneSteel. She is a strong advocate

for females studying engineering, highlighting the need for early

exposure (during primary school) to engineering. Playing a vital

role in engineering education and through her work in changing

the way we think about waste, Veena provided a perfect

example of an engineer’s ability to change a paradigm and

revolutionise an entire industry.

Engineers are often associated with doing things first, being early

adopters and breaking known barriers. The final speaker, Group

Captain Jenny Fantini, epitomised this concept of doing things first

and creating new standards. Group Captain Fantini joined the

Royal Australian Air Force as an Engineer Cadet in 1978 and from

there made her mark as the first for many things. She was the first

female to: graduate from the RAAF’s Engineer Cadet Squadron

with a Bachelor of Engineering (Communications Engineering),

parade with arms, be posted to an operational fighter, be

appointed as an exchange officer to the U.S. Air Force and she

was the first female base commander of the RAAF Base at

Wagga Wagga. As a pioneer within her field, Group Captain

Fantini acknowledged that her path had not been easy,

particularly breaking down barriers associated with being the first

female boss her staff had been exposed to. She spoke vividly of

ensuring she met her co-workers wives to ease any tensions of

their husbands having a female boss and sewing her own

maternity wear. Her stories made the audience realise how far the

defence force had come in a relatively short period of time,

particularly when compared to Commander Cornelius’

experiences. Group Captain Fantini’s experiences as the longest

serving Air Force female engineer showed her strength of

character and the ability for engineering to break down barriers

and provide a fulfilling career.

The annual Eminent Speaker Breakfast was concluded with the

presentation of the Sydney WIE Student Scholarship Awards to

Mikaela Stewart (UNSW) and Katie Menzies (University of

Wollongong) by Sydney Division President, Alexandra Meldrum.

The scholarship recipients will fulfil the role of Student Ambassadors

to represent the female engineering student body in 2015.

Alexandra concluded the function by reinforcing the endless

career pathways for engineers, advising attendees to take action

on issues they felt passionate about and to ‘Be the change you

want to see.’

Julie Mikhail

Chair WIES

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International Women´s Day

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2014

Over 200 members and supporters of Women in

Engineering Sydney Division (Sydney WIE)

converged in Sydney CBD at the Shelbourne

Hotel on 6 April in celebration of International

Women’s Day (IWD). This event has been the

perennial launchpad of WIE’s annual program in

New South Wales for the upcoming year and

seeks to kick start a year of networking events,

CPD opportunities as well as introducing the

Division WIE committee for the year.

Engineers Australia also encourages women in

engineering to excel in leadership roles and

directorships. This event aligned with national

strategies set by Women in Engineering National

Committee (WiENC) to attract, retain, support

and celebrate women in the engineering field.

The theme was “Inspiring Change, Be the

Change”. The event featured two high profile

speakers who shared their experiences and

knowledge on women in engineering, leadership

and change. The evening started with a

welcome and brief introduction by Julie Mikhail,

chair of Sydney WIE.

The first speaker, Ruth Medd, is the Executive

Chair of Women on Boards and a director of the

National Foundation for Australian Women,

amongst many other roles. She gave a snapshot

of the functions of Women on Boards in

advocacy (e.g. Work Gender Equality Agency

WGEA), pathways to senior and board roles, and

a portal for boardroom vacancies. She

encouraged women to participate in boards as

a way of keeping active. Her tips for a successful

board career included projecting one’s best

professional presence (look and act the part);

building networks of male and female supporters;

and developing your own director’s “brand” or

image.

The second speaker, Sue Border, is the Director

and Principal Geologist of Geos Mining as well as

being the founding member of the Australasian

Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM) WIMnet

committee. Sue managed to overcome social

and cultural barriers by becoming the first female

to be allowed to work in underground mines in

Zambia. She is constantly challenging the status

quo of the male-focussed mining industry and

advises that there is more than one way to

overcome barriers and break down perceptions,

and to be persistent and not give up.

Members of the audience were given the

opportunity to ask questions of the speakers in a

brief Q&A, followed by an introduction of the

Sydney WIE Mentoring Program 2014.

Inspired by the theme, Sydney WIE also launched

a “Challenge for Change” to members of the

audience to initiate change through a series of

tasks and behaviours. The event was also well

supported by the Women in Project

Management (WIPM) group as part of Sydney

WIE’s vision to connect engineering women with

other relevant industries.

Sydney WIE would like to thank our Student

Ambassadors and event organisers, Varuni

Fernando and Annette Au for a well-organised

event.

Jade Gan

Vice Chair WIES

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Winter Gala Dinner

Engineering Week 2014

Australian Engineering Week 2014 closed with

a well-dressed bang at the Sydney Division

Women in Engineering Winter Gala Dinner on 9

August 2014 at the Star Room of the Imax

Theatre Complex. This annual black tie affair is

a celebration of the achievements of women

in engineering, and the 2014 event was a

perfect example.

Together with the opportunity to share a

decadent view over the harbour and a meal

with fellow engineering colleagues, we were

privileged to hear from our special guest, Kathy

Hirschfeld, who ion 2007 was recognised by

Engineers Australia as one of 25 of Australia's

most influential female engineers. Kathy

regaled the room with tales and insights from

her illustrious career.

Kathy's story itself is fascinating. A chemical

engineer, Kathy started her career at BP and

over the next 20 years moved through various

roles and into management positions. This

progression through different roles and

responsibilities also saw Kathy relocating

through Australia, the UK and Turkey. She left

BP in 2010 after almost 5 years as Managing

Director, BP Bulwer Island Refinery in Brisbane

where she was responsible for all aspects of the

business including major capital projects and

risk reduction strategies. During that time she

was also an Executive Director of BP Australia,

and a non-executive director of New Zealand

Refining Company. Kathy is now a non-

executive director of Transfield Services Ltd, Tox

Free Solutions Ltd, and ASC Pty Ltd and a

Senator of the University of Queensland.

We were lucky enough to hear Kathy's open

and honest opinion on each of these moves,

across varying positions and continents, into

what was, at the time, the relatively

unknown. She provided valuable insight, both

during her speech and the extended question

time following, into her decision making behind

taking various opportunities and her

experiences in these different roles, working in

different countries and in different cultural

environments, and the move into directorship.

Thank you, Kathy, for sharing your story and

providing a useful and valuable perspective to

our audience, both on your own career path

and choices as well as in response to their wide

-ranging questions.

Sydney Women in Engineering would also like

to extend a warm thank you to our sponsors for

the evening, RESMED and EVANS & PECK, all

staff and committee members for their support

on the night, and the audience for their very

active participation and engaging questions.

Allira Hudson-Gofers

Treasurer WIES

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Panel Discussion

Champions for Change

On the 18th of June 2014, Sydney Women in Engineering

(WIE) and Women in Project Management (WiPM) co-

hosted the annual Panel Discussion at the NSW Office of

Trade & Investment, MLC Centre in the Sydney CBD.

This year’s stimulating topic for the Panel Discussion was

‘Champions for Change’, and to help convey the

message to an audience of over a hundred, a venerated

panel of well-known industry leaders came to share their

companies’ gender diversity policies and show their

support for change in the workplace.

Louise Silburn, Director of Transforming Partnerships and

moderator for the evening, began proceedings by

introducing the panel members, starting with Greg Steele

– Managing Director of Hyder Consulting Australasia, Anne

-Marie Leslie – Senior Vice President, Human Resources at

Cochlear, Peter Bailey – Chair and Chief Executive Officer

of Arup Australasia and finally, Kate Morris – Executive

Manager of COMMSEC.

The first discussion of the evening involved the audience

engaging in a conversation about the vital statistics

surrounding women in the workplace. A common trend

emphasized by the audience and the panel members

was the staggering decline in the percentage of women

represented at executive management level in each

respective business. The unwavering commitment of each

company to help reverse this statistic was outlined by all of

the panel members. Greg Steele spoke about Hyder’s

sponsorship program which requires regional executive

team members to “sponsor” three or four women in the

region, to promote them and grow the presence of

women at the middle management level. Kate Morris

described COMMSEC’s ‘Springboard’ program which

takes the highest performing women in the organisation

and places them into a community to enhance their

journey to promotion within COMMSEC. Similarly, Cochlear

have created a Women in Leadership Network facilitating

the encouragement of women within the organisation,

along with a Leadership Presence Program helping

women to develop and nurture their own leadership

brand within the company. Finally, Arup Australasia has

focussed on increasing the female graduate intake within

the company along with an extensive use of flexible

working hours to help retain and accommodate women

within the workplace.

Following this insightful discussion, the audience

interrogated the panel members with some astute

questions. Topics included fostering women who are

leaving school and helping them to choose engineering,

keeping women in engineering and supporting them in

managing their career once they’re in the profession, and

the company culture to help encourage women. Each

panel member spoke confidently about how each

company has created a culture of acceptance, flexibility,

and opportunity for women to help promote them to

important roles within their organisation, and the benefits

of this. In particular, Greg Steele highlighted an interesting

point regarding the change in Hyder’s clients and the

need to have the influence of women when dealing with

those clients who are from a diverse range of

backgrounds.

Another controversial topic discussed targets and quotas

to get women on boards as effective tools to help address

the underlying barriers and spur for rapid change. The

presence of unconscious bias in the workplace was

discussed, and the mindset change required to address

the attitude of everyone within each company so that

there is a greater acceptance of the push to have

women strongly supported as they climb the corporate

ladder. Our panel members conjured a number of

exceptional responses as to the importance of this issue,

with the audience clearly communicating that women

aren’t afraid of challenging the issue of bias within the

workplace.

The formal discussion component of the evening ended

with constructive thoughts from the panel, highlighting the

push for an inclusive and diverse culture, and

encouraging women in their leadership journey, leaving

the audience feeling empowered and optimistic for the

future.

Sydney WIE and WiPM would like to extend a warm

thankyou to all of the panel members for their valuable

time, all staff and committee members for their support on

the night and finally, the audience for their active

participation.

For a recording of the panel discussion visit: http://

www.engineersaustralia.org.au/women-engineering-

sydney/wie-sydney-events

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Experience It!

On Wednesday the 24th September, Women in

Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division held their first

one day student conference aimed at introducing

school girls in years 9-12 to a career in

engineering. Being run as a trial event, initial

estimates of attendance were conservative.

However, the attendance far exceeded our

expectations and registrations had to be stopped

prior to the closing date allowing for a maximum

of 150 students to attend. Included in the 150 were

7 rural students coming from areas such as Griffith,

Wagga Wagga and Gunnedah, who had been

awarded a $100 scholarship to attend.

The conference was held at University of NSW, one

of the Gold event sponsors, with the main

gathering in the Scientia Conference Centre. The

day began with some introductory speeches from

WIE and UNSW representatives setting the scene

on what engineering actually is. The students were

then split depending on their choice of

engineering discipline and directed towards some

hands on workshops. Some of these workshops

were competitive in nature, such a building a

house out of straws and cans that could float

carrying the largest amount of weight. Another

allowed students to meet the team that made the

world's fastest solar car displaying their first solar

passenger vehicle for the students to see up close.

Students also had the chance to meet the team

designing a satellite to launch in to space as well

as experience a 3D Virtual Reality Simulator of an

underground blast. The schedule of the day

allowed students the opportunity to attend 3

different workshop sessions giving them exposure

to a variety of engineering options.

When the group re convened they got to hear

from the various sponsors of the event highlighting

a range of engineering career paths and

opportunities including a presentation by

Engineers without Borders showcasing the

humanitarian angle.

Lunch in the sun on the university lawns, gave the

schools students a taste of university life before

heading back into some more fun filled discipline

specific workshops. The day ended with a

networking opportunity between students and

sponsors.

The event was a buzz with enthusiasm and looks to

become a fixture in the WIE annual program. A

huge thanks to all the UNSW volunteers who

played a pivotal role in the smooth running of the

day, also the organisations who ran the workshops

– UTS, Sunswift, Robogals and BluSat and the

sponsors who supported this event – UNSW, GHD,

Minerals Council of Australia, Resmed, Qantas,

RTAA and Encompass.

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Mentoring Events

WIE Mentoring Program

Opening Event — 12 May 2014

Women In Engineering (WIE), Sydney Division,

held the opening event of the 2014 Mentoring

Program on the 12 May. The program attracted

over 80 participants and over 30 mentor-

mentee pairs were matched. The theme was

“Knowing the Ground Rules of Mentoring” and

the interactive workshop was facilitated by Ross

Blaikie. Ross was instrumental to the WiE

mentoring program its initial stages and has

delivered similar training to international

engineering consulting firms.

Through a number of small group discussions,

the participants gained an understanding of

what mentoring is and isn’t about, the benefits

to both mentors and mentees, and the

expectations and the commitments that both

mentors and mentees make to each other.

The main points highlighted as key success

factors for a mentoring relationship were:

Right match (chemistry, personality and

needs)

Defining an informal contract: the mentor

and mentee are both responsible for the

success of the relationship

Setting goals in order to measure progress

Establishing meeting patterns (schedules,

method and structure)

Revisiting goals regularly to ensure that

the relationship progresses

Respecting each other’s time and

commitment

If you would like to know more about the

program, please contact the program

coordinator at:

sydwie_mentor@engineersaustralia.org.au

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Mid-session Event — 25 August 2014

Women in Engineering (WIE) Sydney Division held

their mid-session mentoring event on the 25th of

August. The facilitator of the evening was Ross

Blaikie who specialises in organisation training and

personal development. The theme of the session

was “Harness the Power of Great Questions”.

Through interactive discussions and role playing

between mentors and mentees, Ross

demonstrated the differences between open and

closed questions. Open questions do not generate

a simple “yes” or “no” but instead promote a

description of the situation. On the other hand

closed questions will return simple single answers.

The concept of “Blooms Taxonomy” was

introduced where six types of questions were used

to promote continual conversation, which is seen

as a key element of successful mentoring. The

type of questions to be used at the beginning of

the mentor/mentee relationship where both are

trying to understand each other and find their own

way of communicating is “knowledge“ and

“comprehensive“. The type “application” and

“analysis” are used when one can push the

boundary and think outside the square to explore

options. These types of questions are generally

used to brain storm solutions in order to respond to

complex situations. “Synthesis” and “evaluation”

type of questioning are used to compare and

identify the best options for a given situation.

The mentor and mentee pairs were encouraged

to ask questions on a simple topic and generate

questions around the six types that they were

shown. Through the interactive training, the

mentors and mentees understood better the art

and skills of asking questions and they found the

session very helpful and interesting.

Ross Blaikie Consulting has been delivering quality

and professional development training to the

members. WIE thanks Ross Blaikie for his support of

this session.

Mai Yeung

Mentoring Program Coordinator WIES

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WIE Mentoring Program

Final Event — 24 November 2014

Closing with a Bang!!

The Women In Engineering Mentoring

Programme 2014 held the last event of the year

on 24 November. A balanced number of

mentors and mentees participated at this

closing event. It started with See/Hear/Feel

which were introduced in the first event back in

May. Some key words such as “not technical”,

“personal relationship”, “big pictures” and

“opportunities” were resonating among the

mentors and mentees. The mentees confirmed

that the mentors helped them to see the road

ahead of their careers and what other non-

technical skills they should acquire in order to be able to be successful. The mentors

on the other hand enjoyed the journey of mentoring young engineers by sharing

their experience and highlighted possible career paths to the mentees and advised

on career breaks such as starting a family. Mentoring pairs walked away with

positive outlook of the programme and would recommend it to everybody.

Discussions were held around Start/Stop/Keep of the programme. Whilst the

programme has strong governance and framework, a number of suggestions were

made and will be considered for next year’s programme:

Legacy – how the past members are tracking

Matching male – female pairs

Inclusive of young male engineers in the programme

Show what the first job is like

Initiative to help young women engineers not to worry about starting a family

and taking a career break

2015 will be the 10th Anniversary of the Mentoring Programme, the success of the

programme is a demonstration of dedication of the mentors and the commitment

of the mentees. Please watch out for next year’s programme launch and be part of

it. You can contact the WIE Mentoring Programme coordinator by emailing

sydwie_mentor@engineersaustralia.org.au

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On the 26th of September, the Women in Engineering

Sydney Division took part in their annual site visit, this

year taking a closer look at the fascinating world of

railways with a little help from Sydney Trains and NSW

Trains.

In November 2011, the NSW Government established

Transport for NSW (TfNSW). This transport authority

provides an integrated approach to the planning and

delivery of safe, reliable and efficient transport

throughout NSW. TfNSW operates on an extended

enterprise model with the core divisions and transport

agencies. The Public Transport Agencies for rail are

Sydney Trains and NSW Trains.

Sydney Trains operates and maintains the metropolitan

rail network and provides maintenance services to

NSW Trains. The aim of the WIE Sydney Division was to

understand and learn how the Sydney metropolitan

network is controlled in the area of operations (RMC)

and infrastructure (ICON).

Sydney Trains made it possible for our group of 14

people to undertake a tour through the Rail

Management Centre and Infrastructure Control

Centre. We gathered just outside the Central Station

historical building eagerly waiting to begin. Paul Cassar

(Sydney Trains Control and Co-ordination Manager)

led half of the group to the ICON, while the other

group went to RMC with Steve Chay (Assistant

Manager RMC).

The Rail Management Centre (RMC) monitors train

services covering the greater Sydney area, co-

ordinates over 36 signal boxes; 1,700 kilometres of

track; 2,800 passenger and 300 freight train

movements per day, including all metropolitan stations

and staff information systems. Our group was shown

large screens displaying every train on the network and

the friendly staff explained to us what happens during

incidents and the pro-active decision making process

enabled by these screens. This occurs along with the

input of the centre manager who is accountable for all

roles within the centre.

The Infrastructure Control Centre (ICON) is responsible

for the management of the Sydney and NSW Trains

electrical power distribution network, and the

coordination of responses to asset failures and

operational incidents in the Control Centre.

Our group was able to view the whole rail network

along with all infrastructure assets. Of particular interest

were the level crossings, CCTV cameras and the

Epping to Chatswood tunnel management system.

After the Sydney Trains high-tech control systems

introduction, we went to NSW Trains to learn about

passenger management. Rob Mason (NSWT Chief

Executive) and Andy Taylor (Acting Director

Engineering & SEQR NSWT) welcomed us to the NSW

Trains board room.

NSW Trains was formed to service the different needs of

Sydney and regional/intercity customers. On 1 July

2013, NSW TrainLink replaced the Regional train and

coach services that were formerly provided by

CountryLink. It also took on the Intercity services

operating from the Sydney CBD formerly operated by

CityRail (now known as Sydney Trains). All NSW TrainLink

services are provided by NSW Trains.

Following our visit, our group learnt about some of the

environmental impacts of trains. For example, a train

filled with passengers causes far less air pollution,

accidents, infrastructure deterioration and congestion

than passengers using their private vehicles. When we

choose to travel by rail rather than by car, we are

instantly making a personal contribution that minimises

the impact on our environment. Every contribution

counts, no matter how small. Our group was full of

active listeners and many questions were asked.

Our site visit was concluded with lunch at a nearby

restaurant. It was interesting to exchange views and

summarise what we learnt.

Sydney Women in Engineering would like to extend a

warm thank you to Sydney Trains and NSW Trains for

their time and the attention that we received during

our wonderful site visit.

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End of Year Event

WIE Christmas High Tea

Celebrating the close of 2014 in style, the Women in Engineering Sydney Division

recently held a decadent High Tea at the Shangri-la Hotel. The delicious experience

to wrap up a year of exciting activities and to celebrate the festive season was

attended by forty women in engineering members and their supporters. The

attendees enjoyed a relaxed discussion over tea or coffee on the past year’s

events and the upcoming activities planned for 2015.

Women in Engineering Sydney Division Vice Chair, Jade Gan, thanked sponsors

ResMed and Advisian (formerly Evans & Peck), Student Conference sponsors,

outgoing committee members and everyone for their support during the year.

Sydney WIE will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2015, so watch this space for

upcoming information!

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Annual Event Calendar

International Women´s Day

March

Family Day

April (Event may be combined with Industry Site Visit later in the year)

Panel Discussion on Career Break

May (Event held every two years)

Panel Discussion

July

Winter Gala Dinner

August (End of Engineering Week)

Eminent Speakers Breakfast

October

Student Scholarship

October (Applications open end of Semester 1, awarded at Eminent Speakers Breakfast)

Industry Site Visit

October

Mentoring Event

Three events between May and November (Details to be announced to program participants)

End of Year Event

December

The Leaky Pen eNewsletter – June 2014 Issue 24

WIE Update The Leaky Pen is back with a new look! In this edition we recap Sydney WIE events held in

the past months in case you missed them and summarise our upcoming events for the

rest of the year! Our first event for 2014 was IWD, held on the 6th of March and attended

by over 200 members and supporters. The Mentoring Program was launched on the night

in addition to the ´Challenge for Change´ initiative. This year´s Panel Discussion was held

on the 18th of June and the topic was ´Champions for Change´. Next up is the glamorous

Winter Gala to be held on the 9th of August. WIE is proud to announce the inaugural of

two new events for 2014: the Student Conference ´Experience It´ and Golf Day. Both

these events will be held in September so stay tuned for more details. In our interview

section of this issue, we have Katharina Gerstmann, Rail Segment Manager at Beca and

Fellow of Engineers Australia.

Rezarta Rushitaj, Publications Coordinator, WIE

Two new events in 2014 to be held in September 2014!

Golf Day - Details TBC

Student Conference ‘Experience It!’ Date: 24 September 2014 Time: 8:45am – 3pm Venue: UNSW, Scientia Galleries, Kensington Target Audience: NSW female secondary students, Years 9 – 11 Expected No. of attendees: 50 – 80 Student cost: Free

Connecting Engineering Women

Comments, Ideas? Email WIE | Join Mailing List | WIE Syd Website

WIE Events 2014

9 Aug Winter Gala

Sept Student Conference

Sept Golf Day

16 Oct WIE Breakfast

20 Nov AGM

5 Dec Christmas High Tea

Missed out on past events? Catch up on our IWD, WIE Mentoring kick-off event,

´Champions for Change’ Panel Discussion and all our recent events here.

Mentoring Our mentoring program is well underway with the opening event held on the

12th of June. For more information on the program refer to our mentoring page here.

WIE Nationwide Catch up with what our fellow WIE organisations are doing across the

country. Check out the WIE National website here.

Have something to say? Keep up with the latest news and have discussions with

other Women in Engineering at our WIES blog here.

5 minutes with... Katharina Gerstmann

Rail Segment Manager, Beca

Fellow Engineers Australia my ideal engineering team would consist of...

people who are flexible; can see the bigger picture;

don’t use a hammer for every job, but learn new skills

when it is appropriate for a particular project and

people who are able to accept failure as part of the

learning process.

my most highly valued leadership qualities are...

being a master multi-tasker and highly collaborative

(though not afraid to get territorial to protect my

domain).

my ideal work outfit is... for me pant suits are a nice way to stay comfortable all day. For

the ad-hoc site visit I always keep a spare polo shirt and pair of jeans in the office, just in

case.

I can’t get through the day without… my coffee in the morning. my surefire strategy for difficult people is...make them feel they are the nicest people to

deal with due to their extraordinary skills, take time to understand them, analyse them

properly and be a good listener.

my most treasured piece of advice…don’t take things personally. When other people

behave badly or hurt you, it’s almost never about you.

Females / female engineers need to…embrace their inherently unique and authentic

qualities and to fully step into their power. Forget trying to break through the glass ceiling

or get off the sticky floor. It's time to create an entire new building.

Winter Gala Black Tie Dinner

Women in Engineering Sydney Division is

proud to present our annual WIE Winter

Gala Black Tie Dinner at the Star Room

in Darling Harbour sponsored by RESMED

and EVANS & PECK

A celebration of women in engineering and

the closing event for the 2014 EA

Engineering Week festivities, the Winter

Gala is a perfect opportunity to enjoy a

decadent night out and a three course meal

overlooking the night lights of Darling

Harbour.

Special Guest: Kathy Hirschfeld

Register here

Saturday, 9th of August 2014

Star Room, Level 6, Imax Theatre Complex

31 Wheat Road

Darling Harbour, Sydney

6:30pm to 10:30pm

Sponsored by

The Leaky Pen eNewsletter – October 2014 Issue 25

Spring has sprung with WIE! In this newsletter we recap Sydney WIE events held in the past months and summarise the

events we have in store for the rest of 2014. The glamorous Winter Gala, a celebration of

women in engineering and the closing event for the 2014 EA Engineering Week, was held on

the 9th of August at the Star Room in Darling Harbour. The Mentoring Program held a mid-term

review and training on the 25th of August. Our inaugural Student Conference, held on the 24th

of September was attended by 100 students including 7 students from rural NSW. The event

targeted school girls in years 9-12 introducing them to a career in engineering. On the 26th of

September, WIE took part in their annual site visit, this year including tours to the RMC and

ICON. Next up is the Eminent Speakers Breakfast, the final event of the Mentoring Program, our

Annual General Meeting and a Christmas High Tea. Rezarta Rushitaj, Publications Coordinator, WIE

WIE Scholarship

Every year, Sydney WIE awards two $500 scholarships to two female engineering students

studying at NSW universities. The scholarship recipients are invited to act on the WIE committee for one year as student ambassadors representing

the female engineering student body. A number of high calibre applications were received and three shortlisted applicants were interviewed.

Scholarship winners will be announced at the Eminent Speakers Breakfast on the 23

rd of October.

Connecting Engineering Women

Comments, Ideas? Email WIE | Join Mailing List | WIE Syd Website

WIE Events 2014

23 Oct WIE Breakfast

24 Nov Mentoring Program

Final event

20 Nov AGM

5 Dec Christmas High Tea

Missed out on past events? Catch up on our Winter Gala, WIE Mentoring mid-term

event, Student Conference, the site visit and all our recent events here.

Mentoring The final event for the 2014 Mentoring Program will be held in November,

details TBC. For more information on the program refer to our mentoring page here.

WIE Nationwide Catch up with what our fellow WIE organisations are doing across the

country. Check out the WIE National website here.

Have something to say? Keep up with the latest news and have discussions with

other Women in Engineering at our WIES blog here.

Eminent Speakers Breakfast

Women in Engineering Sydney Division is proud

to present our annual Eminent Speakers

Breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney

sponsored by ResMed and Advisian.

This year’s topic 'Where Can Engineering Take

You?' looks at the diversity of careers initiated by

an engineering degree and follows the career

paths of three successful engineers on their

journeys to the less traditional side of

engineering. From the world of innovation to

third world countries, from the glamour of film

and TV to war zones and politics. Join us on the

engineering path less chosen.

Thursday, 23rd of August 2014

Four Seasons Hotel

199 George St, Sydney

7am – 9am

Sponsored by

Golf Day

The Sydney Division of Women in Engineering is proud to announce the inaugural Golf Day to

support the personal and professional advancement of our members.

The game of golf is played by the majority of top level executives and is one of the most

effective tools for relationship building - both for business and for pleasure. It supports the

mantra "Work smarter, not harder" by putting you in the right place with the right people.

Golf provides opportunities to expand your circle of contacts and get to know others on a more

personal level. Golf also provides an opportunity for women to prove themselves and their

abilities to their colleagues. Finally, golf reduces stress, provides exercise and stimulates your

brain!

But how will you get ready for the fairway? Are you competent enough to play with clients or

others where a good impression is essential? Join the committee and some fantastic coaches

for a fun introduction to the game of golf.

When: Date and Time TBC

Where: Barnwell Park Golf Course, Five Dock

What: Golf lesson and a 9 hole game on the course

The Leaky Pen eNewsletter – December 2014 Issue 26

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from WIE! It has been another exciting and memorable year for WIE! All of the events held this year would not

have been possible without the support and effort of all WIE members, sponsors and volunteers. The WIE

Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all for their contribution and assistance

throughout 2014. We hope you have all enjoyed this year’s events and we are all looking forward to

another fun-filled year in 2015 as WIE Sydney celebrates 10 years. On behalf of everyone here at WIE,

have a safe holiday and an enjoyable Christmas and New Year! WIE Committee Sydney Division

Connecting Engineering Women

Comments, Ideas? Email WIE | Join Mailing List | WIE Syd Website

Women in Engineering

Sydney Division

Strategy Meeting 2015 Tentative dates:

29 or 31 January 2015

Venue: To Be Confirmed

Missed out on past events? Catch up on our Winter Gala, Student Conference, the

site visit, Eminent Speakers Breakfast and all our recent events here.

Mentoring The final event for the 2014 Mentoring Program was held on 24 November.

For more information on the program refer to our mentoring page here.

WIE Nationwide Catch up with what our fellow WIE organisations are doing across the

country. Check out the WIE National website here.

Have something to say? Keep up with the latest news and have discussions with

other Women in Engineering at our WIES blog here.

Christmas High Tea

Friday, 12th December 2014

Shangri-la Hotel, Sydney

Celebrating the close of 2014 in style, the Women in Engineering

Sydney Division recently held a decadent High Tea at the Shangri-la

Hotel. The delicious experience to wrap up a year of exciting activities

and to celebrate the festive season was attended by forty women in

engineering members and their supporters. The attendees enjoyed a

relaxed discussion over tea or coffee on the past year’s events and the

upcoming activities planned for 2015.

Women in Engineering Sydney Division Vice Chair, Jade Gan, thanked

sponsors ResMed and Advisian (formerly Evans & Peck), Student

Conference sponsors, outgoing committee members and everyone for

their support during the year. Sydney WIE will be celebrating its 10th

Anniversary in 2015, so watch this space for upcoming information!

5 minutes with Julie Mikhail

Acting NSCSM

Sustainment Operations Manager

Naval and Shore Communications Sustainment

Management Office (NSCSMO)

my ideal engineering team

would consist of...a diverse set

of technical staff that could

bring a variety of problem

solving approaches and that

have a great team culture.

my most highly valued

leadership qualities are...

humility and courage.

my ideal work outfit is...Well

tailored suit and comfortable

heels (if they exist!)

I can’t get through the day without... a morning coffee and

a midday half hour of fresh air.

my surefire strategy for difficult people is... Work out what

drives them, then approach things from their angle. They

need to know you understand them.

my most treasured piece of advice…Never shy away from

an opportunity, they rarely come round twice!

females/ female engineers need to… ignore that gender

may make a difference, focus on your competence, set

your ambitions and approach your career simply as a good

Engineer.

New Committee for 2015 WIE Sydney Division Committee held their Annual General Meeting on 20 November 2014. The meeting achieved quorum and started

with reports from the 2013-2014 committee members. The members reflected on the events held throughout the year and valued the

efforts of the committee in making every event a success. Some of the highlights for 2014 were: International Women’s Day, Panel

Discussion ‘Champions for Change’, Winter Gala, the Student Conference, Site Visit to NSW RMC and ICON, Eminent Speakers Breakfast,

Mentoring Program etc. The new WIE Sydney Committee for 2015 is: Chair – Jade Gan, Vice Chair – Melissa Melrose, Treasurer – Rezarta

Rushitaj, Secretary – Vaidehi Rane, National Representative – Melissa Jovic, Website Coordinator – TBC, Publications Coordinator – Varuni

Fernando, Mentoring Program Coordinator – Mai Yeung, Student Ambassadors – Mikaela Stewart, Kate Menzies.

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Produced by:

Rezarta Rushitaj

Sydney Women in Engineering

December 2014

Email: sydneywie@engineersaustralia.org.au

Web: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydneywie

Blog: engineersaustralia.typepad.com/sydney_wie

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