• SMIX Bash: Account for 2016 have been finalised, and we broke even; James Craig has been booked for 2017, and the caterers are on board; sponsors are being contacted.
• Engineers Australia Agreement: currently under discussion.
• Technical Meeting Program and Venue 2018: RINA to organise five presentations in 2018 and IMarETS four; we already have three in the pipeline, with several more suggestions. However, depending on the outcome of the agreement with Engineers Australia, we may be looking for a new venue in 2018; a number of venues suggested and to be checked.
• Pacific 2017 : IMC Conference Organisers have offered RINA a brochure table and stand-up banner space in the foyer outside the Conference Rooms; delivery of the stand-up banner to the Conference be arranged; crewing of RINA stand at the Exhibition to be arranged via the Australian Division.
• RINA Australian Division Technical Library: Members should be aware of the Technical Library which is available on the Australian Division website, containing PDF copies of the papers presented to the Division between 1955 and 1996, with some from Ausmarine 2000 included for good measure; an article giving the URL to appear in the November issue of The ANA.
