• SMIX Bash 2019: Some sponsors have reduced or withdrawn sponsorship, so we will be expecting a loss this year; arrangements for the registration desk are in hand.
• Technical Meeting Program 2020: Presentations have been secured for March and May; further presentations proposed and to be followed up.
• Recording of Technical Presentations: Screen Recorder Pro software successfully trialled for the September presentation, and recording now up on the new RINA YouTube website. It is expected that recording facilities will be available at the new Engineers Australia venue, with a fall-back of our Screen Recorder Pro software.
• Engineers Australia New Premises: EA is moving their Sydney member services and facilities to 44 Market St in the CBD on 2 March 2020, so our technical presentations will also move there; EA Sydney Division administration will remain at Chatswood.
• Registration of Engineers in NSW: There have recently been two bills in the NSW Parliament regarding registration of engineers in NSW, one a Government bill which was a really watered-down version of similar legislation in Queensland, and would not have affected engineers in NSW very much. The other was a private members’ bill, and had the potential to affect engineers in NSW significantly. However, both bills were defeated in the NSW Parliament in November, and so nothing is likely to happen until the new year. Watch this space!
The next meeting of the NSW Section Committee is scheduled for 25 February.
