THE RTSA Presentation to Overseas Qualified Engineers Engineers House, Spring Hill Alex Howie, RTSA Queensland Chapter Chair 2 nd August 2012

Assumptions Understanding of; Understanding of; – what is an Engineers Australia Technical Society, and – what is a railway.

What is the RTSA? Railway Technical Society of Australasia Trans Tasman Technical Society with two parent bodies; – Engineers Australia, and – IPENZ Established in 1997 – by the National Committee of Railway Engineering (NCRE)

What is the RTSA? National Executive 6 Chapters – Queensland – New South Wales – New Zealand – Victoria – South Australia – Western Australia Over 1400 Members.

Railways! Who cares? Who cars?

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

Railways! Who would work for the railways? – Civil Engineers – Mechanical Engineers – Electrical Engineers – Materials Engineers – Operations People – Customer Service People – Business and Accounting People

What does the RTSA do? Promotes the advancement and dissemination of railway technology and management in Australasia Facilitates professional development of members and collaboration across the rail industry

How does the RTSA do this? Regular technical meetings in each Chapter Biennial Conference on Railway Engineering (CORE)

How does the RTSA do this? Awards Biennial Railway Project Award Annual Individual Award Wheel-Rail Interface Award Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award Young Railway Engineer Award Life Membership Award Order of Australia

First 10 – School Careers Advice

The Queensland Chapter? Committee from Industry; – 17 members on the committee Discipline –Civil10 – Mechanical 5 – Signals1 – Materials1 Employer –Railway2 – Consultancy 5 – Supplier5 – Academia 3 – Government Agency1

The Queensland Chapter? Last 12 Months; – 15 Technical Meetings; 2 co-hosted with regional groups 1 AGM Dinner and Railway Trivia Night Average attendance 63

What’s coming up? 22 nd August – Siemens E40AC locomotives. 23 rd August – Success in the Railway Industry – Young Railway Professionals Networking Evening. 11 and 12 th September - CORE th September – Asset Management – PAS55 24 th October – CRC for Rail Innovation Project Update 28 th November – Carbon Tax and the Rail Industry 7 th December –Signalling for Dummies – Christmas Drinks and Technical Presentation