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www.imeche.org 10,000 Miles from Birdcage Walk… Belinda Herden – Oceania YM Representative April 2014 Volunteer Ambassador Conference
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OCEANIA REGION
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+70% OCEANIA REGION Approx. 1800 Members 83% 16% 1%
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AUSTRALIAN BRANCH +70% 5 Panels in each of the major states
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REGIONAL STRUCTURE +70% Oceania Region Australian Branch State Panels Young Member Section New Zealand (Corresponding Member) Pacific Islands IMechE HQ International Team
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CHALLENGES: DISTANCE +70% 900km 11 hrs 1,700km 20 hrs 2,000km 23 hrs 4,300km 47 hrs 4 Different Time Zones
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CHALLENGES: DISTANCE +70%
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CHALLENGES: DISTANCE FROM HQ +70% 7 hrs 30 mins 7 hrs 45 mins 7 hrs 20 mins Time zone – London +10 Hours
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CHALLENGES: PRESENCE OF LOCAL INSTITUTES +70%
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CHALLENGES: KEEPING MEMBER DETAILS UPDATED +70% Relying on members moving into the Region to update their details
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RECENT SUCCESSES: YOUNG MEMBERS 2011
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RECENT SUCCESSES: YOUNG MEMBERS Increased active YM Volunteers from 2 to >26 Re-established the Australian Young Member Section Committee Now have 5 Young Member Groups acting in each of the Panel states and links to 7 Australian Universities Aus Young Member Section 5x Young Member Groups 7x Student Chapters 2014
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RECENT SUCCESSES: YOUNG MEMBERS Two Young Member of the Year Awards in 2012 Australia wide activities and competitions o Annual Engtravaganza event o Speak Out for Engineering
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RECENT SUCCESSES: YOUNG MEMBERS What comes next? o Word Up for Engineering o National Photo competition o Design Challenge – The Great Aussie BBQ Source: http://www.design-technology.info/engineering/bbq/Source: http://www.dcdesign.ca/pages/2d-design-work.htm
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RECENT SUCCESSES: COMMUNICATING WITH MEMBERS News Bulletin Published 3x per year Technical papers, event write ups, communication from chair, panels and YMS
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RECENT SUCCESSES: COMMUNICATING WITH MEMBERS Social Media Facebook and Twitter Daily posts and tweets Constantly increasing number of likes and followers Monthly Update: April 2014
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RECENT SUCCESSES: ENGNOW Hong Kong - 2013 o Speak Out for Engineering o Design Competition o Leadership Conference
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RECENT SUCCESSES: HERITAGE AWARDS o Locomotive No. 1 (Sydney, Australia) o Boulton & Watt Engine (Sydney, Australia) o Humphrey Pump (Cobdogla, Australia) o Armstrong Disappearing Gun (Dunedin, New Zealand) o Repco Brabham F1 Car (Melbourne, Australia)
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RECENT SUCCESSES: HERITAGE AWARDS – REPCO BRABHAM F1 CAR
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THANK YOU For more information please contact: Belinda Herden OceaniaYM@imechenetwork.org www.imeche.org
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