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Brisbane QLD

Brisbane - Lighthouse Club Australia

Members may already be aware of the work of the Lighthouse Club. An international charitable organisation established throughout the world to promote good fellowship among members, who work in, or who are associated with the construction industry. For those members who are interested, a number of events are being hosted by the Lighthouse Club this month in various States. The next event will be held in Brisbane on 19 May. For more information go to http://www.lighthouseclubaus.org/
 
Melbourne VIC

Melbourne 2016 Construction Careers Panel

Enjoy learning about construction law and interested in the range of careers available in the industry? Come along on Thursday 19 May 2016 and hear from five highly experienced panellists speak about their experiences and involvement in the construction industry.
This event is free to attend.

Sydney - Defects and Damages Seminar

Mr Duncan Miller SC will present a seminar in Sydney on defects and damages on Wednesday 18 May 2016, commencing at 5:30pm.
This event is run in conjunction with Wotton + Kearney.
NSW

Capturing innovation in the Tender Process _êã hosted hypothetical by Endstate

We draw our members attention to the following external event hosted by Endstate:Capturing innovation in the Tender Process – an Endstate hypotheticalJoin Endstate and a panel of experts as they explore this topical issue through the scenario - Bondi Island Airport Gets Go-Ahead.Through the hypothetical, our panel will explore the challenges for capturing innovation in the tender process so that innovative ideas can be assessed objectively, fairly and competitively. Our intention is to investigate how these challenges can be resolved using a simulated scenario and a panel of experts - we also expect the audience to be active participants.Come and meet our VIP guest panellist The Hon Nick Greiner AC, former Premier and Treasurer (1988 – 1992); with well-known TV personality James O’Loghlin host of the ABC program ‘The New Inventors’ as the Moderator.http://news.yourendstate.com.au/?p=436">Click here for more information. 
Perth WA

Tour of the New Perth Library

The Young Constructors Committee invites you to Tour the New Perth Library. Places are strictly limited. To book a place, click here. 
National

SoCLA - New Technology and Innovation Joint Event - All States (Update on Speakers and Start Times)

Update!
Further to our previous announcement to attend an interactive panel discussion on 5 May 2016 by simultaneous video broadcast on the topic “New Technology and Innovation – Welcome to the Future of Construction Law and Practice”, we are very pleased to announce that the Honourable Justice Vickery of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Judge-in-Charge of the Technology, Engineering and Construction List in Victoria and Patron of SoCLA in Australia) will also be speaking at this event.
In view of the number of speakers and our desire to facilitate discussion following the presentations, we will also be bringing forward the start times for this event in all venues by 15 minutes. Please see the updated invitation attached here for revised start times.
For those who have already RSVP’d for this event, there is no need to RSVP again. We will also ensure that all persons who have already RSVP’d for this event are contacted individually to confirm the revised start times.
National

_êØNew Technology and Innovation - Welcome to the Future of Construction Law and Practice_ê - All States

The Societies of Construction Law in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom invite you to an interactive panel discussion to be held on  5 May 2016  by simultaneous video broadcast on: 
“New Technology and Innovation - Welcome to the Future of Construction Law and Practice”
There will be a range of speakers who will address us from various venues.  They will give their thoughts on where we are and where we are heading. For more details click here!
QLD

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING _êã WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

The session will provide an overview of Building Information Modelling (placing particular focus on the adoption of BIM in the Australian construction industry). The session will also explore the legal and practical issues that contracting parties need to consider and manage when proposing to use BIM. The session will provide some solutions in addressing the challenges that BIM gives rise to. More information click here. 
Sydney NSW

Understanding Construction Law - Book Launch - Sydney

The Society of Construction Law Australia (SoCLA) and Baker & McKenzie present the book launch of "Understanding Construction Law" and a presentation on "What does a construction professional need to know about the Law?" from 5.30pm on Wednesday 13 April 2016. Click here to for more information.

How to Build a High Rise

The session will be presented by Dr Chris Haberfield (Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates Pty Ltd). Dr Haberfield has been responsible for the provision of advice in relation to review, value engineering, engineering design, analysis, construction and testing of a range of numerous low to high rise commercial and residential towers and various other infrastructure. Some examples include the new Gateway Bridge tender design and North-South Bypass tunnel in Brisbane, the Burnley tunnel, the East Link tunnels and proposed East West tunnel portals in Melbourne. More information can be found here.