Led by Australia’s medical colleges and professional societies and facilitated by NPS MedicineWise, Choosing Wisely Australia is challenging the way we think about health care.
The 2018 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting will bring together members, key stakeholders and influencers of the Choosing Wisely initiative, now in its third year. It is an opportunity for health professionals, consumers, researchers, funders and policy makers to come together to discuss, engage and network on topics related to reducing unnecessary care.
At the 2018 National Meeting you will:
- Engage with the Choosing Wisely Australia community and foster the exchange of ideas
- Hear about practical and implementable examples of projects on Choosing Wisely and their impact to date
- Learn about the impact of Choosing Wisely Australia
More details and registration:
http://www.choosingwisely.org.au/members/2018-choosing-wisely-australia-national-meeting
Invitation to Graphene+2018: The 4th Industrial Revolution conference
Monday October 8, Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne
Scientists, academia, advanced manufacturers and global start-up incubator leaders address: How Australia can spearhead the technology, and foster the start-up culture, that will drive the next generation of interconnectedness through the Internet of Things using graphene as the enabler of change.
Speakers include —
Government:
- Daniel Mulino MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance, Victoria
Startup incubation:
- Omer Gozen, VP, New Materials & Packaging, Plug and Play (USA)
Academia:
- Professor Linda Kristjanson AO, Vice Chancellor, Swinburne University
- Professor Bronwyn Fox, Director, Manufacturing Futures Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
- Professor David Officer, Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Research
Business:
- Chris Gilbey OAM, CEO Imagine IM; Chair, Australian Graphene Industry Association
- Ray Gibbs, CEO, Haydale Limited
- Brendan Swifte, CEO, Geofabrics
- Elina Ollila, CEO, UX-Fit (USA)
- Dominic Rohrmus, Senior Engineer, Siemens AG (Germany)
- Professor Peter Middendorf, Director Arena2036 (Germany)
- Volkmar Doericht, R&D for Digitalization and Automation, Siemens (Germany)
Issues to be discussed include —
- Graphene: Solving big problems
- Designing Materials: Doing more with less
- From startup to billion dollar markets
- Invention, research and IP
- Making Australian manufacturing globally relevant
For the complete agenda, please visit: grapheneindustry.org.au/conference/schedule
The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems’ ‘RPAS in Australian Skies 2022’ conference aims to continue discussion on the safe integration of RPAS into Australian airspace. It is supported by key government and industry participants and has established itself as a landmark event in the Australian RPAS calendar.
The 2022 themes will cover:
- Policy and Regulatory updates from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, CASA, AirServices Australia and the Australian Defence Force relating to the use of emerging aviation technology in Australia.
- UAS Traffic Management (UTM), low level airspace, integrated airspace systems challenges and opportunities.
- Industry challenges and perspectives
- Continuing development of a professional and safe industry.
- ATSB RPAS data and trends
- Emerging technology and innovative solutions enabling integration or RPAS into Australian airspace.
- Future infrastructure requirements to enable drone delivery and advanced air mobility (AAM).
- Emerging RPAS and AAM applications – benefits, viability and social acceptance.
The conference will be a hybrid event incorporating face to face (live) and online (virtual) choices for participants. It will also include the AAUS Gala Dinner featuring the AAUS Industry Awards.
