2009 Student-Industry-CRC Symposium

The fourth Student-Industry-CRC Symposium will be held from 08-13 February 2009 in Pinjarra, Western Australia. The Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing (CSRP), in conjunction with the other mineral and energy sector CRCs, is once again holding the Student-Industry-CRC Symposium.

Participants will be greeted at the opening sundowner and dinner on Sunday evening (08 February) at the host site of Fairbridge Village, about 100 kilometres south of Perth. Participants are asked to arrive in Perth on Sunday morning (08 February) and arrangements will be made to travel in a group to Pinjarra that afternoon.

The aim of the Symposium is to introduce participating students to network with other early career researchers in the mineral and energy sector as well as meeting a variety of industry representatives. The structure of the event aims to provide an informal setting in which to showcase student research across the various CRCs as well as independent programs. The benefits for students include the experience of presenting their research to industry participants as well as networking with potential employers and future colleagues. The benefit to industry is also significant, with participants gaining a first-hand look at research being conducted across the CRCs in the mineral and energy sector.

The first three symposia were held in 2005 in Pinjarra, Western Australia and in 2006 in Gladstone, Queensland and 2007 in Queenscliff, Victoria. Collectively, some 90 postgraduate research students have participated in the these symposia.

All participants will give a 20 minute presentation (15 minute PowerPoint + 5 minute Q&A) and once again cash prizes will be awarded for the top presentations. Additionally there will be professional development workshops, roundtable discussions, industry tours and evening social events for all participants.

This site will be updated regularly as planning for the 2009 Student-Industry-CRC-Symposium continues.

Program and Registration

Symposium Flyer 02Dec08 (.pdf 499kb)
Registration Form MSWord (.doc 162kb)
Registration Form PDF (.pdf 63kb)
Program Draft 24Nov2008 (.pdf 73kb)

Information and Maps

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf 109kb)
Presentation guidelines for student presentations (.pdf 100kb)
“The Perfect Presentation – Or Maybe Not…” (.ppt 3.1Mb)
Western Australia map (.jpg 132kb)
Perth to Pinjarra roadmap (.jpg 139kb)
Fairbridge Village map 1 (.jpg 317kb)
Fairbridge Village map 2 (.pdf 63kb)