Welcome to the September 2006 edition of the CSRP Newsletter. If you wish to have anything included in the newsletter, please e-mail Kelly Dwyer at kelly.dwyer@csrp.com.au
Anglo Platinum and Murdoch University have now formally joined CSRP. We welcome our newest Supporting Participants.
Arrangements for the DEST review by the Independent Panel are well underway, with the convenors meticulously planning the format, content and presentations for each session. The schedule for the week is becoming quite robust and promises to keep the Panel involved and interested.
We thank everyone for their efforts and input in helping to make this a successful week.
Below is the summary as it currently stands with full details available on Centric.
23rd October: Governance, Education, Program 4 (geopolymers, zero waste/red sand) (Stevan Green, Mark Neville)
24th October: Programs 1 and 3
(David Cooling, Chris Lund, Dick van Beers, David Brereton, Phil Bangerter)
25th October: Programs 2 and 3 (Glen Corder, J-P Franzidis)
26th October: Program 2 (minor elements), Program 4 (biomass and zero waste) (Sharif Jahanshahi)
27th October: Industry Engagement
(Ray Shaw)
Dr Janine Lay, Industry Steering Committee member and Education Program champion is leaving Rio Tinto at the beginning of October. She will be taking up a new role at Central Queensland University as Research Development Manager in the PELM Centre in Gladstone. We thank Janine for her enthusiasm and commitment to CSRP and wish her every success in her new role.
This year’s Participants Forum will be held on 2nd November in Melbourne. It will be preceded by a Minerals Sector Sustainability Roundtable.
For more information or to register for these events, please complete the registration form and email to Lisa Laurie on lisa.laurie@csrp.com.au or fax to 08 6436 8557. Registrations close 18 October.
A half-day roundtable will be hosted by CSRP for the Minerals Sector to discuss and share topics and issues on sustainability. Keynote speakers will present on the most challenging aspects facing industry as we come to terms with sustainability – what it is and how we might achieve it. Highlights of CSRP’s successes will be presented along with learnings from industry and elsewhere. The Roundtable will be followed by a networking lunch and then by CSRP’s Participants’ Forum (which is open to CSRP members only).
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The purpose of the Participant’s Forum is to provide a forum for consultation among the CSRP Participants and is chaired by the ISC Chairman, Philip Bangerter. An update of CSRP’s activities will be given followed by an opportunity for participants to present their views and open discussion.
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A one day industry practitioner’s workshop is scheduled to be held in Melbourne on 3rd November (venue to be confirmed) to assist with the preparation of the Energy Issues Paper. The workshop is an excellent opportunity for industry personnel and researchers to share information about good practice and contribute to the identification of key research issues for the CSRP.
For more information or to register your interest, please email Chris Lund on christopher.lund@ghd.com.au
The Education & Training Committee has approved an updated CSRP Scholarship Scheme which becomes effective in 2007. The scheme increases the stipend paid by CSRP as well as allowing for scholarship students to enrol at other universities. Further details can be found in the Scholarships section.
Teachers from four Mid West WA high schools attended an after school professional development course in Geraldton on 7th September 2006. Dr Nick Welham of Murdoch University and Dr Dan Churach of CSRP ran the short course that gave an overview of copper production using heap leaching techniques.
Dr Nick Welham of Murdoch University presented a talk entitled “Aluminium through the Looking Glass - History, Production, Properties and Uses” at the Nagle Catholic College Campus in Geraldton on 7th September 2006. This marked the first time the CSRP-Murdoch alliance has reached out to teachers and students in the Mid West region of WA.
If you are aware of any upcoming conferences that would be of interest to other CSRP members, please e-mail the details to Kelly Dwyer. Links to these conferences (where available) will be published in the newsletter each month.
It would be wonderful to keep our publications lists up to date. If you have anything that has been published as part of CSRP (including conference presentations), please send Kelly Dwyer a copy of or the reference for the publication. Listed below are publications received this month and a complete list can be found in the 2006 Publications section.