ONLINE REGISTRATION
IS NOW OPEN
Early Bird registration closes on 15 May 2011.
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
SUCCESSFUL AUTHORS NOTIFIED CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN
Nearly 300 abstracts and proposals from 38 countries were submitted to the ICWES15 Conference Committee in December 2010. Of these, nearly 200 were from countries other than Australia, making this a significant international event. The Technical Committee has reviewed the submissions and all authors have been advised. If you submitted an abstract and did not receive a notification, please contact icwes15@icms.com.au
Key Dates
Authors of papers, workshops and posters should note the following KEY DATES:
| Full paper submission for peer review |
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1 Mar 2011 |
| Full workshop proposal submission |
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1 Mar 2011 |
| Acceptance notification for reviewed papers |
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1 May 2011 |
| Full reviewed paper submission for proceedings |
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27 May 2011 |
| Early Bird Registration Closes |
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15 May 2011 |
Conference Scholarships
The Conference is pleased to offer the following travel assistance scholarships:
- ICWES15 Travel Assistance Scholarship for international delegates will cover Conference registration and up to a maximum of $1500 toward return airfares to Adelaide and accommodation costs during the Conference. Any travel or accommodation costs above this amount must be paid by the delegate. Scholarships will be paid on a reimbursement basis when delegates arrive and register at the Conference in Adelaide (receipts will be required). Applications for this scholarship are to be made to the ICWES15 Conference Committee. Details are available at www.icwes15.org. Applications close 28 February 2011
- ICWES15 UNESCO Travel Assistance for international delegates will cover Conference registration and up to a maximum of AUD$3000 towards return airfares to Adelaide and accommodation costs during the Conference. Any travel and accommodation costs above this amount must be paid by the delegate. Assistance is available to women engineers from developing countries who have a paper, poster or workshop accepted for presentation at the Conference. Grants will be paid on a reimbursement basis when delegates arrive and register at the Conference in Adelaide (receipts will be required). Applications for this scholarship are to be made to the ICWES15 Conference Committee. Details are available at www.icwes15.org. Applications close 28 February 2011
- The Korean Association of Women Scientists and Engineers (KWSE) Travel Assistance Scholarships for delegates from South Korea and the Asia and Pacific region to a maximum value of KWon 2,000,000 (US$1,900). Applications for this scholarship are to be made to the KWSE directly. Details are available from the www.icwes15.org or kwse@kwse.or.kr. Applications close 28 February 2011.
- Engineers Australia Women in Engineering National Committee Scholarship for Australian delegates, who are members of Engineers Australia, comprising of full conference registration and AUD $500 towards the cost of travel and accommodation while in Adelaide for the duration of the Conference. Scholarships will be paid on a reimbursement basis when delegates arrive for the conference in Adelaide. Applications for this scholarship are to be made to the Engineers Australia Women in Engineering National Committee. Details are available at www.icwes15.org or www.engineersaustralia.org.au/wie. Applications close on 28 February 2011.
Featuring our Generous Sponsors
The ICWES15 Committee would like to acknowledge the support of our generous sponsors. We have provided brief details below. For more details, please visit www.icwes15.org
The Diamond sponsor for the Conference is BHP Billiton. BHP Billiton is The World's Largest Diversified Resources Company with 41,000 employees working in over 100 operations in 25 countries. It is the largest company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. It is most appropriate that this international conference has an Australian sponsor with a strong international presence.
The Platinum sponsor is Leighton Holdings Limited. The company is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and is one of the world’s major project development and contracting organisations as well as the world’s largest contract miner. Leighton Holdings owns a large number of companies including Thiess, Leighton Contractors and John Holland and operates in more than 20 countries.
The Gold sponsor is Caltex, Australia's leading transport fuel supplier and convenience retailer and the only integrated oil refining and marketing company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
The Silver sponsor is SKM, a leading projects firm, with global capability in strategic consulting, design and delivery. It operates in three regions: Asia Pacific, the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), deploying some 6,500 people from more than 40 offices while serving the Buildings and Infrastructure, Mining and Metals, Power and Energy and Water and Environment sectors.
The Dinner Sponsor is SA Water. SA Water is a water utility which is wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. It delivers water and wastewater services to almost 1.5 million people across the State of South Australia. With assets of more than $9 billion and more than 1500 staff, SA Water is a very significant organisation in South Australia.
The Internet Cafe sponsor is Parsons Brinkerhoff, an international engineering company. Since its inception over 120 years ago PB has worked on some of the world’s most significant infrastructure projects. PB employs approximately 14,000 people worldwide and 2,500 in Australia.
The University of Adelaide is sponsoring the FutureMinds Expo for high school students.
The University of South Australia is sponsoring the satchels and lanyards.
Industry Sponsors are:
- PepsiCo – one of world’s largest beverage and snackfood company, it also owns the Smith's Snackfood Company which manufactures snack foods from potatoes, corn and wheat flour
- Worley Parsons – which delivers engineering, procurement and construction management services and other project solutions to global resource projects
- Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) – which is the peak body for project management in Australia and has been instrumental in progressing the profession of project management in Australia over the past 30 years.
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