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    Invitation The Warren Centre Professor Ron Johnston Humanitarian Innovation Awards has been a highlight in the engineering student calendar since 2019, attracting fierce competition amongst university undergraduates throughout Australia. Unlike previous years, where students respond to a broad range of diverse engineering challenges in community development and post disaster reconstruction, the 2022 Hackathon was themed around responding to challenges faced in the wake of the Hunga Tonga volcano eruption in January 2022. Challenges were set along five key categories: disaster relief, communication re-establishment, school disruptions, monitoring volcanic ash and gas in the air, as well as measuring and solving the drinking water and agriculture problems faced by the region. We invite you to hear from members of last year’s award-winning teams who will present their solutions and share their Hackathon experiences. You will also hear from some of our Challenge Mentors from last year's Hackathon, who helped to create such an engaging event, and guide the teams along the path to creating winning engineering solutions. This one-hour webinar will include the opportunity for you to ask questions and learn how you can be a part of this year’s Hackathon event. Event details Speakers: Members of Teams Ashaway (Winner, 2022), Alma Aqua (Best Presentation 2022), Aegis (Winner, 2021), and Hackathon Mentors from 2022. Format: Online Zoom Webinar (details to come after registration) Date: Wednesday 29 March 8.00am - 9.15am AEDT Registration Deadline: Tuesday 28 March 5pm AEDT Registration Link - https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1982135/1920084/
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    TWC Humanitarian Engineering Hub presents a platform for projects which demonstrate innovative engineering solutions and proper safeguard management to deliver real and lasting benefits for communities in Developing Countries. WISH is a unique project which achieves these goals whilst combining research with communities and practical application. Join us for a conversation about WISH Fiji WISH Fiji - Watershed Interventions for System Health Fiji, is a project aimed at achieving positive human and environmental impacts through engineering and education interventions. The project has been undertaken by The University of Sydney's Faculty of Engineering with Fiji partners, and has been funded by DFAT – Australian Aid. Practical Completion has recently been achieved. This webinar will share evidence of a community led implementation work over the last four years across five watersheds on three islands of Fiji. Participants will hear practical insights from the project team covering: How watersheds, as a geographic boundary, are effective for community health program design that captures connected human and ecosystem activities from ridge to reef Successful tools for engaging 29 individual communities via free and informed participatory approaches Novel processes and material for community education around risk factors for human health (typhoid, leptospirosis and dengue fever) and the environmental risk (deforestation, riparian zone damage, livestock management and coral reef health) Evidence from successful water safety and sanitation engineering activities undertaken using an expanded custom format that captures a wide range of anthropogenic activities that carry risk in the watershed Considerations for implementation activities that are more resilient to the impacts of future climate change impacts (increased flooding and cyclone intensity) on the watersheds and communities Implementation of community and watershed level risk reducing interventions that are sustainable and based on natural solutions. When: Wednesday, 7 December, 8am – 9.30am Where: Online Register: Required: Register online A confirmation email will be sent to registered participants to provide Zoom link. Speakers Dr Jacqueline Thomas - The University of Sydney Dr Jacqueline Thomas completed her PhD in environmental engineering with the Water Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in 2012.  Her current appointment is as a lecturer with the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on climate-resilient water and sanitation systems that protect the health of populations and environments. Her current projects are located in developing countries across sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific. Prior to joining the University, Dr Thomas established a WaSH research group during her four-year residency in Tanzania with a not for profit research institute called Ifakara Health Institute. For the WISH Fiji Project Jacqueline has led the WaSH monitoring research. Mr Timoci Naivalulevu - Fiji National University Timoci (Jim) is a conservation scientist and the WISH Fiji Project Manager and Upper Navua/Namosi catchment coordinator. He leads the WISH Fiji field work, international and local stakeholder engagement in Fiji. He also leads the community consultation process enabling design and implementation of appropriate WISH Fiji interventions. Prior to joining the WISH Fiji team Timoci worked in the WaSH NGO sector. 
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    Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB-A) are delivering an online "principles in practice" workshop on October 25. In this workshop, you will be tasked with a specific real-world scenario within a community context. Through this practical and immersive lens, we will embark together on the beginning of the design process, exploring and practising skills and mindsets critical to this early phase. You will experience and practice the kinds of skills and mindsets required to work effectively and respectfully with stakeholders across diverse contexts and cultures. These include: Asking good questions: how do we work with community to define the problems and opportunities? Listening: what does listening involve when working in cross-cultural and community contexts? Unpacking assumptions and biases that impact our work with clients and communities. How these skills and mindsets relate to design considerations and the successful delivery of project outcomes. This session will balance an exploration of key concepts with opportunities to practice skills, mindsets, and tools in a supportive and low-risk environment. Details and bookings at -- https://ewb.org.au/project/short-courses/
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    University of Sydney Warren Centre Event Following the highly informative presentations at the Hub webinar on 8 June on Safeguards in International Development from our four outstanding practitioners, our speakers have agreed to come together for a second session. This time the panel will have a frank and open discussion, with the audience, about safeguards on engineering and infrastructure projects in the Pacific, inspired by YOUR questions. This will indeed be a wonderful opportunity to learn of the features and impacts of successful environmental and social safeguards, based on real experiences in developing countries. You are encouraged to pose your own questions and scenarios for comments from the experts. Our Panel Members, will include Development Partners, including World Bank & DFAT, regulatory agencies and practitioners from the Pacific. Jo Buldeski from Cardno ID (A DT Global Company) will be our moderator for the Panel. This will be a great event to learn from each other's experiences & expertise. Registration at https://events.humanitix.com/safeguards-conversations?mc_cid=5a88c27e69&mc_eid=c2b08e1234
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    The Global Water Institute and the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW are pleased to present this panel discussion on Ethics and engineering for the public good. Please note, attendance to this event is available face-to-face only. Details and registration at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ethics-and-engineering-for-the-public-good-tickets-344484932707
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    This workshop will explore the position of Humanitarian Engineering and engineers within Australia, particularly in relation to their practice and education within existing engineering frameworks. Through a Delphi method we invite workshop participants to openly discuss and debate the position of Humanitarian Engineering in Australia and draw a recommendation for next steps in professionalising Humanitarian Engineering. All participants will be asked to submit their initial ideas and thoughts on the position of humanitarian engineering via a pre-workshop survey. During the 2 hour workshop groups will discuss the main insights that arise from this pre-workshop survey After the workshop a summary of the discussion and recommendations will be prepared and circulated, participants can provide further comments and vote on approving the recommendation. More details are available at https://humanitarianengineering.myportfolio.com/ Registration via https://anu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcofuqppz4vHdFauf9Uvk5buP15Bx5Nf44r This workshop is part of the EA HumEng CoP Professionalising Humanitarian Engineering program of work.
  7. RedCross Humanitech Summit 2022 Ensuring frontier technologies benefit people and society 2nd annual conference – Thinkers, Makers, Doers Thursday 19 May 2022 State Library Victoria 328 Swanston St, Melbourne 9:00am – 5:00pm AEST Free to attend Registration and program available at - https://humanitechsummit.org/2022/
  8. RMIT University is hiring a lecturer in Humanitarian Engineering. Reach out to Nick Brown (nick.brown@rmit.edu.au) if you have questions. Applications close 13 April 2022. https://rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RMIT_Careers/job/Melbourne/Lecturer-Humanitarian-Engineering_JR9400-1
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    The Warren Centre Humanitarian Engineering Hub is pleased to announce a timely and important webinar for 04 May 2022, on the immediate response to the recent Tonga eruption and tsunami. Background On January 15th 2022, the island country of Tonga was seriously impacted by a major undersea volcanic eruption and consequent tsunami and ash plume. Three lives were lost and widespread damage to property and infrastructure was sustained. It was reported that almost 90% of the population was affected. Critically, the undersea communications cable to Tonga was cut and satellite connection was blanketed by the ash plume, restricting internet and communications during a critical time. The Tongan Prime Minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, described the event as “an unprecedented disaster”. The Government of Tonga and its Pacific partners acted immediately to support the wellbeing and security of the Tongan people, whilst key engineering needs were identified to be the investigation of damage to property and infrastructure assets to serve as the basis for rehabilitation, and the reinstatement of communications. The investigation and report on the damage caused by the eruption and tsunami have been undertaken as a Global Rapid Post Disaster Estimation (GRADE) by the World Bank Group’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) – a grouping of international specialists set up specifically for rapid deployment following disasters. The objectives were to provide an estimate of the direct damage and to inform the roadmap for recovery and reconstruction. The investigation covered buildings, infrastructure, social and natural assets. 4 May Event The Humanitarian Engineering Hub is delighted that we have been able to engage the lead GFDRR authors of the Tongan GRADE report – Rashmin Gunasekera and James Daniell – to present the GRADE assessment methodology and findings. A link to the GRADE report will be provided to webinar registrants. The technically complex investigation and reinstatement of the undersea cable has been expedited and will be reported on by experts from the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), John Hibbard and John Turnbull. Tickets available at - https://events.humanitix.com/the-tonga-eruption-and-tsunami-emergency-in-the-pacific?mc_cid=cc103ed1b8&mc_eid=2fc6f2de97
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    Free for everyone | Talk | Details and registration -- https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/humanitarian-engineering-empowering-lives Our world is ever changing. As we continue to grapple with both natural and man-made events that impact the homes and lives of people, the role of the Humanitarian Engineer grows ever greater.  From working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to disaster response, to technology innovation and capacity building, Humanitarian Engineering specifically engages with disadvantaged and vulnerable communities to actively address issues and develop long-term solutions to help people improve their quality of life. UNSW Engineering is deeply committed to humanitarian efforts, and we invite you to come and hear from our panel of experts about the projects being worked on, their challenges, the changes that have been made for the better to affected communities and the future Humanitarian Engineer. We look forward to welcoming you to this event to hear their stories. Panel speakers (scroll down for full bios): Andrew Dansie (MC) - Academic Lead, UNSW Humanitarian Engineering Robert Care - Chair, RedR Australia Justine Nolan - Director, Australian Human Rights Institute Amit Singh – Project Development Specialist, Pacific Community, SPC Sanmugi Sivakumar - Undergraduate Design Engineer, CPB Contractors
  11. Apply for the #E4CFellowship, @EngineeringforChange’s flagship workforce development program at the intersection of tech and social impact, serving to activate and empower early-career technical professionals worldwide to solve local and global challenges and advance the #SDGs. This virtual and part-time opportunity provides a unique platform to develop your technical and soft skills to equip you to reach your fullest potential. #E4CFellows receive mentorship, training and networking opportunities within a global community of engineering experts and innovators, and are also matched with targeted impact projects aimed at supporting organizations worldwide to advance their social impact and sustainability goals. To apply visit: https://bit.ly/E4C22awp
  12. Apply for the #E4CFellowship, @EngineeringforChange’s flagship workforce development program at the intersection of tech and social impact, serving to activate and empower early-career technical professionals worldwide to solve local and global challenges and advance the #SDGs. This virtual and part-time opportunity provides a unique platform to develop your technical and soft skills to equip you to reach your fullest potential. #E4CFellows receive mentorship, training and networking opportunities within a global community of engineering experts and innovators, and are also matched with targeted impact projects aimed at supporting organizations worldwide to advance their social impact and sustainability goals. To apply visit: https://bit.ly/E4C22awp
  13. Congratulations to Aaron Opdyke for his Citation for Outstanding Early Career Contributions in the 2021 Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) awards for his work at the University of Sydney around service-learning and Humanitarian Engineering - https://aaee.net.au/5976-2/
  14. Hearing from students about their involvement in the Warren Centre Humanitarian Innovation Challenge over the last 3 years - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-warren-centres-humanitarian-engineering-hub-forum-tickets-230631544157
  15. March 4 is World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. This will include activities from a range of organisations: - Global Events organised through UNESCO and WFEO - https://worldengineeringday.net/global_events/ - EA Webinar "Build Back Wiser" - https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2021/12/world-engineering-day-wed-40496
  16. Hi All -- to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering in 2022 a special edition has been organised. This seeks to "take stock of Humanitarian Engineering (and the many other names it is known by) in 2022 and consider the future of this rapidly growing field of research, education, and practice. Contributions to this special issue will respond to one or more of the following questions:" What is Humanitarian Engineering and what makes it distinct from other engineering disciplines (e.g. Civil or Environmental Engineering)? What is ‘best practice’ in Humanitarian Engineering research and/or practice in 2022, how has it changed over time, and how might it look in the future? What is happening at the nexus of humanitarian engineering research and practice in 2022 and beyond? What are the core skills Humanitarian Engineers need to work effectively and ethically? How do we teach these skills to Humanitarian Engineers of the future? How is Humanitarian Engineering taught at universities around the world in 2022 and what are opportunities for improving Humanitarian Engineering education? How do we professionalise Humanitarian Engineering? Submissions are welcome from all sectors, individuals and organisations with 400-700 word abstracts due on November 5, with full details and timeline available at https://jhe.ewb.org.au/index.php/jhe/announcement/view/4 Thanks -- Jeremy
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    Two years on from the Engineering Declaration of a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, what does action look like? https://events.humanitix.com/two-years-on-from-the-engineering-declaration-of-a-climate-and-biodiversity-emergency-what-does-action-look-like
  18. To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering in 2022 a special edition has been organised. This seeks to "take stock of Humanitarian Engineering (and the many other names it is known by) in 2022 and consider the future of this rapidly growing field of research, education, and practice. Contributions to this special issue will respond to one or more of the following questions:" What is Humanitarian Engineering and what makes it distinct from other engineering disciplines (e.g. Civil or Environmental Engineering)? What is ‘best practice’ in Humanitarian Engineering research and/or practice in 2022, how has it changed over time, and how might it look in the future? What is happening at the nexus of humanitarian engineering research and practice in 2022 and beyond? What are the core skills Humanitarian Engineers need to work effectively and ethically? How do we teach these skills to Humanitarian Engineers of the future? How is Humanitarian Engineering taught at universities around the world in 2022 and what are opportunities for improving Humanitarian Engineering education? How do we professionalise Humanitarian Engineering? Submissions are welcome from all sectors, individuals and organisations with 400-700 word abstracts due on November 5, with full details and timeline available at https://jhe.ewb.org.au/index.php/jhe/announcement/view/4
  19. The IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC), which supports events and activities at local levels around the world, are holding a Global Summit on Nov 9-10 (US time). Free for IEEE SIGHT members. Details are at -- https://hac.ieee.org/training/ieee-hac-global-summit/ Thanks -- Jeremy
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    EWB NSW in partnership with Women in Engineering, EA Newcastle division, invites you to Engineering Redefined, a discussion on how explicitly embedding a social focus into engineering can attract and maintain diverse professionals. In 2018, EWB Australia released a report, Engineering Redefined, which examined diversity in Engineering and called for the sector to be reimagined. Amongst a range of findings, the report suggests that involving women in humanitarian and social projects could be key to getting more females involved in engineering.  Join our inclusive event, on Wednesday 6th October at 5pm, and listen to our panelists bring their lived experiences, academic insights and imaginings of how we can address the diversity issue in engineering through redefining the profession as diverse, inclusive, values aligned and socially connected. Details and registration here
  21. EWB NSW in partnership with Women in Engineering, EA Newcastle division, invites you to Engineering Redefined, a discussion on how explicitly embedding a social focus into engineering can attract and maintain diverse professionals. In 2018, EWB Australia released a report, Engineering Redefined, which examined diversity in Engineering and called for the sector to be reimagined. Amongst a range of findings, the report suggests that involving women in humanitarian and social projects could be key to getting more females involved in engineering.  Join our inclusive event, on Wednesday 6th October at 5pm, and listen to our panelists bring their lived experiences, academic insights and imaginings of how we can address the diversity issue in engineering through redefining the profession as diverse, inclusive, values aligned and socially connected. Details and registration here
  22. Hi All -- Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) have a five new volunteer roles, a mix of in-country and remote, across WASH, mechanical and mechatronics. Details of the positions are available at https://engineerswithoutbordersaustralia.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/i/2767AD0B58130D562540EF23F30FEDED/B78CD6C13DB61F8E81176E9AA71FFAE9?fbclid=IwAR0Jw__UeHuIrpkuT0-skaCz3dw4ttx5lIzWMwgFWGkFSSpChnhiFUQHFa0 Thanks -- Jeremy
  23. The Vinnies NSW recovery program has been running since mid-2020 and has transitioned from immediate relief and individual crisis support, through to longer-term community recovery and development. Community members commonly approach Vinnies for help with issues that are hard to handle or have slipped through the cracks. There are two communities in need of specialised engineering help right now. Vinnies is seeking experienced (or up and coming) engineers, who might be able to provide technical help either pro bono or at a discounted rate. Details at https://engineersaustralia.org.au/news/2021/07/volunteer-engineers-sought-nsw-bushfire-recovery-projects
  24. The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience is hosting the following webinar on July 26 which may be of interest. Indigenous perspectives of disaster recovery Recovery Matters webinar series | 26 July | 2pm AEST NAIDOC Week encourages us to embrace First Nations' cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia's national heritage. Our upcoming Recovery Matters webinar will explore the impacts of disasters for Indigenous Australians and how the recovery system can better support recovery for First Nations communities. Register for the Recovery Matters webinar Please note: The Recovery Matters webinar series is hosted on Zoom and will be password protected. Guest speakers Samuel Savage Sam is a Traditional Owner of the Bindal Nation in Townsville. His ancestry is both Aboriginal (Birrigubba Nation) and Torres Strait Islander (Mauar Island). Sam is Community Partnerships and Development Officer at the Red Cross and will discuss the recovery effort following the 2019 Townsville monsoon and flooding event, and the work undertaken in recovery and preparedness with Indigenous Communties in Northern Queensland. Bhiamie Williamson Bhiamie is an Indigenous man from the Euahlayi people in north-west NSW. Bhiamie is a Research Associate and PhD Candidate at the ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research. He will discuss how pre-existing intergenerational trauma in Indigenous communities impacts how accessible the recovery system is.
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    August's monthly HENA HumEng Conversations will focus on the new course at UNSW "International Humanitarian Response" (https://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/2021/ENGG4103). This incorporates a week long field exercise program with RedR at the training facility in Victoria. The team from UNSW will outline the aims, structure and logistics of the course, which provides a domestic intensive element (rather than international). Attendance open to all, via Zoom -- https://anu.zoom.us/j/82480279182?pwd=TjNFVzhEZVJEZnFJeGwzdXkyMXQyZz09
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