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With 165 events held throughout Australia, 41 sponsors, hundreds of volunteers and over 13,000 attendees, the 2010 Australian Engineering Week was certainly a week to remember.
There’s no doubt that Australian Engineering Week achieved its main objective of raising the awareness of engineering’s contribution to society.
Many events celebrated the fun side of the profession and also helped to position engineering as a career of choice for numerous youngsters. In fact, it was very encouraging to see so many students attending events and participating in the challenges, competitions and seminars.
A big thank you
The week simply wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsors, staff and volunteers. We had 41 sponsors join us this year, who all did an outstanding job of promoting the wide variety of events across the country.
And with an incredible 13,000 people attending the 165 events, a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped organise and co-ordinate the week in each State. It was a huge effort by all involved and shows just how passionate we are about the engineering industry!
Highlights of the week
With so many great events throughout the week, it’s hard to single out individual highlights, but here are just a few…
- Dr Andrew Thomas, NASA Astronaut and the first Australian in Space, speaking at the Queensland Division’s launch.
- Victorian Division’s Breakfast launch at Federation Square, featuring an interactive discussion on how engineers can contribute to the future of road safety.
- Discover Engineering event in Newcastle, which saw 200 students and teachers participate in the SunChase solar car and boat challenge.
- South Australian Division Careers Seminar, which involved professional engineers speaking to students about the exciting career opportunities within the engineering industry.
Share your experiences
If you missed any of the action from Australian Engineering Week, check out some of the blogs from our State Divisions, or jump on Engineers Australia’s Flickr channel to see photos from the events. Plus, if you’ve got any photos you’d like to share from the week, feel free to reply to this blog.
And of course, we’d love to hear any feedback you may have so that we can make the 2011 Australian Engineering Week even bigger and better.
Bye for now!
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