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Transport & Logistics
The Track Insider: Unexpected consequences
Sometimes the best intentioned actions by one railway discipline can have unexpected consequences for another. Bob Hammer recalls just one example from his career. Back in the 1970s, as a young civil engineer, I was appointed as the first District Engineer for Parkeston, part of the Permanent Way branch of Commonwealth Railways / Australian National…
12 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
eMM: Challenging us to rethink the way we do things
Advancements in electronic medication management (eMM) systems offer powerful tools for ensuring the safety and quality of decision making. If the information and data to support clinical decisions has never been more available, why are there still challenges to implementing these tools? The complexity of the subject Australian hospitals where eMM systems have been implemented…
11 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
“A lesson shared is a lesson learned” | Laurie Wilson, RISSB
Laurie Wilson has over 30 years’ rail industry experience, covering a broad range of the industry from construction and maintenance, to educational design development and facilitation. He also has expertise in safe-working standards development, project and innovations management as well as Rail Safety investigations and coordination. Laurie is currently Manager, Rail Industry Safety Standards Board…
11 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsEducation
Plymouth University President urges universities to embrace innovation & distinctiveness
To mark the upcoming UK Higher Education Regulation Forum taking place in the UK on the 19-20 May, we spoke to the President of Plymouth University, Professor Wendy Purcell about the challenges facing the higher education industry in the UK. Professor Purcell recommends universities to work on their distinctiveness in order to stay competitive in…
10 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Dementia ‘is not a future issue, it is a present reality’
We had the pleasure of having The Hon Shayne Neumann MP, weather the cyclonic conditions in Queensland, to address last week's National Dementia Congress. As the Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Shadow Minister for Ageing, he gave an enlightening speech about the current state of dementia in Australia and the government and opposition's initiatives…
4 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsInfrastructure | Occupational Health & Safety
Is social media the secret to improving OHS in correctional facilities?
There are many issues that need to be dealt with in regard to the health and safety of prisoners. Not only do correctional facilities need to ensure that inmates address their offending behaviour and prepare for the workforce upon release, prisons need to ensure that they provide the safest environment possible for those under their…
3 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsEnergy & Utilities | Mining & Resources
SETuP: Transforming electricity generation for remote communities in the NT
The Power and Water Corporation is responsible for electricity transmission and distribution and provides water and sewerage services across the Northern Territory, an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. They are currently developing the Northern Territory Solar Energy Transformation Program (SETuP) and in the lead up to the Remote Area Power Supply Conference we…
2 Mar 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Light rail the perfect match for modern lifestyles | Sandrine Gaubert, Keolis Downer
Sandrine Gaubert is Network Development Strategy Manager for Keolis Downer and works along the network teams for both Yarra Trams and Keolis Downer Gold Coast. She will be speaking at the 2015 Light Rail conference, 5 -6 March in Sydney. We sat down with Sandrine to talk about her background and the recent renaissance in…
27 Feb 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Targeting the greatest rail risks | Interviews with Kevin Thompson & David Murton
The 2015 Rail Safety conference, 24-26 March in Melbourne, is one of the most important events for the rail industry. We sat down in the lead up with two of the international speakers to talk about what they perceive as the greatest risks for the sector. Kevin Thompson is Railway Risk Advisor with the Rail…
25 Feb 2015, by Informa InsightsEnergy & Utilities | Mining & Resources
Is natural gas a ‘game changer’ for Africa’s economy?
Godwin Sweto is the current managing director of South African firm Encorex, who specialise in energy consulting, strategy advisory, investment and petroleum product trading. We caught up with Godwin who will be speaking at the Onshore Gas Africa conference in a couple of months as he shares with us his insights regarding natural gas and its potential to be a game changer…
24 Feb 2015, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
