9 February 2005

ATTENTION: YOUNG WATER AND SEWER ENGINEERS

Nominations for the Young Engineer Conference Attendance Award are due tomorrow Thursday 10 February 2005.  So hurry and get your nomination in now!

The winner of this award will attend Ozwater 05 held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8 May to 12 May 2005.

To be eligible the applicant must be -

· a junior engineer with less than 5 years experience

·  working in a water and sewerage section of council

·  working for a member council of the Water Directorate

Ozwater 05 is the AWA's biennial event designed to bring the water community together to talk about policy, technology, business and the environment. The Water Directorate believes this conference provides young engineers with a good opportunity to network and increase their awareness of the water industry across Australia .

The total value of this award is worth up to $3,000. The Water Directorate undertakes to reimburse travel fares and accommodation costs up to $1,500 and the AWA provides one full registration gratis to the successful applicant.

A Nomination Form is available below to download. All nomination forms are judged by the Executive Officer and the Chair of the Water Subcommittee. Judging criteria is based on the engineering and environmental benefits to council and the professional benefits that are received by the young engineer from attending Ozwater 05.

Please call Gary Mitchell on 02 8267 3010 if you have any queries.

Download nomination form

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