Written by Flinders University Friday, 17 September 2004

position (Lecturer Level B - North American equivalent is Assistant Professor) in the School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management (SGPEM) at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. SGPEM offers a very active and friendly working environment in a beautiful setting.

Overview

The person appointed to this post will be responsible for teaching and conducting research in the areas of sustainable development, environment-society relations, and environmental management methods. It is expected that the appointee will have a regional focus on Asia. The appointee will also be involved in administrative and service roles that contribute to overall effectiveness of the School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management.

Available from 1 January 2005 on a continuing, full-time basis.

Further information: Available at: http://www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/geog/ or contact Professor Iain Hay, telephone (08) 8201-2386 or e-mail iain.hay@flinders.edu.au

Applications must address the specified selection criteria. Detailed position information (including selection criteria) and essential information for intending applicants are available via the Jobs@Flinders website: http://www.flinders.edu.au/employment If you are unable to access this information from the web, please telephone or email the contact person specified for the position.

Applications must be lodged with Job Applications, Human Resources, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, or fax (08) 8201 3131 by 5-00pm, Monday 11 October 2004.

Help Wanted: ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

UK - Scotland

By: Oregon Timber Frames, Friday 24th September 2004.

Oregon Timber Frame is a privately owned Company with a main client base of major U.K. Housebuilders with developments situated throughout the U.K.

Oregon Timber Frame is a forward thinking, dynamic company which integrates leading edge product development and innovative engineered solutions. Due to the growth in demand for modern manufacturing technology, the Company now seeks to recruit additional Architectural/Engineering Technicians. This position will be based in the Design Office but the opportunity to work from home is available which this will be dependent on experience. Duties will consist mainly of Timber Frame Design therefore experience in this field of construction is preferable, however training will be given. The successful applicants should be pro-active, self motivated and be able to liaise with clients/consultants as well as site personnel but should also be able to work as part of the design team. Due to company expansion and particular growth anticipated in England there will be opportunities for advancement within the design team. Autocad experience essential. Salary negotiable. Please apply in writing, enclosing a full C.V. to :- Personnel Manager Oregon Timber Frame Limited Station Yard JEDBURGH TD8 6EE Or alternatively, email :tmurray@oregon.co.uk Closing date for receipt of C.V. :-

Help Wanted: Architectural Technician

By: UK-CS-Central Belt, Melville-Craig

National Housebuilder with a increasing workload in Scotland have a permanent opportunity for an Architectural Technician to join their design team.It would be prefferable that the individual has experience of working either with a housebuilder of working on a residential project base with a Private Practice.AutoCAD essential. "Hudson offers the services of an employment agency for permanent work and an employment business for temporary work. Please note responding to this advert will generate an automatic response"

Contact Information Kerri Steele cv.kerri.steele@hudson.com Melville Craig Ocean Square, 110 Commercial Street Edinburgh Scotland EH6 6NF Ph: 0131 555 9831 Fax: 0131 555 9898

Minerals Seminar 2004

Up-to-date results from Geoscience Australia minerals program will be presented at a one-day seminar in Perth on 29 November.

Scientists from Geoscience Australia will give presentations featuring:

· regional geology and prospectivity of the Yilgarn and Gawler Cratons and the Tanami region;

· Australian mineral systems, resources and potential, especially for gold & nickel;

· gravity mapping and 3D geology for exploration under cover; and

· the new Paterson Province and Proterozoic synthesis projects.

Minerals Division Chief, Dr Chris Pigram, will provide delegates with an opportunity to have input to the future direction of Minerals Division program.

Download the Registration Form and Seminar Program.

Event: AMCA 2004 CONFERENCE

Queenstown, New Zealand - September 27 to October 1

AMCA 2004 CONFERENCE Queenstown, New Zealand September 27 to October 1 Back to AMCA Australia Home Page On this page Invitation from the President The Environment The Venue A Meriad of Attractions Further information Invitation from the President It is my great pleasure to introduce AMCA 2004 Conference at Queenstown, New Zealand. You and your family will, without a doubt, enjoy an experience to remember. The AMCA experience will, of course, focus of education and networking, the essential elements that members exploit to boost company profitability, improve management skills and enhance leadership strategies. In addition to a series of excellent workshops and presentations, AMCA will entertain you and your family. Queenstown, New Zealand, is a venue that will take your breath away with its stunning beauty, and old world township environment. This conference promises to be an experience of a lifetime. I invite you all to rise to new heights with your industry colleagues. Yours truly, Doug Langford President The Environment Queenstown has over 1 million visitors a year, and you do not have to be a genius to figure out why. We have all heard the endless hype about it being the adventure capital of the world, and there are certainly enough crazy activities here to challenge the strongest, but Queenstown offers much more. Do not be put off by comments that its touristy, un-Kiwi, crowded and overrated. Sure the streets are dominated by booking officers, but Queenstown has excellent shopping, restaurants, cafes and bar as well. Famed for its international winter ski profile, Queenstown is also a brilliant destination for all seasons. Outside of winter you get the best of its scenic beauty, easy walks, and endless opportunities to relax. Thrill seeking maybe touted as a major attraction but you can just as easily go fishing, play golf or relax. One thing is certain: you wont be short of things to do. The Venue An 18 carat gold barrel ceiling in the foyer sets a striking precedent for the remainder of the hotel. Fortunately it lives up to this introduction with the quality of rooms that attend to every comfort. Surrounded by a large private inner garden for guests to enjoy. This property is the most international in style of Queenstown big hotels. A Meriad of Attractions Further Information For more information contact Ms Vera Ellett at Destination Event Management for travel and conference details.

454 Waverley Road, Malvern East, Vic. 3149 Phone: (61 3) 9569 3633 Fax: (61 3) 9569 3733 email: vera@destination.com.au

Event: Sustainable Resources 2004

Boulder, Colorado - September 27 - October 5

By: Engineers Without Borders

For details: http://www.sustainableresources.org/sr2003/index.html

Event: Building Performance - National Hall, Olympia, London

6th & 7th October 2004

By: www.building-performance.co.uk/

For details: http://www.building-performance.co.uk/

Event: 6th Buildexpo East Africa International Trade Exhibition

DJ Expo Centre, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. - 7-10 October, 2004, By: Max Jain

6th Buildexpo East Africa International Trade Exhibition

Contact Name: Max Jain Email: max@expolink.ae Phone: 971-4-3977786 Category: Building Products General Location: --Tanzania

Description: Held in Tanzania annually, 6th Buildexpo East Africa International Trade Exhibition is the largest in the region and the only platform where exhibitors and visitors meet on a very high international scale. Import, Export, Investment and other activities related to the Building & Construction Industry is the main objective of the exhibition. The previous issues of the exhibition have played a major role in bringing new products, equipment, machinery and technology to Africa. Exhibitors from 28 countries particpated last year while visitors attended from 17 African countries.

For More Information, contact : Vijay Hinduja / Max Jain Expolink Exhibitions www.expolink.ae Tel: 971-4-3977786 Fax: 971-4-3966684 Email: buildexpo@expolink.ae

Seminar: Construction business matching conference - 12, 13, 14 October 2004

Shangri-la Hotel Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

By: China¡¯s construction industry

Chinese construction industry, the third largest in the world, is booming. Due to the liberalization of home ownership, there has been rapid growth in housing construction and renovations, making this market increasingly attractive. In the last few years, growth rates for housing were reported to be around 20%. Urbanization is speeding up and is expected to increase 0.8-1% per year.

Qualified foreign companies from the following sectors are invited to attend the construction business matching conference: 1. Building Materials 2. Architectural & Building Services 3. Interior Decoration and Design 4. Heavy Machinery 5. Green/Energy Efficient Materials

Construction business matching conference location and date: Shangri-la Hotel (http://www.shangri-la.com/eng/ ), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China 12, 13, 14 October 2004

Career Description

Quantity Surveyors have usually completed an appropriate tertiary degree course and undertaken work experience which qualifies them for membership of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

TAFE Certificates and Diplomas qualify technicians who assist quantity surveyors in the office or on site, where they may specialise in particular aspects of the profession.

Quantity Surveyors work on projects ranging from office blocks, schools, hospitals, factories to bridges, railways, oil and mining development, shipbuilding and large process engineering works such as oil refineries. Anywhere, indeed, that major construction work is carried out.

The Quantity Surveyor, also known as a Construction Economist, or Cost Manager, is one of a team of professional advisers to the construction industry.

As advisers they estimate and monitor construction costs, from the feasibility stage of a project through to the completion of the construction period. After construction they may be involved with tax depreciation schedules, replacement cost estimation for insurance purposes and, if necessary, mediation and arbitration.

Quantity surveyors are employed predominantly on major building and construction projects as consultants to the owner, in both the public and private sectors. They may also work as academics in the building and construction disciplines and in financial institutions, with developers and as project managers.

Quantity Surveyors work closely with architects, financiers, engineers, contractors, suppliers, project owners, accountants, insurance underwriters, solicitors and Courts and with all levels of government authorities.

Quantity surveyors get their name from the Bill of Quantities, a document which itemises the quantities of materials and labour in a construction project. This is measured from design drawings, to be used by the contractors for tendering and for progress payments, for variations and changes and ultimately for statistics, taxation and valuation.

At feasibility stage quantity surveyors use their knowledge of construction methods and costs to advise the owner on the most economical way of achieving his requirements. Quantity surveyors may use techniques such as Cost Planning, Estimating, Cost Analysis, Cost-in-use Studies and Value Management to establish a project budget.

During design the quantity surveyor ensures that the design remains on budget through Cost Management. Essential additions are offset by identified other savings.

On completion of design and drawings, the quantity surveyor may prepare a Bill of Quantities, which is issued with the specification, for use by contractors in submitting tenders. The contractor’s quantity surveyors/estimators generally prepare tenders, and may price alternatives for consideration.

The quantity surveyor is usually involved in assessing tenders and may also have been asked to advise on the type of contract or special clauses in it.

During construction the quantity surveyors are called on to fairly value progress payments at regular intervals. They will also value changes to design or quantities which may arise by reference to appropriate Bill of Quantities rates. The contractor’s quantity surveyor/contract administrator will have prepared claims for progress payments and additional work.

When construction is complete the quantity surveyor can produce depreciation schedules of the various project components and advise on realistic insurance replacement costs. In the case of construction disputes the quantity surveyor is often called on as an expert witness, and some quantity surveyors act as arbitrators. Both the contractor’s and owner’s quantity surveyors will be involved in this.

In addition to new projects, quantity surveyors also use their skills in refurbishment of old buildings, alterations to existing buildings and insurance replacement estimates. In public authorities they maintain cost statistics on a state or nation-wide basis, and there are opportunities for academic careers in the building disciplines.

Quantity surveyors must have orderly and analytical minds and be prepared to work to very rigid time schedules. As decisions involving large sums of money are often made using information produced by them they must be accurate in all aspects of their work.

Quantity surveyors work in the private sector with consulting firms, in the public sector mainly with the State Government Departments/Authorities and the Australian Construction Service, and increasingly with building contractors, financiers, property developers, project managers and universities.

DYNAMIC PLANET 2005

"Monitoring and Understanding a Dynamic Planet with Geodetic and Oceanographic Tools"

A Joint Assembly of the IAG, IAPSO and IABO

Scientists from all countries are invited to participate in this unique conference - a joint assembly of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), International Association for Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO), and the International Association for Biological Oceanography (IBO).

Under the program theme "Monitoring and Understanding a Dynamic Planet with Geodetic and Oceanographic Tools", the emphasis will be on the interaction of the earth and oceanographic sciences, as well as providing an opportunity to hear the latest research in the disciples of geodesy and oceanography.

The location for 2005 will be Cairns, Australia - A vibrant city, fringed by the world famous Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Rainforest. No other city in the world lies next to two World Heritage Listed sites - offering the perfect setting for Dynamic Planet 2005.

Register your interest now for this unique conference at http://www.dynamicplanet2005.com

Melissa Crowle

Event Coordinator

22 - 26 AUGUST 2005

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA

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Sydney NSW 2000

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Ministry In Search Of Qualified Surveyors

By Maya Salleh

Bandar Seri Begawan –

The Community Development Department of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports announced yesterday in its statement that the department will be carrying out a survey, "Participation of Women in the Public and Private Sectors".

For the campaign, the department is also looking to hire qualified surveyors, who are holding a Bachelor Degree, no less than 30 years old, single, fluent in English and computer literate.

Interested individuals can send in application letters along with a copy of resume and relevant certificates to: Bahagian Pentadbiran, Tingkat 2, Jabatan Pembangunan Masyarakat, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan, Negara Brunei Darussalam.

August 14. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin