ATEC News

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is  looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person to work as Director of Corporate Services.  The Director will be accountable to the Deputy Secretary General for:  financial management, HR and administration, information management, information technology, property services, organisational development, continuous improvement, and corporate services performance and financial management.

For more information download a detailed job description package at:  http://www.forumsec.org/_resources/article/files/InfoPack_DCS.pdf

The Australian Consulting Services Mission is a regular event organised by Austrade to assist consulting firms access business opportunities in multilateral financial institutions in Asia, particularly the Asian Develoment Bank headquarters in Manila. 

Last year a delegation of Queensland’s Tropical Expertise firms attended this mission successfully raising awareness of a new, unique service offering in the fields of tropical infrastructure, environment, climate change, agriculture and health.

When:  April 2010 (exact dates to be advised)

Where: Manila, Philippines

www.austrade.gov.au

Cairns will host Australia’s next major climate conference in 2011, Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones annouced 19 December 2009.

For further details regarding this event access link:  http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=67940

The Australian Tropical Expertise Consortium Roadshow attracted some great media coverage when it hit the road in Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton earlier this month.

Roadshow Facilitator Janette Clonan, and one of the six presenters, Harleigh Luscombe from Uniquest provided some great insights into the purpose and outcomes of the Roadshow.

Check out the Channel Seven Local News coverage in Townsville: ATEC Roadshow – Channel 7 Local News Townsville

Last week’s Australian Tropical Expertise Consortium Business Matching Roadshow rolled through Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton with great success, attracting up to 60 participants from the host regions and beyond.

The Roadshow, delivered by Advance Cairns and with the support of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Industry (DEEDI), was designed to facilitate relationship building between Australian Managing Contractors  and Tropical Experts from across North and Central Queensland, by bringing capital city-based AMCs and project co-ordinating firms to the regions.

Six presenters shared their insights into the many intricacies of international development business, including how to tender for such work, how to establish in-country relationships, and what AMCs and project co-ordinating firms are looking for when engaging with subcontractors for major projects. 

The four main business capability areas of Tropical Expertise (Tropical Living, Tropical Environmental Management, Tropical Health and Tropical Agribusiness) were well represented by the attendees in all three locations with a mix of skills and knowledge in areas such as animal reproduction, climate change, renewable energy, tropical architecture, sustainable architectural design, tropical disease management, training and OH&S, coastal land management, education, construction, and mapping.

Structured networking and informal networking opportunities during each leg of the Roadshow identified dozens of synergies between attendees and the presenters, with at least three connections now being formalised into joint project work.

If you missed the Roadshow then all of the presenter’s Powerpoint presentations are now available for viewing, via the links below: 

Janette Clonan, ATEC Business Matchin Co-ordinator – Presentation

Vincent Sacriz, QUT – Presentation

Eric Kalmbach, Cardno (PNG) – Presentation

Clare Woolsey, JTA International – Presentation

Harleigh Luscombe, Uniquest – Presentation

Ian McLeod, McLeod Training – Presentation

Peter Goldsworthy, Trade QLD – Presentation

Due to the success of the Roadshow, plans are already underway to hold the event again in 2010. So if you missed it this year then there will be another opportunity to meet with various AMCs and project co-ordinating firms at a region near you next year.