Post-conference page: MSA Annual Conference 2010
Thanks for coming! We hope you enjoyed the conference as much as we did.
Conference media release: manufacturing takes up leadership in sustainability
Manufacturing is positioning itself as one of the most important players in the new carbon economy as it grapples to engage a new paradigm of productivity which is intricately built upon a framework of sustainability.
Some of the top minds in Australia explored the how’s and why’s of sustainable manufacturing at Manufacturing Skills Australia’s recent conference in Brisbane which left no doubt of the seriousness with which manufacturing is embracing the need for change. [
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Conference highlights
MSA has now held its fifth successful Annual Conference,
Growing for Sustainability. The Conference was held in Brisbane on 18 August 2010.
MSA was proud to present two separate awards at the conference: the inaugural
Women at Work – making a difference Study Award and the
MSA Innovation Award 2010.
Women at Work Award - joint winners!
Audrey Toth
AE Design
Elaine Lees
Murray Goulburn
Cooperative
Kelly Byford
Link Employment
and Training /
Doncaster BMW
All three Women at Work Award finalists were joint winners. The finalists were of such high quality that the judges felt each of them deserved an Award.
Read more about Audrey Toth, Elaine Lees and Kelly ByfordMSA Innovation Award
Janna Fabris
2010 Award winner
Mark O'Rourke
2009 Award winner
The winner of the
MSA Innovation Award was
Janna Fabris, for her work on an
Investigation of process modeling enabling technologies for the manufacture of advanced composite structures. Janna gave this presentation at the conference - see below.
2009 winner
Mark O'Rourke also gave a presentation at this year's conference on
Vocational Training Games - see below.
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MSA would like to thank our sponsors who made this event possible:
Network Reception - Corporate Partners
Table sponsors - Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ), Manufacturing Industry Skills Training Assessment Services (MISTAS), SIRF Roundtables (SIRFRT), Vertical Horizonz Australia, SkillsTech Australia.
Bag sponsors - National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Bremer Institute of TAFE, Manufacturing Industries Group Apprenticeship Scheme (MIGAS), SkillsTech Australia.
Free downloadsDownload the presentations given at the conference
Download the conference program - background on the speakers and their presentations.
Check out the conference photos (link to come)
Lucky door prizeGeorge Adda won the lucky door prize and wins two nights for two people at the Sebel Citigate Hotel.
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