The EIANZ invites you to the Students and Early Careers Congress on 2 November 2016 in Brisbane (the day before the EIANZ Annual Conference!).

This full day of professional development is targeted at environmental students and early career practitioners. You will learn about the latest practice from experts, develop key professional skills through interactive workshops and build your network of contacts.

Keynote speakers

Dr Catherine Ball Telstra Business Woman of the Year Dr Catherine Ball is a renowned environmental scientist with business credentials to match. Inspired by a childhood love of the natural world, her breakthrough work focused on sending Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to remote areas of coastline to observe endangered turtle colonies. Dr Ball is today at the absolute forefront of RPAS technology. Her work at engineering consultancy URS put Australia on the world stage. Read more →

Dr Geoff Garrett AO Great Barrier Reef Water Science Taskforce Chair Geoff Garrett was appointed Chief Scientist to the State Government of Queensland in January 2011. In this role he is accountable for science policy, providing strategic guidance across a range of government departments, and has also been involved with or led a number of reviews and enquiries covering, inter alia, the science of floods, uranium mining, bat derived horse viruses, underground coal gasification, health and biomedical research and, currently, water quality improvement in the Great Barrier Reef. Read more →

Confirmed speakers and sessions
	Sustainability and the power of networking Tess McGahan - Australian Youth Climate Coalition / Fossil Free Universities
	A New Zealand ecological perspective Chris Gibbons, Freelance ecologist
Core Skills Workshops
	A beginners guide to the EPBC Act Ben Phillips, Commonwealth Department of the Environment
	Certification and professional ethics Alan Chenoweth FEIANZ CEnvP, Cardno
	Environmental impact assessment Claire Gronow FEIANZ CEnvP, Ashgrove Environmental
	Careers forum: Being competitive in a tough market Jane Lowney, Manager Resources, Engineering, Construction and Supply at Robert Walters
	Vision for positive change: Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples collaboration Carol Vale, Managing Director at Murawin Consultancy
	Academic symposium Hear from some of Australia and New Zealand’s brightest researchers

Program

View the program here →

What's included:

• A full day of targeted professional development activities
• Lunch, morning and afternoon tea
• Admittance to two welcome functions.

Welcome functions:

• Students and early careers welcome - 6:00pm Tuesday 1 November at Riverbar & Kitchen, Riparian Plaza, 71 Eagle St, Brisbane City
• EIANZ Annual Conference welcome function - 6:30pm Wednesday 2 November at the Sofitel Hotel, 249 Turbot Street, Brisbane

Who should attend?

The congress is especially targeted at those studying part-time and full-time in environment-related degrees and those new to the industry (within the first five years of their careers). All ages and specialisations welcome!

To get the best value, join as a student member before registering for this event. Find out more about student membership here >

Thank you to our sponsors

Sponsorship opportunity

Profile your organisation to students, recent graduates and early career professionals. Join us as a sponsor of the Students and Early Careers Congress.

View the sponsorship prospectus for details →

Change of venue

The venue for the Congress has changed to accommodate the high level of interest in the Congress. The Congress will now be held at the Transcontinental Hotel, 482 George Street Brisbane. There are a few registrations available. Be quick!