November eNews
Out and About in South East Queensland
“Overlooking the golden fields of the Scenic Rim is the sweeping green arch of the Great Dividing Range, located on hour from Brisbane. Winding up the hillside, the rainforest gives way to grass trees that cling to the steep slopes. On the plateau, cows graze in the emerald fields surrounded by exposed cliffs. A short walk through tall open forest of towering red gums leads to Queen Mary Falls, where the waterfall drops 40m over basalt cliffs before continuing its twisting journey down the valley floor to join the Condamine River. For avid four wheel drivers, the 14 river crossings track in the Condamine Gorge offers a spectacular spot to test skills”. Eliza Morawska, Member of the ANZOC.
News about the HB2012 Student Program
The Healthy Buildings 2012 Student Program Committee (SPC) is off to a great start, organising an exciting program for students attending the conference. We are learning from our experiences of past conferences and looking at how we can build on the work of those before us to make HB2012′s student conference the best it can be. However, to do that, we will need your suggestions as to what you would like to get out of the student program. We would also appreciate any help you can give us in making your dreams come true.
Kat Healey is currently organising the social program (close to the conference venue, but far away enough that your supervisors won’t be watching) and all of us on the SPC look forward to meeting students and relaxing, both at the event, as well as in and around South East Queensland (adventurous folk may enjoy visiting the Queen Mary Falls and the Condamine Gorge).
The student competition, below, will give you the opportunity to present at a plenary session, so make sure you enter! Presenting at a conference and having conference papers on your CV is a great way to start a career in science, engineering or any other discipline related to Healthy Buildings.
Our social media co-ordinator, Woody Pattinson, will need people to help promote the student program via Twitter (an @HB2012 account lies dormant, waiting for someone to breathe life into it) and Facebook so let me know if you’ve got experience with social media and would like to help maintain our online presence.
We’re only a small group at the moment so if you’re interested in connecting with some motivated students and giving us a hand, or you want to volunteer someone else, please contact me at healthybuildings2012@gmail.com
On behalf of the Student Program Committee,
Sam Clifford (SPC Chair – featured in the photo above doing some impromptu theatre).
Student Competition
As part of the conference there is a Student Competition being run (please see below). Further details about eligibility and entry requirements can be found here.
Requirements – The entry should focus on the solution to a problem related to healthy buildings (rather than the broader topic of “sustainability”), be it at home, in the workplace, in public spaces (schools, hospitals, etc.), in both the developed or developing world.
Categories – The categories for the competition are:
· Policy: how can healthy building design and practice be encouraged?
· Engineering: how can we make a building healthy?
· Design and construction: how do you build a healthy building?
· Developing world: how can we achieve healthy buildings where money is limited?
Deadline
Entries must be received no later than 18 May 2012 (8 weeks prior to the conference). Please email your entry to healthybuildings2012@gmail.com
