Please note that due to the number of registrations received by the closing date being well below expectations the committee have decided that it would not be in the best interest of everyone involved to go ahead with this event. The event has now been cancelled. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please note the people who have registered will be contacted and notified individually.

Don’t miss this interesting topic presented by Barry Tonkin at the next ACES breakfast session. For more information click here

Don’t miss the first ACES Breakfast Function for 2007, to be held on Thursday 22 February at 7:00am at Rigby’s Bar, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth. Come join us for breakfast and listen to the presentation – "Cost Control – It’s not just about numbers" by Keith Webb of Woodside Energy Limited. We look forward to seeing you there.

The next ACES Breakfast Function will be held on 22nd August 2007 at 7:00am at Rigby’s Bar, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth.

Please join us for breakfast and listen Tony Reid’s presentation on ‘Useful Project Control Tips for Everyone’

The presentation will identify some of the critical topics in the range of Project Controls, and will describe why it is important that they are always included, and play their part in the Project Management scenario. It will provide a checklist of key messages for each of them which Project Controls staff of all levels of experience and knowledge should find useful – either as new ideas or a reminder of what is important!

I am sure that with Tony’s extensive experience in the area of Project Controls we can all gain something of value from this presentation

Don’t miss James Zack, the current President of AACE International who has kindly agreed to give a presentation on the ongoing efforts of AACE at the International level. Free admission, drinks and nibbles. Tuesday 26 September 2006 5:30 for 6:00pm start. Rigbys Upstairs Bar, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth. Please RSVP perthchapter@costengineer.org.au.

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Palisade is pleased to host two upcoming risk assessment seminars:

– Intro/Intermediate Risk and Decision Assessment, in Perth 7 & 8 November
- Risk Assessment Training: Oil & Gas Focus, in Perth 9 & 10 November

Both seminars are designed to introduce attendees to the concepts and methods necessary to develop defensible risk assessment decisions under uncertainty.

First, on 7 & 8 November we will offer training on risk and decision assessment for problems facing organisations using @RISK and the DecisionTools Suite software. The seminar starts at an introductory level, and quickly moves through the software’s various features and functionality. After two days, you can gain proficiency in using @RISK for applications such as forecasting, quantifying risk, analysing portfolios, mitigating risk in cost estimates, and more. In short, you will be able to run probabilistic simulations on any Excel spreadsheet you can create, as well as be able to understand and present the results to others.

Second, on 9 & 10 November we will offer training on risk and decision assessment for problems facing the Oil & Gas industry using @RISK and the DecisionTools Suite software. This seminar starts at an introductory level, and quickly moves through advanced techniques using the software’s various features and functionality. After two days, you can gain proficiency in Monte Carlo simulation with @RISK, sensitivity analysis with TopRank, making optimal decisions with RISKOptimizer, and modelling decisions and risk events with PrecisionTree for applications such as modelling exploration activity, project valuations, and cost estimations.

For more information and an outline of the seminar’s topics, go to: http://www.palisade.com.au/seminars/schedule.asp

Attached is the Notice of the AGM which is being held on Monday 14th November in Perth following on from the Annual Conference. The AGM will include the voting in of a new committee so take the time to consider nominating yourself or others you think might have a contribution to make.

AGM Notice

Come and join us for breakfast at Rigby’s bar on 19 July for a presentation on contingency by David Baccarini. We look forward to seeing you there. See Events for details

Annual General Meeting

Those members not able to come along on 11 March missed a great evening!

The meeting kicked off with drinks and networking followed by a presentation from Jim Zack Jr, Immediate Past President of AACEI (Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering International). Jim updated us on current AACEI developments with particular focus on professional certification.

Opening the 2008 AGM, outgoing Chair, Graham Duff, provided details of the past yearbs activities, followed by an update on National Committee proceedings presented by Keith Webb (National Chair) and the financial status presented by outgoing treasurer, Con Pitsikas.

Office bearers were elected for the coming year and are listed later in this newsletter. Some new faces have joined the committee and a number of the last yearbs committee have agreed to stand for a further term in office. To those unable to continue this year, thank you for your valuable contribution. To the new and continuing committee members thank you for agreeing to taking on the responsibilities of serving in office for the 2008/9 year.

Technical Sessions

The committee is looking forward to an interesting and productive year in terms of technical presentations providing avenues for education, personal development and networking with our fellow project controls professionals. The new committee is planning an eventful year. To keep things moving along we are planning the first morning technical meeting as a breakfast session on Thursday 3 April. Therebll be the opportunity to meet the new committee, get an update on events including an overview of Jim Zackbs 11 March presentation and a technical presentation in addition, of course, to enjoying to a hearty breakfast. The flyer is in preparation and will be circulated shortly for completion and return. Please flag 3 April in your diary.

Membership

Those who are not as yet members and would like to take up membership, an application form can be downloaded from the home page of this site. Once completed, the form can be faxed or posted b details are on the form.

Office Bearers

Vacant Positions

If you missed out on being elected to a position at the AGM, therebs still a chance to contribute this year in one of the slots still to be filled above. Herebs a great opportunity to upskill in the team environment with neither role being particularly onerous. The secretarybs role is to prepare a set of action minutes following the committee each month, and record any incoming or outgoing correspondence. The membership coordinator is responsible for receiving and keeping track of new applications and membership details update. Please consider if you are able to spare just a few hours of your valuable time. If you would like to nominate yourself, please email Perthchapter@costengineer.org.au or make yourself known to one of the committee members.

Carole Bruce
Chair WA Chapter