Past Events

Here is a list of past events from 2007 to 2009 hosted, in full or in part, by the Auckland Local Network. 

2009

• 11 March 2009 - Hamilton Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Site Visit
• 6 April 2009 - Renewable Energy - Current Global Trends and the Potential for Climate by Dr. Eric Martinot, Teaching Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington, and Senior Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (Tokyo)
• 17 April 2009 - 2009 South Pacific Regional PATW Competition
• 17 April 2009 - IET Get Connected Networking Event
• 27 May 2009 - Developing Darwin's Computer by Assoc Prof. Alexei Drummond
• 11 June 2009 - Voltage Quality Now and in the future by Neville Watson, Dept of Electrical and Computer, University of Canterbury
• 15 June 2009 - Development of Electricity Networks to Meet Emmision Standards by David Bailey, Senior Engineering Consultant
• 15 June 2009 - The Engineering Challenges of Sustainable Energy in the USA by Alan Rotz, President (Elect) IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), USA
• 16 July 2009 - Harnessing the Ocean’s Energy: New Zealand’s Maritime Future by D John Huckerby, Executive Officer, Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association
• 30 July 2009 - Ride the Segway Personal Transporter by Philip Bendall, Managing Director of Segway New Zealand
• 20 August 2009 - Presentation Skills Seminar by Kip Cooper, Winner of the 2008 IET PATW competition (Auckland LN) and Winner of the 2009 IET South Pacific PATW competition
• 25 August 2009 - Biofuel for Aviation Air New Zealand's Pioneering Trial by Captain David Morgan, General Manager, Air NZ Airline Operations and Chief Pilot
• 14 September 2009 - The Future of Solar Energy by Dr Muriel Watt, IT Power Australia
• 5 October 2009 - Smart-Homes, Speech Recognition and Virtual Humans by Dr T.J.Moir, senior lecturer in the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University
• 12 October 2009 - Design of underwater Robotic animals in the Movie Industry by Chris Chitty, Massey Universities School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
• 2009 Prestige Lecture Series (across New Zealand):It’s a Mobile World: The Facts, The Fun, The Future...by Martin Sharrock,Chief Technical Officer for Alcatel-Lucent in New Zealand

2008

• 27 March 2008 - Segway, The Science Behind The Technology
• 22 April 2008 - The Development and Use of HVDC Power Transmission Technology in New Zealand and Overseas by John Gleadow, Director Transmission, Electricity Commission New Zealand
• 22 May 2008 - Latest Developments in Satellite Communications - Stratos Site Visit, hosted by Eric Jones, Managing Director, Stratos New Zealand
• 5 June 2008 - Atomized Refined Coal: Will It Change the Geopolitics of the World? by Bryan Leyland, Energy Consultant
• 17 June 2008 - Future Networks by Katherine Jackson, UK Power Systems Group Manager, PB (Power)
• 24 July 2008 - Latest Developments in Wind Farms by Ray Brown, Tranmission Manager, Meridien Energy Limited
• 12 August 2008 - How They Design Naval Ships So They Cna Shoot Back When They Get Shot At by Rear Admiral Jack, Retired New Zealand Chief of Naval Staff
• 19 September 2008 - AGM / Lecture / Dinner
• Prestige Lecture Series - The Internet: Where Did It Come From, Why Did It Success And Where Is It Going? by Dr Brian Carpentar, Senior Researcher, University of Auckland

2007

• 19 April 2007 - EMF Measurements, Calculations and Mitigation by Garry Melik, Magshiled Products (Aust) International Pty.Ltd
• 31 May 2007 - The New Zealand Energy Strategy: Will It Give Us A Reliable And Economic Supply Of Electricity? by Bryan Leyland, Energy Consultant and Chairman of the Economic Panel of the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
• 14 June 2007 - Auckland Supply Security by Bruce Smith, Senior Analyst at the Electricity Commission New Zealand
• 21 August 2007 - Transmission Across The Auckland Isthmus by Tim George, General Manager Grid INvestment, Transpower New Zealand
• Prestige Lecture Series - Inductive Power Transfer, Ampere and Faradat Revisited by Prof John Boys, Department of Engineering, University of Auckland