Announcing 2023 Melbourne Chapter Committee

Thank you to all who nominated to join the AMCouncil Melbourne Chapter Committee. All nominations were accepted at the chapter’s March Annual General Meeting and Andrew Sarah (Chapter Chair), Dianne Scheepers and Nicole Opie (Co-Vice Chairs) and Sharon Michael (Secretary) who were elected last year in 2022 for a 2-year term remain in position.

The Melbourne Chapter Committee for 2023 is as follows:

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Announcing 2023 Adelaide Chapter Committee

Following election for the positions of all Adelaide Chapter positions at the chapter’s March AGM, the Chapter is delighted to confirm that Michael Nicholas and Jack Nelson have been re-elected as the Adelaide Chapter Chair and Secretary respectively.

The above join re-elected committee members Shane Bissmire, Mae-Ryn Chong, Bill Filmer and Andrew Wilson, along with newly elected committee member Luke Dix. Welcome, Luke.

Announcing 2023 Brisbane Chapter Committee

Thank you to all who nominated to join the AMCouncil Brisbane Chapter Committee. All nominations were accepted at the chapter’s 8 March Annual General Meeting and the re-election of Ella Hingston as Chapter Secretary was confirmed. Sparshy Rablin (Chapter Chair) and Stephen Walker (Vice-Chair) who were elected last year in 2022 for a 2-year term remain in position.

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Industry 5.0 The Next Industrial Journey

Last week saw the Melbourne Chapter host another great event where delegates gathered to discuss industry 5.0, the next industrial journey, and what significant implications it may have on all of us.  In his presentation, Clive Moore posed the question ‘can you sue an algorithm?’ and prompted the start of an ongoing conversation that as a technical community we have vested interest in.

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SAMPs in Dynamic Environments

Last week saw the Perth Chapter host a technical event where selected panellists from Rio Tinto, KPMG and AMCL evaluated some of the intricacies associated with SAMPs in Dynamic Environments..  The discussion invoked further thought and deep evaluation of how Asset Management organisations can apply different approaches to suit business models, meet ISO standards, and have SAMPs that are Useful, Useable & Used in such a rapidly changing world!

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RAMS application for the Asset Life Cycle

Last week saw the Melbourne Chapter host it’s first event of the year where delegates gathered to learn about RAMS (reliability, availability, Maintainability and Safety).  In his presentation, Dr Allen Tam presented how RAMS engineering skills contribute to the life-cycle performance of a product/asset/services and how various tools can be applied.

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