		November 2008 (Issue 2008/3)

· Other Conferences

· New Courses

· CDIO

· Regular Items

From the President

Roger Hadgraft
President
roger.hadgraft@unimelb.edu.au

Good day all. As 2008 draws to an end with many of us exhausted from a hard year's work, the impending excitement of this year’s conference is now upon us. This short newsletter is therefore our last opportunity to spread some news before we see each other once again. Looking forward to meeting you all!

Roger

The 2008 A²E² Conference

If you haven't heard about this by now, where on earth have you been?
The Rydges Capricorn Resort Yeppoon will soon be hosting hundreds of engineering educators between the 7th and 10th of December in an idyllic environment.
See you there (unless this was a surprise of course). Details at: http://www.events.rockhamptoninfo.com.au/

Prue Howard
AAEE08 Conference Chair
p.howard@cqu.edu.au

The 2009 A²E² Conference

A²E² Annual Conference is Australasia's premier engineering education event and a key networking opportunity for what is new and exciting in engineering education. AAEE09 will be held and hosted by The University of Adelaide in the heart of the City of Churches from the 6th to the 9th of December 2009. The campus, one of Australia’s oldest, is nestled alongside the banks of the river Torrens and yet the amenities of the city are only a short stroll across North Terrace.

An abundance of accommodation, shops, dining and entertainment venues are all within (genuine) easy walking distance. Glenelg, Adelaide’s traditional seaside resort, is a short tram ride to the west. The tranquillity of the rolling Adelaide Hills lie to the East and World famous vineyards are both North (The Barossa) and the South (McLaren Vale).

Those wishing to extend their stay might also want to consider a visit to Kangaroo Island (Australia’s 3rd largest) or the magnificent Flinders Ranges to the North.

Abstracts are now invited via our conference website.

· Conference information can be found at: http://www.plevin.com.au/aaee2009

· Information about the University can be found at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au

· More information about Adelaide and South Australia can be found at: http://www.southaustralia.com

· Enquiries via the conference organisers: events@plevins.com.au

Colin Kestell
AAEE09 Conference Chair
colin.kestell@adelaide.edu.au

Other Conferences

2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium (July 20-23, 2009 in sunny Queensland, Australia)

Now that FIE is over for another year and 2008 is rapidly drawing to a close, it is my pleasure to invite you to participate in the 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium to be held July 20-23, 2009 in sunny Queensland, Australia. This conference will build on the momentum developed this year in Davos at REES 2008. We are currently finalizing the venue, with the intent of maximizing convenience for international travellers and minimizing travel time. Attractive options at the moment are Palm Cove near Cairns or Maroochydore near Brisbane – both convenient to international airports and to major tourist precincts should you be able to extend your stay with a vacation. Queensland in July is quite delightful – mid to high 20s C (75-85F). The conference is a “publish to attend” event, with attendance open to all of the co-authors on your accepted abstract. If you wish to bring a graduate student to the Symposium, please contact me in advance. The conference is being organized by an international Planning Committee of colleagues in the field of engineering education research (listed below), supported and hosted by a professional conference organiser. Sponsors so far include the University of Melbourne’s School of Engineering, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, and the Journal of Engineering Education. Abstracts will be blind-reviewed and will be published on a CD, with an ISBN. This will not preclude revised and extended papers being subsequently published in a journal following the conference, such as in the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. So, this message is to get the conference dates in your diary and to get the publication dates in the front of your minds:

· One page abstract and expression of interest 31 Dec 2008

· Review and acceptance 31 Jan 2008

· Extended abstract submitted 16 Mar 2009

· Review and notification 30 April 2009

· Final versions 31 May 2009

· Publication to participants 30 June 2009

· Conference 20-23 July 2009

Submission of abstracts will be at: http://www.easychair.org The registration and payment information will soon be found at http://rees2009.pbwiki.com.

· The conference site will include:

· Preliminary Program Registration Form

· Conference General Information and Fees

· Payment Information Form

· Hotel reservation information

· Tourist information

We look forward to your participation.

New Courses

Master of Problem Based Learning

The Master in Problem Based Learning and Science will start February 1, 2009 based on a new study regulation. Deadline for application is December 1, 2008. Please visit our homepage: http://www.mpbl.aau.dk/ for more information. Please help us spread this information to your colleagues. For further information please contact: Marianne Nyborg, mariannen@plan.aau.dk

CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate)

The 2009 CDIO Conference will be held in Singapore from June 7-10. The call for papers is currently out with abstracts due December 5, 2008. Please note that there will be an option to nominate full paper peer review when papers are submitted in 2009. The Singapore conference is already shaping up to be a big one with 300 delegates already expressing their interest to attend. Our expectation is that there could be 500 delegates. It has been decided to cap the number of accepted papers to 100, so competition will be high. The conference web-site can be accessed via http://www.cdio.org/meetings/index.html We are very pleased that the global CDIO Leader’s meeting will be coming to Australia in 2010 with the intention of co-hosting with AAEE in Sydney. This gives us the opportunity for the CDIO international leadership to see how we do things in engineering education downunder. We hope to also host the International CDIO Conference possibly in 2011 and coincident with the AAEE conference. With AAEE 2008 in Yeppoon looming on our calendars, I wish to advise you of two CDIO activities at the conference. There will be a CDIO workshop looking at some local specific CDIO related activities, and an Australian and New Zealand Regional Group leaders meeting (details will be announced at the conference). As per CDIO practice, all are welcome to attend these meetings.

Duncan Campbell
CDIO Special Interest Group
da.campbell@qut.edu.au

Regular Items

Les Dawes
AJEE Editor
l.dawes@qut.edu.au

Membership

Joining AAEE and the benefits AAEE has a growing community of people who are deeply passionate about the quality of engineering students' learning experiences. For a full set of instructions on how to become a member of AAEE and join this expanding network, go to http://www.aaee.com.au/join/ and download an application form. In brief, students and members of Engineers Australia and students can join for free.

The Journal

The 'Australasian Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE)' is an excellent internationally peer reviewed Journal that requires your continual support in terms of submitting high quality paper submissions and volunteering to review. Papers, on all aspects of engineering education, that are submitted follow an autonomous peer review process, with two independent reviewers as required by the DEST review guidelines.

Submissions can be made via the website at http://www.editorialmanager.com/eatj or simply follow the links from the AAEE website.

Thank you for reading. See you soon!
Colin Kestell
Editor

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