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You have no doubt noticed our Sponsor logos scattered around our newsletter here and there. As a not-for-profit association AIMS relies heavily on funding through sponsorship, enabling us to meet our financial commitments and to pass on many benefits to our members.
We are very appreciative of our sponsors' ongoing support and we especially welcome the new sponsors for 2018-19.
We invited this year's sponsors to answer a few questions to help us get to know them a little better prior to the conference. Read the responses we received so far on the AIMS Conference web site Meet the Sponsors page.
And be sure to visit all the sponsors at the Conference and have a chat, they support us so we need to reciprocate!
PS: Any sponsors wanting to participate in the "Meet the Sponsors" section of our AIMS Conference website should contact our webmaster.
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Members are advised that the revised and significantly extended Australian Standard AS5488 is now out for comment.
There are two parts to the standard now, 5488.1 & 5488.2
Please click the link below for the full message from Standards Australia.
Comments close 10th October 2018.
The AIMS Illawarra seminar was back in 2018 and was strongly supported with over 50 attendees at the new venue, The Illawarra Brewery.
Surveyors from both the industry and local TAFE course were treated to a range of presentations ranging from Geoscience Australia GPS and InSAR monitoring results, GIS for mine surveyors, Geotechnical issues for surveyors and a BOSSI and CPD update.
There was also a great combination of presentations and interactive demonstrations from sponsors Position Partners, UPG, AAM and GeoSight.
The AIMS 2018 Kalgoorlie event was held on the 13th June 2018 at the Kalgoorlie Hannan’s Club and was well attended by well over 25 registrants.
Our event MC in Matt Jones, made his long awaited debut after being voluntarily conscripted into the role and did a great job of keeping us all on track throughout the day.
The afternoon commenced with new technology updates from the event sponsors followed by an AIMS Update from Brett Grocock – all of which were informative and well received.
AIMS held it’s 2018 Moranbah Interactive Day and Candidates Session in mid-May at the Moranbah Community Centre in Queensland.
Long-term AIMS Member and past president Mick Harris acted as coordinator for the event.
Mick envisaged the day as a great opportunity to include the next generation of potential mine surveyors and decided to invite local High School students to attend at no cost. The event at Moranbah was a great success with a total of 55 attendees, even including six registered surveyors who decided to make the trip from NSW.
But it was the attendance of the school students that really made this event unique.
AAM, a leading Australian surveying company, has announced a partnership with a local indigenous surveying company Wumara Group.
The announcement coincides with 2018 NAIDOC Week, a national celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.
AAM have entered a professional and mutually supportive relationship with the Sydney-based Wumara Group.
Wumara Group is a proudly 100% Indigenous owned and managed Land Surveying company.
INTRODUCING THE 2019 AIMS MENTORING PROGRAM
The AIMS WA Subcommittee has recently released a brochure on the AIMS mentoring pilot program being launched in 2019.
The program invites recently employed Graduates or Mine Surveyors new to the industry to apply to the mentoring program where they are paired with appropriate mentors, meeting on a monthly basis for six months.
It is anticipated, that the program will provide mentees with a better understanding of the pathway to authorisation, as well as working on personal development goals enhancing their strengths and identifying areas of improvement. Mentees will have gained a better understanding of best practice in mine surveying and modern technology and will benefit from a broadening of their network of experienced Mine Surveyors they can call on for advice.
Mentors in turn also benefit by passing on their knowledge and experience onto the next generation, whilst building on their own management and coaching skills.
On completion of the program there will be a networking event for all Mentees, Mentors and Sponsors to get together.
It is a fantastic initiative and AIMS appreciates the work put in so far by the WA Sub-committee (primarily Dan Ward with help from Shane Watson and Brett Grocock) in getting this plan off the ground.
There is already talk of the possibility of expanding this great idea beyond WA - something to discuss at the conference!
No doubt there will be more to come on the AIMS Mentoring Program
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AIMS Secretary
The Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors
PO Box 828
SINGLETON NSW 2330
Website: www.minesurveyors.com.au
Email: secretary@minesurveyors.com.au
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Any errors and omissions excepted, If clarification is required on any item please contact the AIMS Secretary via email.
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AIMS and Position Partners are proud to announce the launch of the very first AIMS Conference App.
