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10,000 Miles from Birdcage Walk…Belinda Herden – Oceania YM RepresentativeApril 2014Volunteer Ambassador Conference
INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENT.
OCEANIA REGION
+70%
OCEANIAREGION
Approx. 1800 Members
83%
16%
1%
AUSTRALIANBRANCH
+70%
5 Panels in each of the major states
REGIONALSTRUCTURE
+70%
Oceania Region
Australian Branch
State Panels
Young Member Section
New Zealand (Corresponding
Member)Pacific Islands
IMechE HQ International
Team
CHALLENGES:DISTANCE
+70%
900km11 hrs
1,700km20 hrs
2,000km23 hrs
4,300km47 hrs
4 Different Time Zones
CHALLENGES:DISTANCE
+70%
CHALLENGES:DISTANCE FROM HQ
+70%
7 hrs 30 mins
7 hrs 45 mins
7 hrs 20 mins
Time zone – London +10 Hours
CHALLENGES:PRESENCE OF LOCAL INSTITUTES
+70%
CHALLENGES:KEEPING MEMBER DETAILS UPDATED
+70%
Relying on members moving into the Region to update their details
RECENT SUCCESSES:YOUNG MEMBERS
2011
RECENT SUCCESSES:YOUNG MEMBERS
• Increased active YM Volunteers from 2 to >26
• Re-established the Australian Young Member Section Committee
• Now have 5 Young Member Groups acting in each of the Panel states and links to 7 Australian Universities
Aus Young Member Section
5x Young Member Groups
7x Student Chapters
2014
RECENT SUCCESSES:YOUNG MEMBERS
• Two Young Member of the Year Awards in 2012
• Australia wide activities and competitionso Annual Engtravaganza evento Speak Out for Engineering
RECENT SUCCESSES:YOUNG MEMBERS
What comes next?
o Word Up for Engineeringo National Photo competitiono Design Challenge – The Great Aussie
BBQ
Source: http://www.design-technology.info/engineering/bbq/
Source: http://www.dcdesign.ca/pages/2d-design-work.htm
RECENT SUCCESSES:COMMUNICATING WITH MEMBERS
News Bulletin
• Published 3x per year
• Technical papers, event write ups, communication from chair, panels and YMS
RECENT SUCCESSES:COMMUNICATING WITH MEMBERS
Social Media
• Facebook and Twitter
• Daily posts and tweets
• Constantly increasing number of likes and followers
Page Likes Posts Clicks Engagement* Average weekly Reach
Facebook 951 72 302 125 207 (21%)
Twitter 221 119 7 38 22,711 (10000% )
Monthly Update: April 2014
RECENT SUCCESSES:ENGNOW
Hong Kong - 2013
o Speak Out for Engineeringo Design Competitiono Leadership Conference
RECENT SUCCESSES:HERITAGE AWARDSo Locomotive No. 1 (Sydney, Australia)o Boulton & Watt Engine (Sydney, Australia)o Humphrey Pump (Cobdogla, Australia)o Armstrong Disappearing Gun (Dunedin, New
Zealand)o Repco Brabham F1 Car (Melbourne,
Australia)
RECENT SUCCESSES:HERITAGE AWARDS – REPCO BRABHAM F1 CAR
