118 | February 2017 | www.australiandefence.com.au
EVENTS
UTS/SADIG/AIDN DEFENCE
COLLABORATION FORUM
Date: 15 February 2017
Location: Sydney
Website: www.events.
catalystevents.com.au
A forum for Defence, NSW
universities and industry to gather,
network and coordinate their
collective capabilities in order to
address critical national defence
priorities.
DCNS FUTURE SUBMARINE
INDUSTRY BRIEFING
Date: 16 February 2016
Location: Sydney
Venue: National maritime
Museum of Australia
Website: www.eventbrite.
com.au
Australian companies as
well as R&D and educational
institutions will be attending the
briefing in Sydney to hear from
representatives of the future
submarine enterprise in regards
to opportunities available in the
Future Submarine Program.
HUMS2017
Date: 27 February –
2 March 2017
Location: Melbourne
Website: www.
humsconference.com.au
Email: Wenyi.Wang@dsto.
defence.gov.au
HUMS2017 is an established
biennial international conference
featuring health (condition)
and usage monitoring and
management systems for
mechanical plant, land vehicles,
marine vehicles, helicopters
and fixed wing aircraft. Details
will be added to our website
as they are decided. There
will be 2 days of presentations
at the Congress (MCG) from
27-28 February, followed by
technology presentations and
day visits to Avalon Air Show on
1 or 2 March.
AVALON 2017
Date: 28 February –
5 March 2017
Location: Geelong
Website: www.airshow.com.
au/airshow2017/TRADE/
index.asp
AVALON 2017 will again present a
unique opportunity to showcase
products, technologies and
services to an informed target
audience and to demonstrate
a marketing presence in this
vibrant and vital region. High
levels of economic growth and
technological development have
resulted in growing demand for
aviation and aerospace services,
products and technology, right
across the spectrum from General
Aviation to airlines, air forces and
space. ENDS
NATIONAL
MANUFACTURING
WEEK 2017
Date: 9-12 May, 2017
Location: Melbourne
Website: www.
nationalmanufacturingweek.
com.au/
National Manufacturing Week
(NMW) 2017 will once again
showcase thought leaders in
manufacturing in its central R&D
Hub presentation theatre, Safety
First theatre, and a range of co-
located special events.
IMDEX ASIA
Date: 16-18 May
Location: Changi Exhibition
Centre, Singapore
Website: http://www.
imdexasia.com/
For close to two decades,
IMDEX Asia has served the
maritime defence community by
providing the ultimate avenue
for high-profile stakeholders,
key industry players and naval
engineering professionals to
network, exchange ideas and do
business.
Organised by Experia Events Pte
Ltd and supported by the Republic
of Singapore Navy and the
Defence Science and Technology,
the event is recognised globally
as a choice platform for the
industry to address challenges,
co-create solutions and stay
abreast of the latest trends and
technologies.
DEFENCE + INDUSTRY
Date: 14 June
Location: Canberra
Convention Centre
Website: http://www.
defence.gov.au/casg/
DoingBusiness/Industry/
Findingopportunities/
defenceindustryconference/
The Defence + Industry (D+I)
Conference continues to be
a key event for Defence and
industry collaboration. The 2017
event will again bring together
keynote speakers, decision-
makers, equipment operators,
project managers and prime and
small to medium enterprises
from across the Defence and
security sector.
AUSTRALIAN SIMULATION
CONGRESS
(FORMERLY SIMTECT)
Date: 28-31 August
Location: Sydney
Website: http://www.
simulationcongress.com/
Simulation Australasia, the
national body for those working in
simulation in Australasia, will once
again bring together the SimHealth
and SimTecT streams for the 2017
Australasian Simulation Congress
(ASC) with opportunities for a
number of joint sessions of mutual
interest.
ADM DEFENCE ESTATE AND
BASE SERVICES SUMMIT
Date: 21 September
Location: QT Canberra
Website: http://www.
admevents.com.au/defence-
conference/defence-support-
services-summit
Faced with the biggest reform
for 40 years, budget cuts and
organisational change, Defence is
presented with a new paradigm
- how to effectively innovate and
deliver value for money services
to support our armed forces in
the wake of a changing fiscal and
operating environment.
Effective partnering between
defence and industry will continue
to be critical to fostering a culture
of innovation, constructive
reforms and the achievement of
mutually beneficial outcomes in
the provision of defence support
services.
A theme and focus on 'Innovation,
Management and Integration
of the Defence Estate' and will
examine the 2016 White Paper,
the First Principles Review and
what this means, current & future
reforms, total asset management,
BIM in defence and non-materiel
procurement.
PACIFIC 2017
Date: 03-05 October 2017
Location: Sydney
Website: www.pacific2017.
com.au/
PACIFIC 2017 will be a
comprehensive showcase of the
latest developments in naval,
underwater and commercial
maritime technology. The expo
will again provide the essential
showcase for commercial maritime
and naval defence industries
to promote their capabilities to
decision-makers from around the
world. There is a Call for Abstracts
for the PACIFIC 2017 International
Maritime Conference program.
ADM’S NORTHERN
AUSTRALIA DEFENCE
SUMMIT
Date: 25-26 October
Location: Darwin Convention
Centre
Website: http://www.
admevents.com.au/defence-
conference/northern-
australia-defence-summit
As Northern Australia continues
to establish itself as a key
military and strategic region for
the ADF and its partners, further
investment is needed to support
the multitude of major defence
projects and the necessary
infrastructure, maintenance
and sustainment required for
their operation. With defence
industry contributing almost
7% of economic growth of the
top end, the region continues
to maximise the benefits as the
ADF's gateway to Asia and as
a strategic base for long term
defence collaboration and force
posture.
MILCIS
Date: 14-16 November 2017
Location: Canberra
Convention Centre
Website: http://www.milcis.
com.au/
The annual Military
Communications and Information
Systems (MilCIS) Conference
welcomes military and
government organisations,
academia, and defence
industries to contribute to the
future direction of military
communications and information
systems.
NZDIA FORUM
Date: 14-16 November
Location: Viaduct Events
Centre, Auckland
Website: http://www.nzdia.
co.nz/
NZ’s premier Defence event for
the Defence and Defence Industry
community.
4TH SIA SUBMARINE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE 2017
(SUBSTEC17)
Date: 14-15 November
Location: Adelaide
Website: http://www.
submarineinstitute.com/sia-
conferences/
The technology-based program
will include a range of speakers,
tours and conference proceedings.
KATHERINE ZIESING | CANBERRA