2014 SPONSORSHIP BRIEF

YOUNG ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ILLAWARRA

Young Engineers Australia is currently the single largest sub group within Engineers Australia, with a membership base comprising of 40,000 young engineers. The group has been established for over 20 years, with a local committee in each of Engineers Australia's 9 divisions. A young engineer is considered to be any member of Engineers Australia that is currently completing or has completed a tertiary (university of TAFE) engineering qualification and is between the ages of 18 and 35.

Young Engineers Australia have developed their own strategy in line with that one of Engineer’s Australia's to meet the growing needs of it’s members. With new programs, the continuation of successful initiative from “2005: The Year of the Young Engineer” and relationships rapidly developing with other associations both locally and overseas, Young Engineers Australia is really showing its commitment to enhancing the value of membership for young engineers.

ABOUT YOUNG ENGINEERS

AUSTRALIA

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ABOUT YOUNG ENGINEERS

AUSTRALIA ILLAWARRA

Young Engineers Australia – Illawarra (YEA-I) is a sub branch within the Young Engineers Australia National group. YEA-I exists to represent, support and provide a voice for the young engineering team.

Through a culture of innovation, integrity, and the pursuit of excellence, YEA-I facilitates the professional and personal development of young engineers in line with the Engineers Australia Code of Ethics through seminars, workshops, site visits and networking events.

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2014 YEA-I SCHEDULE Event name Event description Month Date

YEA-I Annual Networking A networking opportunity for young engineers, engineering students and senior engineers in the local area.

March Wed 19th

Young Professionals Share An opportunity for young engineers to learn from their peers through sharing of their experiences and learning on their engineering journey.

April Wed 30th

YEA-I BBQ Voice A chance for young engineers to voice their opinions of various topics relating to their careers and engineering in general. The event provides an opportunity to comment on the events and services young engineers would like to receive from YEA-I.

May Wed 14th

Chartered Workshop A workshop to help engineers learn about CPEng and the associated benefit as well as assist them in progress towards Chartered Status.

May Wed 28th

Leadership Workshop A training session on leadership, helping young engineers to develop their leadership skills and learn to manage teams better.

June Wed 25th

Engineering Q&A The opportunity for young engineers to question a senior panel regarding current engineering topics.

August Thurs 7th

Entrepreneurship Workshop A training session for young engineers to learn how to turn their idea into a business. September TBC

Industry Leaders Share An opportunity for young engineers to learn from industry leaders through hearing their experiences and learning on their engineering journey. This event also provides an opportunity to ask important questions regarding their own journey.

October TBC

Chartered Workshop A workshop to help engineers learn about CPEng and the associated benefit as well as assist them in progress towards Chartered Status.

TBC

WHY SPONSOR A

YEA-I EVENT?

Some of the benefits offered by YEA-I to its much appreciated sponsors : • Close contact with the young engineering

community of the Illawarra. • Opportunity to showcase their capabilities in

the young engineering community. • Chance to give back to the engineering

community by supporting professional development of young minds.

• Valuable networking opportunity to promote their companies

• All sponsors receive publicity via the YEA-I Facebook page, currently with 260 followers and growing.

• Platinum Annual sponsors receive publicity in the Engineer Australia Sydney division newsletter, distributed to 2,500 Illawarra /

Sutherland and 22,000 Sydney EA members, providing valuable industry exposure for your company.

• Gold Event sponsors receive the opportunity to address the audience on behalf of their company at the sponsored event.

• Platinum Annual sponsors receive two tickets to all YEA-I events in 2014.

• Gold and Silver Event sponsor receive two tickets to the sponsored event.

• Sponsors will be the amongst the first to receive invitations to register for the YEA-I Workshops, which are crafted to develop the skills of young local professionals in line with national expectations.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Each year YEA-I committee members volunteer their time to partake in community events to raise the profile of the profession of engineering within the Illawarra region.

Events in which the committee has been involved include: • Engineering activity afternoons for primary

schools • Involvement with career expos at local

high schools • Discovery Day

This year, YEA-I are cementing the place of engineering in the Illawarra community by driving in the first YEA-I Collaborative project. The project has been developed to change the local community’s perception of the engineering profession by showing that engineers are artistic through the development of a piece of art that will be prominently displayed in the local region. The project will include the involvement of students, young engineering professionals and engineering companies to collaboratively produce the piece to create an artistic image of Engineers within the Illawarra.

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SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

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Benefits Sponsorship Level

Tickets for two to event (s)

Display space at event (s)

Company logo displayed at

event (s)

Company publicised on

YEA-I Facebook

Most prominent display of logo

at event

Opportunity for company

address at event

Company publicised in EA

Sydney newsletters

Company acknowledged

at all YEA-I events

Company logo displayed on committee

member shirts

PLATINUM ANNUAL ($1000+)

GOLD EVENT ($600 - $999)

SILVER EVENT ( $300 - $599)

For more information or to sponsor a YEA-I event please direct your enquiries to:

Madeline Cross Illlawarra / Sutherland Regional Co-Ordinator Phone: (02) 4221 4086 Email: Mcross@engineersaustralia.org.au

YEA-I thanks our past and present

sponsors for enabling the growth and

development of young engineers as

they promote the engineering

profession within the community.

Rebecca Lowrie YEA-I Sponsorship Officer Phone: 0400 777 515 Email: rl992@uowmail.edu.au