Meeting of the International Committee and Chairs of Colleges/Societies Rolfe Hartley National President, Engineers Australia

Strategic Goal 6: International Reach & Influence To extend and strengthen our achieve- ments and esteem around the globe, in the interests of our members and the profession.

Overseas Chapters and Members Total 5000 overseas members 4 Overseas Chapters and 1 Interest Group Hong Kong Chapter – 1539 members Malaysia Chapter – 420 members Singapore Chapter – 408 members UK Chapter – 458 members USA Interest Group – 350 members

International Agreements Three basic types: Mutual Recognition Agreement Co-operation Agreement APEC Engineer based Agreement

The International Committee Chaired by NDP Oversees and coordinates EA’s efforts to achieve Objective 6 of Strategic Plan Terms of Reference to be agreed by Council in February, but broadly –Administers overseas chapters –Oversees and approves international agreements (IAS) –Recommends appointments to international bodies –Communicates our overseas activities

The International Agreement Secretariat (IAS) A subcommittee of the International Committee Responsibilities : –Ensure negotiations follow due process –Manage and administer all international agreements

What Do We do on the world scene? WFEO WA/SA/EMF/ETMF APEC Engineer Register Trade/FTAs

Involvement in Engineers Australia international Activities Need for succession planning Pre-requisites of an ‘international representative’ (Barry Grear will elaborate)

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