The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is pleased to announce upcoming technical events for 2019 that focus on the latest advances in corrosion mitigation. 2019 will bring some new structure to the ACA’s technical events.
The Concrete Structures and Buildings technical event will kick off the year – covering all aspects of concrete assets ‘from cradle to grave’ and all the challenges that face the industry. Held on Thursday 21 February at the Oaks on Market in Melbourne, this event will feature presentations and case studies from some of Australia’s major road authorities, construction companies and suppliers.
The latest industry knowledge will be shared with a focus on how to design and construct durable assets in compressed timeframe and budgets, and how to extend the life of assets. This one-day event will bring together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues across the Concrete Structures and Building Industries with networking drinks following presentations.
April will focus on Protective Coatings and Applications with a seminar looking at the real-world challenges that face the protective coating industry as well as the triumphs. Protective coatings are used across a multitude of industries including construction, infrastructure, oil and gas and mining. The Protective Coatings and Applications seminar will be held on Thursday 4 April at the Royal Society of Victoria in Melbourne. This one-day event will bring together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues across the Coatings and Applicators Industries. There will be a small trade show component to this event, with trade tables bookings available on the event registration page.
Maximising Durability in the Water Industry will take centre stage in May with this event focusing on investigating ways to reduce the cost and impact of maintaining our aging assets. Valuable water is being lost due to corrosion. The total estimated cost of corrosion in the Australian Urban Water Industry, is approximately $AUD982 million (ACA 2010 Corrosion Challenges Report).
With presentations and case studies from various water authorities and major asset owners, this seminar will look at maximising durability in the water and waste water industry and explore both successes and failures. This technical event will also be held at the Royal Society of Victoria in Melbourne on Monday 6 May, 2019, and will bring together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues across the Water & WasteWater Treatment Industry.
The ACA holds a number of training courses and technical events throughout the year to inform and guide organisations and practitioners about ways to combat corrosion.
Each of the above technical events will have networking drinks to follow and sponsorship opportunities available.
For more information and to register online, please visit: https://events.corrosion.com.au/
