Women in Mining - Perth, Western Australia

 

 

About us                                                                                                                                

 

The Perth Women in Mining Networking group started with the idea of trying to work out how to do something proactive about keeping people in the industry. One way was to create a forum where people can get together and talk about where they have been and where they are going and all the issues created by the modern mining industry - commuting, family etc. The group has now been going for nearly five years.

 

An initial email mail-out  in June 2003 was used to get a feel for how many people in and around Perth would be interested in some sort of periodic forum. There was a very positive response around the industry. A questionnaire at the first event provided ideas of what people were interested in getting out of this sort of forum.

 

The idea of the networking forums is to be informal, inclusive of all professions and jobs within mining and above all positive. It was decided to keep it mostly non-technical to keep the appeal broad. A Friday night Sundowner every seven weeks to fit in with various commute rosters was chosen.

 

One of the goals of the group is to allow people to find out what other people are doing with their careers, what they are doing as far as studies and families. All of this is as applicable to everyone in the industry - not just the women - and any progress or positive outcomes from such a forum will benefit everyone in the industry.

 

 

Future events                                                                                                                        

         

Date:                Friday 29 August 2008

Time:                Registration 700am, 715am start, 845am finish Breakfast

Sponsor:           BHP Billiton

Venue:              Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill St Perth

Topic:               "Drawing on your resources"

Speaker:           Betsy Harrington, Vice President, BHP Billiton

RSVP:              21st August kristy.smith2@bhpbilliton.com

 

Date:                3 October 2008 (confirmed)

Time:                5.30pm - 7.30pm

Sponsor:           Snowden - Photo Exhibition

Venue:              Central Park

Topic:      &nsp;        TBA

Speaker:          

RSVP:             

 

Date:                7 November 2008 (to be confirmed)

Sponsor:           Chevron Women's Network

 

 

2009

 

Date:                February 2009 (to be confirmed)

Sponsor:           AngloGoldAshanti

 

Date:                March 2009 (to be confirmed)

Sponsor:           Ernst & Young

 

 

 

 

 

Events held so far                                                                                                                 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

2004

2003

 

Who attends these events?                                                                                                  

 

There have been a variety of people attend the various functions from not only metalliferous mining operations and companies but also fro? the oil and gas industry. There have been lab assistants, geologists, truck drivers, lawyers, engineers, geophysicists and secretaries - pretty much the whole spectrum of jobs. The are more than 600 people on the mailing list.

 

 

Event sponsorship                                                                                                                 

 

Sponsors and speaker for events are required. If you are interested please contact sabina_77@iinet.net.au

 

 

Email mailing list                                                                                                                   

 

Go to this link to subscribe to the mailing list http://www.womeninmining.com/mailman/listinfo/wimwa

 

 

Bulletin board                       ?                             nbsp;                                                    & bsp;  

 

We have set up a bulletin board where you can post items of interest which might include other events around town, seminars, courses, job opportunities?..

COMING SOON

 

 

 

 

 

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