Program

Program current at 6 December 2022.

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Technical Tours

Three technical tours will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 7 December 2022. Fees are listed below.

Northern Beaches Technical Tour

Date: Wednesday 7 December 2022
Time: 12.35pm – 5.30pm
Departs: ICC Sydney (Bus)
Please promptly collect your lunch as you leave your session and meet your tour guides at the coaches the Iron Wharf Place entrance.
Returns: ICC Sydney
Fee: $40.00 (students: $0)
Dress Code: Comfortable clothing and casual shoes (i.e sneakers) are recommended for this tour.

Please note moderate fitness is required for this tour. The tour incorporates approximately 100 timber steps at North Narrabeen and a sandy beach walk at Collaroy.

The Northern Beaches tour will cover the southern half of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, including stops at four of Sydney’s world-renowned surf beaches, each with their own coastal engineering and management issues and solutions.  Over the planned trip lasting about 4 hours delegates will visit Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach, Freshwater Beach and Manly Beach-Fairy Bower.  The buses will depart the ICC Sydney at 1.45pm, drive across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the first stop at North Narrabeen Beach.  Here we take a short stroll up to an observation area for fabulous views over North Narrabeen and Collaroy Beaches.  The world-famous surfing beach of North Narrabeen became a National Surfing Reserve in 2009 and has played an important part in the history of surfing culture in Sydney.  Narrabeen is the only beach outside of the USA that actually made it into the lyrics of the Beach Boys’ Surfing USA.

Other stops are Collaroy Beach, where delegates will walk onto the sand to view some of Sydney’s most erosion-prone private development, Long Reef, through Dee Why village, past Curl Curl Lagoon and South Curl Curl Beach, passing numerous ocean pools on the way, and the Freshwater Headland which has 180 degree coastal vistas. Freshwater Beach was severely eroded in the 1974 storms, widely regarded as the most severe storm of modern times.  In response to these storms, the NSW Government implemented a state-wide Beach Improvement Program, including dune restoration which involved regrading, fencing and planting of many back-beach areas.

The final stop will be Manly Beach, which is known for its relative stability. Like all beaches it is exposed to coastal erosion but the sediment compartment is well contained and no long term recession has been observed over the past 100 years. The 1.6km long Manly ocean beach promenade is fully protected by seawalls, of which there are actually 16 different types, originally constructed between 1880 and 1950, with later repairs and  upgrades. At Manly delegates will disembark near the Corso and stroll southwards along the promenade, past Manly Life Saving Club at South Steyne, and around the headland to the quaint Fairy Bower.  This promenade was constructed as part of the original scheme to sewer Manly in the 1890s.

* Please collect your lunch box as you leave the session.

Sydney Harbour & Port by Boat

Date: Wednesday 7 December 2022
Time: 1.00pm – 3.30pm
Departs: Aquarium Wharf Darling Harbour (Cruise Vessel)
Vessel departs at 1.00pm sharp. Please ensure you collect your lunch as you leave your session and board the vessel before 1.00pm.
Returns: Aquarium Wharf Darling Harbour
Fee: $40.00 (Students: $0)

Discover one of the world’s most beautiful harbours and some notable iconic wonders on a privately chartered harbor cruise. Explore and experience the spectacular sights and attractions such as the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Royal Botanic Gardens, Garden Island Naval base, Taronga Zoo, Government House, palatial waterfront homes, Fort Denison and much more. On this tour you will hear some fascinating stories about the amazing ‘living and working’ harbour from a local guide.

While you learn about this wonderful city and enjoy the experience journeying around Sydney Harbour you will also get a tour of the working port that is incorporated within the harbour.  You will hear about the engineering and operational challenges of running a working port in the heart of one of the most famous cities in the world which manages major cruise vessels and other commodities such as sugar and cement. You will hear about the evolution of this port, including stories about the history of its development and where its future lies.

The pace is relaxed and gentle, giving you plenty of time to capture the moment.  The tour will operate on a premium sightseeing vessel which means spacious outdoor decks and expansive viewing windows.

* Please collect your lunch box as you leave the session.

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Cockatoo Island Technical Tour

Date: Wednesday 7 December 2022
Time: 12.35pm – 3.45pm       
Departs: ICC Sydney Wharf (Ferry)
Returns: ICC Sydney Wharf

Cockatoo Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Sydney Harbour at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers, a short ferry ride west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Cockatoo Island is the largest of several islands within the Harbour that were once heavily timbered sandstone knolls.

Cockatoo Island (traditional name Wa-rea-mah) has strong ties to the Indigenous Australians who have lived in and around the region for tens of thousands of years, and is known to have been a gathering place for the Eora People. Since European colonisation in the mid 1800’s the island has been transformed, as is now evident by the heritage buildings and dockyards that are spread across and around the distinctive steep terrain of the Island. The site offers unique insights into the complex and layered history of the Island’s former uses as a convict penal gaol, industrial school for girls as well as the site of two reformatory boats for boys. From 1870 onwards Cockatoo Island was transformed to a major naval ship dockyard. In 1913 Cockatoo Island became the official dockyard of the Royal Australian Navy, and during World War II was the main ship repair facility in the southwest Pacific. After World War II several notable ships were constructed on the Island, including the ‘Empress of Australia’ which at the time was the largest roll-on roll-off cargo passenger ship in the world, then in 1984 the last ship built was also the largest naval vessel built in Australia ‘HMAS Success’, which can still be seen on the harbour today.

In 2001 the custodianship of Cockatoo Island was transferred to the newly-formed Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (Harbour Trust). After extensive remediation works Cockatoo Island opened to the public in 2007.  A visit to the Island by ferry now provides ICCE2022 delegates the unique opportunity to be guided and explore on foot one of the gems of Sydney’s past, present and future. Indeed, the next stage in the Island’s history is likely to be its re-imagining during this decade as one of Sydney’s key cultural precincts.

* Please collect your lunch box as you leave the session.

Keynote Speakers

Mr Brett Rowling
Research Chemist ANSTO
NST Isotope Tracing in Natural Systems

“The Exploration and Engineering of Australia’s Coastline: An Indigenous Perspective”

Brett Rowling descends directly from Bungoree and Matora – salt water people of the Wannungine/Guri Ngai Nation, Central Coast, NSW.

Bungoree is a national figure who enabled Matthew Flinders to complete the first recorded circumnavigation of Australia in 1802 – 1803. Bungoree observed and experienced practical scientific and engineering solutions unique to each Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ country.

Continuing his ancestor’s legacy, Brett’s primary activities are to identify and promote cultural parallels which could enhance current engineering and scientific practices towards more sustainable options specific to Australia. This is formally recognised through the Indigenous Engineers Group of Engineers Australia and Engineering Aid Australia.

Professionally Brett is a research chemist from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) which collaborates with universities and industries globally.

He has over a decade of experience in developing novel methods for complex sample matrices derived from biota, soil, ground, surface, and waste waters.

A key area of expertise is the reliable identification of organic compounds and associated minerals within industrial wastewaters and their potential impact upon water resources due to their persistence.

With this detailed understanding, it may be possible to develop new treatment materials from natural sources, and thus there is the potential to value – add from the recovery of valuable compounds and minerals for medicinal and industrial applications.

This work builds upon the knowledge and practical abilities of Indigenous Australians towards sustainable processes in the modern Australian context.

Professor Peter Nielsen
Professor
School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Queensland

“A career with coastal processes and 18 ICCEs”

Peter Nielsen was born in Denmark and educated at the Technical University of Denmark, MEng Civil 1976 and PhD 1979.

His most influential mentors there were Helge Lundgren and Frank Engelund along with Per Bruun, who was the official opponent at the PhD defense.

After the PhD, Peter spent 3 years as a postdoc with Don Wright and Andy Short at Sydney Uni gaining an appreciation for the geographers’ approach to coastal processes.

1983-84 he taught at University of Florida with Bob Dean and Ashish Mehta among others. Perhaps, his most influential teachers there were a remarkable group of PhD students around Bob Dean, which he had to try and teach something.

After a six year break from academia, working with New South Wales Coastal Authorities, while expanding the family, he joined The University of Queensland in 1991 to teach fluid mechanics and coastal processes.

In 1996 he received a DEng from this University.

Peter’s early career research was focused on wave boundary layer flows and sediment transport as condensed in his 1992 book: Coastal bottom boundary layers and sediment transport. World Scientific.

Later he diversified into coastal groundwater dynamics, forced long waves (storm surges and tsunami), water quality in pearl-farming atolls and wind waves. Prompted by the work on forced long waves, he published his second book: Coastal and estuarine processes, World Scientific, in 2009.

Peter received the Biennial Coastal Award at Coastal Dynamics 2013.

Dr Katherine L. Brodie
Senior Research Oceanographer, Field Research Facility
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

“The history and future of coastal observing at the USACE Field Research Facility (FRF)”

Kate Brodie received her B.A. in Environmental Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA, in 2006, and her Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from the School of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Williamsburg, VA, USA, in 2010. In June, 2010, Kate started her current role as a Research Oceanographer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), located at the Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, NC, USA. The FRF is an operational, open-access, coastal observatory that maintains one of the world’s longest continuous records of morphology change and nearshore hydrodynamics on the open-ocean coast. Kate’s current research interests include using remotely sensed data to investigate nearshore morphodynamics in support of basic and applied coastal processes research, with a particular emphasis on improving our measurement, prediction and understanding of storm impacts on sandy coastlines.  In 2019, she was honored as the ERDC’s and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Researcher of the Year for her work in developing and transitioning coastal remote sensing technology for scientific discovery and engineering practice. Passionate about collaboration, Kate co-leads the rapidly growing Coastal Imaging Research Network, an international network of researchers focused on developing and sharing remote sensing data, tools, and analysis techniques to quantify critical coastal, estuarine, and riverine processes and also serves on the leadership committee for the U.S. Coastal Research Program’s multi-academic, multi-agency During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX), which kicked-off in Fall of 2019 with a focus on improving our understanding of coastal processes during extreme storms

Social Program

Welcome Reception

Date:    Sunday 4 December 2022
Time:    6.00pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Pyrmont Theatre Foyer, Level 2
Dress Code: Smart Casual

A Welcome Reception will take place amongst the exhibition the evening before the conference commences. The function will provide the perfect opportunity for delegates to catch up with colleagues, renew past acquaintances and make new contacts in a relaxed atmosphere.

Cost: Included in Full Registration
Additional Tickets: $88 per person
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Poster Session and Social Reception

Date:    Monday 5 December 2022
Time:    4.00pm – 5.30pm
Venue: C2.6 and Pyrmont Foyer, Level 2, International Convention Centre, Sydney
Dress Code: Smart Casual

An integral part of the ICCE 2022 program is the posters. To showcase poster author research and hard work, we invite you to network with authors over light refreshments.

Women in Coastal Engineering Event

Date:    Tuesday 6 December 2022
Time:    5.00pm – 6.30pm
Venue: Pyrmont Theatre Foyer, Level 2
Dress Code: Smart Casual

Please join us for an informative panel discussion and networking event Tuesday evening. Grab a drink and a bite to eat and then explore topics of gender diversity, inclusivity, career path options, mentoring, and work life balance with our panel members and fellow conference delegates.  Following the panel discussion, light canapes and drinks will be served and provide opportunity for you to mingle and network.

The event follows the principles of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and is open to ALL conference delegates of any gender.

Cost: Included in Full Registration
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Young Professionals Networking Function

Date:  Thursday 8 December 2022
Time:  6.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Hilton Sydney Hotel, Level 4, 488 George St Sydney
Dress Code: Smart Casual

The Young Professionals Networking Function is the perfect opportunity for young (as well as young at heart) industry professionals to catch up with colleagues, renew past acquaintances and make new contacts in a relaxed atmosphere..

Cost: 2 x Drink Tickets Included for Full Registration
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Conference Gala Dinner

Date:    Friday 9 December 2022
Time:    7.00pm – 11.00pm
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Level 6, International Convention Centre, Sydney
Dress Code: Business Smart Casual

Join us in the Ballroom at the ICC Sydney and celebrate the conclusion of the 37^th ICCE, with fine food and drinks. Farewell old friends and new in a relaxed surround with entertainment that reflects true Australian hospitality.

Cost: Included in Full Registration
Additional Tickets: $150 per person
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Optional Activities

Sydney Opera House

Take a visit to Sydney’s iconic performing-arts venue. The building and its surrounds occupy the whole of Bennelong Point on Sydney Harbour, between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove, adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, and close by the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Join a tour, see a performance or sit by the water and enjoy a cold beverage while watching the sun set over the beautiful harbour.

www.sydneyoperahouse.com

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydneysiders love their giant ‘coathanger’, which opened in 1932. The best way to experience this majestic structure is on foot. Stairs climb up the bridge from both shores, leading to a footpath on the eastern side (the western side is a bike path). Climb the southeastern pylon to the Pylon Lookout or ascend the arc on the popular BridgeClimb.

www.bridgeclimb.com

Pitt Street Mall

Sydney’s number 1 shopping destination for clothing, designer brands, retail shopping centres and restaurants spanning over 2 blocks in the heart of Sydney.

www.pittstreetmall.com.au

Bondi Beach

The sweeping white-sand crescent of Bondi is one of Australia’s most iconic beaches. Reliable waves draw surfers while, nearby, hardy locals swim in the Icebergs ocean pool year-round. Trendy, health-conscious Sydneysiders head to laid-back cafes around Hall Street, while hip backpackers frequent the area’s casual pubs. Walkers and joggers use the clifftop Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk, with its dramatic scenery.

www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east/bondi/beach-lifestyle

Royal Botanic Gardens

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is a major botanical garden located in the heart of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1816, the garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia and one of the most important historic botanical institutions in the world. Take time out to explore the beauty and diversity of plants from across Australia and around the world.

www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Taronga Zoo

Taronga Zoo Sydney is a Sydney zoo located a 15-minute ferry ride from Circular Quay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 28-hectare (69-acre) Taronga Zoo Sydney is home to over 4,000 animals of 350 species. It has a zoo shop, a cafe, and information centre.

taronga.org.au/sydney-zoo

Dreamtime Southern X

Dreamtime Southern X Pty Ltd is privately owned by Aboriginal People. It offers a suite of tailored products and services for tourism and education markets, that are grounded in Aboriginal culture experiences of being greeted-welcomed to country, walking or travelling over ancient Aboriginal pathways tracing the ever-present Dreamtime of Sydney, delivered via a series of outdoor learning in continuity with nature/seasons, walking or travelling by bus or with a welcome to country.

Dreamtime Southern X operates in one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities – Sydney, and has the added advantage of being a part of the most ancient human culture on Earth: the Aboriginal Peoples Dreamtime.

Dreamtime Southern X was founded and is managed by Margret Campbell, a Dunghutti-Jerrinjah elder. Margret’s reputation has led to her being recognised as a Tourism Champion by Tourism Australia, Destination NSW, Indigenous Business Council, and endorsed by Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) Supply Nation and the Indigenous Business Chamber of Commerce.

The evolution, integrity and authenticity of Dreamtime Southern X products is inspired by Margret’s desire to build a mutual understanding and resilient respect between all Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people grounded on a deep, enduring connection to the Australian landscape.

www.dreamtimesouthernx.com.au

Sydney Harbour Discovery

Sydney Harbour Discovery is the ultimate harbour cruise during summer to experience Sydney’s best sights above and below the water line.

During a three hour Sydney sights cruise you will enjoy a barbecue lunch on board (or choice of a freshly prepared morning tea) as well as a visit to one of Sydney Harbour National Park’s secluded beaches. Here you have the option to go for a stroll on the beach to feel the sand under your toes or even dip your feet in the water, guests may swim if they choose. And all of this comes with spectacular views of Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

An experience to remember!

www.ozwhalewatching.com.au/sydney-harbour-discovery

The Rocks Walking Tour

The Rocks Walking Tours (established 1978) – captivating people with the ‘original’ Rocks experience!

There is no better way to get up close and personal with the living history and heritage of Sydney than on foot with Sydney’s foremost team of friendly and enthusiastic guides at The Rocks Walking Tours.

Your guided walking tour throughout The Rocks for locals and visitors alike promises to be a memorable Sydney experience.

Let them take you off the beaten track to discover some of The Rocks best kept secrets!

Their daily tour service departs at 10:30am and 1:30pm from their office at the listed address in The Rocks.

For private exclusive group bookings or educational tours please contact them so they can discuss you enquiry further.

www.rockswalkingtours.com.au

Gourmet Getaway Tours

Gourmet Getaway Tours is a small tour company owned and operated by Jimmy Henry – a true Sydney local, chef of 20 years and tour guide of 12 years. Jimmy has taken a unique approach to his tours by combining his chef and guiding experience to create the ultimate foodie day tour.

Hunter Valley Tours

Gourmet Getaway Tours specialise in Gourmet Food and Wine Tours to the beautiful Hunter Valley. Their tours provide a unique opportunity for guests to taste locally made wines matched with a regional Australian menu prepared on location by their very own tour guide and chef.

This unique tour is Jimmy’s trademark. Jimmy has dreamt of operating his own tour company for many years. It’s been a natural progression considering his adventurous spirit, personable nature and love for all things Australian.

Blue Mountains Tours

In 2018, Jimmy saw the demand for Blue Mountain Tours. As a former resident of the lower Blue Mountains, he always found himself recommending secret spots. Particularly overseas visitors who wanted to explore Sydney without going through the usual tourist traps.

gourmetgetawaytours.com.au

Blue Mountains Day Tours

Blue Mountains Day Tours feature some of the best wilderness outlooks in NSW along with Featherdale Wildlife Park, lunch at the charming township of Leura and world renowned Scenic World rides – to the bottom of the valley, back up again and across the top of the valley to appreciate the vastness and beauty of the Blue Mountains.

Luxury Mercedes Benz coaches – 17 seats for a smaller, intimate touring experience. Experienced and enthusiastic guides, informative commentary and lots of fun.

www.bluemountainsdaytours.com.au

Zepher Tours – Hunter Valley

Zepher Tours is a boutique tour company specialising in public and private Hunter Valley wine tours, Hunter Valley music concert transport and regional food and wine experiences including Canberra District and the Southern Highlands. Commencing in 2012 with passion, enthusiasm and a commitment to deliver an awesome day out with friends, Zepher Tours is now established as the good times day tour for enjoying the great food and wine in regional NSW.

With over 150 wineries and cellar doors as well as a myriad of activities and gourmet delights, they’ve hand-picked a diverse and inspiring range of cellar doors, lunch venues and unique experiences for their small group tours. The Hunter Valley Wine Tour includes cheese tasting, chocolate tasting and the highlight of the trip for some, organic vodka and schnapps tastings.

They specialise in Private Hunter Valley Wine Tours from Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. They tailor make packages to suit individual needs and budgets. Fun and informative guides, great music, and no boring commentary are their promise to you. Perfect for Team Building, Corporate Days, Birthday Party, Hens Party, or groups of family / friends for a private tour to wonderful wine making regions within NSW.

zephertours.com.au