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August 20, 2008

The Annual Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ball is approaching fast! Tickets are on sale 1-2pm in the Chemical Sciences Building foyer on Wednesday and Friday in weeks 4 & 5 and everyday in week 6.

Come dressed in your most godly attire and join the rest of the Greek Pantheon to Feast alongside great Kings, Queens and mighty warriors like Leonidas, Helen of Troy, Achilles

Zeus Decrees that the Kings and Queens of UNSW Engineering Society attend his Feast for 2008 at MYTHOS Taverna. Bar

Date: Friday 19 September
Time: 7:30pm-3:00am
Venue: Mythos Taverna Bar
Location: 63 Norton St Leichhardt
Theme: Greek Gods and Goddesses
Dress: Greek or Formal Attire
Price: $60 UNSW Engineering Students, $65 Non-Engineering Students

 

July 31, 2008

Welcome to Session 2!

Week 0 was a big week in food science, with the 41st Annual AIFST Convention being held in Sydney. This year, UNSW was well represented, with student presenting for the Malcolm Bird award and in the student product development competition.

Congratulations to Hugh Dircks who was awarded the Malcolm Bird award for the presentation of his PhD work on cocoa fermentation. Also congratulations to finalist Jeremy Chenu who presented his work on bacteriophages in food ecosystems.

In the student product development competition, Team Awesome, consisting of Tamara Cameron, Yvonne Lake and Rebecca Paget, presented their work on highly creative Choc Banana Ravioli. The group gave an excellent presentation and their poster was very eye catching, however the world was not yet ready for the wonders of dessert ravioli and the group was trumped by the team from Deakin University.

Congratulations to all the finalists and hopefully UNSW will continue with their success next year with more up and coming student presentations.

On a more social note, coming up this session are a number of exciting events:

 Check back for more details soon.

June 13, 2008

AIFST PD Insights

 

 

 

 

 

June 1, 2008

Week 12 has finally arrived. Exams are closer, but the holidays are not too far behind them! So, find your spirit, come along and enjoy the final week of Session 1, 2008 with another spectacularly run BBQ hosted by your favourite student society . .

 What: Wk12 BBQ

When: Wk12 Tuesday 3 March, 12:30-14:00

Where: CHSE steps

Who: Staff and students of CHSE and MATS only

Cost: $2 and you can eat and drink all you like!

 

May 10, 2008

The UNSW Student Societies Engineering Soccer and BBQ extravaganza!

The event is a combined effort put on by the student societies representing Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical sciences (CHSE social - that's us!) and Mining Engineering - The Intra-Engineering Sports Committee. The event is sponsored very proudly by Connell Wagner and Parsons Brinckerhoff. These two companies are giants in the engineering consulting industry. They are interested in attracting the best graduates at the best Australian Engineering University (UNSW - in my eyes) from all the engineering faculties. Hence, they are aiding in the finance of this enormous event and will have industry representatives present ready to answer any questions you may have.

The idea of the event is that each school will put together an elite soccer team and play off the other Schools in a bid to become the UNSW Engineering Soccer Champions. We will be running a BBQ that will be running for the duration of the event. The aim of the event is to encourage intra-engineering socialisation so come along, support your school and have one on us.

What: UNSW Engineering Soccer and BBQ extravaganza

When: Thursday 15th May 13:00 - 17:00 - Week 9

Where: The surrounding areas of the Village Green

Who: All UNSW engineering students are invited to attend.

Cost: Free! Did I say free? I did! FREE!

May 6, 2008

It is now officially time.... to get excited for the HARBOUR CRUISE 2008!! This
magnificent social event is once again back! This is a night not to miss... for
those of you who joined us last year you will already know what a fantastic night
it was. Last year tickets were sold out!!

What: Harbour Cruise
When: Friday 23rd May 2008 (Week 10), 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Where: Opera House Wharf
Who: All students in degree programs of CE, IC, FS, MS, PE only
Cost: $45 for joining us on this fantastic cruise (includes alcohol and pizza!!)

Tickets will be on sale in the foyer of the Applied Science Building starting
Week 8.

Selling Times:
Tuesday - Friday at 1-2pm All of Week 8 and Week 9

Now, the theme for the night is masks. This could mean animal masks, Halloween
masks, superhero masks, masquerade....any sort of mask you can think of really!
So get creative and be sure to buy your ticket soon before they sell out. Don't
miss this great event!

April 28, 2008

Finally it is here, the all prestigious, yet infamous CHSE TOwer RAce. The ultimate battle of wits, speed, stamina, agility, etc... is looming. This fantastic event is proudly sponsored by the Joint Committee of ICHEME (Institute of Chemical Engineers) and Engineers Australia.

 What: BBQ and Tower Race - Sponsored by IchemE and Engineers Australia

When: THURSDAY 1st May. 12:30 - 14:00

Where: Chem Science building back steps

Who: All students and staff in degree programs of CE, IC, FS, MS, PE only

Cost: This event is proudly sponsored so it is FREE! Did I say FREE! Yes I did ---> FREE!

How: To run in the TOwer RAce, simply rock up and you will receive instructions on when you are to run.

 

April 25, 2008

Annual Tower Race - Week 7 (Day and time announced soon)
Have a go at breaking the record for the fastest time to run from Mezzanine to the tenth floor of the CHSE building! There will also be a free BBQ on at this time on the steps of the same building.

AIFST Annual Meeting and Trivia Night
The NSW Branch Annual meeting and trivia night are to be held together this year on Wednesday 7th May. This evening is renowned for its entertaining food-related trivia competition, great food and, of course, the short but business-like annual meeting. We would like to thank this year's inaugural Principal Sponsor DTS Laboratories for their valuable support.

WHEN: Wednesday 7th May

WHERE: Farsaci's Restaurant (Italian). 198 -200 Norton St Leichhardt. Parking is usually available in the streets surrounding the restaurant or the larger carparks towards the Parramatta Road end of Norton Street. There are also bus services to Leichhardt.

TIME: 6:30pm arrival for a 7:00pm start.

COST: Free to AIFST Members. Non-Members/Partners to pay $55pp.

Anyone considering joining AIFST can attend this event free if they lodge an AIFST Membership form and payment with National Office before registering for the meeting. Student membership is only $74.80 for the year. (Membership forms can be found on the AIFST website: www.aifst.asn.au)

BOOKINGS: For catering purposes, the RSVP is set for Wednesday 30 April - HURRY! To RSVP, email julie@foodaust.com.au or call national office on 8399 3996 during business hours.

Note: The meal is two courses comprising shared mixed pasta platters for entrée and veal or chicken platters, mixed salads, salad vegetables and bread for the main course. Drinks (excluding spirits) are included.

 

March 17, 2008

Tickets for 1st year camp will be on sale everyday this week (except Friday) from 1-2pm in the Chemical Sciences Building, Mezzanine Level, cost is $110. Get in quick as tickets are limited. This week is the last week for ticket sales due to mid-session break being so early, and remember Friday is a public holiday

1st Yr Engineering Camp Poster

March 16, 2008

The social calendar for this session is here. More details of events will be posted closer to the date.

Week

Event

Date

2

BBQ

 Wednesday 19th March

3

1st Year Camp

Friday 4th to Sunday 6th April

4

Pub Crawl

 

5

Relay For Life

 Friday 18th to Saturday 19th April

6

 

 

7

Tower Race & BBQ

Thursday 1st May

8

 

 

9

Harbour Cruise Ticket Sales &  BBQ

Thursday 15th May

10

Harbour Cruise

Friday 23rd May

11

 

 

12

End of Session BBQ

Thursday 5th June

 

March 10, 2008

Welcome to 2008! The social calendar for Session one will be posted shortly. Check out the Events page for archived news and events plus all the info on upcoming events.