Transmission Development Supporting Energy Transformation in SA and the NEM

Martyn Pearce, ChairmanElectric Energy Society of Australia (South Australian Chapter)Phone: 0450 692 901Email: martyn.k.pearce@gmail.com

Electric Energy Society of Australia (SA Chapter)

Face-to-Face presentation describing Project Energy Connect, the new electricity interconnector under construction between SA and NSW.

Engineers Australia Sir Robert Chapman Theatre

<h3><strong>*</strong><em><strong>This will be face-to-face event with no live broadcasting.</strong></em><strong>  We encourage you to take this rare opportunity for networking with past and new colleagues*  </strong></h3><h2><strong>Registration:</strong></h2><p>REGISTRATIONS STRICTLY CLOSE 6:30 pm WEDNESDAY 29th MARCH</p><h2><strong>Timing:</strong></h2><p>Networking and Refreshments available from 5:00 pm.  The seminar is scheduled for 5:30pm and intending on question time to be finished by approximately 6:30pm.</p><h2><strong>Synopsis:</strong></h2><p>This will be a face-to-face presentation describing Project Energy Connect, the new high voltage electricity interconnector under construction between SA and NSW.  The speaker, Rainer Korte, will provide insights to SA’s leading role in the energy transformation and challenges arising.  Learn about construction progress on the interconnector, challenging system integration requirements, and its role in supporting a clean energy future; how it will support the development of renewable energy projects and the export of renewable energy from SA.</p><h2><strong>Speaker:</strong></h2><h3>Rainer Korte, Chief Operating Officer, ElectraNet</h3><p>Rainer is an Executive with over 35 years’ experience in the electricity industry who is passionate about energy transformation.  As Chief Operating Officer, Rainer is responsible for providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity transmission services to South Australian customers, now and in the future, and leading initiatives that enable the transition to a sustainable clean energy future.</p><p>Rainer holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (with First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Science and is a graduate of the London Business School Senior Executive Program.  He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and Engineering Executive (EngExec).</p><h2>Free EESA Member Discount Code</h2><p>You may notice that the new EESA website automatically applies the member discounts to EESA event registrations when members are logged in. However, as the SA Chapter is hosting events with EventBrite, we have created these promo codes to apply member discounts when registering with EventBrite.</p><p>EESA members please enter your Promotional Code first at Ticket Box. This is a unique code generated for you with your name and membership number, with spaces and punctuation removed. Please use the following to work out your discount code using your last name (as entered into the last name field in your membership profile). The following examples apply for membership number 12345678 and various last names:</p><ul><li>Last name of "Bloggs" is BLOGGS12345678</li><li>Last name of "O'Bloggs" is OBLOGGS12345678</li><li>Last name of "B-C D'e Gg-Hh" is BCDEGGHH12345678</li></ul><p>EESA Members can find their member number on the EESA website when they login. Please don't hesitate to contact Joe for any assistance working out your free access code at joekelly95@outlook.com</p><h2>FAQ's</h2><p>What is my member number?</p><ul><li>Login to the EESA website, and it'll tell you after a successful login. <a href="https://www.eesa.org.au/login" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.eesa.org.au/login</a> If you need help with login in, follow the prompts and advice with EESA and the contact form if necessary.</li></ul><p>Why is it saying my registration discount code has already been used?</p><ul><li>You've possibly already activated the discount code, and let the registration process time out. It only works once to avoid people sharing their discount codes, so please contact Joe (email above) for assistance to reactivate your code.</li></ul><ul><li>How do I buy tickets for multiple people? Sorry, we don't allow bulk ticket purchases because we'd prefer people to register individually. This way, it gives the individuals attending the opportunity to remain connected with EESA on EventBrite, which any individual at any stage can unsubscribe from.</li></ul><p>Why is my member code not accepted, even though I'm a member?</p><ul><li>Sorry about this, there are few occurrences every presentation where this happens as there can be a small delay before we can see your membership in the database. Please contact Joe (email above) for help with this if required. Hopefully by the next SA Chapter event, your membership status will not only be activated but visible to the SA Chapter organisers creating your discount codes.</li><li>Be sure to read the above advice on working out what your discount code is very carefully. Thanks!</li></ul>

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