Committee Members
Ian Spence, Chair (CNC Project Management)
Adam Crichton, Secretary (APA Group)
Andriy Dubyk (Rosen)
Frank Daly (WA Gas Networks)
Jodi Gratton (KD.1)
Patricia Friend-Pereira (Atteris)
Peter Kneale (Enerflex)
Richelle Glynn (Enerflex)
Previous Events
WA YPF Welding Tutorial – 4 May 2011
With the tutorial room at capacity, YPFers gathered at the Parmelia Hilton for two specialist tutorials on AS2885 Welding Engineering. The event was sponsored by The WeldNet and, based on the large response, revealed that members in the industry feel they can learn a lot more in this area.
The session covered two 45 minute tutorials:
- Pipeline Welding Specifications, Qualifications, Materials and QA/QC Verification
- Pipeline ‘Hot Tap’ Weld Procedure Development
Each tutorial was presented by The WeldNet engineers George Alexander (Director of The WeldNet and Welding Engineer) and Niklaas Jooste (Materials and Welding Engineer). YPFers interest in these topics was maintained throughout the session with clever use of interactive elements and the presenters’ sound technical knowledge.
Feedback from the participants revealed they took a lot of technical knowledge away from the session and have requested more ‘specialist’ tutorial sessions similar to this one. YPFers also noted more time would have been welcomed so this will be looked at for our next specialist session.
At conclusion of the session the YPFers shared a few drinks with those who were attending the APIA dinner later in the evening.
The WeldNet has made all the tutorial slides available online (refer to the APIA YPF website) for members to view.
Once again the YPF committee would like to thank all the participants and in particular The WeldNet for making the event such a success.
WA APIA/YPF Quiz Night – 22 March 2011
Do you know the name of the longest subsea pipeline in the world? If you answered the Langeland Pipeline which connects Norway to the UK, then you were probably at the APIA WA Chapter/ WA YPF Quiz Night.
This year the quiz night was held on the 22 March at the Perth and Tattersalls Bowling Club. The venue was at capacity as 106 guests battled it out over 10 intense rounds of general and not so general knowledge, from identifying key figures from the past and present, to determining the meaning of acronyms such as HDPE, RSC and CSC.
The quiz night was once again made possible by the efforts of the APIA WA Chapter and WA YPF committees so that a fun filled night could be enjoyed by all and to allow attendees plenty of opportunity to network. A special thank you goes out to Alex Aitken, who stepped up to fill the role of quiz master only five hours after stepping off the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship!
The evening began with speeches from Mark Paulton and Ron Horner, representatives of the night’s main sponsors, Nacap Constructors and Murphy Pipe & Civil respectively. After light refreshments had been served, the competition finally commenced.
During the course of the evening, attendees enjoyed three delicious meals, ranging from beef Rogan josh to scrumptious chocolate brownies, thus ensuring that maximum brainpower was maintained through the night. Once the dust finally settled from 10 challenging rounds, it was the winners of the previous year that took home the bragging rights again. The winning table consisted of Edward Lauer (Boston Consulting Group), Mike Lauer (Project Consultancy Services), Diane Lauer (Project Consultancy Services), Dean Solmundson (WA Gas Networks), Ruth Brisbane (Murdoch University), Peter Wilson, Marie Wilson and Pam Vassi. Coming in at a close second was Rosen on table number 8. Although the table representing WA Gas Networks placed last, all members still walked away with a bottle of wine each.
These tables weren’t the only ones who went away with a prize. Jeromie Gasper from DBP, using either exceptional mathematical methods or sheer luck, managed to successfully guess how many M&Ms there were in the jar. Given how big the jar was, those M&Ms are sure to last him until the next quiz night!
Overall the night was a great success for both APIA WA Chapter and WA YPF. For anyone intending to participate again next year, it is never too early to start memorising any interesting facts which can give your team the winning edge next time!