IEEE South Australia Section

Title: DISR & IEEE SA – Contributing to Australia’s Critical Technology Standards Date and Time: Tuesday July 23rd 2024 at 5.00pm ACST (5:30pm AEST) MS Teams link: (https://teams.live.com/meet/9589856937659?p=icmt6IVlYUZxdEvIrb) Meeting ID: 958 985 693 765 9 Passcode: RnMWMa (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app) | (https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting) Speakers: - Ruth Lewis, Chair, IEEE SSIT Standards Committee, Standards Coordinator for IEEE Victoria Section and SSIT Australia Chapter - Philip Crothers, Senior Policy Officer, Department representative to IEEE SA & IEEE SA Fellow, Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR). Abstract: Timings: 45 Minutes + 15 minutes for questions. International Standards enable global trade, address issues of environmental sustainability and place ethical guardrails around emerging technologies. Have you thought about getting involved? Standards are a collaborative effort and incorporate a diverse range of perspectives. They are developed by drawing on a wide range of skills and capabilities to navigate complexity and ambiguity, and they need your input. The Department of Industry, Science & Resources, in partnership with IEEE SA (Standards Association), is seeking involvement from subject matter experts across a range of technology domains. We are aiming to ensure the Australian perspective is well-represented in a global, multi-stakeholder, industry led and consensus driven standards development framework. This presentation provides an understanding of the standards ecosystem, why you should be involved, pathways to participation and available government support. For more information, please see the (https://www.industry.gov.au/science-technology-and-innovation/technology/critical-technology-standards), the (https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/list-critical-technologies-national-interest) and the (https://standards.ieee.org/). Co-sponsored by: Ruth Lewis Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/426331

The mostly Australian designed and constructed satellite AMSAT OSCAR 7, or AO-7, was launched on 15 November 1974 and has just reached 50 years in space. It is the oldest man-made satellite in history to have ever worked for as long as that - and it is still working! The primary aim of AO7 is to provide earth-satellite-earth radio communications between Radio Amateurs within its “foot-print” on the earth below . Using one or more satellites, Amateur radio communications can be achieved over very large distances. Rick will describe how an Australian University team was formed in 1967 with the aim to plan, design, and construct an earth orbiting satellite that was to become known as AO-5 when it was launched on 23 January 1970. Soon aŌer that, work commenced on AO-6 and AO-7. Rick will describe the construction of the AO-6 and AO7 satellites. They were the first satellites to use of CMOS logic for their Radio Teletype and Morse coding and decoding functions. Rick was involved in the design of that logic. Other firsts for the AO satellite series were their unique antennas and magnetic spin stabilisation. So, of all the satellites ever launched throughout the Space Age it is AO-7 that is still operating today after 50 years in space providing Radio Amateur operators throughout the world with radio communications even including the Polish Resistance during their struggle for independence. And in its long life, AO-7 has defied all those who said CMOS would never survive in space. Speaker(s): , Rick Room: Floor 11, Bldg: Engineers Australia, 108 King William St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000

SA LMAG executive meeting held as part of South Australian IET/IEEE Retired Engineers group Executive meeting Room: Floor 11, Bldg: Engineers Auatralia, 108 King William St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000