Clarissa Brandt
Timber Queensland’s inaugural student awards programs SmartForests18 and SmartTimber18 will have cash prizes and it will provide students with opportunities to engage with potential employers. Source: Timberbiz
Clarissa Brandt, Communications Manager Timber Queensland, said SmartForests18 is designed to enhance student awareness of issues and challenges related specifically to Queensland’s forest and timber industry.
“The winner of the Award, who will act as the Queensland SmartForests18 Ambassador will be announced at Timber Queensland’s state conference Doing Timber Business in Queensland: Room to Grow on 19 April 2018,” Ms Brandt said.
“Stimulating new ideas to solve industry challenges and increasing exposure to new timber technologies are benefits of the competition.
“But the real advantage will be the connections and conversations between students and potential future employers and suppliers.”
SmartTimber18 is a program to introduce students to mass timber and Glulam and to educate students regarding the design considerations required to use these building materials.
“Both awards require students to submit an abstract and poster to communicate their submission. The posters will be on display at our state conference Doing Timber Business in Queensland: Room to Grow and there will be a dedicated session for conference delegates to talk and mingle with the poster authors,” said Ms Brandt.
Support from award sponsors The Gottstein Trust and Hyne Timber will provide complimentary attendance at the conference for 10 students and Timber Queensland is offering a heavily subsidised student ticket price.
“Mark Brown and his colleagues at the Forest Industries Research Centre at USC have been tremendously helpful in the organisation of the awards and are also providing assistance to ensure forestry students can fully participate in the conference.”
Information about the awards program and entry requirements is available at www.doingtimberbusinessinqld.com/studentawards
