CIGRE Australia is pleased to announce the opening of scholarships for Young Professionals to attend the CIGRE 2022 Session being held from 28 August to 2 September 2022 in Paris, France.

This is a great opportunity for a young professional to attend this prestigious global event, to develop their knowledge base and their international professional networks.

Successful candidates are mentored and assisted throughout the event and related functions to ensure that they get the maximum value from attendance.

Two scholarships are offered. Each scholarship provides registration at the CIGRE Paris Session, return economy airfare, accommodation and out-of-pocket expenses up to a maximum value of A$8,000.

Applications for the scholarships are invited from Collective members and Individual members of CIGRE Australia. Collective 1 members may submit up to two employee applications for the scholarships (a Collective 2 may submit one nominee).  Individual members may self-nominate.

Applications close Friday 4th March 2022.

The application form is attached here, and more information can be found on our website or the NGN Australia website: https://bit.ly/3nWgsTF

(Note that we accept employer support and the successful individuals ability to take up any offer will be contingent upon COVID restrictions and ability to Travel, which may not be known until closer to the event)

Are you looking to progress your career and talk with highly experienced professionals from your industry? Would you like to develop your technical and personal skills in one-on-one meetings with a Mentor who has been matched to help you get the most out of your mentoring relationship? Launching in January 2022, the CIGRE NGN Mentoring Program is a free program open to all CIGRE NGN members working in the power industry.

The CIGRE NGN Mentoring Program aims to connect CIGRE Australia members with substantial industry experience with early career CIGRE NGN members who may be seeking some guidance and assistance in the development of their careers. The Mentor will draw on their experience and knowledge to assist the Mentee through challenges faced in their early power industry career. This assistance may be in many forms such as technical, professional or inter-personal advice/guidance. The focus of the Mentor and Mentee meetings will be flexible and will depend on what the particular Mentor and Mentee would like to get out of the relationship. The duration of the mentoring program is also flexible and can be decided upon once the Mentor and Mentee both get to know what they’re hoping to get out of the relationship.

Eligibility:
Mentee applicants must be a CIGRE NGN member and currently working in the power industry.

How to Apply:
Please fill out the Mentee Expression of Interest form (linked here) to allow the mentoring program team to learn more about what you’re looking to gain from a mentoring relationship. To apply for the program, please include this expression of interest form as an attachment in an email to the CIGRE NGN email inbox (ngn@cigreaustralia.org.au).

Applications for the initial intake of the mentoring program will close 04/02/2022.

Introducing new committee liaisons:

• • Neha Moturi – API Inter-group Liaison; succeeding Adrian Lloyd;
  • Mitchell Tap – NGN Mentoring Coordinator; a new role aimed at developing the NGN Mentoring Program.
  • Mark Matthews – D2 NGN Liaison; succeeding Farshad Charmchi;
  • Maddy Binet to take over from Chris as co-chair from after the AGM on the 30th September