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ViewsexpressedinConnectionsnewsletterdonotnecessarilyreflecttheopinionoftheAustralasianSlagAssociation.Allcontributionsarewelcomedthoughthepublisherreservestherighttodeclineoreditforstylegrammarlengthandlegalreasons.PleasetickappropriateboxBusinessCategoryEmailinfoasa-inc.org.auFax0242281777PleaseemailmedirectlyNamePositionOrganisationMailingAddressSuburbStatePostCodeTelephoneMobileFacsimileEmailProducerMaterialsHandlerIndustrySupplierGovernmentAgencyProcessorRefningValueaddingSpeciferEngineerOtherwww.asa-inc.org.auSustainabilityVictoriaProgramcomestosuccessfulconclusionNEWSBRIEFSAUSTRALASIANINTERNATIONALPluspostageandhandling.InclusiveofGST.AlisonFitzgeraldpicturedhasrecentlybegunhersecondyearofstudyattheUniversityofWollongong.SheisundertakingaBachelorofMediaandCommunicationmajoringinAdvertisingandMarketingandwillbetakingupwhereMonaForghanileftoffinDecember2010.Shehasassumedthepart-timepositionofMarketingCoordinatorandisveryeagertoapplyhercurrentdegreeandskillstoherworkatHBMGroup.TheConcreteInstituteofAustralias25thBiennialConferencewillbeheldinPerthWesternAustraliafromWednesday12OctobertoFriday14October2011.Wearepleasedtobeabletoannouncesomespecialfeatureswhichwillmakethisagreatconferenceforattendeesparticipantsexhibitorsandsponsors.Detailsoftheconferenceprogramandpaperscanbefoundathttpwww.concrete2011.com.au.The7thGlobalSlagConferencereturnstotheNorthernHemisphere.ThisyearitwillbeheldinScandinaviaforthersttimeinHelsinkiFinland.Datestoaddtoyourcalendarare17-18November.FurtherdetailsareavailablethroughtheGlobalSlagwebsiteatwww.propubs.comgsc.FocusingonbuildingthecapacityoftheVictoriansteelindustryandsupplychainpartnerstodevelopnewproductsandenhanceexistingproductopportunitiesforEAFS.TheassociationhascompletedthenalmilestonefortheSustainabilityCapacityBuildingProgramsupportedbySustainabilityVictoriaaftersomeeighteenmonthsofworkingwithVictorianbasedmembers.TheprogramhassuccessfullyachieveditsaimswhichbroadlycontributetowardstheassociationsaimsofincreasingtheeffectiveutilisationofironandsteelslagISS.Some34companieswereinvolvedinactivitiesanddiscussionsassessingseveralnewlow-carbonproductopportunitiesandtheirapplicationwhichleadtothefollowingpositiveoutcomesallavailablefordownloadontheAssociationswebsiteSustainabilityVictoriaacknowledgedtheprogramhasincreasedconnectionsandchangedattitudeswithintheSustainabilityCapacityBuildingProgramGroup.Therehasbeenanimprovementintheunderstandingofopportunitiesissuesandadevelopmentofproductsfacilitated.Supplychainlinkshavebeenstrengthenedandtheidenticationofopportunitiesexpanded.WhilstparticipantsrecognisedtheimportanceofthedifferencesinoperationalenvironmentsacrossthesupplychainandalsoindentiedwhereandhowtobestinuencechangethechallengenowistoreectonDr.Woodheadscomments...successfulchangestillrequiresacommitmenttoexploreandchallengeassumptionsaboutbusinessasusual.Copiesofthebenchmarkingsurveyandcasestudiescanbedownloadedfromtheassociationwebsiteatwww.asa-inc.org.au.NiribiCharkerAlisonFitzgeraldMarketingCoordinatorConcreteInstituteConference2011EngagementsurveyreportBenchmarkingreportCasestudyLowcarbonproductopportunitiesintheEAFSsupplychain