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March 2009
 Faerber
Hall has joined the
Australian Industry and Defence Network (AIDN)
and the
Australia New Zealand American Chamber of Commerce (ANZACC).
These associations re-enforce Faerber Hall’s capabilities in off-shore
support and contract support for Australian companies working in the
Defence Industry and establishing or creating business opportunities in
North America.
November 2008
Karen
has completed the Executive Master of Business Administration program at
Melbourne Business School (Melbourne, Australia). This fourteen-month
program is designed for senior managers and executives with extensive
international business experience. In addition to classes and projects led
by the distinguished faculty of the Melbourne Business School,
participants in the EMBA program attended classes at the Kellogg School of
Management (Northwestern University, Chicago IL) and at the Otto Beisheim
School of Management (WHU, Koblenz Germany). While in Beijing, China the
EMBA students met with various academic, political and business leaders to
discuss the opportunities and challenges in China’s rapidly developing
economy.
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September 2008
Philip
has been engaged by
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(UNESCAP) to develop a background paper on Resource Mobilization
and to assist in coordinating the Technical and High Level Round Table
sessions on Resource Mobilization for the
Third Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 2-4 December 2008.
July 2008
Philip
has been engaged by the Infrastructure Asset Development (IAD) Branch,
Defence Support Group of the Australian Department of Defence as
Project Manager for the development and delivery of several concurrent
major infrastructure design and construction projects on Defence bases in
Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Projects range in value from
$4.5m to over $150m.
April 2008
Philip
has been engaged by the International Policy Division of the Australian Department
of Defence to undertake a scoping study in relation to the provision and
management of Defence Cooperation housing in the South Pacific and East Timor.
The findings of the study will be used by Defence to implement a more cost
effective method for the governance and delivery of housing for Australian
Defence Force members deployed in the Pacific region and East Timor in support
of the Defence Cooperation and Pacific Patrol Boat programs.
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March 2008
Philip
has been appointed Visiting Professor to the
Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD),
Faculty of Islands and Oceans at the University of the South Pacific (USP).
USP is the premier institution of higher learning for the South Pacific region,
uniquely placed in a region of extraordinary physical, social and economic
diversity. Established in 1968, USP is the only university of its type in
the world. It is jointly owned by the governments of twelve Pacific Island
countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Solomon
Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Samoa. The University has Campuses
in all the twelve member countries. The main campus, Laucala, is in Fiji.
The Faculty of Islands and Oceans is the first of its type in the world and
encompasses all disciplines that are important to the Pacific environment.
In recognition of the worldwide trend relating to environmental degradation,
poverty and societal disintegration, USP in its Strategic Plan of 1999, resolved
that Pacific Island countries need to move away from this trend. PACE-SD was
subsequently established in mid-2001 to develop a coordinated response to
the needs of the region on areas of sustainable development and environmental
management.
Philip
has been engaged by the
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
to conduct an evaluative review of the
Multi-donor Voluntary Trust Fund on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements
in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. The Fund was established by ESCAP
in 2005 with contributions from the Governments of Thailand and Sweden. The
findings of the Review will be used by ESCAP to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Fund.
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February 2008
In
response to a number of enquiries from a wide range of people around the world
seeking to gain a better understanding of the link between global warming
and sea-level rise, and the likely impact on low-lying coastal communities
and small islands, Philip has written a paper titled
Climate Change and Low-Lying Pacific Islands; a plain person's guide to global
warming, sea-level rise, and the threat to Pacific Islands. The paper
has been peer-reviewed by
Dr. Patrick Nunn, Professor of Oceanic Geoscience at The University of the
South Pacific. Read the
abstract
Philip
has been admitted to the grade of Fellow in the Australian Institute of Management
(FAIM). The
Australian Institute of Management (AIM) is Australia's leading management
organisation and a leader in advocating effective management practices and
leading-edge management thinking. The grade of Fellow recognizes persons who
have a record of proven management achievement in a general executive management
position, such as chief executive or group/chief general manager; a divisional,
regional or state general manager; or a senior specialist in a particular
field, providing advice of a highly significant nature, to general executive
management. With his extensive background and experience, Philip easily qualified
for the grade of Fellow in all three categories. His admission to the grade
of FAIM is therefore fitting recognition of his capabilities by the business
sector, and complements his status of Fellow of the Institution of Engineers,
Australia (FIEAust) and Fellow of the Australian Defence Association (FADA).
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December 2007
Philip
has been engaged by the Australian Department of Defence to represent
the Royal Australian Navy on the Tender Evaluation Board for Phase 2 of Project
Single LEAP (Living Environment and Accommodation Precinct). Single LEAP Ph2
is a Department of Defence project to improve the standard of permanent living-in
accommodation provided to single members of the Australian Defence Force by
delivering over 3,500 modern studio apartments across 17 mainland ADF bases
under a 30-year Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. At an estimated
cost of over AUD1.2 billion, Single LEAP Ph2 is the Australia Government’s
largest PPP project to date. The four consortiums tendering for the project
represent some of Australia’s largest financial institutions, construction
companies and facility management businesses. Navy has a 40% interest in the
project.
September 2007
Faerber
Hall introduces the PE2RL® Index system
at the
Renewable Energy and Regional Australia Conference
in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia from 16-18 September 2007. Karen
and Philip used their presentation
Doing Different Things; Doing Things Differently
at the Conference to introduce the PE2RL®
Index. The PE2RL®
Index, which stands for
"Personalised Environment & Energy Responsible Living",
is an assessment and rating system developed by Faerber Hall for use
by governments and organisations as a framework to facilitate a gradual, informed
change in the overall behaviour of citizens and employees, including the move
to new practices such as renewable energy technologies.
View
full
Press Release
The system, based on Faerber Hall’s experience in defining practical strategies
for managing the risk of change, business transformation, and sustainable
development, provides a framework on which we can think and talk about action,
monitor and assess progress of action, and encourage and enable action at
all levels of the community. The PE2RL® Index system
not only provides a basis for facilitating conscious and committed change,
but also provides a means for monitoring and evaluating the progress of change,
thus giving individuals, organisations, businesses and governments a mechanism
for regular feedback on their performance and achievements.
Karen and Philip presented their paper,
Doing Different Things; Doing Things Differently
at the
Renewable Energy and Regional Australia Conference, held from 16-18 September
2007 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Philip’s home
town. Their paper focused on personalised environment and energy awareness
and responsibility, and how to encourage change.
Karen and Philip proposed that a localised integrated solution approach be
adopted for regional Australia and implemented to the extent that makes good
environmental and economic sense for defined localities. The success of even
the best integrated energy solutions, however, relies on the will of people
to embrace change. The “tipping point” for the adoption of renewable energy
solutions can be brought about in a relatively short timeframe by putting
in place, across all levels of government, a common framework that underpins
and unites the energy strategies and solutions not only for regional Australia,
but for all Australia.
Karen and Philip outlined such a framework – a framework through which desired
changes in behaviour can be identified and weighted, and the performance toward
their achievement can be assessed, rated and monitored. Karen and Philip proposed
that, by putting in place this framework, we can more quickly reach the rate
of change that will make a difference.
See associated article in the Bendigo Weekly newspaper.
Faerber
Hall accepted an invitation for Philip to be an Advisor to
AusReady: The Asia Pacific Emerging Infectious Diseases Facility, an initiative
of the Australian Government which is funded by the
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). AusReady’s focus
is to mobilise experts to undertake prevention and preparedness work in the
Asia Pacific region. It is linked to AusAID’s Pandemics and Emerging Infectious
Diseases Strategy 2006-2010, which aims to minimise the impact of emerging
infectious diseases on the human health and economic development of the Asia-Pacific
region.
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August 2007
Faerber
Hall has initiated a collaborative project with Mr. Lawrence Ang, a second
year Arts student at the Australian National University in Canberra, to look
at the role coconut can play in the long-term sustainable
development of Pacific Island Countries. Mr. Ang had approached Faerber Hall
in early August regarding opportunities for an internship/work experience
arrangement. The aim of the project is to produce a
conference paper that looks at the characteristics of the coconut,
its current commercial and non-commercial uses in the Pacific region, and
propose that the coconut has significant potential as a low-cost resource
and alternate material to support not only bio-fuel production but also a
wider range of economically viable industries. The paper will also suggest
that by exploring innovative ways to fully exploit the coconut, particularly
low-grade and surplus coconuts – with minimal or no waste – this abundant
and renewable resource has the potential to play a much more strategic role
than it currently does in the sustainable economic development of Pacific
Island countries. The paper is planned for completion in 2008.
Read the
abstract
At
the request of the Government of Papua New Guinea, Faerber Hall provided
an article for publication in the National Disaster
Centre newspaper supplement in support of Papua New Guinea Disaster Information
and Expo Day. Written by Philip, the article,
Developing an Early Warning Capability for Papua New Guinea, was published
in the 10 August 2007 issue of The National
daily newspaper, Port Moresby, PNG.
July 2007
Faerber
Hall accepted an invitation for Philip to be an Advisor to the
Emergency Preparedness Institute (EPI) in the USA. The Institute's
purpose is to help people help themselves by bringing family emergency/disaster
planning into the community and workplace on a proactive basis. Its programs
are geared to help reduce the stress, worry and distraction caused by a disaster
or emergency.
Philip
and Karen attended the 12th (Pacific) Regional Meteorological Service Directors
Meeting in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from 3-6 July 2007 as consultants to
the Cook Islands Government. Philip presented a paper titled,
Practical Strategies for Long Term Performance Sustainability, suggesting
that regional meteorological services need to be "business
savvy" and seriously consider implementing more
formal regional collaborative arrangements if they are to provide a valued
service to their countries.
Philip
presented his paper,
Early Warning Systems:
reframing the discussion at the Australasian Natural Hazards Management
Conference in Brisbane, Australia on 2 July 2007.
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June 2007
Faerber
Hall was engaged by the Melbourne company
Redflex to assist it prepare its bid for
a major Victorian Government tender. Karen provided expert commercial guidance
and input to the bid process, tender response documentation and presentations
as short-listed vendor.
Philip
represented the Oceania Region of the
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-Oceania) at the
13th (Pacific) Regional Disaster Managers Meeting in Majuro, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, from 26-29 June 2007.
By
invitation from the IPCC-TGICA sub-committee, Philip and Karen attended
the Expert Meeting on Integrating Analysis of Regional Climate Change and
Response Options, in Nadi, Fiji from 20-22 June 2007, held by the
Task Group on Data and Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis (TGICA)
of the
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Philip and Karen facilitated the break
out session on the topic, Feedback, Couplings, and Cascading Effects in Adaptation
Strategies. They have subsequently been invited by the IPCC to develop a professional
paper on the topic in collaboration with other experts.
May 2007
Philip
represented the Australian Government at the official commissioning ceremony
for the new Continuous Global Positioning System (CGPS) ground station on
24 May 2007 at Majuro, the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The new CGPS
station was installed as part of the implementation of Phase IV of the AusAID-sponsored
South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project, for which Philip was
acting as interim Project Director.
Publication
notice: Philip’s paper,
Early Warning Systems: reframing the discussion, was published in
The
Australian Journal of Emergency Management,
Vol. 22, No.2, May 2007. Read the
abstract
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April 2007
Philip
was a member of the Strategic Review Team appointed by
the
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to conduct
a strategic review of the
South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project.
The primary purpose of the Strategic Review was to assess the need
for collection and use of high quality sea level data, and options for operating
and maintaining the network, beyond the completion of Phase
IV (i.e. beyond 31 December 2010).
The Strategic Review Team, comprising four specialists
(environmental policy, science, aid program and policy, and project and technical
management), conducted its investigations over a three week period from 18
April to 3 May 2007. Meetings and discussions where
held with key people and agencies in Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands,
Samoa and Fiji. The Strategic Review Team submitted its
final report to AusAID in September 2007. Philip
participated on the Strategic Review Team in his capacity as the Project’s
interim Project Director. View
related papers
View additional papers from 2006
February 2007
By
invitation from the UNFCCC, Philip attended the
United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Expert Meeting on Adaptation for Small Island Developing States (Part II),
in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from 26-28 February 2007 and
presented a paper titled, South Pacific Sea Level
and Climate Monitoring Project (SPSLCMP Phase IV). Philip represented
the SPSLCMP at the meeting as the Project’s interim Project Director.
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