Dear IEEE members and friends,

We would like to invite you to our next event on "Regulation: A Possible Career" by Dr. Leith Campbell in the University of Melbourne.

National telecommunications regulators (in Australia this means the ACMA and the ACCC) ensure that telecommunications operators conform to appropriate technical standards and are subject to the rigors of competition. There are good career paths for women and one finds very competent women at all levels of many regulators. While telecommunications regulation has not traditionally been seen as a career for engineers, most regulators would benefit from having greater engineering expertise. In this presentation, Leith Campbell will describe some of his experiences in consulting to telecommunications regulators in Australia, Asia and the Middle East over the past 6 years. He will note the ongoing roles held by women in many regulators. He will sketch what regulators do and explain how a good background in engineering would be beneficial in a “non-traditional” area, namely economic cost modelling.

Dr. Leith Campbell was until recently a principal consultant with Ovum, the international ITC advisory firm. In that role he advised many telecommunications regulators around the world, especially with regard to cost models and interconnection. Prior to Ovum, he worked in technical areas, having held positions in industrial research laboratories (Bell Labs and Bellcore in the US; Telstra Research Labs in Australia) and universities (Cambridge and Durham in the UK; and as CEO of the Australian Telecommunications CRC in Australia). Dr Campbell holds a Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide and is a member of the IEEE. He has recently been appointed as an honorary fellow in the Melbourne School of Engineering.

Registration is encouraged though visitors are welcome. For further information, please contact Sareh Fotuhi (sarehf@student.unimelb.edu.au).

Venue: Richard Newton Room, Level 5, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building (193), University of Melbourne, Parkville Map
Date/time: 2013-05-15, 12:30-2pm (light lunch provided)
Register at: Eventbrite

Best regards,

Women in Engineering Committee
IEEE Victorian Section
wie.victorian@ieee.org