Register for In The Zone to hear from Miranda Taylor, NERA CEO, who will chair a session with Dr Sarlae McAlpine, Professor Eric May and Dr Laura Kuhar, and will discuss the important role that critical minerals will play in the energy transition moving forward.

Register for FOO19 to hear from NERA Project Manager Tim Duff about some of NERA's oceanography projects, including:

• Exmouth Integrated Artificial Reef
• TASER Living Lab 
• Cluster Program: Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia (SICA) and the Ocean Energy Cluster 
• National Decommissioning Research Initiative (NDRI)

NERA Manager Energy Industry Supply Chain, Gavin Asikas, will be presenting on NERA and our activities and opportunities across Australia. Register for the briefing to ensure you are up to date.

Attend the Australian Technologies Competition 2019 Awards Ceremony to find out this year's winners across 10 key award categories — including the NERA-sponsored Energy Resources Award — followed immediately by networking drinks and celebrations.

The Manufacturing Modernisation Fund provides small and medium manufacturing enterprises with co-funding of between $50,000 and $1,000,000 for capital investments and associated reskilling to modernise manufacturing processes, adopt new technologies, become more productive and create jobs.

Applications close: 31 October.

NERA is proud to sponsor the conference and collaborate with The University of Queensland for a united URTeC 2019 presence. The conference will gather regional and global experts, regulators and prominent researchers to share their technical know-how and technology advancements.