2011 Melbourne Meccano Exhibition
We will be holding our fifteenth Annual exhibition during the second weekend in October, 2011. Details are available here.
Electrical Equipment Testing (By-Law 5)
Mains connected electrical equipment used at Club functions must comply with safety requirements as provided in Club By-Law 5. The compliance tags affixed to members' equipment are valid for twelve months and expire in June each year. Each item will require inspection and testing before a further tag will be issued. As untagged equipment or equipment with an expired tag may not be operated at club activities, all equipment you intend using at the Exhibition must be tested and tagged with a current tag.
The annual Club sponsored inspection and testing of members' electrical equipment is conducted on the morning of the June meeting. The rooms will be open from 10 am on 11 June 2011 for receipt of items.
As in previous years, a limited testing service will be available on the Saturday morning of the Exhibition for country and interstate members who unable to attend the June meeting.
Members' display details
The 2011 display form may downloaded by right clicking here. The document is in PDF format and will require Acrobat or similar reader to open and print. As soon as you have finalised the details of your display, it will help immensely if you download the form from the website, fill in your details and return it. Early is good, late is bad!
The information members provide on their forms is used to design the layout of the halls to achieve a good balance as well as to make the weekend an enjoyable one for members. The descriptions of members' displays contained in the Exhibition Guide is also drawn from this source.
Therefore the exhibition subcommittee needs to know the length of table space you will require to the nearest 100mm. This is important as errors heree could mean that you are uncomfortable and cramped or the public is shortÂchanged by a lot of empty table space. Please set your display up at home and measure it with a tape before completing your form.
To balance the displays we need to know whether models are powered or static and whether you have made special provision for "hands on" play by our visitors. If you will be showing an original model please provide some details. If you are reproducing a model from the literature please include a reference to your source.
The last date on which forms will be accepted is Friday 9 September 2011. Late forms may be accepted by special arrangement but will only be allocated table space after all other forms are processed. Also an entry in the guide cannot be guaranteed.
Club Dinner
The Annual Club Dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday, 8 October 2011. Be sure to include your intentions in the space provided on your form before submitting it.
More Information:
Lindsay Carroll 03 9872 4543
(Mobile) 0419 396 993
email: Lindsay Carroll.