Australia User Group Meet - August 2026

User Group Meet Information

Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Venue: The Westin Perth, Australia (480 Hay St, Perth WA)
Language: English

Registration Fee

Complimentary 

User Group Meet Overview

Join the Rocscience leadership team in Perth for our first Australian User Group Meeting. This event brings together professionals from across the geotechnical community to share insights, experiences, and innovations.

What to Expect

• A company update from Rocscience executive leadership
• Practical case studies and project applications presented by both Rocscience experts and users
• Open discussion sessions to exchange ideas and lessons learned
• Networking opportunities with the Rocscience team and local user community

Agenda

• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Registration and coffee
• 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM: Welcome and Rocscience updates
• 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM: Keynote Speaker: Marc Elmouttie, CSIRO — Research update on new geotechnical monitoring systems for surface and underground applications
• 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM: Morning tea
• 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM: Keynote Speaker: Gordon Swebby, MineGeotech — Application of RS3 modelling at MineGeotech
• 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM: Rashid Geranmaye, Northern Star Resources — Golden Pike South modelling
• 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM: Wensong Zhang, Rio Tinto — Digital twin using Block Models in Slide3
• 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM: James Watton & Dylan Mo, PSM — Case studies from open pit mines using the Rocscience 3D Suite
• 12:40 PM – 1:40 PM: Lunch break
• 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM: Davide Guccione, The University of Newcastle — Rockfall fragmentation analysis in RocFall2
• 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM: Rain Hao, Northern Star Resources — Block model function in open pit modelling
• 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM: Mark Simkin, Talison Lithium — 2D LE analysis on waste rock dump failure
• 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM: Willa Singoyi, Northern Star Resources — Ground support design by RocSlope3
• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Networking drinks and canapés

Additional Information

A two-day technical workshop will follow the User Group Meeting on August 26–27. More details are available here: (Technical Workshop: Finite Element Modelling of Underground Excavations).

Contact & Participation

For registration inquiries or general questions, please contact 
Jiwoo Ahn at jiwoo.ahn@rocscience.com. If you are interested in presenting at the User Group Meeting, please submit your expression of interest to the same email address.