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The Leo Barnes Perpetual Trophy
The Leo Barnes Perpetual Trophy has been awarded since 2017 to the Biomed judged to have presented the best paper at the SMBE Country Technicians' Conference
The best presentation is judged by the conference delegates and earns the winner the trophy, a framed certificate and a gift card
Previous winners include
2017 Joe Vartuli
2018 Michael Smith
2019 Steven Cox
2023 Durga Sompalle
2024 Joshua White
2025 - Dr Farya Golesorkhie
THE LEO BARNES PERPETUAL TROPHY
The trophy is the "Standard Test Finger" which was used by testing laboratories in the testing medical electrical equipment. The finger probes the equipment to a certain depth to represent how far a human finger can intrude into a medical device. The finger can be used in a straight or bent configuration.
SMBE Conferences
The SMBE Country Technicians' Training Seminar and Conference has been held in regional centres around NSW since 1989. A list of conference venues is shown below:
CONFERENCES 1989 - 2005
1989 Dubbo
1990 Wagga Wagga
1991 Coraki
1992 Shell Harbour
1993 Tamworth
1994 Canberra
1995 Griffith
1996 Gosford
1997 Coraki
1998 Dubbo
1999 Newcastle
2000 Orange
2001 Albury
2002 Wollongong
2003 Coffs Harbour
2004 Bateman's Bay
2005 Tweed Heads
CONFERENCES 2006 - 2025
2006 Richmond
2007 Gosford
2008 Dubbo
2009 Canberra
2010 Newcastle
2011 Albury
2012 Port Macquarie
2013 Mudgee
2014 Wollongong
2015 Coffs Harbour
2016 Bathurst
2017 Canberra
2018 Tweed Heads
2019 Orange
2023 Ulladulla
2024 Port Macquarie
2025 Penrith
Programs from previous conferences
Presentations from previous conferences
SMBE NSW Inc publishes PDF versions of conference presentations where permission has been give by the presenter.