This is the Canberra Branch's highest-profile conference and aims to bring together senior public sector IT professionals (and those who serve them) in a dynamic atmosphere of engaging presentations and social networking. Note that the Annual Canberra Branch Conference is a non-profit event, which is provided to the Canberra IT community as part of the Society's professional development mission.
The last Conference was held on Friday, 5 November 2004 at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. It was "sold out" a week before the conference date and was attended by around 320 delegates.
Important: The next "IT in Government" conference will be held at the same place and same time (i.e. the Friday of Melbourne Cup week at the National Convention Centre). The date will be Friday, 4 November 2005.
Click on Session links below for full speaker and presentation details, and for presentation materials (e.g. slides, notes, etc.) which are available for asterisked (*) sessions. Copyright Notice: the presenters retain full copyright of their materials, which are intended for personal use only. Copyright enquiries should be directed to the Canberra Branch of the ACS (phone: 6290 0711).
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Session |
Presenter |
| 8:45 am | Registration |
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| 9:00 am | The IT Profession: Today and Tomorrow | Mr Edward Mandla ACS President |
| 9:45 am | Public Sector IT Relying on Private Sector Partners: What Does it Take to Make it Work? (The DIMIA story) * | Ms Cheryl Hannah CIO of Immigration (DIMIA) |
| 10:30 am | Morning Tea |
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| 11:00 am | Government Enterprise Architecture: Where and Why Is It Working? * |
Mr Steve Bittinger |
| 11:45 am | Transforming the Defence Information Environment Through Improved Governance * | Air Vice-Marshal Julie Hammer CIO of Department of Defence (A/g) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
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| 1:30 pm | IT Security Vulnerability Demonstration | Information Security Group Defence Signals Directorate |
| 2:15 pm | eBusiness, eGovernment, eXports: Implementing the Customs Cargo Management Reengineering System * |
Mr Murray Harrison |
| 3:00 pm | Afternoon Tea |
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| 3:30 pm | Identity Management? Or (Id)Entity Mismanagement? * | Dr Roger Clarke Australian National University |
| 4:15 pm | Can Project Management Work in the Public Sector? * | Mr Rob Thomsett Project Management Guru |
| 5:00 pm | Close |
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If you are interested in contributing a presentation to the 2005 "IT in Government" conference, please contact the ACS Canberra Branch Office on 6290 0711 or e-mail acscanb@acslink.net.au. Include your proposed Title, a short Biography (up to 100 words) and an Abstract (up to 250 words).
The Canberra Branch believes that conferences should be as much about professional networking as about presentations. Click on the thumbnails to see full-sized images.
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<--- This is the brochure that was used to promote the Conference (click on thumbnail for full-sized version). This is the Conference banner, which was displayed outside the Convention Centre (at the busy Constitution Avenue and Coranderrk Street intersection).
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We would like to acknowledge the generous support of our sponsors, who made the 2004 event possible. Click on their logos to visit them on the Web.
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2005 "IT in Government" conference, please contact the ACS Canberra Branch Office on 6290 0711 or e-mail acscanb@acslink.net.au.
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Gartner are the official research supplier to the ACS Canberra Branch Conference 2004, and the ACS gratefully acknowledges this. |
On behalf of the ACS Canberra Branch, we would like to sincerely thank the presenters, who volunteered their time and expertise to provide us with a sensational Conference in 2004!
The Program Coordinators
Dr Catherine Jaktman 
Mr Thomas McCoy
Last Updated: 6 January 2005