Australian Computer Society

Canberra Branch

1997 ACS Branch Conference

The Relevance of Outsourcing to the IT Professional

8:30am - 5:00pm Saturday 1 November 1997

ANU - Manning Clark Theatre 3

Members from all ACS Branches are invited to attend

Preliminary Program

8:30am - 9:30am	Registration - Coffee and Tea available - Manning Clarke Lobby
9:00am - 9:15am	Conference Opening - ACS (ACT) Branch Chairperson Prof. Errol Martin
9:15am - 10:00am	Keynote Speaker - Mr. Tom Worthington, National President ACS "The ACS Position on Outsourcing"
Session Chair	Andy Peyton
10:00am - 10:45am	"The Government Position on Outsourcing", Anne Stewart - OGIT
10:45am - 11:00am	Coffee Break - Manning Clarke Lobby
11:00am - 11:45am	"The CPSU Position on Outsourcing", George Petrovic - CPSU
12:00am - 2:00pm	Lunch Break
Session Chair	Andrew Freeman
2:00pm - 2:45pm	"Been Retrenched - Handling the Crisis", John Godwin - Health Access Pty Ltd.
2:45pm - 3:30pm	"Finding a New Job - Consulting Career", Chris Skipper-Conway - Computer People
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Coffee Break - Manning Clarke Lobby
3:45pm - 4:30pm	"Need New Skills - What Next", Christine Warnock, Aspect Computing
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Conference Close - ACS (ACT) Branch Chairperson Prof. Errol Martin

Proudly sponsored by

Computer Associates, Digital Equipment Corporation and Computer Science Corporation

About the ACS

The Australian Computer Society was established in 1966 and is the recognised association for IT professionals in Australia; attracting a large and active membership from all levels of the IT industry, providing a wide range of services and opportunities for networking and career enhancement. It has become the public voice of the IT professional; the guardian of professional ethics and standards in IT; with a commitment to the wider community to ensure the beneficial use of IT.

Registration

Members: no fee, no paperwork - register on-line
Non-members: Use the Fax Back Registration form

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1997 ACS Branch Conference

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Australian Computer Society
Canberra Branch
1997 ACS Branch Conference
PO Box 686, Dickson ACT 2602

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E-mail: mmorgan@acslink.net.au

See also

Australian Computer Society Senate Submission on Outsourcing
Outsourcing and contracting out of IT products and services
Outsourcing Hypothetical, Joint ACS/SQA/SPIN Technical Session, 21 May 1997
ACS Home Page
Tom Worthington's Home Page
Comments to Tom Worthington MACS, President of the Australian Computer Society tom.worthington@tomw.net.au.