Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 8th August 2008.
- Australian System Administrators Conference (SAGE-AU' 2008)
- IT in the Pub - Monday 11th August
- Adelaide Dot Net Users Group (ADNUG) - August Meeting
- ACS Adelaide IT Architecture Special Interest Group
- Southern Fleurieu Linux Users Group (SFLUG) Meetings
- PCP HOURS - Practicing Computer Professional status
- SPAM email to ACSLINK users
- Invitation - Free Seminar - Graduate Expectations, Perceptions and Views
- Express Training Connections - Special Discounts for ACS Members
- Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference
2008
1. Australian System Administrators Conference (SAGE-AU' 2008)
Starts Monday - get your bookings in now! SAGE-AU is pleased to announce the sixteenth annual Australian System
Administrators' conference (SAGE-AU'2008). During the tutorial and technical programs, from Wednesday 13th to Friday
15th August, the ACS will be part of the trade exhibition. Date: 11th - 15th August 2008
Time: 9am - 5pm each day. See program for detailed information
Venue: Holiday Inn 65
HINDLEY STREET ADELAIDE
PCP Hours: 10
For bookings and further information please see: http://www.sage-au.org.au/display/conf/Home
2. IT in the Pub - Monday 11th August
This month our conversation starter is another from interstate, Mr Arjen
Lentz, a multiple session speaker at the SAGE-AU conference above. Arjen will lead us in a discussion about the weather ... well certain aspects of it ... See http://blogs.ingres.com/emmamcgrattan/2008/07/24/happily-ever-after/ which shows its not really about the weather but a lightweight SQL database for Cloud and Web - https://launchpad.net/drizzle Date: Monday 11th August 2008
Time: 6 for a 6:30 pm start ** note the slightly later start time**
Venue: Regattas Bistro, Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide
PCP Hours: 2 - Please book through the link below to assist us with catering and
to ensure your PCP Hours are updated.
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10113528733315
3. Adelaide Dot Net Users Group (ADNUG) - August Meeting This month's program includes: David Benn - ANTLR - What is ANTLR?
ANTLR, ANother Tool for Language
Recognition, is a language tool that provides a framework for constructing
recognizers, interpreters, compilers, and translators from grammatical
descriptions containing actions in a variety of target languages. Date: Wednesday 13th August 2008
Time: 5:45 pm for drinks and nibbles
Venue: Microsoft Innovation Centre L2, Westpac House King William Street Adelaide SA
5000
PCP Hours: 2 - Please book through the link below to assist us with catering and
to ensure your PCP Hours are updated.
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10113643338064
4. ACS Adelaide IT Architecture Special Interest Group
This month’s meeting will see Steven Clark give a talk on the legal and technical architecture of the Access Card System.
Date: Thursday 14th August 2008
Time: 5:30 pm for drinks and nibbles
Venue: Excom Education 191 Pulteney Street, Adelaide
PCP Hours: 2 - Please book through the link below to assist us with catering and
to ensure your PCP Hours are updated.
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10111570984018
5. Southern Fleurieu Linux Users Group (SFLUG) Meetings
New to e-news! SFLUG meets twice per month in Goolwa and Victor Harbour. If you would like to know more about SFLUG please see: http://www.forumsa.com.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=2093
The next SFLUG meeting will be:
Date: Wednesday 20th August 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Christian Gospel Centre - Ground Floor Meeting Room, George Main Road, Victor
Harbor (next to New Victor Council Building)
PCP Hours: 1 More information can be found at: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10113232944697
6. PCP HOURS - Practicing Computer Professional status
To achieve Practicing Computer Professional status (PCP post-nominals) a
member must undertake a minimum of thirty (30) hours structured professional
development in any twelve month period. If
you book for ACS sponsored events such as Branch Forums, EdXN and
Special Interest Groups your PCP hours will be automatically updated.
The number of applicable hours is usually advertised with the event
information.
Non ACS events, such as conferences and other
training may also count towards your PCP hours but you will have to
update your Member record by logging in to 'My ACS' and completing the CP Activity Statement.
The Statement requires details of each activity, including the objectives and
outcomes of each activity, dates and times, location, the provider details (if
any) and the number of hours claimed.
The maximum number of hours that can be claimed for any one activity is
twenty-five (25) hours.
Each activity can be entered as it occurs or all information can be added at
one time. A member's professional development history is kept as an addendum to
the member's record and (in a future release of the web interface) can be
printed by the member as and when required. Following each and every update the
member's PCP status is re-evaluated. Why not check yourmembership record today? While you are there you can also update any contact details too!
7. SPAM email to ACSLINK users
The ACS wants to advise that there is currently a SPAM email circulating that
claims to be from the managers of the acslink domain, the “acslink.net.au
messaging center” to be exact, and asks for a password for the acslink account.
This email is SPAM and has nothing to do with the ACS. If received it
should be ignored.
8. Invitation - Free Seminar - Graduate Expectations, Perceptions and Views
What are the expectations, perceptions and views of university graduates about their transitions from education to work?
For
the first time a systematic national survey of over 30,000 graduating
Australian students has been conducted to build a broad understanding
of the opinions of graduate students post university
- employment expectations, including:
- the expected salary,
- the value of various benefits being offered by employers,
- what aspects of ‘corporate culture’ are important,
- methods of seeking work,
- expectations of working life
This
innovative new survey, known as University and Beyond, was undertaken
by Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) (with funding from the then
Department of Education, Science and Training). The GCA is a
not-for-profit organisation that tracks the activities of new
university graduates, reporting annually on their employment
destinations and starting salaries.
Expectations, perceptions and views - Key Findings from the University and Beyond Survey. 5.30-7.30pm, Monday September 8, 2008Bradley Forum, UniSA, Level 5, 50-60 North Terrace
RSVP: careers@unisa.edu.au
9. Express Training Connections - Special Discounts for ACS Members
Red Hat
Courses – Now in Adelaide!
Special Discounts for ACS Members
Express Training Connections
Pty. Ltd., Level 5, 38 Gawler
Place, Adelaide
5000
Full schedule on web site www.etc-australia.com
Are you an IT
professional looking to gain knowledge in the Linux environment? This is an opportunity to get your Red Hat skills
up and running or consolidate your knowledge.
Book now for two August courses: Week commencing 11th August 2008 RH033 & RH133
Kick
off your Red Hat accreditation with Red Hat Linux Essentials
or Red Hat Linux System Administration and RHCT EXAM
All courses are Red Hat
accredited using qualified Red Hat instructors. This is an opportunity to
increase your Red
Hat skills or consolidate your knowledge and gain industry
certifications as a Red Hat Certified Technician or Red
Hat Certified engineer.
Registration Fees (includes GST): 16%
discount off retail prices is awarded to all ACS Members.
Please book through the email address below to assist with registration details
and to ensure you receive the specific courses’ special promotion gift. sue@etc-australia.com or phone 8232
4502 10. Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference
2008
ATNAC
2008 - Adelaide
SA - Call
For Papers - Deadline extended!
If you
have not submitted a paper to ATNAC 2008 yet, you now have another opportunity
to do so.
Over the recent weeks,
there have been many requests to better align the ATNAC 2008
submission deadlines with the demands placed by the academic and
business year timelines. As a result, the paper submission deadline has
been extended to Monday 18th August.
You will
find the Call for Papers and the necessary details at http://www.plevin.com.au/atnac2008/.
ATNAC
conferences have traditionally been the best meeting place for the Australasian
telecommunication networks and applications researchers and practitioners. It is
ATNAC where industry practitioners meet researchers from academia, and where the
latest in the technology and telecommunications business developments across
Australasia and worldwide are discussed.
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