Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 10th October 2008.
- SA Branch Annual General Meeting and November Branch Forum
- IT in the Pub - Monday 13th October
- Adelaide SharePoint User Group - Tuesday 21st October
- October Computer Human Interface (CHI) Meeting - Tuesday 28th October
- EdXN 4th Quarter - The World Internet
Project - Wednesday 29th October
- Computer Professional Education Program Update
- Topic of the Week - ACS Remuneration Survey
- Broadband World Austrlalia 2008
- 16% discount for Red Hat Courses at Etc… Express Training Connections
- ACS endorsed events now listed on the ACS Website
1. SA Branch Annual General Meeting and November Branch Forum
Branch Forum Topic: SharePoint
"SharePoint is a hot topic in business right now! CIOs, CEOs and managing
directors are all talking it up, but what exactly is it? What and where is this
so called power? During this presentation Daniel will discuss and give an
introductory overview of what SharePoint is , what it can do and what are the
benefits of implementing such a eco-system." Speaker: Daniel Brown
Date: Wednesday, 26th November 2008
Time: 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start.
Venue: Cliftons, Level 1, 80 King William Street, Adelaide
For further information and to advise of your attendance, please book here
You are also reminded that nominations are invited from ACS SA Members
for the following positions on the 2009 ACS SA BEC:
Branch
Chair
Branch Vice Chair (2 positions)
Branch Secretary
Branch
Treasurer
Ordinary Committee Members (10 positions) Also the ACS South Australian Branch Returning Officer
ACS SA would like to see balanced representation by sector and demographic and encourages all members who
believe they have the attributes to make a positive contribution to submit their
nominations.
Nominations close 5:00pm, Friday 17th October, 2008.
Appointments commence 1 January, 2009.
2. IT in the Pub - Monday 13th October
Come along to the last of the IT in the Pub at Regattas for 2008. Our next
meeting is the long awaited visit to Motor Transport Control Centre at
Norwood. Topic: "Small business is our business, DTED and economic development"
Speaker: Susan Andrews, Industry
Development Manager, ICT, Electronics & Digital Content, Department of Trade
and Economic Development.
Date: Monday 13th October 2008
Time: 5:30pm
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=10117104976480
3. Adelaide SharePoint User Group - Tuesday 21st October
Topic: Build Custom Approval Workflows for Web Content Management in MOSS 2007 – Paul
TurnerDate: Tuesday 21st October 2008
Time: 5:30
Venue: Level 2, Westpac House, King William Street, Adelaide ( Entrance is actually on
Curry Street)
PCP Hours: 2 - Please update your PCP Hours manually via 'My ACS'
Further information:
http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10116780530568
4. October Computer Human Interface (CHI) Meeting - Tuesday 28th October Topic: 'New Jobs for Thinking
Heads'
The Thinking Head, in the persona of Performance Artist Stelarc, has been
gaining attention around the world, including at the Beijing Arts Festival in
the lead in to the Olympics. However we are grooming the Head for a number of
other roles and persona, including as a Teaching Head in a hybrid real/virtual
environment, with initial applications focusing on teaching English and German
as a foreign language.
Speaker: David Powers, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Artificial
Intelligence and Language Technology Laboratories at Flinders UniversityDate: Tuesday 28th October 2008
Time: 5:30 start
Venue: New location same building: Centrelink Useability Centre, Level 1
South Side, 191 Pulteney St, Adelaide (corner Pulteney and Flinders Sts) PCP Hours: 2 - Please update your PCP Hours manually via 'My ACS'
Bookings and further information:
http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10117105008154
5. EdXN 4th Quarter - The World Internet
Project - Wednesday 29th OctoberTopic: What do Australians do
online? The internet is everywhere, at work, at
home, and on the move. If Kevin Rudd's plans come to anything, it will soon be
in every school. The underlying technologies are scarcely three decades old, and
some of the most popular sites, such as You Tube and Facebook, are only a few
years old, but this new world of information and communcation is now, for many
of us, an utterly everyday experience. Speaker: Scott Ewing
Date: Wednesday 29th October 2008
Time: 5:30 start
Venue: Internode, 150 Grenfell Street, Adelaide (Next door to the Griffins Head Hotel)
PCP Hours: 3 - 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=9012&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10116005020705
6. Computer Professional Education Program
Are you looking for
postgraduate education that combines stimulating content, mentored learning,
peer collaboration, workplace-based assignments and online delivery? Visit www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram to find
out why IT professionals like yourself are studying the ACS Computer
Professional Education Program. Computer Professional Education Program Newsletter
7. Topic of the Week - ACS Remuneration Survey
4.9% salary
increase overall, 5.1% for private sector The annual survey of
ACS members revealed that the salaries of ICT professionals have steadily
increased over the twelve months to May 2008. The salaries growth is underpinned
by an overall solid ICT sector performance across the five year period since
2003. Remuneration paid to ICT professionals across the twelve month period rose
by 4.9%, slightly above the previous year’s increase of 4.5%. The 2008
Australian Computer Society Remuneration Survey1 recorded a 5.1% increase for
those employed in the private sector, this is up half a percentage point from
2007 salary results, while the public sector remuneration remained strong with
an increase of 4.1%, education sector employees reported an average increase of
3.6%, slightly lower than last year. Details at http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails¬ID=901
Online search for 2008 ACS Remuneration
Survey Report is available to ACS members at https://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=show&conID=remunerationsurvey
8. Broadband World Austrlalia 2008
5-7 November 2008, Sydney Harbour
Marriot
Broadband World Australia 2008 is an
event dedicated to examining the role of advanced broadband networks in enabling
next-gen services and applications targeted at business and the residential
consumer. This will be the one-stop-shop for all players in the sector to
network, learn, debate and do business. As a member of ACS you are entitled to a
15% discount to attend. Register online at www.terrapinn.com/2008/broadbw
or call our customer service department on +61 2 9021 8808
Quote ACS15 when registering to receive your 15%
discount
9. 16% discount for Red Hat Courses at Etc… Express Training Connections
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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. For more information on the individual courses please see: http://www.acs.org.au/sa/otherinfo/ETC_training_courses.pdf
Please book, ask for details or schedules by emailing Sue at
sue@etc-australia.com to assist with
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10. ACS endorsed events now listed on the ACS Website
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