Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 11th April 2008.
- IT in the Pub - Monday 14th April
- South Australian Branch Forum - Wednesday 23rd April
- Uni SA/ ACS Roundtable - Monday 28th April
- SA Computer Human Interface (CHI) April Meeting - Tuesday 29th April
- Computer Professional Education (CPE) Program – Study Period 2
Enrolments Now Open!
- Computer Professional Education Program - Mentors Required
- Cisco Courses – 14th April/ 12th May 2008 - Huge discounts for ACS Members!
- AUSOUG-SA presents: One
Day "Essentials for Oracle Professionals" - Friday 2nd May
- Centrelink National Graduate Program
- 2008 International Young ICT
Professionals Conference Adelaide 29-30 May
1. IT in the Pub - Monday 14th April
Speaker: Mr Chanaka Kannangara, Software Sales Executive Southern Region for Sun
Microsystems.
Date: Tuesday 8th April 2008
Time: 5:30
Venue: Regattas Bistro, The 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=9010&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10102199246900
2. South Australian Branch Forum - Wednesday 23rd April
Topic: " Recruitment and Human Resources in
ICT"
Speaker: Michael O'Callaghan - Ross IT
Date: Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Time: 5:30 for a 6pm start
Venue: Internode, Level 3, 150 Grenfell Street, Adelaide (Next door to the Griffins Head
Hotel)
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=10102951552998
3. Uni SA/ ACS Roundtable - Monday 28th April
Topic: The Theory and Practice of Collaboration – New Approaches and Tools
Speakers: Prof Paul Swatman and Mr Michael Przytula
Date: Monday 28th April 2008
Time: 5:45 PM
Venue: HP House, 139 Frome St, 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=10096017930982
4. SA Computer Human Interface (CHI) April Meeting - Tuesday 29th April
Topic: 'The unfolding of technology usage over time:
from technology adoption to incorporation.'
Date: Tuesday 29th April 2008
Time: 5:30 for a 5:45 start
Venue: Excom Education, 191 Pulteney St, Adelaide
Bookings - RSVP: to karen.hughes@saabsystems.com.au
for catering purposes. If you don’t remember to RSVP you are still most welcome.
Further information is available at: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10100942839966
5. Computer Professional Education (CPE) Program – Study Period 2
Enrolments Now Open!
Looking for practical, work-based postgraduate
education? Then the CPE Program will be
just what you want. It’s postgraduate IT
professional education for motivated IT practitioners. With mentored and collaborative learning, the
CPE Program challenges your thinking and gives you a framework and the skills to
address issues within your organisation.
The CPE Program consists of four subjects: Three core - Business, Legal and Ethical Issues; New
Technology Alignment; Business, Strategy and IT and one elective - Project
Management; IT Service Management and
Adaptive Business Intelligence.
Study Period 2 runs from 20 July to 18
October. Fees $675 per subject (or $2700 for the full
program) for ACS Members. Time
commitment is 8-10 hours per week. So if
you are after a challenging, relevant and current postgraduate education program
which is delivered totally online, enrol in the Computer Professional Education
Program now! (Charges will not be made until 2
weeks prior to commencement of study period)
For more information visit: www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram
or call 1800 671 003.
View the latest CPE program newsletter at:
http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram/enewsletter/enewsletter.htm
6. Computer Professional Education Program - Mentors Required
Mentors are required
for students undertaking the CPE Program to provide guidance, support, sharing
of ideas and experience to assist the students to reach their potential.
Mentoring is online through the Professional Practice Report which is part of
the CPE Program requirements.
Mentoring is about encouraging and challenging
students to explore new ideas, work through dilemmas and develop new approaches
to thinking. The commitment is for the full extent of the course and the type
of mentor we require must be an experienced ICT professional, an ACS Member (PCP
preferred).
Induction program is provided and weekly tutor/mentor "chat"
sessions are held to provide support and to discuss topics. The mentoring role
is unpaid, but any expenses incurred will be met. 25 PCP hours will be allocated
to mentors per annum. For more information contact pam.barnes@acs.org.au or call 1800 671
003.
7. Cisco Courses – 14th April/ 12th May 2008 - Huge discounts for ACS Members!
ICND1 – Interconnecting Cisco Networking
Devices – Part 1
Date: Week Commencing 14th April – 5 days
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Express Training Connections Pty. Ltd., Level 5, 38 Gawler Place,
Adelaide 5000
Please book through the email address below to assist with registration
details and to ensure you receive the special price of $2750 per seat for ACS
Members ($1000 per seat less than RRP).
This date only.
Bookings and further information: sue@etc-australia.com
ICND2 - Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices –
Part 2
Date: Week Commencing 12th
May – 5 days
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Express Training Connections Pty. Ltd , Level 5, 38 Gawler Place,
Adelaide 5000
Please book through the email address below to assist with registration
details and to ensure you receive the special price of $2750 per seat for ACS
Members ($1000 per seat less than RRP).
This date only.
Bookings and further information: sue@etc-australia.com
8. AUSOUG-SA presents: One
Day "Essentials for Oracle Professionals" - Friday 2nd May
Date: Friday, May 2nd 2008
Time: 9:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, 125 North Terrace, Adelaide
Presenters:
Connor McDonald, International Author, member of the OakTable &
Oracle Developer: "Successful Development with Oracle" in 2 x 45 minute
sessions
Tony Jambu, Oracle DBA of the Year 2003: Report from COLLABORATE 08
(hot topics, what is happening, new technologies) +
“Understanding Indexing By Examples”
Allan Packer, Senior Staff Engineer with the Performance and
Availability Engineering Group, Sun Microsystems: "Are Proprietary
Databases Doomed?"
Plus: Barry Matthews from Oracle Corporation (TBC) and other Oracle presenters (TBA)
Price:$145 for members, $195 for non-members. $65 for full-time
students, $105 per member for a group registration of 5 or more members
(TBC)
Catering: Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
Registration: http://www.ausoug.org.au/sa
9. Centrelink National Graduate Program
Do you
want to work in a large, dynamic organisation with an industry-leading IT
environment?
Centrelink
Information Technology professionals take advantage of new technology to
deliver cost-effective and efficient solutions, and design, implement and
maintain Centrelink's IT systems.
Centrelink
is ranked fourth in Australia
for the size of its network distributions, delivers services on behalf of 25
Client Agencies and distributes more than $55 billion to Australians each year.
Your salary will be highly competitive and you will
be able to access all the benefits that Australian Public Service (APS)
employees enjoy including flexible working hours, generous leave provisions and
comprehensive orientation and learning programs. We will also help pay for your
relocation to Canberra or to Adelaide if you are required to relocate.
For more information about the Centrelink National Graduate Program please see: http://www.acs.org.au/sa/documents/centrelink.pdf
10. 2008 International Young ICT
Professionals Conference Adelaide 29-30 May
SEATS ARE LIMITED, SO GET YOUR REGISTRATION IN EARLY!
Early bird ends 18 April 2008
Are you a young professional, recent graduate or
student? Do you want to learn, develop and lead your career in
ICT?
Now in its fifth year, this conference will provide you
with the techniques, skills and confidence to advance your career. You'll have
the opportunity to mix with fellow participants, speakers and potential future
employers. You will gain valuable insights into the current state of the ICT
industry, future directions, trends, essential business skills and the art of
networking.
Hear from a first class line-up of
speakers:
Jonar Nader, Futurist, Chairman of Logictivity Rob
Thomsett, Worldwide Project Management Guru Norbert Haehnel, Director of the
Developer and Platform Group, Microsoft Australia/NZ Alan Noble, Engineering
Director, Google Australia and New Zealand
Register or find out more information at www.acs.org.au/youngit/2008conference.
Confrence Brochure available at: http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/2008conference/brochure.pdf
Endorsed by: Australian Government Information
Management Office, Department of Finance and
Deregulation
Platinum sponsor: Microsoft; Silver sponsors: Department
of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology, Government of South
Australia and Google
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