Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 13th June 2008.
- Curry SIG - Saturday 14th June - Bring your Partner!
- SA CHI June Meeting -Tuesday 24th June
- SA Branch Forum - Wednesday 25th June
- Uni SA/ ACS June Roundtable - Monday 30th June
- Computer Professional Education (CPE) Program - Enrol Now!
- ACS Calls for Climate Sustainability Management
- ACS Pioneer Jim Ellis
Awarded the Order of Australia
- ACS Elects New Fellows
- Express Training Connections - Special Discounts for ACS Members
1. Curry SIG - Saturday 14th June - Bring your Partner!
The longest running ACS SA Special Interest Group....
The next meeting of the CurrySIG will be:
Date: Saturday 14th April
Time: 7 for 7:30pm
Venue:Jasmin Indian Restaurant, corner of Grenfell and Pultney Street on the section of Hindmarsh Square closest
to Rundle Mall.
The annual Saturday night 'get together'. Bring your partner and enjoy a $48 per head feast!
If you would like to attend, please contact Peter Griffith today! peter_griffith@acslink.net.au
Further information 0408 832 891
2. SA CHI June Meeting -Tuesday 24th June
Topic: 'Usability and Application of Speech
Technology in Smart Meeting Rooms'
Speaker: Ahmad Hashemi-Sakhtsari, Human Interaction Capabilities, C3I Division, DSTO
Date: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Time: 5:30 for a 5:45ish start
Venue: Excom Ground Floor, North Lobby, 191 Pulteney St, Adelaide (corner Pulteney and
Flinders Sts)
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10106729065064
3. SA Branch Forum - Wednesday 25th June
Topic: 'Regional Broadband'
Speaker: TBA
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2008
Time: 5:30
Venue: Internode, Level 3, 150 Grenfell Street, ADELAIDE SA (next door to 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=10108201149248
4. Uni SA/ ACS June Roundtable - Monday 30th June Topic: 'The Changing Role of the CIO -Challenges
and Opportunities'
Speaker: Professor Andy Koronios
Date: Monday 30 June 2008
Time: 5:45
Venue: Microsoft Auditorium, Level 2 Westpac House, 91 King William 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=10106170044011
5. Computer Professional Education (CPE) Program Enrol now!
- CPEP is workplace-oriented and has been
developed by IT professionals for IT professionals.
- CPEP is flexible, delivered online allowing
you to focus on your career and fit in with your work/life balance.
- CPEP students study in small cohorts with
other professionals in Australia and worldwide.
- CPEP students are supported by a tutor and a
personal mentor throughout the course.
- CPEP provides a reflective process to your studies
with the Professional Practice Report under the guidance of your mentor.
- CPEP is highly regarded as a Program of
Excellence.
- CPEP is a pathway to MBA awards.
- CPEP is cost effective at only $675 per subject
for ACS Members.
13
week study periods, 8-10 hours of study per week.
Study Period 2 runs from 20 July to 18 October 2008. Enrolments close 13 July and charges will not
be made until early July. For
more information and to enrol, visit www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram
or freecall 1800 671 003.
Our latest enews is available at http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram/enewsletter/enewsletter.htm
6. ACS Calls for Climate Sustainability Management via “Take Back” Policy and Energy Star Rating across technology products
Thursday, 5 June 2008 - The
ACS (Australian Computer Society), the peak professional body for the
IT sector, today called on the Federal Government to adopt two critical
regulatory approaches to improve climate sustainability of ICT, by
introducing a “Take Back” Policy for domestic and commercial ICT
manufacturers, and broadening the Energy Star Rating Standards for
domestic household appliances to encompass a broad suite of lifestyle
and office technology products.
ACS President, Kumar
Parakala said: “We are recommending prevention and cure approach -
encompassing a Take Back Policy to help reduce the volume of e-waste,
and broadening of the Government’s proposed Energy Rating System Policy
to drive more energy efficient technology products and assist in long
term reduction of emissions.”
Mr Parakala acknowledged the Federal
Government’s recent confirmation of the energy star rating system for
appliances and some computer products, which was also a feature of the
ACS Green Policy released in 2007, and said the ACS looks forward to
further definition of the list of products required to conform to the
new standards.
Details at
http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails¬ID=858
7. ACS Pioneer Jim Ellis
Awarded the Order of Australia
ACS stalwart, Jim
Ellis, has been honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2008
Queens Birthday Awards for his services to the ICT sector. A Fellow and Honorary
Life Member of the Australian Computer Society, Mr Ellis is also the current
Chair of WA Chapter of the ACS Foundation and a Director on its national Board.
He is a former Chair of the ACS Western Australian Branch, and was responsible
for initiating WA’s first awards program for high achievers in ICT, which he
later expanded beyond the ACS to become the Western Australian Information
Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAITTA), now the premier ICT awards in
the state. “This is a great honour,”
said a delighted Jim Ellis. “I’ve had an exciting career in ICT, working at the
leading edge of change, and it’s an unexpected privilege to be recognised in
this way. I hope this provides an incentive for other people in the ICT industry
to put their back into it and do what needs to be done to grow the profession
and the industry,” he said.
Details at http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails¬ID=859
[Jim was awarded for his
service to the promotion of IT industry, particularly in WA, and to the
expansion of professional development and training opportunities. You can
locate Jim's citation at www.itisanhonour.gov.au ]
8. ACS Elects New Fellows
Friday, 13 June 2008 - The ACS (Australian Computer Society) has
elevated nine members to the prestigious status of Fellow, recognising their
substantial and enduring contributions to the ICT industry. The new Fellows are
drawn from across Australia with three from NSW, two from Victoria and four from
Western Australia.
ACS National President Kumar Parakala said he was
delighted to welcome so many members to the higher grade and congratulated them
on their achievements.
For a detailed list of all new Fellows please see: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails¬ID=874
9. Express Training Connections - Special Discounts for ACS Members
Red Hat
Courses – Now in Adelaide!
16% discount off retail prices, awarded to
ACS Members
Venue: Express Training Connections
Pty. Ltd., Level 5, 38 Gawler
Place, Adelaide
5000
Full schedule on web site www.etc-australia.com
An opportunity to get your Red Hat skills
up and running or consolidate your knowledge.
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
Do you want to
take your Red Hat qualification/skills further still?
If you have
already gained or have skills up to RH131 level, consider moving on to:
RH253 runs in Adelaide week commencing 7th
July 2008 or
RH 300 runs in Adelaide week commencing
21st July 2008
RH253 - Red Hat
Linux Networking & Security Administration
RH300 - RHCE
Rapid Track Course + RHCE (EXAM)
ACS MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT APPLIES.
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
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