Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 22nd February 2008.
- South Australian Branch Forum - Wednesday 27th February
- IT Project Management Special Interest Group - Monday 3rd March 2008
- IT in the Pub meets PC Recycling - Tuesday 11th March
- Uni SA/ ACS Special Presentation -
'Teleworking'
- Computer Professional Education Program – Enrolments
close 16 March
- Seeking ICT
Professionals in Data Management and Project
Management
- SQL
DBA/Developer Resource – Olicc Technologies
- 2008 Young ICT Professionals
Conference - Bookings Now Open!
- System Administrators' Guild of Australia (SAGE -AU) Conference 2008
1. South Australian Branch Forum - Wednesday 27th February
Topic: 'Alternate
Dispute Resolution in ICT'
The very nature of the Information Communication Technology industry
predisposes it to contractual disputes. Limitations on software validation,
problems in writing exact specifications, differing assumptions of the parties
involved – all conspire to produce disputes in almost 50% of ITC contracts.
Presenter: Dr John Brydon
Date: Wednesday 27th February 2008
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Excom Education 191 Pulteney St (on the corner of Flinders St)
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=10098021454347
2. IT Project Management Special Interest Group - Monday 3rd March 2008
Topic: "Facilitation
Techniques - Using technology to capture issues & knowledge".
Presenter: Brian Nielsen
Date: Monday 3rd March 2008
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Excom Education 191 Pulteney St (on the corner of Flinders St)
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=10092576993241
3. IT in the Pub meets PC Recycling - Tuesday 11th March
Topic: Our theme for the evening is Green PC. Dave Staunton and Simon from the DECS
Computer Recycling Scheme have agreed to attend so that the can focus can be on
what we could be doing to encourage zero waste in respect of ICT goods at work
and at home
Date: Tuesday 11th March 2008
Time: 6:00pm for a BBQ!
Venue: 642 South Road, Glandore
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=10098821036678
4. Uni SA/ ACS Special Presentation -
'Teleworking' - Friday 14th March
'Telework is an innovative and flexible working practice that delivers
many business benefits.'
Presenter: Bevis England
Date: Friday 14th March 2008
Time:12:00 for a 12:30pm start
Venue: Adelaide Pavilion, Veale Gardens Cnr South Tce & Peacock Road
Cost: $29.70 - Includes a two course lunch and drinks
Bookings are essential as places are numbered!
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=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10098821067462
5. Computer Professional Education Program – Enrolments
close 16 March
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 will run in study period 1 whilst Adaptive
Business Intelligence will commence in study period 2.
Three 13 week study periods per year:
March – June; July – October and November – February. Fees $675 per subject (or $2700 for the full
program) for ACS Members. Time
commitment is 8-10 hours per week. Study
period 1 runs from 23 March – 21 June. So if you are after a challenging, relevant
and current postgraduate education program which is delivered totally online,
enroll in the Computer Professional Education Program now!
For more information visit: www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram
or call 1800 671 003.
6. Seeking ICT
Professionals in Data Management and Project
Management
ACSEducation,
the division of the ACS responsible for professional development, is seeking
volunteers to assist with assessment of candidates sitting the ACS Diploma of
Information Technology examinations (http://www.acs.org.au/dit/).
Volunteers must
be ACS Members with current PCP status.
The commitment
is not great yet the rewards include:
- up to 25 hours
recognised professional development activity (claimable as PCP
hours).
- an honorarium to cover costs.
- a richer and
more interesting CV.
- the
satisfaction of contributing to the ICT profession and the
ACS.
For further
information, please contact the Registrar of ACSEducation, Ms Pam Barnes, at pam.barnes@acs.org.au or 1800
671 003 (Freecall within Australia).
7. SQL
DBA/Developer Resource – Olicc Technologies
Olicc Technologies are seeking a junior
with 1-2 years experience to be permanent (with 3 month probation) or
contract (3 month initial) data base developer. A more experienced individual would be considered.
They are looking for someone with the following skills:
- SQL
Server 2000 essential
- Stored
Procedures and Functions essential
- SQL
Tuning desirable
- SQL
Server 2005 an advantage
- DTS
Packages desirable
- Ability
to work with minimum of supervision essential
- Good
communication skills essential
- Windows
Systems & Network Administration an advantage
- Web
Site (MS IIS) Administration an advantage
- MS
Exchange an/or MS Small Business Server an advantage
- MS CRM
usage an advantage
For further information or to apply please contactJan Messemaker: jmessemaker@olicc.com.au
or call 8362 6755
8. 2008 Young ICT Professionals
Conference - Bookings Now Open!
'Building A Successful ICT Career - Learn,
Develop, Lead!'
They're the next generation of ICT professionals from around the world.
They're future ICT decision maker, they're bright, they're smart. Don't miss
your chance to meet them.
On 28-30 May 2008, the ACS is hosting its 5th annual event for Young IT
Professionals at Adelaide Convention Centre. You're invited to sponsor, exhibit,
or speak at this event that attracts the most talented young professionals,
graduates and students in the industry year.
Bookings are now open at: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9010&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10093705834153
For further information email youngit@acs.org.au.
See: http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/2008conference/
9. System Administrators' Guild of Australia (SAGE -AU) Conference 2008
SAGE-AU is pleased to announce the sixteenth annual Australian System
Administrators' conference (SAGE-AU'2008) will be held at the Holiday Inn Adelaide (65 Hindley Street), Adelaide from 11th - 15th August
2008.
SAGE-AU
was formed to advance the profession of System Administration by
raising awareness of the need for System Administrators, and educating
System Administrators in technical as well as professional
issues. Our yearly conference provides a forum for System
Administrators of all platforms and levels of experience to gather
together and share their experiences. Further it provides an
excellent opportunity to meet and network with acknowledged experts in
the field.
A call for technical papers and tutorials has now been issued. For more
details about the conference and to submit your proposal(s), visit the
Call for Technical Presentations http://www.sage-au.org.au/x/Xg8
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