Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 23rd January 2009
- IT Project Management Special Interest Group - Monday 2nd February
- IT in the Pub - Monday 9th February
- IT Architecture Special Interest Group - Thursday 12th February
- **NEW** Telecommunications SIG - Friday 13th February
- Curry SIG - Friday 13th February
- SA Branch Forum - ACSW Survey - Wednesday 25th February
- Attention Student Members! Information Technology Cadets - Undergratuate Placement
- Information Age
Readers Survey (Win one of five $100 Coles Myer gift
cards)
- Corporate Governance and Professionalism: key to ensuring a strong ICT industry in light of global challenges
- Apply Now for New Digital Media Grants!
- Express Training Connections - 16% discount for Red Hat Courses
Upcoming Events
1. IT Project Management Special Interest Group - Monday 2nd FebruaryTopic: Code Reviews - What do
they mean to Project Managers In this Session, Daniel will take you though the methodology of preforming code
reviews to catch defects early, increased productivity and ensure a good quality
gate for your project and explain why you should be performing them for software
development projects. Speaker: Daniel Brown Venue: **Please note our new location**
Dimension Data Level 4, PKF House 139 Frome St Adelaide 5000 (Next door to the
city beach volleyball courts )
Date: Monday 2nd February 2009
Time: 5:15 for drinks and nibbles for a
5:45 start
PCP Hours: 2
Please book via the link below to asist us with catering and to ensure your PCP hours are updated accordingly.
Bookings and further information:http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10120815158254
Many thanks to our new venue sponsor Dimension Data
2. IT in the Pub - Monday 9th February
Topic/ Speaker: TBA - but get your bookings in soon - maximum number is 20
Venue: Regattas Bistro, Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide
Date: Monday 9th February 2009
Time: 5:30pm
PCP Hours: 2
Please book via the link below to asist us with catering and to ensure your PCP hours are updated accordingly.
Bookings and further information:
http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10127554128629
3. IT Architecture Special Interest Group - Thursday 12th February
Topic/ Speakers:
1. Marty Gauvin, Hostworks - Marty will discuss the architectural journey of Hostworks over the last several
years.
2. Practicalities of Filtering the Internet – Mark Newton, Internode - Participants will gain an understanding of the
mechanics of network content controls and the regulatory framework the
Government has suggested they will inhabit.
Venue: **Please note our new location**
Dimension Data Level 4, PKF House 139 Frome St Adelaide 5000 (Next door to the
city beach volleyball courts )
Date: Thursday 12th February 2009
Time: 5:30pm
PCP Hours: 2
Please book via the link below to asist us with catering and to ensure your PCP hours are updated accordingly.
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10124531130143
4. **NEW** Telecommunications SIG - Friday 13th February Speaker: Michael Biber President IPv6 Forum Downunder
Topic: What's happening with IPv6 in Australia? Hot off the press from the IPv6 Summit in Canberra, Michael will summarise
the conference outputs from an Australian perspective.
Venue: Room H6-03, Hawke Building, North Terrace, UniSA, City West Campus
Date: Friday 13th February 2009
Time: 12:30 'til 2:00 pm. Light lunch and refreshments provided.
PCP Hours: 3
Please book via the link below to asist us with catering and to ensure your PCP hours are updated accordingly.
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10127985916473
5. Curry SIG - Friday 13th FebruaryThe longest running ACS Special Interest Group ....
The next Curry SIG is at:
Venue: British India, 270 Morphett Street, Adelaide
Date: Friday 13th February 2009
Time: 12:30pm
Bookings and further information: please contact Peter Griffith: peter.griffith@acs.org.au
6. SA Branch Forum - ACSW Survey - Wednesday 25th February
Speaker:Linda Zeelie
Topic: Analysis of the ACS Women Members Survey:
The ACS Women Members survey ran across one month, and consisted of 35
questions aimed at better understanding the experiences, challenges and needs of
ACS women members in the ICT industry, and how the ACS can develop strategies to
address these issues. 678 women (or 28% of membership) participated in the
survey.
Venue:
Cliftons, Level 1, 80 King William Street, Adelaide ** If arriving late please use intercom to the right of the entrance **
Date: Wednesday 25th February 2009
Time: 5:30 pm
PCP Hours: 2
Please book via the link below to asist us with catering and to ensure your PCP hours are updated accordingly.
Bookings and further information:
Other News
7. Attention Student Members! Information Technology Cadets - Undergratuate Placement- Paid work experience to complement university
studies
- Excellent career opportunity
- Business Analyst & IT focus
BAE Systems invite applications from
university students interested in joining BAE Systems Australia’s dynamic
Information Systems head office team in Edinburgh
Parks, South Australia. There are two opportunities within Information
Lifecycle Management (ILM) Development and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Cadets will assist with the development, maintenance and user support of
company business systems.
For further information please see: http://www.acs.org.au/sa/otherinfo/bea_cadetships.pdf
8. Information Age
Readers Survey (Win one of five $100 Coles Myer gift
cards)
Information Age is the
official publication of the ACS. Accredited by the Emerald Management Reviews'
journal coverage list and with the largest circulation of any ICT magazine with
over 18,000 subscriptions, Information Age is a respected ICT publication that
is a must for any ICT Professional. Current issue of Information Age can be
viewed at http://www.acs.org.au/iage/200812/
We need your help!
Answer the short IA Readers Survey. Your comments and suggestions will help us
improve your magazine as well as win you an opportunity to grab one of five $100
Coles Myer gift cards. Just go to www.acs.org.au/iasurvey to have your opinion
heard.
9. Corporate Governance and Professionalism: key to ensuring a
strong ICT industry in light of global challenges
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) called for a
stronger focus on corporate governance and professionalism for Australia’s ICT
community in light of the Satyam developments and the ongoing global financial
crisis. ACS Chief Executive Officer, Kim Denham said whilst caution is
important, we must continue to build offshore alliances in order to create a
stronger ICT future for Australian professionals. “While the recent corporate
governance failure of Satyam Computers will have an impact on business
confidence of offshore companies, there’s no turning back the clock on
globalisation. Outsourcing and offshoring is a reality of our industry. Satyam
employs a significant number of Australian ICT professionals and the ACS is keen
to minimise any impact on them. Corporate Governance regulations have been on
the agenda for Governments and industry for a number of years and as a
consequence of the issues we’ve seen around the world since Enron, it is likely
that this scrutiny and control tightening is likely to continue after the recent
incidence with Satyam and is appropriate." said Ms Denham. Details at http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=notice&temID=noticedetails¬ID=934
10. Apply Now for New Digital Media Grants!
Two new grants are now
available for South Australian digital media
companies:
Tomorrow Start Grants
Helping South Australian digital media companies
to get started.
Start grants of up to $10,000 are available to start-up
businesses seeking to become established in the digital media industry. The
grants help new businesses to address real commercial opportunities and put them
on track to become tomorrow's digital media stars.
Applications close: 13 Feb 09 at 5.00
PM.
Download Guidelines and Application Form from www.creativeSA.org
Tomorrow IP Grants
Helping established South Australian digital
media companies to develop and commercialise intellectual
property.
Grants of up to $100,000 are available to businesses with an
existing track record in the digital media industry looking to develop their own
intellectual property. The Tomorrow IP Grants encourage businesses to invest in
their own future and to develop unique products and services that will help them
to grow beyond the limitations of today.
Applications close: 13 Feb 09 at 5.00
PM.
Download Guidelines and Application Form from www.creativeSA.org
11. Express Training Connections - ACS members receive a 16% discount for Red Hat Courses
When the going gets
tough, the tough get RED HAT CERTIFICATION
Are you an IT
professional looking to gain knowledge in the Linux environment? ETC offer a
wide variety of training with a 16% discount for ACS members. 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.
For more information on the individual courses please
see: http://www.acs.org.au/sa/otherinfo/etc_23_01_09
Please
book, ask for details or schedules by emailing Sue at sue@etc-australia.com to assist with
registration details here in Adelaide and to ensure
you receive the specific courses’ special promotion gift. Phone: (08) 8232
4502.
All schedules including the new public shedule for Desktop 2009 are on the ETC web site: http://www.etc-australia.com DISCOUNTS WILL BE NEGOTIATED
FOR MULTIPLE BOOKINGS.
Excel courses in January and February 2009. Intermediate
level on 30/1 and Advanced Level on 18/2. Seats on the courses will be $210 per
person Intermediate and $236 per person advanced. (Plus GST and will include
lunch). Please contact Sue on the number above for more information.
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