Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 23rd May 2008.
- The Final Countdown is on to Register for the 2008 Young
ICT Professionals Conference
- SA CHI May Meeting - Tuesday 27th May
- Uni SA/ ACS May Roundtable - Monday 26th May
- Education Across the Nation (EdXN) - Wednesday 28th May
- IT Project Management Special Interest Group - Monday 2nd June
- Business Communications Special Interest Group - Thursday 5th June
- E-Government’s Role In Our Global Future
- Computer Professional Education (CPE) Program
- ABC Women in Engineering Scholarships 2008
- Express Training Connections - Special Discounts for ACS Members
1. The Final Countdown is on to Register for the 2008 Young
ICT Professionals Conference.
When: 29-30 May
2008
Where: Adelaide Convention
Centre
The conference, which is aimed at ICT students,
graduates and young ICT professionals, boasts a superb line-up of
speakers. You’ll leave the conference with a plan for your
future, a roadmap of how to get there, and enthusiasm for taking
control of your career.
The first class line-up of
speakers includes:
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 At the
conference you will also have the opportunity to apply for one of two ACS Computer
Professional Education Program scholarship, valued at $2700
each. To find out more about the
Computer Professional Education Program visit www.acs.org.au/cpep. Every ACS member who attends the two days
of the conference and is MACS Provisional or MACS is eligible to apply to win
one of two scholarships. Click here to download the application form. The conference is held in a different capital city each
year, so with Adelaide as the host city, this is your chance
to save on travel and accommodation costs. Registration fees start at just $199 for
two days.
Visit www.acs.org.au/youngit, to review the
program, and register today!
2. SA CHI May Meeting - Tuesday 27th May
Speaker: Kingsley Fletcher Topic: 'Luminance, Contrast and Character Size
Requirements for Naval Combat System Displays' Naval combat system displays aim to provide operators with the information
necessary to successfully achieve mission objectives. Increasing the information
displayed per screen can potentially improve operator performance by reducing
the need to search multiple screens... Date: Tuesday 27th May 2008
Time: 5:30 for 5:45
Venue: Excom Education 191 Pulteney St (on the corner of Flinders St)
Further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10106729064981
Bookings: Please RSVP to: karen.hughes@saabsystems.com.au
3. Uni SA/ ACS May Roundtable - Monday 26th May Speaker: Biography: Philip N. Argy B Com LL B FACS HLM
Topic: In this informative presentation Philip Argy explains basic principles of
evidence and why an understanding of these fundamentals is essential for any IT
person involved in keeping electronic records.
Date: Monday 26th May 2008
Time: 5:45pm start
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.
Places are filling fast for this presentaion so get your bookings in today!
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10103967134136
4. Education Across the Nation (EdXN) - Wednesday 28th May
Topic: 'The Art of
Networking' - Create the working life you really want!
Do you want to climb the ladder of success? For most of us, there is no
avoiding the social side of work and business, and the old saying "it's not
what you know, but who" is as true now as ever! Speaker: Ron Gibson
Date: Wednesday 28th May 2008
Time: 5:45pm start
Venue: 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=10102951490276
5. IT Project Management Special Interest Group - Monday 2nd JuneTopic: PRINCE2:2009 Project™
- a preview of the proposed changes. To keep up to date the PRINCE2™ manual is regularly
reviewed for fitness and updated in controlled releases. The next planned
release is in Q1 of 2009. This presentation will provide a preview of the
proposed changes to this method. Speaker: Matt Williams
Date: Monday 2nd June 2008
Time: 5:15 for a 5:45 start
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=10092576996016
6. Business Communications Special Interest Group - Thursday 5th June
Topic: "Understanding and overcoming the fear of public speaking". An interactive and useful workshop (that is, Richard won't be just standing up
front and talking). Most people can speak reasonably well in private (with their
friends, workmates etc...), however things change when they are asked to speak
in public!
Tutors Panel: Richard Geyer
Date: Thursday 5th June 2008
Time: 5:30
Venue: Express Training Connections Pty. Ltd. Level 5, 38 Gawler Place, 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=10106169990829
7. E-Government’s Role In Our Global Future
Wednesday 21st May 2008 – ACS CEO, Kim Denham welcomed the
recently announced Gershon Review of the way the Federal Government manages its
$10 billion in ICT assets and its $6 billion procurement and urged the
Government not to see the Review more than simply a cost-cutting exercise and to
explore the economic benefits associated with developing and applying different
ICT innovations, both for the government and the wider community when she
delivered her speech on e-Government’s role in our global future at the
e-Government Forum at CeBIT.
She said that, “Australia consistently
enjoys a solid Top 10 position on the international e-government rankings and
the ACS wants to acknowledge that. There are other issues such as strategy,
education, procurement, broadband, local government, privacy and security,
professionalism, skills shortage, certification and licensing and many more that
we need to address. The ACS is enormously proud of the quality work the
Australian Government has done in achieving a high standard of e-Government
readiness. Many of our members are involved in key government projects and
making a real contribution to this work.
“To maintain and extend our
position, we must continue to innovate and transform government services and the
way in which they are delivered. This requires ongoing consultation, innovation,
integration and above all, a duty of care to ensure that the citizens of
Australia have easy and equitable access to the best e-government services in
the world. The ACS offers our on-going support and expertise to assist in any
way we can.”
Details of the speech can be downloaded at http://www.acs.org.au/attachments/e-Government.doc and
presentation slides at http://www.acs.org.au/attachments/e-Government.ppt.
8. Computer Professional Education (CPE) Program
New
elective – Adaptive Business Intelligence
The Computer Professional
Education Program is reviewed each study period to ensure the course content
remains current and relevant. As part of
the program’s continual renewal, a new elective has been developed on Adaptive
Business Intelligence. The subject is
based on a new book written by Zbigniew Michalewicz et al. The approach teaches
students how to combine prediction and optimisation techniques to assist
decision makers in complex, rapidly changing environments. It uses elements of data mining, predictive
modeling, forecasting, optimisaton and adaptability to address the fundamental
questions “what is likely to happen in the future” and “what’s the best decision
right now”. Students will complete the
subject with a sound understanding of the principles of Artificial Intelligence
(AI), and how and when to apply AI techniques to real business problems. Further details on the CPE Program and the new
elective subject Adaptive Business Intelligence can be found at www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram Enrolments are
now being taken for study period 2 which runs from 20 July to 18 October. Time
commitment is 8-10 hours per week. Cost is only $675 per subject for ACS
Members. Enrol now - charges will not be made until early July.
Enrolments for Study Period 2 (July - October) are now
being taken. 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
9. ABC Women in Engineering Scholarships 2008
The
ABC Women in Engineering Scholarships were established in 1992 to
promote the education, training and practice of engineering among women
in the fields of broadcasting and technology.
Up to eight
scholarships are offered annually to Australian women in either their
1st, 2nd or 3rd year of an Electrical Engineering Degree, Diploma
or similar, to encourage them to pursue a career in the broadcast
industry. The scholarship includes an award of $1500 plus a period of
work experience in technology areas of the ABC.
Applications close Friday 30th May 2008
For further information please see: http://www.acs.org.au/sa/documents/abc_wie_2008.pdf
10. 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
Microsoft
Walk-in Learning - Discount
awarded to ACS Members
An opportunity to learn Microsoft modules
at your pace and at the times you are able to attend. Self paced learning in
small groups with a qualified and experienced instructor with you at all times
to answer your questions.
The next Microsoft learning week is
commencing 7th July 2008.
Attendance is anytime between 9am and 5pm
each day to suit your timetable.
Venue: Express Training Connections
Pty. Ltd, Level 5, 38 Gawler Place,
Adelaide 5000
Full schedule on web site www.etc-australia.com
Please book through the email address
below to assist with registration details and to ensure you receive the special
ACS price sue@etc-australia.com or
phone 8232 4502
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