Welcome
to the ACS SA weekly e-newsletter for the week ending Friday 26th September 2008.
- Notice to all ACS South Australian Branch Members
- IT Project Management SIG - Joint session with UniSA/ ACS Roundtable
- September Computer Human Interface (CHI) Meeting
- ACS Adelaide IT Architecture SIG - Thursday 9th October
- EdXN 4th Quarter - The World Internet
Project - Wednesday 29th October
- Computer Professional Education Program Update
- Topic of the Week - ACS
Women Members Survey on challenges Women face in ICT
- ACS Ambassador Card Members
- Red Hat
Courses –16% Discount for ACS Members
- The Electronics & ICT Association 2008 Annual Dinner and Excellence Awards
1. Notice to all ACS South Australian Branch Members
The Australian Computer Society SA Branch Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 26th November 2008 at Cliftons, Level 1, 80 King William Street, Adelaide, at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start.
To advise of your attendance, please book here
Nominations are hereby invited from ACS SA Members
for the following positions on the 2009 ACS SA BEC:
Branch
Chair
Branch Vice Chair (2 positions)
Branch Secretary
Branch
Treasurer
Ordinary Committee Members (10 positions)
ACS SA would like to see balanced representation by sector and demographic and encourages all members who
believe they have the attributes to make a positive contribution to submit their
nominations. Nominations close 5:00pm, Friday 17th October, 2008.
Appointments commence 1 January, 2009.
Call for Nomination of ACS South Australian Branch Returning Officer
Nominations
are hereby called for the position of ACS SA Branch Returning Officer.
This role commences 1 January 2009 and will apply to the election
of the 2010 Branch Executive Committee.
Further infomation and the appropriate nomination form are also available at: http://www.acs.org.au/sa/otherinfo/agm_bec_2009.doc
2. IT Project Management SIG - Joint session with UniSA/ ACS Roundtable
Topic: 'Projects in a Complex World – Improving the Odds for Success' The odds often seem stacked against delivering major projects on time and on
budget. Large and complex projects in particular can be a hard work and present
challenges for Project Sponsors, Project Managers and their teams....
Speaker: Paul Edgar
Date: Monday 29th September 2008
Time: 5:15 for a 5:45 start
Venue: Microsoft Auditorium, Level 2, Westpac House, corner of King William St & Currie St, Adelaide (enter from Currie St)
PCP Hours: 2 - Please book through the link below to assist us with catering and
to ensure your PCP Hours are updated.
Get your bookings in now for this one - few seats remaining!
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10113871935371
3. September Computer Human Interface (CHI) Meeting
Topic: 'The art and science
behind creating a great user experience' A great user experience means more than drop shadows and rounded corners. It
might end with placing elements on a screen, but user experience starts much
further upstream, maybe even before requirements! In this presentation we’ll
discuss the elements of user experience and how to apply them.
Speaker: Shane Morris - User Experience Evangelist , MicrosoftDate: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Time: 5:30 for a 5:45ish start
Venue: Excom Education, 191 Pulteney Street, Adelaide
PCP Hours: 2 - Please update your PCP Hours manually via 'My ACS'
Bookings and further information: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9005&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10117105006526
4. ACS Adelaide IT Architecture Special Interest Group - Thursday 9th October Topic: An Overview of the Defence Architecture Framework (DODAF) - Dennis
Medlow
and : Storage Architecture - Fibre vs iSCSI – Peter
Chenoweth and George
StoneDate: Thursday 9th October
Time: 5:30 start
Venue: Excom Education, 191 Pulteney Street, 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=10116780528892
5. EdXN 4th Quarter - The World Internet
Project - Wednesday 29th OctoberTopic: What do Australians do
online? The internet is everywhere, at work, at
home, and on the move. If Kevin Rudd's plans come to anything, it will soon be
in every school. The underlying technologies are scarcely three decades old, and
some of the most popular sites, such as You Tube and Facebook, are only a few
years old, but this new world of information and communcation is now, for many
of us, an utterly everyday experience. Speaker: Scott Ewing
Date: Wednesday 29th October 2008
Time: 5:30 start
Venue: Internode, 150 Grenfell Street, Adelaide (Next door to the Griffins Head Hotel)
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=9012&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10116005020705
6. Computer Professional Education Program
Did you know ACS
provides students studying the Computer
Professional Education Program with a personal mentor? Find out how you can
benefit from our postgraduate education program by visiting www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram Computer Professional Education Program Newsletter
7. Topic of the Week - ACS
Women Members Survey on challenges Women face in ICT
What Women Want: Better pay, better opportunities, more recognition, flexibility and
training
The ACS Women Members Survey revealed that women in the ICT sector
still feel undervalued, have fewer careers opportunities compared to men, and
feel the need to achieve better work life balance. Although 70% of women
believed they received equivalent pay to their male counterparts, the remainder
felt this was not the case, and many more respondents felt they did not get the
same recognition or promotion opportunities as their male
colleagues.
Some of the key recommendations of the survey include the
need for:
· Greater focus on providing affordable training in a variety of
formats and times
· Mentorship programs from successful women in
ICT
· Advocacy and lobbying for equal status and work life balance for
women
· New networking opportunities specifically designed for
women
· Advertising for flexible part-time work
· Developing partnerships between the ACS and industry to help
further women’s careers
8. ACS Ambassador Card Members
Did you know as ACS Members you automatically become Ambassador Card
members.
Receive discounts at selected restaurants, accommodation,
retail stores, cinemas and much more. Go to the Ambassador Card site to see
what’s on offer www.ambassadorcard.com.au.
9. Red Hat
Courses - 16 % discount for ACS Members
An extra special promotion from Red Hat! Purchase the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Bundle (RH133 + RH253 + RH302) before 31st November 2008 and receive a
BONUS Asus Eee PC. (ACS Member discount does not apply to this offer) See: http://redhatimages.com.au/eDMs/Asus_EeePC_promo.html for more information Express Training Connections Pty.
Ltd., Level 5, 38 Gawler Place, Adelaide 5000
Full schedule on web site www.etc-australia.com
Are you
an IT professional looking to gain knowledge in the Linux environment? This is
an opportunity to get your Red Hat skills up and running or consolidate your
knowledge.
Most courses are 4 or 5 day duration and run from Monday to
Friday. BOOK NOW! NEXT RHO33 - THIS IS
WHERE YOU START! Red Hat Linux Essentials - Week commencing
3rd November 2008
OR MORE
ADVANCED? RH133 Red Hat Linux System Administration and RHCT EXAM –
Week commencing 20th October 2008
OR MORE ADVANCED STILL? RH300 Rapid Track
Course and RHCE Exam or RH253 Red
Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration. – weeks starting
7th October 2008 or December 8th
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.
Registration Fees (includes
GST): 16% discount off retail prices is awarded to all ACS Members.
Please book through the email address below to assist with
registration details and to ensure you receive the specific courses’ latest
dates. sue@etc-australia.com or phone 8232
4502 To take a Red Hat Global Learning Assessment Test and to find out more about the Red Hat training path please see: https://www.redhat.com/apps/training/assess/etc_au/faq.html
10. The Electronics & ICT Association 2008 Annual Dinner and Excellence Awards Enjoy a night of Glamour, Glitz and Hype on Friday 31st October, 2008
Where: The Shores Function Complex Military Road, West Beach
Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Dress: Lounge Suit
For more information please see: http://www.eiaa.asn.au/upl_images/2008%20Excellence%20Awards%20Invitation.pdf
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