ACS Half-Day Summit: Young Professionals
Unlock your potential to break into and thrive in the Australian tech industry.
Member $25.00
Member-Concessional $25.00
Non-Member $30.00
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About this event
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Our Young Professionals Half-Day Summit includes three sessions hosted by accomplished industry professionals who share their expertise in what it takes to stand out as an emerging tech professional.
As the next generation of leaders in our industry, this event improves your interpersonal skills to network, undertake mentoring and get that dream job you've been looking for.
Agenda
8:30am - 9:00am: Registration and networking
9:00am - 10:10am: Session 1
9:00am - 9:20am: Late Registration (attendees who arrive after 9:20am will not receive any of the 6 CPD hours).
10:20am - 11:20am: Session 2
11:20am - 11:50am: Light snack and networking. For more substantial food, please make use of the cafe upstairs in the Club.
11:50am - 12:50pm: Session 3
12:50pm - 1:00pm: Event conclusion
Dress Code
Business Casual.
Event Sponsor:
We’d like to thank our generous sponsor Fujitsu Australia Software Technology for supporting the Young Professionals Half Day Summit.
CPD Points
Members of the Professional Year program attending the half-day conference will account for all 6 CPD hours provided all three sessions are attended in full. CPD hours cannot be split per session i.e. if you only attend one or two sessions you cannot receive 2 or 4 CPD hours.
Prior to the event you will be sent an email confirming your registration, which will have a QR Code that looks like this:
(Please note the above is an example only, and is not your QR Code for this event).
It is your responsibility to ensure you are marked as attended by scanning your QR code with an ACS staff member. If you are unable to scan in with your code for any reason, you must still have your name marked off.
Speakers
Leonie is a qualified Trainer, Speaker, HR Consultant and Career Coach. She has previously held Training and HR positions at Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Veolia Water and Western Sydney University. She is also the Director of a training and coaching business called My Focus.
In 2017, she was nominated for the Australian Leadership Excellence Awards, out of 42 nominations, she achieved 6th place in the category of Owner/Entrepreneur Leader of the Year.
As a Career Coach, she has helped more than 200 people secure employment in Australia.
Organisation: Western Sydney University
Pallavi, a gold medalist in Bachelor Computer Applications, started her journey in Australia as an international student in 2017. She is a high achiever who had also been awarded with ‘Wg. Cdr. H S Gill Memorial Gold Medal’, for being the best all round student, by PCTE Group of Institutes. Pallavi has recently graduated with a Master of Information and Communications Technology (Advanced) from Western Sydney University (WSU). At WSU, she had been on various committees including the ‘Vice-Chancellor’s International Student Advisory Committee’ and a part of various programs such as ‘Women in Science and Engineering’.
Pallavi is highly passionate about public speaking and interacting with people. She has delivered various speeches, webinars and podcasts on topics related to international students and women in STEM. Considering the decrease in the number of females pursuing ICT related professions, Pallavi is particularly interested in communicating her technical skills through her communication skills and encouraging women to participate in careers related to ICT. She highly believes that every person can be successful through a right mindset and support.
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Event Terms & Conditions
Registration
- Payment in full is required the time of booking in order for the registration to be valid.
- To avoid disappointment, ensure you pay for your booking(s) before the registration closing date. Anyone that has not received a confirmation email will not be on the event attendance list and therefore will not be admitted to the event.
- Online registration ends at the time stated on the event details page.
Cancellation and Refund
All cancellations must be processed through the website, a refund will only be considered if it is at least 3 working days prior to the event.
Disclaimer
- ACS reserves the right to change the program at any time. Every effort will be made to ensure a program of equivalent standard and members are updated with changes.
- All dietary requirements are considered, however we cannot guarantee a 100% allergen free environment.
- ACS reserves the right to prohibit entry or eject any person from an ACS event based on behaviour deemed inappropriate by ACS staff, its agents and/or others working under its authority.
- Filming or streaming by attendees is not permitted. If an attendee is found to be doing so they will be asked to leave the event immediately and further action may be taken.
- Photography and/or filming may take place during this event, by accepting these terms you consent to this. Please let a member of ACS know if you do not want your picture taken.
COVID-19 Event Attendance Compliance
By registering to attend an ACS in person event you are agreeing to the below terms and conditions
- If an attendee is displaying flu or cold like symptoms in the days leading up to the event and therefore is not able to attend, ACS will refund the registration fee.
- If an attendee comes to an event and is displaying flu or cold like symptoms they will be asked to leave
- We ask all ACS members to respect the social distancing guidelines, if an attendee repeatedly disregards these guidelines, they may be asked to leave
- ACS reserves the right to cancel the event within 24 hours' notice if either the speaker or the event host has advised us that they are exhibiting flu or cold like symptoms
- All attendees must provide a valid phone number and email address to be contacted on if there is reason to notify about a possible COVID-19 exposure
Personal information collection notice
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