Tasmania Branch End of Year Celebration

<p style="background-color: #f7f7f8; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Join ACS Tasmania for our End-of-Year Celebration!</span></strong><br><br><span style="color: black;">As the year draws to a close, we would like to extend a warm invitation to join us for an evening of networking, refreshments, and industry insights </span><span style="color: #00b050;">with </span><span style="color: black;">ACS Tasmania, the Minister for Science and Technology </span><span style="color: #00b050;">Hon</span><span style="color: black;">. Madeleine Ogilvie MP, Field Solutions Group (FSG) and Hitachi.</span><br><br><span style="color: #00b050;">Date</span><span style="color: black;">:      Tuesday December 5, 2023</span><br><span style="color: black;">Time:        6-8pm</span><br><span style="color: black;">Venue:      Hobart Function and Conference Centre<br>                   1 Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart<br>                    Food and Drinks provided. </span><br><br><span style="color: black;">During the evening </span><span style="color: #00b050;">ACS Tasmania will </span><span style="color: black;">share its vision for the future</span><span style="color: #00b050;">, including the </span><span style="color: black;">new strategic plan and initiatives for 2024 and beyond. <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;">ACS Tasmania is committed to creating a vibrant and inclusive community of technology professionals in Tasmania, where membership provides opportunities for learning, growth, and meaningful connections that enrich both individuals and the industry as a whole.</span></span><br><br><span style="color: black;">Highlights of the evening will include:</span></span></span></span></span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Keynote Address</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">: The Honourable Madeleine Ogilvie MP, Minister for Science and Technology, will reveal Tasmania&#39;s strategic approach to harnessing the vast opportunities in technology. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="color: black;">ACS Membership Benefits</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="color: black;">: Chloe Maddern from ACS Partnerships and Marketing will highlight the extensive benefits of ACS membership and its impact on your professional growth.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="color: black;">Innovative Partnerships</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style=""><span style="color: black;">: Philippe Benoliel, COO of Field Solutions Group (FSG), will discuss ACS&#39;s exciting new industry collaborations and provide a preview of future tech partnerships in Tasmania.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><strong>Hitachi Vantara: Data Chaos to Clarity – How?</strong></span></span></span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Steven Lee, ANZ Strategic Partner &amp; Alliances Director, Hitachi Vantara</span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Hitachi Vantara is a data company who help our customers, process, store, protect, secure and extract value out of the technology investments. Bringing together unique capabilities, skillsets, industry knowledge, and technologies from Hitachi Vantara to help customers adopt advanced analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, thus enabling their transformation from data-driven solutions to data-driven innovation.</span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">This event is made possible by the generous contributions and partnerships of Hitachi and FSG to whom we extend our sincere gratitude.</span><br><br><span style="color: black;">Please register for the event by December 1, 2023 </span><span style="color: #00b050;">here</span><span style="color: black;"> [RSVP Link].  </span><span style="color: #00b050;">Members and non-members are welcome.</span><br><br><span style="color: black;">If you have any questions or require additional information, please don&#39;t hesitate to contact me.</span></span></span></span></span><br><br> </p>