e:Connect August 2007
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THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL OFFERS FOR YOU LISTEN UP! Musica Viva's Special Offer Find Your Sea Legs: Sail Sydney Harbour The Wine Society Special - Stock Your Cellar Now! WIN with Your 'Top Ten' Sustainable Practice Tips |
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A Touch of Hollywood on Broadway - Media Arts & Production Network Event Professional Development - Negotiating Skills for Business and Everyday Life Finsia Financial Services Careers Week UTSpeaks FREE Public Lecture: Greener By Design The Science of Bubbles - Science Network Wine and Cheese Tasting UTS Engineering Postgraduate Information Evening |
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IT Short Courses UTS Short Courses |
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YOU CAN HELP MAKE UTS AN EVEN BETTER UNIVERSITY Invest in Knowledge - Buy a UTS Library Book Consider Support for Scholarships at UTS |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT UTS
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| ALUMNI BENEFITS |
Find a Friend
Have you lost touch with classmates or colleagues from UTS and want to get in touch, but don't know how? The Alumni & Development Office may be able to help you find them again.
Simply email the Alumni & Development Office with their name, course and any other details you have. We will then attempt to contact them and let them know you would like to get in touch. It is then up to the person in question to choose whether they wish to respond to your contact.
UTS:Alumni is here to help you reconnect with your friends and UTS!
Continue Accessing the UTS Library Collection
Whether it's borrowing your next good read for a rainy day, or researching professional career topics, UTS:Alumni members can continue accessing UTS's first-rate library and online services.
We hope that during your time studying at UTS you made the most of the library and information resources. Now that you have graduated we would like to continue to provide you with a quality information service to enhance your personal and professional life.
There is a range of access levels available to registered UTS:Alumni members.
| Library Service | Service Level | Fee |
| Personal Walk-in Access | Opal Level | $5 Payable at the library. |
| Borrowing | Emerald Level | $90.50 |
| Online Databases | Amethyst Level | $120.00 |
| Borrowing and Online Databases | Jasper Level | $180.00 |
For more details visit the Member Benefits page on the Alumni website.
To purchase your library access, please contact the Alumni & Development Office.
P. 9514 9861 or E. alumni@uts.edu.au
For a full list of UTS:Alumni benefits, please visit the Member Benefits section on the UTS:Alumni website.
| ALUMNI NEWS |
Making Audio Waves on ABC
Communication alumnus, Brooke Olsen has recently had her audio piece aired on the ABC's radio program The Night Air.
The Night Air (TNA) is an audio adventure in which ideas, sounds and music are remixed around a new theme each week. TNA is a listening experience animated by dub versions of ABC Radio National's distinctive programming. Abstractly connected material is re-assembled with sonic glue - letting the listener's imagination build a new story.
Congratulations Brooke!
| ALUMNI EVENTS |
A Touch of Hollywood on Broadway - Media Arts & Production Network Event
The Media Arts & Production (MAP) Network is having its first Alumni Film Night and we want you to come and share a drink with us and toast your successes!
UTS alumni Kathy Drayton (director) and Anna Cranney (editor), will screen their multi-award winning documentary, GIRL IN A MIRROR, about photographer Carol Jerryms. And WOBBEGONG, a short drama directed by alumnus Owen Trevor, and produced by alumnus Lucas Jenner, will also screen.
There will be a short Q + A after the screenings, followed by drinks for alumni and MAP staff and students.
Program Director and event organiser, Gillian Leahy, hopes this will become a regular six-monthly occasion and encourages alumni to make suggestions for upcoming events and screenings. Email Gillian.Leahy@uts.edu.au with your ideas.
Date: Tuesday 14 August
Time: 6pm drinks for 6.30pm screening
Venue: The Loft, UTS Broadway
RSVP: by Friday 10 August
E. alumni@uts.edu.au or P. 9514 9861
A lucky door prize will be drawn on the evening, so make sure you don't miss out on your opportunity to WIN!
We hope to see you and your friends on the night.
UTSpeaks FREE Public Lecture: Greener By Design
With a growing global population always needing and wanting more, the throw-away-and-replace consumer mentality cannot continue. How can 'greener' designs contribute to a sustainable future?
UTSpeaks is a free public lecture series presented by UTS experts discussing a range of important issues confronting contemporary Australia. This public lecture reveals the prime role that design plays in determining how sustainable and recyclable our manufactured goods can be. It also explains how designers of all kinds can be at the vanguard of finding new ways to do more with less, recycle what we already have, and achieve sustainable consumerism.
Guest Speaker: Douglas Tomkin
Douglas Tomkin is UTS Design Head of School with more than 30 years working in the industrial design field and as a design academic in Australia, the United Kingdom and Asia.
When: Thursday 16 August
Time: 6pm drinks for 6.30pm start
Where: Guthrie Theatre
Level 3 Peter Johnson Building
702-730 Harris St, Ultimo
RSVP: Wednesday 15 August to Robert Button
E: robert.button@uts.edu.au or P: 9514 1734
Free Parking at the Peter Johnson Building basement carpark, 702-730 Harris St, Ultimo.
To download your invitation, please click here
Professional Development - Negotiate to Win
Want to improve your negotiating skills, developing highly effective business and personal strategies?
Come and listen to Executive Director of AcademyGlobal, Paul Vorbach reveal ways you can be a winner in the work place and every day life.
Paul has executive level experience in global and domestic financial and professional service firms, including Deloitte and Citigroup. Prior to establishing AcademyGlobal in 2002, Paul was Director and Vice President for Citibank's retail investments and life insurance businesses.
Date: Tuesday 21 August
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: UTS Gallery Function Centre
Level 6, Tower Building 1, Broadway
Cost: $20.00
RSVP: by Tuesday 14 August
E. alumni@uts.edu.au or P. 9514 9861
Don't miss out on brushing up your bargaining basics!
Finsia Financial Services Careers Week
Finsia is holding its second annual Financial Services Careers Week from Monday 20 - Friday 24 August, seminars from 11am - 7pm.
Explore career opportunities to maximise your potential in the financial services industry. Learn from highly-respected industry practitioners what it's really like to work in the industry. You will get practical insights into what you need to break in or get ahead in financial services and get answers to questions you've always wanted to ask.
Discover the path that's right for you. Don't miss out. Register now.
List of Events
CV Preparation & Interviewing Techniques
"…So you want to start your own business?"
Growth, Trends & Opportunities in Financial Services
Getting Started in Financial Services
Careers in Financial Planning
Strategies for Success
Careers Expo
For more information, go to: www.finsia.edu.au/careersweek
UTS China Research Centre Public Lecture
This FREE seminar discusses the development of the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the People's Republic of China. The Agreement stands as the single most important government-to-government agreement of the times.
Graeme Meehan has been deputy head of the China Free Trade Agreement Task Force at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade since July 2005. Before this, he worked as Senior Adviser, Asia, in the International Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Graeme will present the latest progress on the FTA in his seminar.
Graeme speaks Chinese fluently and has had a long association with China. Most recently, he was Deputy Representative at the Australian Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei (2002-2004) and, before that, was First Secretary, then Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Beijing (1998-2001). After studying and working in Shanghai for a number of years, Graeme joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 1990. He first worked in the USSR section (1990), and then in the China Section (1991-1992), before working in Taipei from 1993 to 1995. After returning from Taipei, he worked on Taiwan issues in Canberra from 1996 to 1997.
Register online here
Date: Wednesday 22 August, 2007, 7:00 PM
Location: Blackfriars Campus, China Research Centre Seminar Room
RSVP: Online by 20 August (above)
Contact: Michael Prince
For further information, please visit the UTS China Research Centre
The Science of Bubbles - Science Network Wine Tasting
Put Tuesday 11 September in your diaries, because it's the date set for The Science of Bubbles - the first Science alumni wine and cheese tasting night!
The event is hosted by Professor Tony Baker and UTS alumnus Toni Paterson, winner of the "Madame Lily Bollinger Medal" for excellence in wine tasting; author of the consumer wine guide Wine: What to drink in 2006; and Australia's youngest and only resident female Master of Wine.
Professor Baker will reveal the surprising health benefits of indulging in a glass of bubbly, while Toni will take guests through a series of sparkling white and red wines from Australia's premium wine growing regions with cheese to complement each wine tasted.
A fun and interesting evening not to be missed!
Time: 6pm
Date: Tuesday 11 September
Venue: Level 5 of the new Science Building 4, Broadway
Cost: $30.00
RSVP: RSVP and payment essential by 16 August
E. alumni@uts.edu.au T. 9514 9861 or F. 9514 9872
To register for this event, please email alumni@uts.edu.au with your response or download the invitation and fax to 9514 9872.
UTS Engineering Postgraduate Information Evening
Thinking about further study? The Faculty of Engineering is holding a Postgraduate Information Evening on Tuesday 25 September 2007 at 6pm.
The evening is designed to give you a thorough overview of the Engineering Faculty's postgraduate programs from Graduate Certificate level through to Masters degrees in coursework. You will also have the opportunity to meet academics to discuss study options and ask questions.
The Faculty's Postgraduate brochures will be available on the night for both local and international applicants. If you would like these sent to you, please contact Engineering Outreach P. 02 9514 2666 or E. engineering@uts.edu.au
WHAT CAN I FIND OUT?
Courses
Find out about the broad range of courses available, the differences between them and how to choose the most appropriate course for your needs
Subjects
Find out what subjects are available and the factors to consider when choosing your subjects
Flexible Study Options
Find out about the various study options available and the flexibility of study at UTS
How to Apply
Get details of application closing dates, fees, application procedures and more.
Date: Tuesday 25 September
Time: 6pm
Venue: UTS Faculty of Engineering, Building 2, Level 6, Room 39
Only a few minutes' walk from Central Railway station
RSVP: to Engineering Outreach
P. 02 9514 2666 or E. engineering@uts.edu.au
CAN'T MAKE IT?
Why don't you register for our live webcast. Watch the presentation online as it happens in the comfort of your home. You can ask questions online and have them answered live. To view the webcast, you'll need to register - contact Engineering Outreach, details above.
| ALUMNI CAREERS |
Online Job Vacancies for Alumni
UTS:Alumni members can now search for job vacancies online via the UTS Careers Service website: http://scmapp.itd.uts.edu.au/scm/jobw.
If you have not yet registered with UTS:Alumni, click here.
You will need to log on using your alumni email account details. To activate your alumni 20mb storage account visit https://email.itd.uts.edu.au/webapps/myaccount. Click on the 'Activate your account!' link and follow the prompts to set up your UTS:Alumni email account.
You will then be able to access your email account via UTS Webmail: www.uts.edu.au/email
If you have any further queries please contact UTS:Alumni
E. alumni@uts.edu.au or T. 02 9514 9861.
| ALUMNI NETWORKS |
UTS:Alumni Science Network
The UTS:Alumni Science Network aims to connect alumni with UTS and their peers and promote a sense of pride in the Science Faculty and UTS. The Network has been formed by keen Science graduates and members of the Faculty.
The Science Network allows graduates to keep abreast of current developments in their area, and is committed to continuing and strengthening its links with the University and research, and providing career development and networking opportunities for its members.
To find out more or to join the Science Network, please contact the Alumni & Development Office.
P. +61 2 9514 9861 or E. alumni@uts.edu.au
JOIN a UTS:Alumni Network Today!
Are you interested in opportunities for social and professional networking with alumni from your faculty, or who live in the same region, or work in the same field as you? Then join your UTS:Alumni Networks and keep in touch and add to the friends and colleagues you made in your university days and meet more UTS people.
Alumni members are closely involved in running networks, with support from the Alumni & Development Office. Graduates are welcome to join an existing alumni network, or can set up a new alumni network with assistance from the Alumni & Development Office.
For a full list of active UTS:Alumni Networks click here.
If your preferred Network is not up and running yet, why not contact the Alumni & Development Office to discuss setting up additional networks?
P. 9514 9861 or E. alumni@uts.edu.au
| GRADUATE PROFILE |
Mr Anthony Williams
Bachelor of Applied Science in Biomedical Science & Master of Science
Vice President
Head of Global Strategic Marketing and Sales
Marketing and Sales Europe and ROW
Intendis GmbH
www.intendis.com
Anthony completed his General Nursing Training at Westmead Hospital in Sydney in 1982. He continued to work as a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care unit at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, until he left full time employment to pursue a B.Sc (Biomedical Science) at UTS's Gore Hill Campus.
Following a successful three years of study from which Anthony graduated (1988) with a Credit, he began his career in the Pharmaceutical Industry with Sandoz Pharma in Clinical Research (1990). In the early years of Anthony's time in the Pharma industry, he completed a Masters of Science (Thesis) from the UTS.
Over the last 16 years Anthony has held several roles (Clinical Research, Development, Marketing & Sales, Business Management) and functions within the Novartis Pharma Company - a Swiss based company, formed in 1997 from the merger of Ciba Geigy & Sandoz. His roles within Novartis Pharma have seen Anthony working nationally, based in Sydney; globally - in Basel, Switzerland; and regionally (Asia-Pacific) in Singapore.
For the last two years, Anthony has held the Global Strategic Marketing and Sales function within Intendis GmbH, a stand-alone daughter company of Schering AG. One of his biggest achievements to date is establishing Intendis GmbH, and developing a competitive Global Marketing and Sales Team, focussed on performance objectives. The first year sales grew 11%, to total €223 million.
Please keep us updated with your career news, or any achievements and awards you may have received. We are preparing our next e:Connect and would love to hear from you.
Email your career news to alumni@uts.edu.au
| THIS MONTHS SPECIAL OFFERS FOR YOU |
LISTEN UP! Musica Viva Special Offer - Kungsbacka Piano Trio
Craving a cultural affair? Musica Viva is offering UTS:Alumni members a 20% discount on all reserve tickets to the prize-winning Kungsbacka Piano Trio performance. Treat yourself to the sounds of Schubert and Brahms.
Since winning the First Trio and Audience Prizes at the 1999 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, the Kungsbacka Piano Trio has gone from strength to strength. Performing in the major chamber music venues of the world, recording Mozart concerts and Schubert piano trios, running a chamber music festival in the town of Kungsbacka, Sweden … it's no wonder these dynamic musicians are growing such a fine reputation.
Over two programs, the trio presents masterpieces of the genre, including Schubert's greatest trio and Brahms at the height of his powers. The trio will also premiere a new work by young Australian composer Paul Stanhope, commissioned for Musica Viva, making this a night not to be missed
'Is there a better trio ensemble in Western Europe?' The Strad
Discounted tickets prices*: A reserve $53/$46 B reserve $41/$35, C reserve $33$/29 (*plus booking fees)
Where: Sydney concert: City Recital Hall, Angel Place
Dates: Mon 20 Aug 7pm and Sat 25 Aug 8pm
To take advantage of this offer, please call the City Recital Hall on 02 8256 2222 and quote the UTS:Alumni members 20% discount offer.
For further information, please visit www.musicaviva.com.au
Find Your Sea Legs: Sail Sydney Harbour
Why not see a different side of Sydney and spend a leisurely afternoon sailing on beautiful Sydney Harbour?
The UTS Union owns a 30ft yacht, and on Friday or Sunday afternoons, 1pm - 4pm for just $30 per head for UTS:Alumni members or $40 non-alumni members, you can enjoy a relaxing sail on Sydney Harbour or learn the art of sailing. Professional and friendly skippers can take up to five passengers on the yacht.
To book your day out, please contact the UTS Sports Office on 9514 1454.
The Wine Society Special - Stock Your Cellar Now!
All our members who appreciate a fine drop, will value The Wine Society's special alumni offer with exclusive wines and online savings. Get ready to stock your cellar now!
Purchase the Medal Winning Mixed selection (valued at over $155) for ONLY $129, and you will receive FREE lifetime Membership to The Wine Society.
The Medal Winning Mixed selection includes two bottles each of these quality wines*:
Outback Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Society Clare Valley Riesling 2006
Elderton Unwooded Chardonnay 2006
Kingston Estate Cabernet 2005
Grant Burge Barossa Vines Cabernet Merlot 2005
Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz 2004
*Due to popularity, wines may be substituted with other wines of similar value and quality.
To remain an active Wine Society Member, you must purchase $100 worth of wine or services per year. An easy task with the competitively priced, quality wines on offer.
To find out more or to take up the exclusive UTS:Alumni offer, call The Wine Society on 1300 723 723 and quote code UTW0607 along with your UTS:Alumni member ID.
Visit The Wine Society website: http://www.winesociety.com.au
WINNERS of Lucky Miles e-Communities Competition
Congratulations to the following Lucky Miles e-Communities competition winners:
Amy Huang, Elizabeth Kleinberg, Po Yi Leung, Francis Liu, Sharon Rundle.
Thank you for your contributions to the UTS:Alumni online e-Communities. For your contribution, you have won yourselves in-season double passes to go and see Lucky Miles. Congratulations!
Based on a collection of true stories, Lucky Miles is a bitter-sweet comedy about distance, difference and dud maps. A special film with a wonderful blend of humour and poignancy, one not to be missed!
WIN with Your 'Top Ten' Sustainable Practice Tips
Reduce, reuse, recycle! Log on to the Sustainability Network e-Community and tell us your 'Top Ten' list of sustainable practices.
What do you think people should be doing in their every day lives to become more sustainable in their living habits? What are the 'Top Ten' objectives for your community or the world in the next 10 years?
Winning entries will be published on the UTS:Alumni website and the best eco-tippers will take home a $100 book voucher.
Log on to e-Communities and join the discussion on the Sustainability Network now!
Want to leave the rat race behind and do something completely different? UTS:Alumni can access special travel deals. With lots on offer, from action paintball to 'going troppo' in Queensland, there's plenty to satisfy itchy feet!
Here's a small taste of what's coming up:
Action Paintball - Sat 8 September, $80 for alumni.
Get ready to fire! With 600 paintballs to shoot, things are bound to get messy… All safety gear provided.
Blue Mountains Weekend - Sat 8 - Sun 9 September, $185 for alumni.
Take two days top discover the Blue Mountains, visiting Katoomba, the Three Sisters and climbing the Giant Staircase. Day two involves either a trip to Jenolan Caves or abseiling.
Go Troppo in Queensland - Sat 22 September - Mon 1 October, $995 for alumni.
Begin in the party and action capital of Cairns, far north Queensland where you'll reef it, jump it, raft it, swim it or drink it! Then off to a tropical island, followed by the Whitsundays and Airlie Beach to finish off nine days of going Troppo!
Bill's Long Weekend - Tues 25 - Thurs 27 September, $325 for alumni.
Discover the best of the bush and friendly Australian hospitality on this long weekend away. Trip includes two nights in a classic Aussie pub.
To find out more or to book your travel adventure, call the UTS:Sports and Recreation Office on 9514 1454.
| LIFELONG LEARNING AT UTS |
UTS:IT has a range of short courses for the experienced professional, intended to satisfy all career development needs. Prove that you are serious about your IT career and take the next step.
There is a 10% discount available for all registered UTS:Alumni members. When booking, please quote your membership number.
Courses scheduled to commence soon:
Start 9/8/07 Developing Windows & Web Applications using Visual Studio .NET http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/programming/visstudionet.html
Start 11/8/07 IP Telephony and Voice over IP
http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/cisco/voip.html
Start 11/8/07 PHP Essentials for Web Development
http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/programming/php.html
Start 21/8/07 Fundamentals of Unix (Solaris & Linux)
http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/cisco/unix.html
Start 25/8/07 CCNA 1 (new curriculum)
http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/cisco/ccna1.html
Start 25/8/07 CCNA 3
http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/cisco/ccna3.html
UTS:IT Short Courses is pleased to announce from July 2007 our CCNA 1&2 courses will utilise the next generation of the popular CCNA curriculum - CCNA EXPLORATION. It has been designed to address a changing marketplace and respond to input from administrators, instructors, and participants . The CCNA Exploration materials provide participants with up-to-date, exciting material that reflects the Cisco Networking Academy's increased focus on providing to participants the skills necessary to pursue and/or advance their IT networking careers in a competitive global marketplace.
To pay for and secure a place in the course of your preference, please complete the application form http://it.uts.edu.au/course/shortcourse/shortcourses_apply.pdf with your credit card details and fax to 9514 1844 immediately.
Please contact Julie Lui P: 9514 1806 or Elaine Lawrence P: 9514 1861 or email: shortcourses@it.uts.edu.au
Registered members of UTS:Alumni are entitled to a 10% discount on selected short course programs. So take advantage of this offer and continue your education!
The alumni discount is applied at the discretion of course administrators. Please confirm if the discount is applicable when registering for your short course.
For a comprehensive list of all current UTS short courses, please visit: http://www.shortcourses.uts.edu.au/
| YOU CAN HELP MAKE UTS AN EVEN BETTER UNIVERSITY |
Thank You to Alumni Everywhere
UTS is most grateful for the generous response by alumni to the recent mailing seeking support for scholarships for disadvantaged students and for library books.
Many alumni from all over the world have responded generously.
This support will greatly assist students facing financial hardship and will enable the UTS Library to increase its collection.
To assist students in need or purchase a book for the Library please click here.
Invest in Knowledge - Buy a UTS Library Book
UTS enjoys a strong reputation based on a total educational package. This includes the excellent teaching and learning resources provided by the UTS Library.
Please consider making an investment - an investment in knowledge. By purchasing one or more books for the Library you will inspire hundreds of students eager to learn and help teaching staff make an even greater contribution to the achievements of UTS long into the future.
Every book purchased will be acknowledged with a special nameplate showing the name of the donor or someone nominated by the donor.
Please click here to make your knowledge investment.
Consider Support for Scholarships at UTS
This year, UTS is working to increase the funds available to make it possible for disadvantaged yet able students to complete a course at our university. UTS is appealing to the business community, UTS staff, alumni and other generous people to help UTS fund scholarship fund for disadvantaged students.
Already many students, some with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds, have benefited from this generous support.
Donations to the fund are fully tax deductible and your contribution will be of lasting benefit to the students and to society.
I would like to support scholarships at UTS