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e:CONNECT May 2006
This issue includes:
NEW this month
NEW 20mb email storage account for alumni!
Supporting UTS scholarships
ALUMNI EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Professional development seminar: Get Rich Slowly
Seminar: How to use search marketing to drive business growth
2006 UTS:Alumni Reception, Thailand
2006 UTS:Alumni Reception, Hong Kong
2006 UTS:Alumni Dinner, Malaysia
2006 UTS:Alumni Dinner, Shanghai
25th Anniversary of UTS:Women in Engineering
UTS Union canyoning day trip
Tandem skydiving
Japanese Government Research Scholarship worth $45,000
Are you a planning graduate?
ALUMNI NEWS
UTS graduate Ryan Heath on keeping baby boomers honest
The graphic scene: the work of UTS graduate Glen Sharah
ALUMNI JOB OPPORTUNITIES
DIMA graduate recruitment
Casual teaching opportunities in the Faculty of HSS
ALUMNI SERVICES
Harbour sailing for $30
Business facility in the Alumni & Development Office
Career news
UTS Union Fitness Centre at Broadway
LIFELONG LEARNING
Copywriting
Fundamentals of Turnaround Management
The Art of the Media Interview
Writing for the Web
UTS NEWS AND INITIATIVES
Creating a community of care for pregnant women
UTS Robot Soccer Team to play in China this month
Top health economist calls for caution in healthcare reform
Who stole my revolution? Feminism and the rise of individualism
Making tracks: UTS Writers' Anthology
Engineering welds stronger links with China
Biomedical blackjack
UTS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
John Hughes' memorial service
IDEAS IN ACTION: 2006 social inquiry public seminar series
Embedding a culture of compliance in contemporary corporate governance
NEW 20mb email storage account for alumni!
UTS:Alumni is pleased to announce that UTS now offers all graduates access to a unique your.name@alumni.uts.edu.au email address with 20mb storage.
This email account can be accessed from anywhere in the world via UTS Webmail: www.uts.edu.au/email
There is no cost for this service.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. If you already have an @alumni.uts.edu.au email forwarding account (EFA)
If you wish to use the 20mb storage on the UTS email server simply remove the email forwarding setting on your account at the MyAccount page: https://email.itd.uts.edu.au/webapps/myaccount/
You will now be able to access your email account via UTS Webmail: www.uts.edu.au/email
If you wish to keep your account as an email forwarding account you do not need to do anything.
2. If you have don't have an alumni email forwarding account (EFA) or have never had a UTS email account
You can activate the 20mb storage account at: https://email.itd.uts.edu.au/webapps/myaccount
Click on the 'Activate your account!' link and follow the instructions to set up your 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 on +612 9514 8036 or email: graduate.connections@uts.edu.au.
Alternatively contact the ITD Help desk at itsc@uts.edu.au or on +612 9514 2222.
Supporting UTS scholarships
 In the coming weeks, UTS alumni will be invited in a letter from the Vice Chancellor, Prof Ross Milbourne to help support scholarships for disadvantaged students. Donations to UTS for this purpose are tax deductible.
Increasingly there are students who, despite their ability are not able to commence at UTS or to complete a course due to financial hardship. Sadly, the number of students like this is increasing.
Staff at UTS are also being asked to make a regular donation to the scholarship fund.
For more information or to download a donation form please go to: www.graduateconnections.uts.edu.au/about/supportus.html
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Professional Development Seminar: Get Rich Slowly
Peter Foley, a financial planner at Matrix Planning Solutions Ltd is holding a seminar entitled "Get Rich Slowly" on Tuesday 6 June 2006. The seminar will outline how to earn an income of $200,000 p.a. when you retire and pay off your mortgage in record time without compromising your lifestyle too much.
Date: Tuesday 6 June 2006, 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Venue: Level 6, Gallery Function Centre, UTS Tower Building 1, Broadway
Cost: $20.00 per person
RSVP: graduate.connections@uts.edu.au
The University of Technology Sydney does not endorse or vouch for the efficiency of any investment advisor or his or her recommendations. The University strongly recommends that anyone making investments should seek independent professional advice.
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Seminar: How to use search marketing to drive business growth
This seminar, organised by the UTS Business Network and presented by Dean Capobianco, Sales Director of Yahoo! Search Marketing, will cover:
* An introduction to Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
* Getting started - the practices of getting a campaign live
* The top 10 do's and don'ts of SEM
When: Thursday 18 May 2006, 6 pm for 6.45pm start until 8.30pm
Where: Boardroom, Level 5, UTS Graduate School of Business
Cost: $25 per ticket
RSVP: to Business Network by Sunday 14th May
Fax registration to 9514 3557 or email: businessnetwork@uts.edu.au
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2006 UTS:Alumni Reception, Thailand
Emeritus Professor Tony Moon will host a reception for UTS alumni living in Thailand.
Date: Saturday 24 June 2006, 6.00pm
Venue: Landmark Hotel, Bangkok
RSVP: graduate.connections@uts.edu.au
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2006 UTS:Alumni Reception, Hong Kong
The Renaissance Harbour View Hotel is the venue for the 2006 UTS Alumni Reception in Hong Kong.
Date: Saturday 15 July 2006, 6.30pm
Venue: Oasis Room, 8th Floor, Renaissance Harbour View Hong Kong
RSVP: graduate.connections@uts.edu.au
2006 UTS:Alumni Dinner, Malaysia
The Alumni Dinner - Malaysia will be held at the prestigious Royal Selangor Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur this year.
Date: Saturday 8 July, 6.00pm
Venue: Fairway Restaurant, The Royal Selangor Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur
RSVP: graduate.connections@uts.edu.au
2006 UTS:Alumni Dinner, Shanghai
UTS alumni living in Shanghai are invited to attend the 2006 UTS Alumni Dinner on Tuesday 11 July at the J. W Marriott Hotel.
Date: Tuesday 11 July 2006, 6.30pm
Venue: Ballroom C, Podium Level 5, J. W Marriott
RSVP: graduate.connections@uts.edu.au
25th Anniversary of UTS: Women in Engineering
UTS: Women in Engineering celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year with a gala dinner at the QVB Tearoom on Thursday 8 June. All engineering alumni are welcome to attend to reconnect with fellow graduates.
This 'black frock & tie' event will bring together alumni, past WiE co-ordinators, faculty staff and professional, industry and community sponsors who have all supported in some way the advocacy, outreach and creative comunications to engage girls and young women with engineering as a choice of study and career. It will also be an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of graduates of UTS:Engineering!
MC Julie McCrossin will host distinguished speakers, and there'll be music and a dance floor.
When: Thursday 8 June, 6.30pm onwards
Where: The Tearoom, Level 3, North End
Queen Victoria Building
455 George St, Sydney
Cost: $60 per ticket
RSVP: download the registration form and return by 22 May to Women in Engineering.
For further information, including how your company or organisation can sponsor a table, please email wie@eng.uts.edu.au or call +61 9514 2601/2602 or fax +61 9514 2611
More details and to download the registration form
UTS Union canyoning day trip
 Tigersnake is an ideal winter canyon. Along the way 3 easy abseils up to 17m in height are encountered as well as a spectacular narrow dark section. It contains several shallow pools and small waterfalls which are negotiated by climbing or abseiling. If you're careful you shouldn't get wet much past your knees. However if you slip over you'll get soaked!
From the car-park a 45 minute walk will get us to the start of the canyon where we will put on our abseiling gear. The canyon itself should take about 3 hours time to traverse. Near the bottom end we will have lunch in a spectacular cave. We will also have a look around the back of the cave in search of some glow-worms if time permits. From here a 1.5 hour walk will have us back at the cars. The track out is fairly steep to start with (some scrambling) but offers fantastic views and rock formations along the way.
Date: Sunday 21 May 2006
Venue: Wollemi National Park
Time:7.00am to 9.00pm
Cost: $50 students, staff & alumni, $60 others
Bookings: Contact the Recreation Officer:
T: +612 9514 1889
E: unionsports@uts.edu.au
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Tandem Skydiving
 For all those adrenaline junkies out there, skydiving is sure to get the heart racing! Only a short drive out of Sydney and you can take the jump of your life. All instructors are fully qualified and have done the jump a hundred (or more) times so you will be in safe hands as you experience the ultimate rush of your life and free fall then fly through the air with spectacular views below.
When: Saturday May 20, time TBA
Cost: $275 students, staff & alumni, $325 others
Venue: Sydney Skydiving Centre, Picton
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Japanese Government Research Scholarship worth $45,000
The Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan - MEXT) is offering scholarships to Australian nationals who wish to study at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Research Scholarship Program.
Under the research category, the scholarship is tenable for 2 years starting in April 2007 or 18 months starting in October 2007. Applicants must be Australian nationals and be graduates or final year students under 35 years of age on 1 April 2007 (born on or after 2 April 1972).
The research scholarship is worth approx $45,000. Closing date for applications is Tuesday 20 June 2006.
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Are you a planning graduate?
UTS is undertaking a review of its postgraduate planning courses. To assist with the review, they are asking planning graduates to take a few minutes to complete a short questionnaire on present and future demands for planners, and give their views on the contribution of the UTS Planning course.
The survey can be found at
http://surveys.uts.edu.au/surveys/dabplanninghighereducation2006/index.cfm
For further details please contact Dr Glen Searle E: glen.searle@uts.edu.au
Take the planning survey
UTS graduate Ryan Heath on keeping baby boomers honest
 UTS graduate Ryan Heath (BA Communication 2004) would like to set the record straight, he does not hate baby boomers. After all his parents, who he thanks at the beginning of his recently released book, are baby boomers themselves.
His recent book and its provocative title, Please Just F* Off It's Our Turn Now - Holding The Baby Boomers To Account, has put a few baby boomer noses out of joint.
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The graphic scene: the work of UTS graduate Glen Sharah
 Passing the likes of Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Peter Jackson in the corridor, and bumping into a hobbit or two, has all been part of a day's work for Bachelor of Computing Science graduate Glen Sharah. The Lighting Technical Director - who most recently worked on the film XMEN: The Last Stand (out this month) - is able to "make the same object look like glass, or metal, or skin."
Sharah has been working as Lighting Technical Director for Weta Digital in New Zealand for the past two years, and for three years before that as a systems administrator. His current job involves code writing which he says takes 10 per cent of his time, while 90 per cent of his time is spent tweaking to achieve the desired look.
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DIMA graduate recruitment
The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) is currently recruiting graduates from all disciplines for its 2007 graduate program.
Applications close on 21 May 2006.
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Casual teaching opportunities in HSS
Expressions of interest in appointment to casual teaching positions in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences are assessed twice a year, in June and November.
Please submit applications by 31 May (for teaching in Spring semester) or 31 October (for teaching in Autumn semester).
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Harbour sailing for $30
Enjoy a beautiful afternoon of sailing on Sydney Harbour with up to 5 friends on Impulse, UTS Union's skippered yacht.
When: Friday and Sunday afternoons (all year round except for public holidays)
Time: 1 to 4pm
Venue: Double Bay Sailing Club
Cost: $30 students, staff & alumni, $40 others (includes 3 hour sail & skipper)
For bookings or more details, please contact the
Recreation Officer:
T: +612 9514 1889
E: unionsports@uts.edu.au
Business facility in the Alumni & Development Office
Registered members are invited to use the business centre in the Alumni & Development Office. If you would like to make a booking, please contact us on +612 9514 8036.
Career news
Please keep us updated with your career news, or any achievements and awards you may have received. We are preparing our next publication and would love to hear from you.
Email your career news
UTS Union Fitness Centre at Broadway
 As a UTS alumni member you are entitled to student rates at the UTS fitness centre. Visit the centre on Harris Street for a work out, or join one of the many fitness classes including aerobics, yoga, circuit training and pilates.
For further information, T: +612 9514 2444
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Copywriting
This course is part of the AFA AdSchool Program: advertising short courses offered by the Advertising Federation of Australia in conjunction with UTS.
This course will cover print, radio, television and internet, and offers the practical development of writing skills for these media.
Participants will learn techniques for creating and developing ideas, how to work with an art director, how to structure and create the emotional appeals copywriters use and how to analyse and respond to the creative brief.
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Fundamentals of Turnaround Management
For any stakeholder in a troubled enterprise, too much is at risk to accept the economists' view that company failure is simply a Darwinian process in a free market.
In order to preserve stakeholder value, a successful turnaround plan requires a thorough understanding of the causes and severity of the turnaround situation.
The principle aim of this intensive program is to provide an overview of the critical concepts in successful turnaround management.
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The Art of the Media Interview
This one day workshop will examine the format and psychology of being interviewed by the media, focusing on strategies to assist interviewees handle the unpredictable and usually unfamiliar situation.
The workshop will provide an introduction to the art of being professionally interviewed about a subject of expertise in the arts and humanities. It will entail three in-depth sessions on different aspects of the interview as a genre, as well as how to approach being interviewed.
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Writing for the Web
This introductory course is aimed at people who write for the web or who wish to move printed publications onto the internet. Includes detailed workshops on planning a website, writing styles for the web, your target audience, understanding digital media, using images, converting publications to the web, and some fundamentals of design.
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Creating a community of care for pregnant women
The founder of an innovative antenatal care program in the USA called Centering Pregnancy is working with the UTS Centre for Midwifery and Family Health to pilot the program in Australia.
Centre Director Professor Caroline Homer said Centering Pregnancy had been hailed as a new way of building a sense of community and developing networks for pregnant women.
"The program abolishes routine visits and brings women together into small groups for all their pregnancy care," Professor Homer said. "The program incorporates antenatal assessments, education and information and support."
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UTS Robot Soccer Team to play in China this month
 The Robot Soccer Team UTS Unleashed! will travel to China this month to play in exhibition matches against several Chinese teams during China Science Week.
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Top health economist calls for caution in healthcare reform
 In a recent UTSpeaks public lecture UTS health economics expert Professor Jane Hall questioned whether Australians were getting good value for money for the 9.7% of GDP spent on health each year.
Professor Hall, Director of the UTS Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), addressed more than 170 health sector stakeholders including the Deputy Secretary for the Federal Department of Ageing and Health, Philip Davies.
Professor Hall told guests that healthcare spending currently accounted for $78.4 billion per annum. "Much of this comes from government, but Australians also pay $16 billion per annum or $800 per person in direct out-of-pocket health costs, which is high compared to other OECD countries," Professor Hall said.
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Who stole my revolution? Feminism and the rise of individualism
 By Eva Cox, OAM, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
"Why is seventies feminism being blamed by a bizarre spread of critics for some of the less attractive aspects of present society? My belief is that we must continue to be some form of threat so the ideas still have power. As part of the movement in the seventies, I find it odd that it is not just the usual conservatives blaming us for undermining families but some unexpected radicals. "
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Making tracks: UTS Writers' Anthology
 2006 sees the UTS anthology approaching its third decade, showcasing some of the best writing by UTS students throughout the year. Past contributors have included Beth Yahp, Bernard Cohen and Gillian Mears, and editors such as Arabella Edge, John Dale and Cathy Cole. The anthology has been introduced by some of Australia's best-known writers - Kate Grenville, Mandy Sayer, James Bradley and Anna Funder - who comment on the exciting work that has been showcased.
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Engineering welds stronger links with China
Leading Australian engineering academic Professor Archie Johnston has been appointed as advisory professor to one of China's top four universities in order to strengthen collaborative educational and research links between China and Australia.
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Biomedical Blackjack
Since assisted reproductive technology resulted in the world's first test-tube baby being born in the UK in 1978, and the first test-tube twins being born in Australia in 1981, developments in this technology have far outpaced the law. Law students have pondered legal responses to questions raised by these innovations in the subject Biomedical Law and Ethics.
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John Hughes' memorial service
Some of you will already have heard the sad news that Professor John Maurice Hughes passed away in March.
Professor Ross Milbourne, Vice-Chancellor of UTS, now invites you to a memorial service to celebrate the life and achievements of Professor Hughes.
When: Wednesday 17 May 2006, 5.30 pm
Where: Great Hall, level 5, Tower Building, UTS
(Followed by light refreshments)
RSVP if attending: jmhrsvp@uts.edu.au by Friday 12 May 2006
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IDEAS IN ACTION: 2006 social inquiry public seminar series
"Coming to our senses with sensational ideas"
Have the twentieth-century 'turns' in theorising, with their [by turn, though not necessarily in turn] linguistic, phenomenological, semiotic, structuralist, deconstructionist, culturalist, and variously postmodernist flavours - though they are actually all ever-more linguistically flavoured turns - in effect rendered our idea-making incapable of being, in Marx's phrase, 'adequate to the real'?
Has a 'sensory revolution' in social-cultural theory occurred? Or is it just that a small minority of 'sensual theorists' have deceived themselves into thinking we* - *Western theorists at large - are finally coming to appreciate the impact of experiencing a full five-sense sensorium? Should, even, a sensory revolution in social and cultural inquiry take place? Is one really needed?
When: Friday 26 May, 4pm - 6pm
Where: Building 2, room 7065, UTS Broadway
RSVP: A.Jakubowicz@uts.edu.au
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Embedding a culture of compliance in contemporary corporate governance
Many corporations in Australia have fallen short of the expectations of Parliament, Royal Commissioners and judges for their lack of a culture of compliance.
In this lecture UTS Law Professor Michael Adams will examine the role of embedding a culture of compliance into contemporary corporate governance.
When: Thursday 18 May 2006, 12.45pm - 2.00 pm
Where: Haymarket, Cnr Quay Street & Ultimo Road. Room: CM05C.01.20 (Enter via the Law or GSB front doors)
Cost: Free - light lunch provided
RSVP: by 17 May to Leanne Palmer
T: 02 9514 3555
E: leanne.palmer@law.uts.edu.au
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