e:Connect September 2006
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR UTS:ALUMNI MEMBERS THIS MONTH
UTS Union Advantage Program for alumni
Special offer for alumni: Puccini's La Rondine
SAVE on Musica Viva concert packages in 2006
ALUMNI EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
UTS End of Year Celebration
Seminar for new alumni: managing career direction
UTS:Engineering Alumni Network & Grand Reunion
Social Inquiry Network (SIN) Launch
1986-7 GradDip TESOL Reunion
One Million More: census of expat Australians
Engineering tomorrow's engineers
ALUMNI NEWS
The write act
Compute it
MAP graduates' films at the Sydney Film Festival
SUPPORTING UTS
Supporting UTS
ALUMNI CAREERS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Junior designer needed
MBA & postgraduate expo
Calling recent IT graduates
Career counselling for alumni
Online job vacancies for alumni
Send us your career news
ALUMNI NETWORKS
2006 Alumni Networks Conference
Nursing Alumni Network
ALUMNI SERVICES
20mb email storage account for alumni
Harbour sailing for $30
Alumni discounts at the UTS Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
Business facility in the Alumni & Development Office
Discounted IIDM membership for UTS alumni
UTS Union Fitness Centre at Broadway
LIFELONG LEARNING
Upcoming short courses at UTS
UTS NEWS AND INITIATIVES
A step back in time
A window to the sole
UTS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
UTS:IT Distinguished Guest Lecture: Simon McNamara
UTSpeaks lecture: calling them to account
UTS:Engineering Postgraduate Information Evening
Sydney Futures Twilight Symposia
UTS Gallery exhibition: hardware
Sydney Ideas lecture with Tanya Reinhart
UTS Postgraduate Information Week
AILASA2006 Conference
IT Postgraduate Information Evening
DAB Postgraduate Information Evening
Ideas in Action seminar 22 September 2006
HSS Postgraduate Information Evening
UTS Union Advantage Program
In 2006 registered members of UTS:Alumni can access the UTS Union Advantage Program for FREE.
The Advantage Program allows you to access the following UTS Union services and facilities:
* 20% discount on selected recreation trips and adventures
* Member discounts on tickets purchased via the Discount Ticket Program
* Exclusive member giveaways and promotions
* 10% discount on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Union catering outlets
* 10% discount on selected stationery and art supplies at Union shops
* Exclusive Member Happy Hours every Tuesday at Union Bars from 12-2pm and 4-6pm
* Minimum $5 discount on all semester party tickets
The Advantage Program can also save you money on a range of products and services at participating outlets including:
* Sanity Music
* Sportsgirl
* Dick Smith
* Harvey World Travel
* BWS
* Pizza Hut
* Wendy's
* Subway
* McDonalds
* Dominos Pizza
* Village Cinemas
* Imax
* Greater Union
Retail gift cards and vouchers (from Coles, Woolworths, Big W and Caltex) are also available to help you save on grocery bills, petrol, homewares and much more.
In addition, alumni are still eligible for discounts on membership rates at the Union Broadway Sports and Fitness Centre and discounted UTS Union venue hire (the Gallery Function Centre, Loft Bar etc).
How do I sign up for the Advantage Program?
Simply show your alumni ID card at any Union outlet on campus to collect your Advantage Program card. For more details please visit: http://www.utsunion.uts.edu.au or telephone +61 2 9514 1140.
Please note: from Semester one 2007, all UTS students and alumni will be invited to join the UTS Union Advantage Program on a paid basis.
Puccini's La Rondine: $50 tickets in A, B and C reserve
The Sydney Symphony is delighted to offer UTS:Alumni members $50 tickets in A, B and C reserve seats to Puccini's La Rondine on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd September 2006.
From the Rome Opera to the Sydney Opera House, renowned master of operatic conducting, Sydney Symphony chief conductor and artistic director, Maestro Gelmetti, returns to conduct his first opera in concert with the Sydney Symphony, one of Puccini's most elegant creations, La Rondine (The Swallow).
With a line-up of international and Australian singers hand-picked by Maestro Gelmetti, this is a rare opportunity not to be missed.
To book, please call Sydney Symphony Sales on + 61 2 8 215 4648, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm and quote ‘UTS:Alumni offer'.
For the diary:
November 16th and 18th 2006
Experience the fire and fury of Russia this year with four spectacular works from the heart and soul of the Russian Federation.
For more details of this and other upcoming Sydney Symphony concerts please visit www.sydneysymphony.com
SAVE on Musica Viva concert packages in 2006
In conjunction with UTS:Alumni, Musica Viva is now offering UTS:Alumni members a 30% discount on a two or three concert package.*
Choose any two or three concerts from the Musica Viva 2006 season and pay only $110 or $159 respectively. That’s a saving of up to 30%! To take advantage of this offer, please call 1800 688482 and quote ‘UTS:Alumni offer’.
For the full list of upcoming concerts by some of the world’s most talented and exciting performers in 2006 please visit www.musicaviva.com.au or request a brochure by calling 1800 688 482.
* Newcastle 2 pack$89/3 pack $129.
20% DISCOUNT ON MUSICA VIVA’S ST LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET CONCERT!
'You can’t say that the St Lawrence String Quartet has become the hottest of the younger string quartets; it was hot from the beginning ...' The Boston Globe
One of the revelations of our 2003 concert season, the passionate St Lawrence String Quartet returns to Australia with a powerful program of Shostakovich, Musica Viva’s featured composer in 2006. The Quartet’s intensity and natural energy promises dynamic performances of Shostakovich Quartet nos 3, 5 and 7. These are coupled with Osvaldo Golijov’s Yiddishbbuk, a glistening and moving work that draws vividly on the composer’s Jewish and Argentinean lineage.
The St Lawrence String Quartet has cemented its place on the world stage with a reputation for a visually arresting performance style. You won’t want to miss them live.
Musica Viva is delighted to offer a 20% discount on full and concession tickets in A and B reserve to UTS:Alumni members. To take advantage of this offer please call 1800 688482 and quote ‘UTS:Alumni offer’. For dates, venues and programs please visit www.musicaviva.com.au
ALUMNI EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
UTS End of Year Celebration
UTS:Alumni will once again host the ‘UTS End of Year Celebration’. Held in the Chancellery, the Celebration will give alumni the chance to meet with the Vice-Chancellor, senior executives and fellow alumni to celebrate the successes of UTS during 2006.
When: Thursday 9 November 2006, 6pm
Where: The Chancellery, level 3, UTS Tower Building
Refreshments will be served
RSVP: alumnni@uts.edu.au or T: +61 2 9514 8036
Seminar for new alumni: managing career direction
Following the enormous success of the New Alumni Drinks in July, all new alumni are invited to attend a professional development seminar on managing career direction conducted by Ms Joyce Yong, executive director, J-Yes Consulting, executive search and recuitment company.
The seminar will provide tips on how to manage your career and give new graduates the oppportunity to catch up with each other.
When: Thursday 26 October 2006, 6.30pm
Where: level 6, Gallery Function Centre, UTS Tower Building, Broadway
Cost: $10 (incorrectly stated as free of charge in the August edition - our apologies)
RSVP: alumnni@uts.edu.au or T: +61 2 9514 8036
UTS:Engineering Alumni Network & Grand Reunion
UTS:Engineering Alumni Network
With the core objective of helping engineering alumni reconnect with UTS and their peers, and instilling a sense of pride in the UTS:Engineering practice-based philosophy, the UTS:Engineering Alumni Network has been formed by a group of engineering alumni who started at UTS during the 90s.
The Network will also facilitate better communication and the development of personal and professional networks between alumni, and offer assistance to future and young engineers.
For more details please visit: http://alumni.eng.uts.edu.au
UTS:Engineering Grand Reunion
The Engineering Network has organised its first event, the Grand Reunion, to help engineering alumni reconnect with UTS and their peers. All UTS engineering alumni and final year engineering students are encouraged to attend.
The evening will be largely informal with a short presentation, and offers great opportunities to network, find old friends and make new contacts. Drinks and finger food will be provided.
Please forward this information on to others who may also like to attend.
When: Tuesday 24 October 2006, 6.30pm
Where: The Loft bar, City campus, Broadway
Cost: free!
Registration: http://alumni.eng.uts.edu.au
Launch of the Social Inquiry Network (SIN)
The Social Inquiry Network (SIN) aims to be a sustainable society for past, present and future social inquiry students at UTS.
All social inquiry graduates are encouraged to attend the launch of SIN on Thursday 14 September 2006 at the UTS Loft Bar.
When: Thursday 14 September 2006, 5pm onwards
Where: UTS Loft Bar, Broadway, city campus view map
RSVP: Olivia Huntingdon Olivia.M.Huntingdon@student.uts.edu.au or T: 0421 784 173
More details on the SIN Network: http://www.sin.squarespace.com
1986-7 GradDip TESOL Reunion
Survivors of the 1986-87 GradDip TESOL course are invited to a lunch marking two decades since the 1986 intake. 1987 graduates Fran Munro and Peter Fenton are proposing lunch at a Portugese restaurant in Petersham on Saturday 21 October, 2006. If Dorothy, Joy or Gabe are reading this then please feel free to attend.
RSVP by 25 September 2006 to either Fran Munro: Frances.Munro@tafensw.edu.au or Peter Fenton: wjoseph1@optusnet.com.au
One Million More: census of expat Australians
One Million More is an independent, non-governmental survey of the Australian diaspora. If you live outside Australia and you are an Australian citizen or a person who is otherwise very closely connected to Australia (e.g. a former Australian citizen, a person of Australian heritage or the partner of an Australian) then this questionnaire is for you.
More details: www.onemillionmore.com
Engineering tomorrow's engineers
Are you an engineering graduate? If so, the Australian Technology Network (ATN) needs your help in an Australia-wide initiative to help universities provide the best engineering education possible. With the nation's current skills shortage in engineering, it is more important than ever that graduates move into the workforce armed with the skills they need to be effective in the field.
The Australian Technology Network (ATN), comprising five of Australia's largest universities of technology in each mainland state, will be conducting a series of short, informal sessions designed for engineering graduates who completed their studies in either 2001 or 2005. Taking place in a relaxed, social environment, the sessions will enable participants to discuss how well their university studies prepared them for a career in engineering. If you have moved out of NSW this is not a problem as sessions will be conducted across the country.
Your help is appreciated in making Australian engineers the best that they can be. If you are interested in participating, please contact the ATN directly: matthew.hee@unisa.edu.au or telephone +61 8 8302 9132.
ALUMNI NEWS
The write act:
What do a waitress who slept in a vacuum-cleaner cupboard, a girl who woke up on the floor of a hotel room after a disastrous premiere, and an out of work actor have in common? They are all the topics of short stories written by Sophie Lee for the UTS Graduate Certificate in Writing.
While the film, television and theatre actor is best known for her roles in Muriel's Wedding and The Castle, and most recently Blackjack on Channel 10, writing has always been on her radar. "From a young age I kept journals and thought about a career in writing instead of acting." And the actor's writing career is set to take off having signed a book deal with publisher Random House.
Read more: www.u.uts.edu.au
Compute it
"Set your goals beyond what you think you can achieve." This is the advice of Bachelor of Information Technology graduate Zubin Appoo. The 25-year-old did just that and now, five years out of university, he is senior product manager, and part owner of innovative IT company Eagle Datamation International (EDI).
"At UTS I didn't just learn about IT, I also learnt communication skills, management skills and how to be an effective leader. My current position is half technical, half management and this is just the way I like it: a good manager has development and business skills."
Read more: www.u.uts.edu.au
Media arts and production graduates' films at the Sydney Film Festival
UTS MAP graduates were well represented at the Sydney Film Festival this year. Mark Tsukasov (2005) won the prize for best film in the experimental category of the well respected Dendy Awards with Looking Back, which was a film made for his masters project in MAP. Sam Rebillet (2002) and Kathy Drayton (1986) were both finalists in the best documentary category and Kathy Drayton’s film, Girl in a Mirror, won that category as well as the prize for best film overall in the Dendys, the Rouben Mamoulien Award.
Kathy’s film was edited by Anna Craney (1999), UTS graduate and current production coordinator for MAP. Other MAP graduates' films screened at the festival included: Dustin Feneley's (2005) 15 minute film Snow, Rhys Graham's (1998) 18 minute film Love This Time and Owen Trevor's (2002) 15 minute film Wobbegong.
The Balanda and the Bark Canoes, a 52 minute documentary about the making of Rolf de Heer’s Ten Canoes co-directed by Molly Reynolds (2005), also screened.
SUPPORTING UTS
Supporting UTS
A special thank you to all the alumni members and UTS staff members who supported the recent appeal for the UTS scholarship fund. Thanks to the generosity of the many UTS alumni and staff who have given to the fund, our University will be able to help more students who might otherwise not have been able to commence or complete their studies.
If you would like to support the UTS scholarship fund please visit the UTS:Alumni website to download a donation form. Donations to the UTS scholarship fund are tax deductible.
ALUMNI CAREERS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Junior designer/finished artist needed
A leading Australian skincare company based in Crow's Nest, Sydney, is seeking to hire a fast and dedicated junior designer/finished artist to be part of their in-house design team. The responsibilities of this role will include:
-Supporting the design team in all facets of production, pre press and finished art
-Photoshop retouching
-Archiving and file structure maintenance
-Preparing files for print
-Updating artwork and concept roll-out
The projects you would be involved in include: packaging, POS, promotions, catalogues and presentations.
The ideal candidate will have:
-Tertiary qualifications in design or be a final year design student
-Cross platform PC and Mac proficiency
-Solid knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, In Design, Acrobat and Microsoft applications
-Good organisational skills
-Effective written and verbal communication skills
Please email your resume with some samples of your work (less than 2MB) to: jobs@redwin.com.au
MBA & Postgrad Expo
Investigate MBA and postrgraduate options with ease and convenience by visiting the MBA & Postgrad Expo on Thursday 14 September. All local institutions are represented alongside interstate universities. For a full list of participating institutions, visit www.postgradexpo.com.au
The Expo will be held at Sydney Town Hall on Thursday 14 September, 12noon - 7pm. Entry is free.
Calling recent IT graduates
Are you a recent IT graduate with one to three years' experience in software development in J2EE or C#? We are looking for young, energetic recent graduates with an interest in the latest and greatest new technologies. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a leading multi-national company on Australia’s popular media projects.
For more details please contact Emma at PRA T: +61 2 8234 3506 or send your resume to emma.mulrooney@pra.com.au
Career counselling for alumni
Career counselling for alumni is now available on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5-6 pm.
Experienced UTS careers counsellors can help with a range of career-related questions, such as:
- What are employers looking for?
- What sort of work am I suited to?
- How can I best market myself to employers?
- What's involved in changing careers?
- What can I be doing now to develop my career?
We are able to offer this service to registered alumni for $77 (incl GST) per hour, which represents a discount of approximately 35% on standard fees. As has always been the case, this service is offered free to ex-students within one year of graduating. To book an appointment telephone +61 2 9514 1471 or call in at the Careers Service, Level 3, Tower Building.
More details can be found on the UTS:Alumni website.
Online job vacancies for alumni
UTS:Alumni members can now search for job vacancies online via the UTS Careers Service website http://138.25.124.210/scm/jobw
You will need to log on using your alumni email account details. If you do not have an alumni email account please register with UTS:Alumni and we will then send you details on how to set up the account.
For more details please contact the Careers Service http://www.ssu.uts.edu.au/careers/index.html telephone +612 9514 1471 or email careers@uts.edu.au
Send us your 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 to alumni@uts.edu.au
ALUMNI NETWORKS
2006 Alumni Networks Conference
UTS values its alumni networks and wants to encourage more alumni to join regional or profession-based networks.
Representatives of alumni networks will be attending a mini-conference at UTS on 16 September 2006 to discuss ways of revitalising existing networks and the formation of new networks.
Current network members, or those interested in setting up an alumni network are encouraged to attend. Please contact Lella Gardner for more details: lella.gardner@uts.edu.au T: +61 2 9514 8037.
A full list of alumni networks can be found at www.alumni.uts.edu.au/networks/index.html. UTS:Alumni is in the process of establishing new networks for IT, Science and Nursing, Midwifery and Health. If you are interested in joining any of these networks please contact Lella Gardner: lella.gardner@uts.edu.au T: +61 2 9514 8037.
Nursing Alumni Network
UTS is starting a Nursing Alumni Network as a way of providing networking opportunities for personal and career development and for binding nursing, midwifery and health graduates back to UTS. Several graduates have already expressed an interest in joining the Network.
For more information, please contact Kate Kirk, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health: T: +61 2 9514 5044
E: kate.kirk@uts.edu.au
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health website: www.nmh.uts.edu.au
ALUMNI SERVICES
20mb email storage account for alumni
UTS now offers all graduates access to a unique your.name@alumni.uts.edu.au email address with 20mb storage.
This FREE email account can be accessed from anywhere in the world via UTS Webmail: www.uts.edu.au/email
For more details please visit the UTS:Alumni website.
Harbour sailing for $30
Enjoy a beautiful afternoon of sailing on Sydney Harbour with up to five friends on Impulse, the UTS Union's skippered yacht.
When: Friday and Sunday afternoons (all year round except for public holidays)
Time: 1 to 4pm
Where: 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: +61 2 9514 1889
E: unionsports@uts.edu.au
Alumni discounts at the UTS Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
At UTS' Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Clinic UTS:Alumni members can access acupuncture, Chinese remedial massage (tuina), and Chinese herbal medicine services at the student and staff rate.Treatment is by 4th year TCM students under the full supervision of experienced traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.
The clinic is located on the ground floor of the new science building (building 4) on Harris Street, Ultimo. For more information (including bookings) please call +61 2 9514 2509.
For more details please visit the TCM website: www.science.uts.edu.au/centres/tcm/clinics.html
IMPORTANT: When booking please mention you are a UTS:Alumni member and show your membership card when you attend the clinic.
Business facility in the Alumni & Development Office
Registered members are invited to use the business centre in the Alumni and Development Office. If you would like to make a booking, please contact us on +612 9514 8036.
To register with UTS:Alumni please visit www.alumni.uts.edu.au
Discounted IIDM membership for UTS:Alumni members
Join the International Institute of Directors and Managers (IIDM) today and receive a 20% discount. Membership of IIDM reflects a commitment and recognition of the need to continuously improve business knowledge, management and leadership skills. There are two levels of IIDM membership available:
FELLOW - more than ten years business management experience
MEMBER - up to ten years business management experience
As a member of IIDM, you are entitled to full and unlimited access to all the resources available on the CEO Online website, including the premium content of the IIDM Audio Seminar Series and CEOTV. In addition, IIDM members have the use of postnominals, and receive a certificate of membership.
Membership of IIDM can be applied for online - taking only minutes to complete your application. To apply, please subscribe, ensuring the sponsor ID (as shown below) corresponding to your applicable membership level (described above) is entered when completing your application. The Sponsor ID for each IIDM membership level is as follows:
FELLOW - utsfellow
MEMBER - utsmember
The following DISCOUNTED monthly subscription fee is payable monthly in advance, against your nominated credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Diners, Amex)
FELLOW - $17.60 (inc. GST) … normally $22.00
MEMBER - $15.84 (inc. GST) … normally $19.80
Should you have further questions, please visit IIDM - Frequently Asked Questions at the CEO Online web site www.ceoonline.com.au, telephone +61 3 9571 6902 or email: iidm@ceo.com.au
UTS Union Fitness Centre at Broadway
As a UTS:Alumni member you are entitled to student rates at the UTS Union 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
LIFELONG LEARNING
Upcoming UTS short courses
For full details of all upcoming UTS shortcourses please visit www.shortcourses.uts.edu.au
UTS NEWS AND INITIATIVES
A step back in time
This month marks the fortieth anniversary of one of the most courageous political actions of the twentieth century – the Gurindji Strike. The strikers had been employed on Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory by the British consortium, Vesteys.
Like other Aboriginal workers of their era the Gurindji people were denied the protection of award wages. Tired of appalling work conditions, the Gurindji people, under the leadership of the formidable Vincent Lingiari, declared a strike on 23 August 1966. It evolved into a decade long battle for the repatriation of their traditional lands and captured the imagination of thousands of Australians. The Gurindji people's eventual victory would later be immortalised by the image of Gough Whitlam pouring dirt into Vincent Lingiari's hands.
A window to the sole
What is it about shoes that compels us to traverse the length and breadth of the city seeking the shoes that give us the comfort we crave or transport us in a style beyond our wildest dreams? How much time do you spend thinking about shoes? Little?Think again.
A fascination for the history of the shoe led UTS professor of design history Peter McNeil, and economic historian Dr Giorgio Riello from the London School of Economics, to research and coedit the first global history of the shoe. Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers, published by Berg Publications in Oxford and New York, will be launched in Sydney and other major capital cities around the world this month.
Read more
UTS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
UTS:IT Distinguished Guest Lecture - Simon McNamara
The UTS:IT Distinguished Guest Lecture will be presented by Simon McNamara, group chief information officer, Westpac Banking Corporation, on the topic of: 'Australia’s understanding of its place in the globe - not geographically bound?'
When: Tuesday 19 September 2006, 6pm
Where: Building 2, level 4, room 2.4.13 (enter via UTS Tower)
RSVP: Judy Kho: judyk@it.uts.edu.au T:+61 2 9514 1803
UTSpeaks lecture: calling them to account
How can we demand higher standards from our failing news media? How much can we trust what we see, hear or read in Australia? Daily we are bombarded with sensational news reports, editorial commentary and highly edited imagery that we are told is an accurate and truthful portrayal of events. But who is watching the self-styled media watch dogs and what forces are at work that determine what is presented as the truth?
Presented by Peter Manning, his free public lecture examines how far the news and current affairs industry has come in shaping our attitudes, fuelling our fears and guiding our politics. It will also question the future of our traditional news media in an age of alternative new media, a shrinking world and growing conflict.
Peter Manning
Peter Manning joined UTS in 2001 as an adjunct professor after a distinguished 30-year career in Australian journalism. He has been Seven Television Network head of current affairs, head of ABC Radio National and head of ABC Television News and Current Affairs. During the 1980s Peter was executive producer of ABC Four Corners. In 2004 he became a senior lecturer in journalism in the UTS Faculty of Humanities and Social Science. He has just published his latest book Us and Them which reveals the negative and unbalanced portrayal of Arabs by Australian news media.
When: Wednesday 4 October 2006
Time: 6pm drinks for 6.30pm start
Where: Guthrie Theatre, Level 3, Peter Johnson Building, 702-730 Harris Street, Ultimo
Free parking: Peter Johnson Building basement car park, 702-730 Harris St, Ultimo
RSVP by Tuesday 3 October 2006 to Robert Button:
T: +61 2 9514 1734
E: robert.button@uts.edu.au
UTS:Engineering Postgraduate Information Evening
Whether you want to strengthen your management skills, develop specialist technical skills, or achieve a balanced combination of both, UTS:Engineering's postgraduate programs can get you there. Our courses are flexible, offering a range of study options:
- evening classes
- distance learning
- block mode attendance
You can even start your study with a graduate certificate and work up to a master's degree with no time lost. Come along to the Postgraduate Information Evening where you can weigh your options and have all your questions answered.
When: Wednesday 27 September 2006, 6pm
Where: Building 2, Level 4, Lecture Theatre 4.13
RSVP: T:+61 2 9514 2666 F: +61 2 9514 7803 E: engineering@uts.edu.au
(light refreshments provided)
More information: www.eng.uts.edu.au
Sydney Futures Twilight Symposia
Sydney is a global metropolis sliding into chaos. A beautiful city with a declining infrastructure, a city once characterised by its concerns for social justice, it is now harder to live in, unhealthier, more dangerous, more expensive, and far less equitable than its potential holds.
In a desire to stimulate debate among citizens about the future of our city and its region, the University of Technology, Sydney is sponsoring six twilight symposia focusing on critical issues in the city's future.
September's symposium: Opportunity and Outcome: Different Prospects, features pannelists Andrew Jakubowicz (UTS), Heidi Norman (Jumbunna UTS) , Robert Welsh (TBC) Metropolitan Local Aboriginal lands Council, and Michelle Burrell (NCOSS).
One test of this urban civilisation is the extent of the opportunity it provides for everyone to live fulfilling lives. What has happened to social justice in the city, and how can it be reinstated as a planning goal? With the State Plan recently released with little reference to the state's cultural minorities, and Metrostrategy bypassing many of the city's more disadvantaged communities, this symposium will examine key issues for the city's future. These include the future of indigenous communities, ethnic communities and the poor.
When: Thursday 28 September 2006, 4pm to 7pm
Where: UTS City Campus, Science Building CB04 (entrance Harris St), Level 2, Room 38 (CB04.02.38)
Cost: free
More details or to register: please visit the DAB website.
UTS Gallery exhibition: Hardware
Hardware is a vibrantly playful experiment with colour and form in space, bringing together six Sydney artists working in a field related to painting but somewhere beyond it.
Featured artists include Paul Donald, John Nicholson, Nuha Saad, Huseyin Sami, Mark Titmarsh and Mimi Tong.
When: 12 September to 13 October 2006
Where: UTS Gallery, level 4, 702 Harris Street (DAB building), Ultimo NSW 2007
More details: http://www.utsgallery.uts.edu.au
Sydney Ideas lecture with Tanya Reinhart, commentator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The UTS Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and The University of Sydney are proud to host a lecture by Israeli linguistics academic, Tanya Reinhart, at the Seymour Theatre Centre at 6.30pm on Monday 9 October.
Professor Reinhart is a commentator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and an outspoken critic of Israel’s handling of the Palestinian situation. She is well known as a regular columnist in Yediot Aharonot, Israel’s biggest daily, and publishes widely on the internet and international forums. Her books include Israel/Palestine: How to End the War of 1948, which covers the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the years 1999-2002, and her follow up book, The Road Map to Nowhere – Israel/Palestine since 2003. Professor Reinhart is in Australia as a guest of the University of Adelaide where she will deliver the second Edward Said Memorial Lecture.
When: Monday 9 October 2006, 6.30pm
Where: Seymour Theatre Centre, University of Sydney
Cost: $20/$15 concession
RSVP: T: +61 2 9351 7940
For more information please visit the Sydney Ideas website www.usyd.edu.au/sydneyideas or the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism website www.acij.uts.edu.au
UTS Postgraduate Information Week
To help decide which postgraduate course best suits your needs UTS is running a Postgraduate Information Week from 25 to 29 September 2006.
Sessions are free and focus on helping you decide which course best suits your needs, aspirations and current qualification level.
For more details please visit: http://www.uts.edu.au/study/pginfoweek.html
AILASA2006 Conference
The VII International Conference of the Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia (AILASA2006), will be held at UTS from 27-29 September 2006 (DAB Building).
The theme is ‘Hyperworld: Language, Culture and History’.
Registrations are $200 for waged and $100 for unwaged and students (catering for morning and afternoon tea provided each day). Conference and registration information, as well as a description of the conference theme, can be found on the conference web page: http://www.ailasa2006.net/index.html
For more details please contact Jeffrey Browitt: Jeffrey.Browitt@uts.edu.au T: +61 2 9514 9813.
Faculty of IT Postgraduate Information Evening
As an IT professional it is essential to keep your knowledge and skills up to date with the latest advances and emerging technologies. Postgraduate courses at UTS:IT are current, practical and reflect the real world.
If you are interested in applying for 2007 courses please come along to our information evening and find out more:
When: Wednesday 27 September, 6pm
Where: Room 10.4.280, UTS Building 10, 235 Jones St, Ultimo, Sydney.
RSVP: jennyd@it.uts.edu.au
For more details please go to http://it.uts.edu.au/news/event_detail.html?ItemId=3834&ItemDate=2006-09-27
The Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Postgraduate Information Evening
The DAB Postgraduate Information Evening is your opportunity to learn more about our courses through talking directly to course directors and student advisors.
This evening is ideal for you if you are interested in postgraduate study in:
* Design
* Animation
* Digital Architecture
* Property Development
* Urban Estate Management
* Project Management
* Planning
The evening is also a great opportunity to learn about our research degrees.
When: Monday 25 September 2006, 5pm – 7pm
Where: UTS Building 6, Level 4, 702 – 730 Harris Street, Ultimo
RSVP: T: +61 2 9 514 8014 or E: anna.yiasemides@uts.edu.au
More details: www.dab.uts.edu.au
Ideas in Action seminar: from the 'quiet revolution' to 'crisis' in Australian indigenous affairs
What is going on Indigenous affairs in this country? In recent months members of the federal political leadership including the Minister for Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, have been talking about a widespread 'crisis' in Aboriginal communities across the country - a crisis brought about by the 'violence,' 'dysfunction,' 'substance abuse', 'poverty', 'unemployment', and critically poor health of these communities - a crisis which for the most part lies with Indigenous 'failure' and for which indigenous people themselves must take 'responsibility'.
That the federal political leadership is not alone in making this assessment appears to complicate matters: indigenous commentators and non-indigenous commentators, some who are sympathetic to the Government, and others who are not, some who have long experience with indigenous communities, and others who have only superficial engagement, all decry the critical circumstances of daily life in remote Aboriginal communities and make explicit the role of indigenous agency and responsibility in this 'crisis'. And yet, only a year ago, the then Minster for Indigenous Affairs, Amanda Vanstone, had reflected on the Federal Coalition's achievements in indigenous affairs over its nine year term and described the government's record combined with iIndigenous initiative as a 'quiet revolution'.
How then, did we get from the 'quiet revolution' of achievement in 2005 to this 'crisis' in 2006? Is there really a crisis taking place across the country, particularly, as has been suggested, in remote Aboriginal communities? And if there is, what would constitute a meaningful response to this 'crisis'? This seminar seeks to address these and related questions concerning current policy and administration in Indigenous affairs.
When: Friday 22 September 2006, 4pm
Where: Room 2.7065, UTS Building 2, Broadway view map
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Postgraduate Information Evening
HSS graduate programs, both coursework and research, are offered across a range of professional and creative areas in the media, communication, and information fields:
-Information & knowledge management
-International studies
-Journalism
-Media arts & production
-Public communication
-Social inquiry
-Writing
When: Tuesday 26 September, 6-8pm
Where: Room 430, level 6, UTS Building 10, Broadway
RSVP: marketing.hss@uts.edu.au
More details: www.hss.uts.edu.au