Past Events
2005
Malaysian Alumni Event
Macquarie alumni and friends are warmly invited to an informal get-together.
When: Friday 16 December, 7pm.
Venue: Modestos, Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur.
There is no need to RSVP but you are welcome to contact Ben Thorpe on email: ben.thorpe@my.delarue.com or phone: +6 012 39 533 52
This is a social event to re-establish contact with Macquarie alumni and to exchange ideas and seek assistance in the future development of a Malaysian Chapter.
Ancient History Alumni and the Society for the Study of Early Christianity - Champagne Supper
Date: Wednesday 7 December
Guest Speaker: Mr Ross Burns, former Ambassador to Syria
Topic: Shared sanctuaries - the Middle East as it might have been
Ross Burns's book titled "Damascus: a history" will also be launched on the night
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Macquarie University Campus Building X5B Rm 321
Cost: $10 per person
Contact: Anne.Irish@mq.edu.au or 02 9850 8833
Macquarie University Alumni Association Queensland Chapter
Pre-Christmas Cocktail Reception
Wednesday 30th November - 6:00 for 6:30 pm
The Brisbane Polo Club
Naldham House, Eagle Street, Brisbane
Find out about your chapter's exciting plans for 2006 Network and talk with friends and former colleague while enjoying cocktail canapés and drinks.
RSVP: Wed 23 Nov 2005
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Accelerate Masterclass for MGSM alumni
Date: Friday, 25 November 2005
Title: Looking into the Crystal Ball: Marketing Effectiveness in the Future
Presenter: Dr Lawrence Ang
Venue: Macquarie University, Room 101 MGSM North Ryde
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm
Contact: For further information on Accelerate - Masterclasses for MGSM Alumni and details on how to register, please go to http://www.mgsm.edu.au/alumni/masterclass Hedda Grae Manager, Alumni & Careers Macquarie Graduate School of Management Ph: + 61 2 9850 9008 Fax: + 61 2 9850 9022 Email: hedda.grae@mgsm.edu.au
Alumni Farewell Dinner for the Vice-Chancellor
Date: Thursday 24 November 2005
Venue: International College of Management, Sydney
151 Darley Rd, Manly NSW
Time: 6pm for 6:30pm
You are invited to join alumni and guest at a special dinner to honour the Vice-Chancellor's 19 years of distinguished service to the University. The function will be held at the International College of Management, Sydney (previously St Patrick's Catholic Seminary).
The evening will commence with drinks and canapés on the College terrace overlooking Manly and the Pacific Ocean and will be followed by a three-course meal and beverages in the historic Great Hall.
The Alex Boneham Trio will entertain guests throughout the evening.
Cost: $79 per person
Bookings essential
RSVP: 18 November 2005.
Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (PICT) Conference
Intelligence and counter terrorism: Post-Iraq - the PICT annual conference
Date: Monday 21 November 2005
Venue: Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Auditorium, 20 Bridge-Street Sydney
Time: 8:30am
Cost: $935.00
Enquires: Sandra Bilson 9850 9278 or visit www.pict.mq.edu.au
Bookings online at http://www.pict.mq.edu.au/P_form.pdf
Keynote speakers include Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Singapore and Commissioner Mick Keelty, Australian Federal Police.
Master Executive coaching for MGSM Alumni – Two-day program
Date: Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 November 2005
Presenter: Dr Steven Segal & Professor Robert Spillane
Time: 9-5pm Saturday and Sunday
Venue: Macquarie University, Room 145 MGSM North Ryde
Contact: For further information on Accelerate - Masterclasses for MGSM Alumni and details on how to register, please go to http://www.mgsm.edu.au/alumni/masterclass Hedda Grae Manager, Alumni & Careers Macquarie Graduate School of Management Ph: + 61 2 9850 9008 Fax: + 61 2 9850 9022 Email: hedda.grae@mgsm.edu.au
Alumni Lecture
Date: Thursday 3 November 2005
Venue: Macquarie University Campus SAM Level 3
Guest Speaker: Professor Kenneth Sheedy, Director for Ancient Numismatic Studies
Time: 6:30pm
Topic: The Face of Alexander the Great
The appearance of the famous Macedonian king was well known in antiquity. Coins depicting Alexander the Great have long been cited as key evidence for our modern understanding of how Alexander himself wished to be remembered. The statues, mosaics and wall paintings of the king, which have survived, are all later copies (some of a much later date). But the first coin portraits of Alexander were in fact struck by Ptolemy I of Egypt after lexander's death, and their image of the king reveals a number of different influences, which undermine any attempt to treat these coins as a simple 'mirror'.
Science and Technology College Postgraduate Reunion Cocktail Evening
Join colleagues at the first Science Reunion at Macquarie University
Date: 19 October, 2005
Location: Macquarie University Campus, SAM Level 3 (Union Bldg)
Time: 6:30pm
Guest Speaker: Dr Keith Williams AM, FTSE, Founder Director, Proteome Systems Ltd
Topic: Intersecting technologies: biotech, the science and the business.
Over the last decade, there have been huge steps forward in our understanding of biology. Dr Williams will be explaining how these advances anticipate major changes in both health care and agriculture.
Dr Keith Williams is an Australian scientist who was a Professor of Biology at Macquarie University until 1998. In 1999 he left Macquarie and established Proteome Systems Limited, one of the world's most innovative companies in the development of proteomic technologies.
There is no cost for this event however bookings are essential
RSVP: 12 October 2005
Contact: alumni@reg.mq.edu.au or phone 9850 7237
Convocation AGM for alumni
Date: Thursday 13 October 2005 6:30pm
Venue: MGSM City Campus, Level 6, 51-55 Pitt Street, Sydney.
Guest Speaker: Professor Andy Beattie, Professor of Biology and Director, Key Centre for Biodiversity & Bioresources
Topic: Wild Solutions: how Biodiversity is money in the bank
Bioprospecting is undergoing a quiet revolution, as industries as varied as pharmaceuticals, mining, engineering, construction and agriculture are discovering a previously unsuspected array of organisms of commercial value. Many species, most of them obscure, tiny and often bizarre, including bacteria, insects and worms, are turning a profit. The future could be dazzling because, at the beginning of the 21st century, we have explored less than 5 percent of all species for their commercial value.
AGM Elections
Date: Thursday 13 October 2005 6:30pm
Venue: MGSM City Campus, Level 6, 51-55 Pitt Street, Sydney.
An election of six members of the Standing Committee of Convocation will be conducted at the AGM. Four positions will be for a period of three years, one position for two years and another position for one year. Nomination and election procedures can be found on the alumni website http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/html/committee.html
Annual Parliament House Luncheon
Date: 12:30pm Thursday 22 September, 2005
Venue: State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Guest Speaker: Dr Colleen McCullough, internationally known Australian author of such novels as Tim, The Thornbirds and her series of Roman novels. Dr McCullough holds an Honorary Doctorate from Macquarie University and has collaborated closely with the Department of Ancient History in the writings of her ancient history novels.
Title: Writing accurate historical novels – in a non-boring way
Cost: $55 per person
Bookings essential
RSVP Date: Friday 16 September 2005
Macquarie University Open Day
Date: Saturday 10 September 2005
Time: 10-4pm
Venue: Macquarie University Campus
An invitation is extended to all alumni to visit the Alumni Marquee during Open Day and attend the exciting Alumni Lecture Series happening throughout the day in E7B Theatre Rm 200.
Schedule of Speakers
11.00am Lecture 1: "STEPPING STONES TO MARS"
Speaker: Professor Malcolm Walter
Professorial Fellow & Director, Australian Centre for Astrobiology
Mars is now the focus of solar system exploration. Australia is playing an increasingly significant role, driven by the work of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University.
There may well have been life on Mars, and quite possibly still is. Learn all about the latest results!
12.00pm Lecture 2: INDIGENOUS VIEWS ON AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY, CULTURE AND HISTORY
Speaker: A/Prof Anita Heiss
Deputy Director, Warawara Dept of Indigenous Studies
Anita Heiss is an author, academic, social commentator and cultural activist. In her presentation she will use her published work "Sacred Cows" to take a satirical look at Australian cultural icons like Skippy and Vegemite while considering drinking habits of Australians.
She will also read from her best-selling novel "Who Am I? The diary of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937" and transport the audience back in time through the diary of a young girl taken to the Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home at the age of 5 before and later fostered by a family in St Ives.
1.00pm Lecture 3: "REPORTAGE OF WAR"
Speaker: Dr Denise Leith
Honorary Associate, Department of Politics and International Relations
'Perhaps more so than any other profession the journalists and photographers who document war are challenged personally and professionally by the scenes they witness, the choices they make, and the threats they face.
Do you pick up the starving child and carry him or her to the feeding station; do you give your sandwich and bottle of water to someone in dire need; do you take the wounded civilian to the hospital? Can you predict the consequences of your actions?
While these issues colour our coverage of war, is war reportage facing another challenge? Have journalists become 'A' grade targets in war, not only to undisciplined militias, but to some of the most disciplined militaries in the world?
2.00pm Lecture 2: "VIOLENCE IN ANCIENT ROME"
Speaker: Dr Thomas Hillard
Senior Lecturer, Dept of Ancient History
Rome was a violent society. In large part, Roman success was built upon that violence; but Rome's survival depended upon the containment of that violence within Roman Society.
The inability to resolve this tension brought down the Roman republic.
Accelerate Masterclass for Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) alumni
Date: Friday, 2 September 2005
Presenter: Professor Gayle Avery
Title: Shattering the walls around leadership
Venue: Macquarie University, Room 101 MGSM North Ryde
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm
Contact: For further information on Accelerate - Masterclasses for MGSM Alumni and details on how to register, please go to http://www.mgsm.edu.au/alumni/masterclass Hedda Grae Manager, Alumni & Careers Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Ph: + 61 2 9850 9008
Fax: + 61 2 9850 9022
Email: hedda.grae@mgsm.edu.au
Division of Law 30th Anniversary Dinner
Date: Saturday 20th August 2005
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Atrium, SAM Building, Macquarie University
The Division of Law will host its 30th anniversary dinner on Saturday 20th August, celebrating the achievements of our alumni over the past three decades. The dinner will be held in the Atrium of the SAM Building at Macquarie University from 7pm.There will be a showcase of talent performing for your entertainment and an exhibition showing the development of the Division of Law and Macquarie University will be on display in the foyer. The evening will be a fantastic opportunity to catch up with old friends. Invitations will be posted out in early July.
Cost: $100 per person
Contact: fran.chandler@law.mq.edu.au
Fourth Macquarie Law Lecture
Of Panjandrums, Pooh Bahs, Parvenues and Prophets: Law, religion, and medical science" is the title of the Fourth Macquarie Law Lecture. Guest Speaker, Professor George Smith from the Columbus School of Law and The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. This lecture will be a personal tribute to The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG.
Location: The Banco Court, Level 13, Supreme Court building, Queens Square, Sydney 5:30 pm for 6pm startv.Light refreshments will follow the lecture.
Bookings essential by Wednesday, 20th July, 2005
Contact: fran.chandler@law.mq.edu.au
Singapore Alumni Cocktail Reception
Date: Monday 18 July 2005
Venue: Bacchus Boathouse (overlooking Clarke Quay, the Merlion, and Suntec City)
Time: 6.30-8.30PM
Address: 3 Fullerton Road #03-01
Dress: Business/Cocktail
No Charge
Telephone: 6538 9038
Please RSVP by Monday, 11 July to Mr Jake Lim Huck Wei at jakelim@singnet.com.sg, or Mr Frank Yuen at frank_yuen@sentosa.com.sg. For further information about the Association's activities in Singapore, please contact Mr Jake Lim Huck Wei, MUAAS Secretary, on 9660 4863 or via email.
Hong Kong Alumni Dinner
Date: Saturday July 16, 2005
Venue: Harbour Plaza Metropolis Hotel, 7 Metropolis Drive, Hunghom, Kowloon
Time: 6:30-10pm
Theme: "Summerfest" Dress: Smart Casual
Cost: HK$350
Please RSVP by Saturday 9 July to Ms Katherine Cheng, katcheng@mblcpa.com.hk or phone 31819334
Gourmet Dinner & Beer Tasting
Date: 7.00pm Saturday 18 June 2005
Venue: Redoak Boutique Beer Café
201 Clarence Street, Sydney
A unique tasting experience of European-style premium beers
Winner of 35 medals at the 2005
Australian International Beer Awards
incl 5 Best of Class and 5 Gold
Specially prepared cuisine to accompany boutique beer
For a uniquely different experience in eating and drinking, join us at the Redoak Boutique Beer Café. This stylish Café is Australia's newest, independently owned brewery.
The night will begin with a welcome drink followed by a 4-course degustation dinner, with each course accompanied by a complementing beer. During the evening the owner and brewer, David Hollyoak, will explain the individual flavour and aroma profiles of the different beer styles.
Bring along your friends and make up a table of 10 people.
Cost: $60 per person
Bookings essential by 15 June 2005
Di Yerbury Economic and Financial Studies Lecture
Date: Monday 30 May 6:30pm
Venue: CBD Location (TBA)
The Division of Economic and Financial Studies invites all Alumni to the Di Yerbury Economic and Financial Studies 2005 Lecture. The lecture this year will be presented by Graeme Samuel, Chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Refreshments will be served.
No charge but bookings essential.
Contact and bookings: http://www.efs.mq.edu.au/
RSVP Date: (TBA)
Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony
Date: Wednesday 25 May 6:30pm
Venue: SAM (Union Building) Level 3, Macquarie University Campus
For scholarships, prize and award winners and their guests.
Golden Key Honour Society Event
Date: Friday 13 May
Time: 6pm for a 6:30pm start – 8:30pm
Venue: La Cita Latin Restaurant
Location: CBD
9 Lime Street
King Street Wharf
Sydney
Cost: $35
An invitation is extended to all Golden Key Honour Society members to a night with a difference. The La Cita Latin Restaurant, King Street Wharf, with wonderful views of Darling Harbour, is the exciting venue for this event.
Experience the taste of authentic Latin Cocktail cuisine while enjoying your choice of wine, beer or soft drink and the invigorating background music of Latin Salsa.
This event will mark 12 years of Golden Key membership at Macquarie University and the Chapter's inaugural meeting in 1993. Come along and celebrate.
Bookings essential.
RSPV date: 6 May 05Ancient History Conference
Date: Saturday 7 May 9-6pm
Venue: Macquarie University Campus, W5C 220
The Ancient History Department, Division of Humanities, invites Alumni to their annual Conference on "Sinners, Saints and Scholars. The Conference will have 15 speakers in parallel sessions speaking on a stunning list of topics.
Cost: $110
Contact Details: Pat Geidans/Margaret Smith 9850 7512 or Ancient History Office 9850 8833
Email: pgeidans@hmn.mq.edu.au
Computing Graduates Reunion Dinner
Date: Saturday 7 May 7pm
Venue: Macquarie Campus
Reconnect with your fellow computing students and academics at this dinner.
Guest speaker and cost TBA.
RSVP Friday 22 April
Bookings and information: www.ics.mq.edu.au/alumni/
Lecture: Sars, Monkeypox and bird flu – nature bites back
Date: Tuesday the 3 May 6:30pm
Venue: MGSM City Campus Level 6, 51-57 Pitt St, Sydney
Speaker: Professor Peter Curson, Division of Environmental & Life Sciences
Once we thought that we had won the battle against infections disease and the world could look forward to a new aseptic age. Now we know this is not the case. Peter Curson will explain the threat from emerging and re-emerging infections in a hypermobile world, and the real reasons for the emergence/re-emergence of 'new' infections.
No Charge, but bookings essential.
Department Accounting and Finance Cocktail Party
Date: Friday the 15 April 6:30-9pm
Venue: SAM Building, Function Room, Level 3.
A Cocktail Party is being held for the graduates of the Department of Accounting and Finance with Jeff Jarratt, Executive Coach of The Stephenson Partnership, as guest speaker. This will be a wonderful opportunity to catch up with former colleagues, friends and current staff.
No charge but bookings essential.
Contact Details: Ms Iris Chung
Phone: (02) 9850 8511
RSVP Date: 25 March 2005
Ancient History Teachers Conference 2005
Date: Saturday April 2 2005 9-5pm, Registration from 8am
Cost: $99 per person (including GST)
Alumni are invited to the 2005 annual Ancient History Conference which will cover Egypt, Greece and Rome with two areas of particular interest to teachers: The history extension course and the Cities of Vesuvius.
Contact Details: Anne Irish 9850 8833
Email: anne.irish@mq.edu.au
Environmental and Life Sciences Twilight Reception
Date: Friday 1 April 2005, 6pm
Venue: Biological Sciences Gardens, E8A Macquarie Campus
The Twilight reception will be a function for Graduates of the Division of Environmental and Life Sciences (and of its former Schools - Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Graduate School of the Environment). Catch up with old friends and hear from guest speakers.
No Charge, but bookings essential.
Contact: Enquiries@els.mq.edu.au
Phone: +61 29850 6000
RSVP Friday 18 March
The Australian University Masters Championship
Date: 25th to 28th March
Hosted by the University of New England Sports Association, Armidale NSW
For further information: http://www.musa.mq.edu.au/
Macquarie Hosts 1st Grade Rugby Eastwood v Parramatta
Date: Saturday the 9 April 2005 10am-6pm
Venue: Macquarie University Sporting Fields, Culloden Rd, Marsfield
The Alumni Office and Macquarie University Sports Association invite you to a great day of rugby and entertainment for alumni, families and friends.
Don't miss out on this first ever event for alumni.
Program for the day:
10am-2pm: Macquarie University Sub-Teams play
12:00pm: Official welcome by Director of Eastwood Rugby Club, and former Wallaby – Ian Williams
1-2pm: Watch the mighty Macquarie Beacons Rugby play
3-5pm: The Big Match: Eastwood v Parramatta, 1st Grade Rugby Teams battle it out
Enjoy great finger food, drinks and wine and take a bid in our special auction for a signed Wallaby football and premium wines between 12-2pm while watching the matches from the balcony of Bluey's Pavilion.
Great Lucky Door Prizes: Hotel accommodation, car rental & various other prizes.
Cost is $25 per person and $8 for children under 12
(Includes entry, parking, food and beverage between 12pm and 2pm)
Family Orientation Evening
Date: Friday the 18 March 6:30-9pm
Venue: On Campus, L3 SAM Building, Macquarie University
The evening is designed to help parents, partners and friends understand what it is like to be a student in the twenty-first century, how they can support the student in their family and how the university supports the student. It is also an opportunity to promote graduate opportunities for Macquarie students and to inform guests of Macquarie's strengths, achievements and directions.
The format of the evening allows time for parents, friends and students to meet with staff in an informal setting over refreshments.
For more information and bookings:
Phone: Sandie Ruhman 9850 8636
Email: Sandie.Ruhman@mq.edu.au
Lecture: Understanding Delusional Belief
Date: Wednesday 16 March, 6pm
Venue: SAM Building Level 3
Speaker: Professor Max Coltheart, ARC Federation Fellow and Scientific Director of Macquarie University's Centre for Cognitive Science
There are some remarkable forms of delusion and many attempts have been made to understand their causes. Internationally renowned cognitive scientist Max Coltheart will present a neuropsychological theory of delusional beliefs that seeks to explain their origins and the reasons why a delusional person does not reject a belief that to others is patently bizarre.
No Charge, but bookings essential.