Past Events
2006
Ancient History Alumni Event - Champagne Supper
Time/Date: 7pm Thursday, 7 December 2006
Venue: Museum of Ancient Cultures, X5B L3, Macquarie campus
Topic: Preacher-audience Interaction in Early Christianity
RSVP: Monday, 4 December 2006
Cost: $10 per person
Guests are most welcome (one per graduate)
The Society for the Study of Early Christianity (within the Division of Humanities), in conjunction with the Alumni Office, wish to invite graduates of the Humanities Division to a lecture presented by Professor Pauline Allen, Director of the Centre for Early Christian Studies at the Australian Catholic University in Brisbane.
This lecture will examine the way the preachers and congregations in churches in the early centuries of Christianity behaved towards one another. These relationships differed greatly to those in modern churches, in that they were more volatile, and existed within significantly different boundaries.
Gourmet Dinner & Beer Tasting: Redoak Boutique Beer Café
Date: Saturday 2 December 2006
Time: 7:00pm for registration and pre-dinner drink; 7:30pm commence dinner
Venue: 201 Clarence Street, Sydney
Cost for alumni: $30 per head
Cost for non-alumni guests: $55 per head
Enquiries: Alumni Office Ph:(02) 9850 7310
A unique tasting experience of European-style premium beers
* Australia's most awarded Brewery 2004 – 2005 - 2006*
* Winner of Grand Champion Trophy 2006*
* Winner of 2 Gold Medals at the World Beer Cup – USA 2006 *
Specially prepared cuisine to accompany boutique beer
Last year, alumni attended our first Dinner and Beer Tasting at the Redoak Boutique Beer Café, Australia's newest, independently owned brewery. It was a sell-out and a great night was had by all!
Following on from last year's successful event, the Alumni Office is delighted to offer you another Dinner and Beer Tasting at this stylish Café. 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 up to 10 people. Note that the first 80 bookings will be accepted.
Don't miss this uniquely different experience in eating and drinking!
Macquarie Institute for Innovation Lecture
Topic: An Eco-system for Nurturing Startups - a Silicon Valley View
Our apologies to those of you who have missed out on this lecture, however, you are invited to contact the Alumni Office to express your interest in a repeat lecture which may be given by Professor Craig Mudge early next year.
Date: Tuesday 14 November 06
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Venue: MGSM city campus. Level 6, 51-55 Pitt St Sydney
Speaker: Professor Craig Mudge, Director, Macquarie Institute for Innovation
No charge
A great opportunity to view the world differently: Practical – International – Connected. Craig Mudge has ten years' experience in Silicon Valley California, where he focused on strategy development for both large companies and early stage firms. Hear his point of view on China vs Silicon Valley and Europe vs the US.
Light refreshments and drinks provided.
Science Divisions Postgraduate Reunion Cocktail Evening
Date: Wednesday 1 November 2006
Time: 6-9pm
Venue: Level 3 Function Room, SAM Building, Macquarie campus
Speaker: Dr David Skellern, CEO National ICT Australia
Lecture Topic: Embedded Systems - The Inside of "Smart" Things
RSVP Date: Wednesday, 25 October 2006
Bookings: There is no charge for this function but bookings are essential. Please note that this event is for alumni with postgraduate qualifications. Invitations plus free parking permits will be sent to graduates by end September, however online bookings are now available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/html/FormBooking.php
The evening includes: *Cocktail food and beverages *Guest Speaker* Physics Art Display
Macquarie's Science Divisions, in collaboration with the Macquarie University Alumni Office, invite you to join fellow Higher Degree Science Graduates at this year's Postgraduate Reunion Cocktail Evening. This is a follow-up event to the successful first Science and Technology Postgraduate Reunion held last October.
More about the lecture . . .
Dr David Kellern, CEO National ICT Australia, will outline some of the fascinating applications of "embedded systems", and highlight the technical challenges and economic opportunities before us.
Dr Kellern says, "We may not know exactly what the future will look like but in our daily lives we can get an inkling of the flavour of what's to come. Everyday things are getting smarter. And our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on these smart things.
Cars come with sophisticated control systems that sense their environment and provide greater safety and energy efficiency. The same is true for planes. Built environments automatically adapt heating, lighting, screens and other facilities to provide comfortable, secure surroundings. Intelligent portable medical devices are providing improved health monitoring and management. Intelligent sensor networks with exotic names such as "smart dust" and "mighty motes" are enabling new society-scale applications across cities and rural areas. New mobile phones are delivering on the dream of video communications anywhere/anytime and allowing ubiquitous access to information/entertainment. Smart toys are learning new tricks on their own.
The "intelligence" making all this possible is provided by what we call embedded systems - the invisible combinations of computer and communications hardware and software inside a device. The increasing use of embedded systems and their integration in everyday products is bringing enormous challenges - ultra-low cost yet already high and rapidly increasing complexity, ultra-high reliability and security, and critical real-time performance.
There is a widespread view in the ICT community that a revolution is needed to meet the challenges. Australia is good at the sort of innovation needed in this revolution. There is the opportunity, and significant industry and market demand to build on Australia's existing expertise and develop capability in embedded systems."
History of the College of Science & Technology . . .
Last year's reunion included Higher Degree Science Graduates from the College of Science & Technology. This College comprised the Divisions of Environmental & Life Sciences (ELS), Information & Communication Sciences (ICS) and Linguistics & Psychology (LP). In 1999 Schools and Centres were rearranged within Divisions, overarched by three Colleges. ELS includes the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Health & Chiropractic, Human Geography, Physical Geography and the Graduate School of the Environment. The Departments of Computing, Electronics, Mathematics and Physics constitute ICS and the Departments of Psychology and Linguistics make up the Division of Linguistics and Psychology.
Alumni Lecture
Topic: Does Australia Need a Cultural Policy?
Date: Tuesday 31 October
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Level 3 Function Room, SAM Building, Macquarie campus
Speaker: Professor David Throsby, Department of Economics, Division of Economic and Financial Studies
RSVP: Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Online bookings are now available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/html/FormBooking.php
Or contact the Alumni Office on 02 9850 7310
Hear Australia's foremost cultural economist speak about government policy on arts and culture over the past 20 years and on what should be done in the future. David Throsby has published widely on the economics of the arts and culture, and the relationship between cultural and economic policy. His most recent book, Economics and Culture (Cambridge University Press 2001), has appeared in Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean and Japanese translations. He is currently working on a book on the economics of cultural policy.
Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy Cocktail Party
Date: Friday 27 October
Time: 6- 9pm
Venue: Function Room, Building E11A, Macquarie campus
The Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy invites all its alumni to its inaugural Alumni Cocktail Party. This event aims to reunite all alumni from the Division since its inception in 1999. Catch up with old friends over drinks and nibbles, and find out what is happening in the Division. View the exciting artworks on display in the University Gallery, and enjoy the music of the Boneham Trio.
RSVP: Friday 20 Oct 2006
Bookings: Samantha Murray smurray@scmp.mq.edu.au
Humanities Alumni Lecture (Ancient & Modern History)
Topic - History: ancient with modern — from Melbourne to Sydney
Date: Thursday 19 October
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Level 3 Function Room, SAM Building, Macquarie campus
RSVP: Thursday, 12 October 2006
Online bookings are now available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/html/FormBooking.php
Or contact the Alumni Office on 02 9850 7310
Speakers: Introduction by Professor Edwin Judge (Ancient History at Sydney and Macquarie universities)
Responses: Professor Bruce Mansfield (Modern History at Sydney and Macquarie universities) and Professor Ron Ridley (Ancient History at Sydney and Melbourne universities)
The speakers will examine the different ways in which ancient and modern history have been developed together in the History curriculum in Australia: in particular, the pattern set from the beginning in Melbourne, with subsequent give and take between that and later Sydney developments, and the bearing of this on the breakdown of the integrated discipline at Macquarie into two separate departments.
Annual Parliament House Luncheon
Date: Tuesday 10 October
Time: 12.30pm
Venue: Strangers' Dining Room, State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Speaker: Professor Steven Schwartz, new Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University
Cost: $55 per head (guests welcome)
RSVP: Tuesday 3 October
Macquarie University welcomed its fourth Vice-Chancellor this year when Professor Steven Schwartz took over from longstanding leader Professor Di Yerbury in February. Professor Schwartz, the New York-born former Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University in London and Murdoch University in Perth, has forged an impressive career within the higher education sector over 40 years and across three countries.
Throughout the years, Professor Schwartz has earned a reputation in the media as a reformer in a time of industry change and as a results-driven CEO not afraid to try something new.
Professor Schwartz's vision is for Macquarie University to be an advanced research university with many centres of excellence. "Research drives a university's reputation and it is also what makes for great teaching . . . I believe that Macquarie can and will continue to grow in research strength and can be seen as one of the country's leading research universities."
Professor Schwartz notes that universities are engines of social mobility, giving students from all backgrounds a chance to achieve their potential, to open their minds to lifelong learning and to make their contribution to the larger society.
At this year's special Annual Parliament House Luncheon, Professor Schwartz will share more about his inspiring vision for the future of Macquarie University.
Please note that the Standing Committee of Convocation will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the same venue prior to the luncheon at 11:30am for 12.00pm start.
Convocation Annual General Meeting
Date: Tuesday 10 October
Time: 12pm
Venue: State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE A SAY IN ALUMNI AFFAIRS!
Advertisements seeking candidates to join the Standing Committee of Convocation, the Committee that advises on alumni affairs at Macquarie, will appear in the press during August. The term of membership will be for three years. All alumni are eligible to nominate and those interested should contact the Alumni Office.
The Australian Centre for Egyptology - Afternoon Tea with the Pharaohs
Time/Date: 2 - 4 pm, Sunday 8 October 2006
Venue: Museum of Ancient Cultures
3rd Floor, Building X5B Macquarie University
(Epping Rd / Balaclava Rd entrance)
Cost: Gold Coin Donation
Macquarie University Global Leadership Symposium - Asia
Date: 15.09.06 - 01.10.06
Macquarie's Global Leadership Symposium Series
Immerse yourself in a cross-cultural conference with a difference. Macquarie's Global Leadership Symposium Series offers a unique way to learn about leadership and international issues –providing knowledge you can apply back to your own field of study or work.
GLSS is a residential event that takes place in an international location – typically traveling to more than one country - over a two week period. The event is run every September, to coincide with the mid-semester break. The event is open to alumni as well as to current students.
GLSS has the professional atmosphere of conference, with briefings by experts from industry and the non-profit sectors; but rather than sit in a classroom, delegates visit the places and projects where these professionals actually work. This exposure to companies, NGO projects and government provides insight into different organisations, their leadership and challenges.
For more general information about the Macquarie Global Leadership Symposium Series, please visit: http://www.international.mq.edu.au/GLSS
Global Leadership Symposium – Asia, September 2006
This year's event takes place from 15 September – 1 October 2006, departing Sydney and traveling to Singapore and Thailand. The program includes visits to leading companies such as Microsoft and HSBC; briefings by NGOs and development organisations such as the Asian Development Bank and Doi Tung Development Project; 2 days volunteering as ‘elephant helpers' in a nature park in Northern Thailand; and many exciting cultural experiences.
For more details about this event in Asia, or to apply to join the delegation, please view the brochure (PDF).
The Australian Universities International Alumni Convention, Brisbane
Date: 13-15 September 2006
The Australian Universities International Alumni Convention (AUIAC) is a bi-annual conference which brings together Australian Alumni from around the world, providing opportunities to network and hear some dynamic speakers focusing on the challenges and opportunities in today's global environment.
Visit www.auiac2006.org for more information.
Macquarie University Open Day
Date: Saturday 9 September
Time: 10am-4pm
Venue: Macquarie campus
An invitation is extended to all alumni to visit the Alumni tent during Open Day and attend the exciting Alumni Lecture Series throughout the day. Speakers include:
Carol Oliver (11am), Assistant Director, Management and Outreach, Australian Centre for Astrobiology. Come on virtual voyages through time and space. Discover the connection between 3.5 billion year old rocks made by our earliest microbial ancestors in Australia and looking for life on other worlds. Experience a trip around the world in 3-D, to an ancient Australian vista and then onwards to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and the stars. For more details visit: http://aca.mq.edu.au
Professor Jean Joss (1pm), Department of Biological Sciences. Listen to Professor Joss talk about A very special fish, Neoceratodus forsteri, the Australian lungfish. The Australian lungfish is the only one of the 6 living lobe-finned fish available as a realistically tractable laboratory animal. It has the added advantage of having changed little over the last 300 million years and not at all over the last 150 million years. She will tell you about her research program and what you can do to save this very special fish.
Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley (12pm), Departments of Modern History and Politics will talk about ''40 years of talkback in Australia': Bridget Griffen-Foley will trace the controversial history of talkback radio in Australia, from its origins as an illegal form of broadcasting in the 1960s, to the cash-for-comment episodes of more recent years. She will revisit many of the big names of Australian talkback radio, including Andrea, Claudia Wright, Ormsby Wilkins, John Laws and Alan Jones.
Open Day website goes live from 1 August 2006
Australian Alumni Mixer, Shanghai
Date: 23 August 2006
Following the sold-out success of the first four events, AustCham Shanghai is hosting another Australian Alumni mixer. If you are a graduate from an Australian University, and are interested in finding out about great business and social events coming up for Australian graduates, this event is not to be missed.
Come along and stay connected with the Australian community and business network in Shanghai!
For more details about the mixer, please see the attached flyer (PDF, 24kb).
The Australian Centre for Egyptology Macquarie University Annual Conference
Music, Dancing & Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
Saturday 19 August, 2006
The Australian Centre for Egyptology, based at Macquarie University is presenting its Annual Conference for the year 2006, on the topic, Music, Dancing & Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
This is a Conference which is intended to appeal to everyone - students, travellers and to anyone who has even been fascinated by the buildings, culture and achievements of the Ancient Egyptians.
Two distinguished guest speakers from overseas will be presenting papers.
Professor Lisa Manniche, from Copenhagen University
Her Lecture topics are: "Music in the Amarna Age", and "The Hidden Beginnings of Human Life"
Professor Gay Robins, from Emory University
Her Lecture topics are: "Male Bodies and the construction of Masculinity in New Kngdom Art", and "The Small Golden Shrine of Tutankhamun: an Interpetation"
Date: Saturday 19 August, 2006
Time: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Venue: Theatre 1, Building X5B
Macquarie University Parking available.
Cost: $60 Non-members;
$50 Members (Rundle Foundation & MAHA)
$30 School and university students, pensioners
$25 School groups of 5 or more with teacher free.
Morning and afternoon tea, lunch, tea and coffee available for purchase
Contact: The Activities Committee
The Australian Centre for Egyptology
Division of Humanities
Telephone Enquiries: (02) 9850 8848
Web Site: www.egyptology.mq.edu.au For more information and booking form
Email address: egyptology@hmn.mq.edu.au
50 Free Tickets to First Grade Rugby Match – Eastwood V Parramatta
Date: Saturday, 22 July 2006
Time: First Grade game starts at 3.00pm
Reserve grade competition starts at 10.00am
Venue: TG Millner Field, Eastwood Rugby Club
146 Vimiera Road, Eastwood
RSVP: First-come-first-serve!
Note: Online bookings only (maximum of 2 tickets per graduate)
The Alumni Office has received 50 free tickets from the Eastwood Rugby Club admitting alumni to all of its games including the First Grade match between Eastwood and Parramatta on Saturday, 22 July.
The day kicks off at 10.00am with Eastwood's Reserves, and continues with all their grades through to the big game at 3.00pm. So why not come early and enjoy all games.
A $10 credit voucher towards food and beverages (for alumni only) will be included with your free admission for the day.
This promises to be another great sporting event, so come on out for a fun day of rugby at Eastwood.
The Alumni Office will reply by email to the alumni who are the first to apply on line until all tickets have been allocated. So make sure you provide your email address on your Booking Form.
For directions to the Eastwood Rugby Club, please go to: http://www.eastwoodrugby.com.au/default.asp?id=77566
Remember, it's first-come-first-serve!Alumni Singapore Cocktail Evening
Date: Monday 17 July
Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: The Blue Room in the Art House Complex
Address: 1 Old Parliament Lane (former Parliament House next to the Victoria Concert Hall)
Map: http//www.thearthouse.com.sg/contact.html
Dress: Business/Cocktail
Telephone: 6332 6900
RSVP: By Friday 7 July 2006 to Mr Steven Teo (steven@nglee-dfk.com), Mr Matthew Bull (mattbull@starhub.net.sg) or Mr Jake Lim Huck Wei (jakelim@singnet.com.sg).
The Macquarie University Alumni Association, Singapore, invites alumni in Singapore to meet the new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz. Please join the distinguished guests including the Chancellor, Mr Maurice Newman, the Registrar and Vice-Principle, Dr. Brian Spencer, the new Dean of MGSM, Professor Roy Green, and fellow alumni for an enjoyable evening.
Alumni Hong Kong Dinner
Date: Saturday 15 July
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Club Lusitano
Address: 27/F, 16 Ice House Street, Hong Kong
Cost: HK$320 (Early Bird Price HK$275 per person if booked by 30 June 06)
RSVP: by Saturday 8 July 2006. Please refer to RSVP form
The Macquarie University Alumni Association, Hong Kong, invites alumni in Hong Kong to a special welcome dinner to introduce Macquarie's new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz. Please join the distinguished guests including the Chancellor, Mr Maurice Newman, the Registrar and Vice-Principle, Dr. Brian Spencer, the new Dean of MGSM, Professor Roy Green, and other senior University staff for an evening of celebration and networking with alumni.
Alumni Shanghai Dinner
Date: Friday 14 July 2006
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Venue: Shikumen Bistro (phone: 6386 7100)
Address: Xintiandi, Lane 181, Taicang Lu (next to KABB)
Cost: 220rmb
Dress: Business/Lounge Suit
RSVP and pay: by 4 July 2006 to
Clement Tsang (cdtsang@gmail.com) or mobile: 1376 168 6958; or
Anna Gu (ana1021@hotmail.com) or mobile: 1356 421 8024
Alumni in Shanghai are invited to a special welcome and networking dinner to welcome Macquarie's new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz. Other special guests invited to attend the dinner included the Chancellor, Mr Maurice Newman, the Registrar and Vice-Principal, Dr Brian Spencer and Mr Mark Herndon, Director Alumni Office. Hope to see you there.
Indigenous Art Exhibition
Date: Thursday 29 June
Venue: Macquarie University Art Gallery, Building E11A Macquarie Campus
Time: 6pm
Curator: Professor Di Yerbury,
Music: Indigenous band Nature Nature
Light refreshments and drinks provided.
RSVP: Friday 23 June 2006, Alumni Office
No charge
Bookings essential
A wonderful opportunity to view the development and artistic achievement of Indigenous artists through art works from the private collection of Di Yerbury and the University's collection. The evening will include a commentary and tour of the art works by our former Vice-Chancellor and Gallery curator, Professor Di Yerbury and music by Indigenous band Nature Nature. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.
Annual Alumni Awards Night
Date: Wednesday 24 May
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: SAM Building Level 3, Macquarie Campus
For scholarship, prize and award winners and their guests
Alumni Lecture - Archaeological Evidence for the Cultural Background of the New Testament: Paul's Audiences in Perge and Pisidian Antioch
Date: Wednesday 3 May
Venue: SAM Building Level 3, Macquarie Campus
Time: 6:30pm
Speaker : Dr Rosalinde Kearsley, Senior Lecturer, Department of Ancient History
RSVP: Friday 28 April 2006, Alumni Office
No Charge
Bookings Essential
Perge and Antioch-by-Pisidia, two cities in the southern part of Anatolian Turkey, are closely linked in the account of Paul's first missionary journey given in the Acts of the Apostles. Despite their relative geographical proximity, however, at the time of Paul's visits, there was a fundamental difference between the two cities: one was Greek, the other was Roman.
Perge's origin, so far as we can tell, lay with indigenous Anatolian peoples supplemented by the settlement of Greeks. Perge grew during the Hellenistic period after the conquests of Alexander the Great and became a flourishing port during the Imperial period due to its location on the western bank of the Cestrus River.
Antioch's situation was well inland from the southern Anatolian coastline and some 1200 m above sea level in the Taurus mountain range. Seleucus I, who ruled the region as a successor of Alexander the Great in the late fourth and early third centuries BC, first defined Antioch as a place of importance. In order to guard the vital roadway which linked Anatolia with places further East, he settled Macedonian soldiers there.
The Roman emperor Augustus also appreciated the strategic location of Antioch and included it as one of the veteran colonies he established in the Pisidian region around 25 BC. The large influx of new inhabitants from the Roman army at that time changed the Antioch's character from essentially Greek to Roman.
The physical remains of both Perge and Antioch allow us to reconstruct much more about their nature and their populations than the Acts of the Apostles tells us. At each of the cities, architectural and sculptural evidence is complemented by a large number of inscriptions which speak to us about the social, political and religious concerns of the inhabitants. Thus, the on-going work of archaeologists allows us to expand our understanding of the places that Paul and his group visited and also to set their mission to preach the Gospel in a broader cultural context.
Cocktail Evening - Applied Finance Centre, Sydney
Date: Thursday 27 April
Venue: Applied Finance Centre, Level 3, 10 Spring Street, Sydney. 2000
Time: 6pm
Speaker: Steve Christie, MAppFin, PhD Student
RSVP: Friday 21 April, Julie.Ross@mafc.mq.edu.au or 02 9223 6231.
No charge
Bookings essential
Graduates of Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre are invited to a cocktail function to celebrate the awarding of prizes to 2005 graduating students.
Biological Sciences 40th Birthday and Grand Reunion of the School/Department of Biology
Date: Friday 21 April
Time: 5-7pm
Venue: Macquarie University Campus, Frank Mercer Biology Garden, E8A
Join former and present staff and postgraduate students and their guests for drinks and nibbles
Cost: $5
RSVP: Friday 31st March 2006 to Ron Oldfield on (02) 9850 8231 or roldfiel@els.mq.edu.au
Further information http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/birthday.html
Premium Wine Tasting (sponsored by Taylors Wines and National Australian Bank)
Date: Thursday 6 April
Venue: Yuga Café and Art Gallery, 172 St John's Road, Glebe
Time: 6:30pm
RSVP: Friday 31 March 2006, Alumni Office
No Charge
Bookings limited to the first 75 Bookings
A Japanese café and art gallery in Glebe is the location for this exciting event sponsored by Taylors Wines and the National Australia Bank. Taylors Wines will be providing their premium range of wines for tasting. A representative from Taylors will take us through the various wine flavours and a delicious assortment of gourmet cocktail food with a Japanese and Italian influence will be served to entice our appetites.
If you enjoy good quality premium wine then this is the event for you.
Alumni Lecture - Security Intelligence Failures: a retrospective
Date: Thursday 30 March
Venue: SAM Building Level 3, Macquarie Campus
Time: 6:30pm
Speakers: Hon.Professor Peter Anderson, Director and Sandra Bilson, Operations Manager, Policing, Intelligence and Counter TerrorismUnit
RSVP : Monday 27 March 2006, Alumni Office
No Charge
Bookings Essential
The Director, Hon. Professor Anderson, will outline the rationale and vision for the establishment of the Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism. A key driver for the Centre will be the coalescence of intelligence and, at points, operations between police, intelligence agencies and the military. Professor Anderson believes there is a strong need for an inter-disciplinary approach combined with robust research and development, to better inform practice and decision making at political, strategic and operational levels.
Since the attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001, there have been numerous reviews of state intelligence capabilities.Sandra Bilson will provide an overview of these numerous reviews arising in the wake of September 11, Beslan, the two Bali attacks, as well as the sinking of the Suspect Illegal Entry Vessel X. Such incidents are often defined, albeit retrospectively, as intelligence failures. The reviews all share an organisational focus, critically examining funding, line management, chain of command, communication practices, accountability and performance. However, at the baseline, human decision making processes, strategy formulation and implementation also contribute to such terrible outcomes. Sandra outlines the need for future research into the analytical processes, the thinking and reasoning of individual intelligence and policy analysts.
Masters of Accounting – Cocktail Party and Chapter launch
Date: Thursday 23 March
Venue: Stamford Grand @ North Ryde, Corner of Epping & Herring Rds, Nth Ryde
Time: 6:30pm
Speaker: Bob Cruickshanks, Deputy Official Receiver (NSW), Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
No charge
Bookings essential
RSVP: Friday 17 March, Catherine Pattison Clarke: cpattiso@efs.mq.edu.au or 02 98508537
Graduates of the Master of Accounting Program (MAcc) and their guests are warmly invited to this inaugural alumni event. Meet and network with other graduates of the program living and working in NSW.
Cocktail Evening - Applied Finance Centre, Melbourne
Date: Thursday 2 March
Venue: Victoria University Conference Centre, L12, 300 Flinders St, Melbourne.
Time: 6pm
Speaker: Ms Alison Belot, MAppFin, Senior Project Manager-Internal Control and Evaluation, BHP Billiton
No charge
Bookings essential
RSVP: Friday 24 February, Kara.Walker@mafc.mq.edu.au or 02 9850 7282
Graduates of Macquarie Applied Finance Centre are invited to a cocktail function to celebrate the awarding of prizes to 2005 graduating students.