ACS Unplugged: ICT Professionals Open Day
ACS looks forward to welcoming you virtually to an exciting free session packed with opportunities for you to network with industry peers and discover ways to leverage an ACS membership to accelerate your career in technology and take it to the next level.
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About this event
Whether you’re in the technology workforce and looking to maximise your potential, or an emerging professional looking to grow your career, an ACS membership has plenty of opportunities for you.
Now is a perfect time to explore the membership benefits at the virtual ACS ICT Professionals Open Day on Thursday 9 September from 12.00PM - 1:45PM AEST.
Register free today and learn how ACS can support your professional development through the many services ACS offers to help you grow and upskill, including:
- MySFIA framework, the global skills and competency framework for a digital world with Lisa Syrek, Training and Development Leader - Professional Standards, Learning & Development at ACS. Learn about the framework describing the skills and competencies required by professionals in roles involved in information and communication technologies, digital transformation and software engineering used by ACS.
- Harbour City Labs, helping local tech brands create global businesses, with Siobhan Casey, Director Scaleups & Innovation Labs. In our Barangaroo office reside the ultimate scaleup lab for founders and entrepreneurs. Hear about HCL and how it can help you get out of your way, play to your strengths and augment your growth journey.
- Data privacy principles to thrive in the ICT industry with Mathias Gaertner MACS CP, Director Technical Advisory Board. One of the key strengths of the ACS is the collective knowledge and skills of its members, and the expert advisory boards are the framework for optimising this expertise. Hear from our expert's experience on data privacy and how our technical events can help you expend your knowledge.
- Mentoring Program, connect, increase knowledge and give back with Dr. Richard Hemsworth, ACS NSW Branch Executive Committee Member. ACS offers a mentoring program to assist ICT professionals to either progress their careers or to give back to the tech community through their experience and expertise. This program is an opportunity to support entry, retention and progression of future ICT Leaders and Professional Specialists. Learn how the mentoring program could benefit you.
Notice for ACS Members
When attending virtual events, in order to claim and qualify for the required CPD hours. Please be aware that you will need to attend the online event in its entirety which will be tracked by the ACS events team.
If a cloaking software program is used when connecting to an online event, your attendance cannot be recorded and CPD hours cannot be allocated. This does not include the use of VPN.
Please allow up to 1 week for CPD hours to be allocated to your membership profile.For the sole purpose of registering you for this event, your registration details have been shared with Redback conferencing.
Please refer to the Redback Data Policy at
https://www.redbackconnect.com.au/privacy-policy/
for confirmation that the data will not be used for any other purpose outside of this webinar.
Speakers
Lisa's expertise includes working with organisations to implement successful learning and development programs that align with the business plan of the organisation and the individuals professional development plan; assuring the programs are of the highest quality and are value for money by ensuring funding opportunities are sought if appropriate; client relationship and consulting services to stakeholders for learning and development support including Federal and State/Territory governments, Registered Training Organisations and other Professional Development providers. Lisa has extensive knowledge of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector including all nationally recognised qualifications.
Agenda
Event Terms & Conditions
Registration
- Payment in full is required the time of booking in order for the registration to be valid.
- To avoid disappointment, ensure you pay for your booking(s) before the registration closing date. Anyone that has not received a confirmation email will not be on the event attendance list and therefore will not be admitted to the event.
- Online registration ends at the time stated on the event registration page.
Cancellation and Refund
All cancellations must be processed through the website, a refund will only be considered if it is at least 3 working days prior to the event.
Disclaimer
- ACS reserves the right to change the program at any time. Every effort will be made to ensure a program of equivalent standard and members are updated with changes.
- All dietary requirements are considered, however we cannot guarantee a 100% allergen free environment.
- ACS reserves the right to prohibit entry or eject any person from an ACS event based on behaviour deemed inappropriate by ACS staff, its agents and/or others working under its authority.
- Filming or streaming by attendees is not permitted. If an attendee is found to be doing so they will be asked to leave the event immediately and further action may be taken.
- Photography and/or filming may take place during this event, by accepting these terms you consent to this. Please let a member of ACS know if you do not want your picture taken.
COVID-19 Event Attendance Compliance
By registering to attend an ACS in person event you are agreeing to the below terms and conditions
- If an attendee is displaying flu or cold like symptoms in the days leading up to the event and therefore is not able to attend, ACS will refund the registration fee.
- If an attendee comes to an event and is displaying flu or cold like symptoms they will be asked to leave
- We ask all ACS members to respect the social distancing guidelines, if an attendee repeatedly disregards these guidelines, they may be asked to leave
- ACS reserves the right to cancel the event within 24 hours' notice if either the speaker or the event host has advised us that they are exhibiting flu or cold like symptoms
- All attendees must provide a valid phone number and email address to be contacted on if there is reason to notify about a possible COVID-19 exposure
Personal information collection notice
By registering for this event, you are providing personal information to the Australian Computer Society. In accordance with the ACS Privacy Policy, ACS collects personal information through registrations and attendances at its events for the purposes of:
- organising and providing the various professional development events held by the ACS (including for example, courses, conferences, seminars, workshops, launches);
- processing and managing event registrations (including catering for dietary requirements);
- maintaining event attendance records;
- contacting registered event guests with information in regard to the event and seeking post-event feedback;
- communicating with you to in relation to future events or ACS products, courses, services, promotions or other products or services that ACS reasonably thinks may be of interest to attendees;
- processing and responding to attendee inquiries; and
- conducting research to improve its events and better understanding needs.
If the required information is not provided, we or any involved third parties, may not be able to respond to you, update you, or provide appropriate services or events to you.
We may obtain personal information directly from you or from someone who registers for the event on your behalf. If you provide us with personal information about another person, you must do so only with their consent and agree to make them aware of this privacy notice.
ACS may share your personal information with third parties for the collection purposes noted above or as set out in our Privacy Policy, where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, one or more of our activities, or required by law.
When you register to participate in an overseas event, we may send personal information we collect overseas.
See our Privacy Policy at https://www.acs.org.au/privacy-policy.html for more information about our privacy practices.