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 An article from Hung in the Engineers Australia Magazine - May 2013 Edition
Rosa Tay | Wednesday May 22, 2013 | Dean's Office | All

Dear All Engineers Australia Magazine has just run an article on 'Disruptive technology in health' in its May 2013 edition. Please find below the relevant link. http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&ved=0CE4QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engineersaustralia.org.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fshado%2Fleaders_innovation.pdf&ei=oRGcUaaAK-6jigfr3ICoBg&usg=AFQjCNHaaV06_QcF4Yj2AvZYH-POvdU_aQ&sig2=nryAPrRczetKhMgjvH3R1A Hope you enjoy reading the article. Hung     ...

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 RSVP Reminder for FEIT HPC Cluster Celebration
Peter Brady | Wednesday May 22, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

First up thanks to those that have already RSVP'd with their intentions. For those that have not and are wishing to come to the 10 Year Celebration of the FEIT HPC Cluster this is a reminder that the closing date is COB this Thursday, 23rd May. Places are limited and ...

External Link [clusterportal.feit.uts.edu.au]

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 CEERS: Peter McArdle (water management) and Yunlong Luo (biofim reactor)
Ho Kyong Shon | Wednesday May 22, 2013 | Research | Research

Date/Time: 3:00PM Friday May 31, 2013
Location: CB02.07.004A

Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Seminar (CEERS). * Venue: CB02.07.004A * Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM * Date: Friday 31 May 2013 * 2013 tentative presentation schedule: http://services.eng.uts.edu.au/~hkshon/ceers/ceers-board.html - Mr Peter McArdle: ...

External Link [services.eng.uts.edu.au]

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 RESEARCH: RIF submission is now an online process- OPeN is live
Craig Shuard | Tuesday May 21, 2013 | Research | Research

Dear Researchers,   This is a notification that the paper Research Information Form (RIF) is now to be completed online through OPeN, which is a Research Master (RMENet) module. The paper form will be phased out until 1st July, after which all project notifications will be submitted through OPeN   ...

External Link [rmprod.itd.uts.edu.au]

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 Farewell to Aolin and Welcome Herni
Rosa Tay | Tuesday May 21, 2013 | Dean's Office | All

Herni Winarta is replacing Aolin Li in our Finance Unit.  Most of you might have known her from FEIT Research office and iNext Research Centre.  She is available on Tuesday and Thursday only Herni’s office is located in the Dean’s Unit, Level 3, Building 10 and can be contacted either by ...

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 X Media Lab Exclusive Offer for UTS Network!
Jenny Donovan | Monday May 20, 2013 | Conferences | Academic

Date/Time: 12:00AM Friday June 07, 2013
Location: Harbourview Terrace, Museum of Contemporary A
RSVP: http://www.amiando.com/KR8VSydney2013.html

Celebrating its 10th year, X Media Lab, Australia's most prestigious digital media event, in partnership with VIVID, UNSW College of Fine Art, and the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) presents the KR8V Masterclass Series "Creative Leadership Edition". KR8V explores: Creative Leadership; Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE); Transmedia; Social & ...

External Link [www.xmedialab.com]

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 Nominations are open for the UTS: Alumni Awards 2013!
Loletta Yuen | Monday May 20, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

Nominations are open for the UTS: Alumni Awards 2013! Shine a light on a graduate (from UTS or one of our six founding institutions) you believe deserves to be recognised, by nominating them for: Faculty Alumni Award of Excellence  Young Alumni Award (Recognises outstanding achievement by a graduate aged 35 and ...

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 Broadway Building Update 17 May 2013
Anthony Dumbrell | Monday May 20, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

Afternoon all; All bridges are now in on the Western (Wattle St) side with the Eastern not far away!  The structure is now up to L12 on the Western side with only a few more pours at Level 11.  Once the structure reaches L13 on the Western side ...

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 FEIT Teaching and Learning Retreat 2013: How the puzzle pieces fit together!
Lyndal Parker | Monday May 20, 2013 | Computing Services | Academic

Date/Time: 9:00AM Thursday September 26, 2013
Location: TBA
RSVP: Ruth.Tredinnick@uts.edu.au by 5PM Monday September 02, 2013

We are providing you with plenty of warning to add the date for the FEIT Teaching and Learning Retreat to your diaries!! The proposed agenda is as follows: FEIT Teaching and Learning Overview Assessing GAs (Assessment Criteria and Standards) Getting Ready for learning in 2014 ACS and EA Accreditations T ...

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 PhD student Award by China Government through Chinese Consulate Sydney
Gunasmin Lye | Thursday May 16, 2013 | Research | All

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Mr. Xuyun Zhang for being awarded 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad. Mr. Xuyun Zhang is supervised by A/Prof. Jinjun Chen in the School of Systems, Management and Leadership. This award is annual and sponsored by China Government. Every year, about 500 receipents will ...

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 Calling staff to come on site visits to industry hosting our engineering interns!
Mary McGovern | Thursday May 16, 2013 | Teaching and Learning | All

Can you make the time and come visit industry with the IPU ( Industry Partnering Unit) Over 320 Engineering students are on placement across all major disciplines Benefits of coming on visit: Meeting with industry contacts See and hear what our students do while on placement Get feedback on the course ...

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 UTS Media Training for Academic Staff
Jenny Donovan | Wednesday May 15, 2013 | Miscellaneous | Academic

Dear colleagues, The UTS media team leads a fun and informative basic media skills program for academics, researchers and support staff to better understand the media landscape and learn how to build confidence in sharing expertise and research. The training is an ideal learning opportunity for those involved in research ...

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 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Jinjun Chen | Wednesday May 15, 2013 | Research | All

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Mr. Xuyun Zhang for being awarded 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad. Mr. Xuyun Zhang is supervised by A/Prof. Jinjun Chen in the School of Systems, Management and Leadership. This award is annual and sponsored by China Government. Every year, about 500 receipents will ...

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 10 Year FEIT HPC Anniversary Celebration
Peter Brady | Monday May 13, 2013 | Research | All

Date/Time: 4:30PM Thursday May 30, 2013
Location: Aerial Function Centre
RSVP: peter.brady@uts.edu.au by 4PM Thursday May 23, 2013

The FEIT High Performance Computing Cluster, a unique grid of high performance workstations configured specifically to meet the needs of Engineering and IT researchers, has recently reached the major milestone of ten years of continuous operations.  From relatively humble beginnings in 2002 the Cluster has served almost 800 FEIT ...

External Link [clusterportal.feit.uts.edu.au]

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 RESEARCH: Info session: India International Engagement
Gunasmin Lye | Friday May 10, 2013 | Research | All

Info session: India International Engagement International Engagement: India  Dr Jamshed A. Siddiqui, UTS In-Country Director - India & Chief Representative - South Asia, will be hosting an information session on academic engagement in India on May 15. All staff are welcome to attend. Discussion topics at the sessions will include:  ...

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 Broadway Building Update 9 May 2013
Anthony Dumbrell | Friday May 10, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

Afternoon all; The sunny weather has been kind to us on site this week with most of L11 now poured and only a bit to go, which should be completed by the end of next week.   This means only two floors to go before we top out and the ...

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 RESEARCH: Successful Innovation 2013 - 11&12 September - Save the Date!!
Gunasmin Lye | Thursday May 09, 2013 | Research | All

UTS Research & Innovation Office are pleased to sponsor a number of UTS post graduate students to attend the Successful Innovation workshop facilitated by ATP Innovations. The Successful Innovation Workshop is a two day commercialisation boot camp for post graduate students.  The workshop will be held on Wednesday 11th and Thursday12th September ...

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 UTS Programming Competition a Success
Jenny Donovan | Thursday May 09, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

The 2013 UTS Programming Competition was held on 20 April. 41 students participated in the competition, two individuals and two teams went home with prizes. The UTS Programmers' Society (Progsoc) would like to thank FEIT, The School of Computing & Communications, WiseTech Global, and the UTS FEIT Technology Services team ...

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 CEERS: Gayathri Naidu (membrane distillation) and Fezeh Lotfi (forward osmosis)
Van Le | Thursday May 09, 2013 | Conferences | All

Date/Time: 4:00PM Friday May 17, 2013
Location: Venue: Building 2 Room 7.065 (CB2.07.065)

Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Seminar (CEERS) on the 17th of May, Friday. - Gayathri Naidu: Scaling Development in Membrane Distillation System: Influence of Operating Parameters and Configurations Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology that integrates both thermal distillation ...

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 UTS Firewall Changes
Robert Corran | Wednesday May 08, 2013 | Computing Services | All

Dear Colleagues, We have received the following notice from UTS: IT Security: As part of our security strategy to further tighten access controls on the UTS Internet gateway, over the next few weeks we will be blocking access from outside UTS to the well-known port range, 1 - 1024. As ...

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 Message from Associate Dean (International)
Heidi Wheeler | Tuesday May 07, 2013 | International & Enterprise Development | All

The following colleages have been appointed as International Co-ordinators for 2013. Mr Ravindra Bagia Dr Suwin Sandu Associate Professor Quang Ha Dr Hai Yan (Helen) Lu In addition, Dr Daniel Chandran has kindly agreed to assit with specific international activities, as required. I would like to thank them all for ...

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 Broadway Building Update 3 May 2013
Anthony Dumbrell | Tuesday May 07, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

(There's some great photos in the attached PDF) Morning all; Following the ANZAC day break the Broadway Building site has been very active.  We now have a total of 4 bridges installed connecting through to CB10, two of which you can clearly see when you’re standing on Jones Street....

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 IT Short Course - Fundamentals of Java
Angelia Liu Lawah | Tuesday May 07, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

Date/Time: 6:00PM Monday July 29, 2013
Location: Building 10

Fundamentals of Java Programming is a 39-hour course providing a conceptual understanding of Object Oriented programming.Students will learn how to create classes, objects and applications using the language, preparing participants for the Sun Certified Programmer for Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 Platform. Course fee : $ 1,350 with 10% ...

External Link [shortcourses-bookings.uts.edu.au]

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 RESEARCH: German-Australian Mobility Call for Collaboration in Science and Technology in Biodiversity and Health
Craig Shuard | Friday May 03, 2013 | Research | Research

Dear colleagues,   The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has opened a German-Australian Mobility Call for Collaboration in Science and Technology in Biodiversity and Health. The closing date for submissions to BMBF is Friday 7 June 2013.   ****************************************************************** German-Australian Mobility Call for Collaboration in Science and Technology ...

External Link [www.bmbf.de]

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 RESEARCH: Attn Research students and ECRs- Successful Innovation 2013 - 11&12 September - Save the Date!!
Craig Shuard | Friday May 03, 2013 | Research | Research

UTS Research & Innovation Office are pleased to sponsor a number of UTS post graduate students to attend the Successful Innovation workshop facilitated by ATP Innovations. The Successful Innovation Workshop is a two day commercialisation boot camp for post graduate students.  The workshop will be held on Wednesday 11th and Thursday12th September ...

External Link [atp-innovations.com.au]

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 FEIT Staff Morning Tea
Loletta Yuen | Thursday May 02, 2013 | Faculty Administration | All

Date/Time: 11:00AM Wednesday May 08, 2013
Location: CB10.04 Staff Common Room
RSVP: N/A

  Dear all Please be informed that the next FEIT Staff Gathering will be held on Wednesday 8 May at 11am in Building 10, Level 4, The Staff Common Room (CB10.04). It will be hosted by Professor Keith Crews, Associate Dean External Engagement. Thank you. Hope you can be ...

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 [BIG Day In] Industry Networking Event for FEIT Research Students - Tuesday 7 May
Laura Waibel | Wednesday May 01, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

Date/Time: 9:00AM Tuesday May 07, 2013
Location: Aerial Function Centre, Level 7 - Building 10
RSVP: http://www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events/events/upcoming-events/event-details?eveID=30259625226819 by 9AM Tuesday May 07, 2013

Dear FEIT Research Students, Are you seeking employment to compliment your studies? The Australian Computer Society (ACS) Foundation, understands that so few students know what roles and opportunities are available to them in IT, which is why the UTS IT student society created the Big Day In IT careers conference ...

External Link [acsfoundation.com.au]

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 Reminder: Dean's Leadership in Innovation Seminar; Decisions at the Speed of Thought
Tim Kevin | Wednesday May 01, 2013 | Research | All

Date/Time: 12:00PM Wednesday May 01, 2013
Location: Building 4, Level 2 Room 36
RSVP: tkevin@eng.uts.edu.au by 11AM Wednesday May 01, 2013

  DECISIONS AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT DEAN’S LEADERSHIP IN INNOVATION SEMINAR SERIES Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Technology, Sydney The Dean's seminar series was established in 2011 to provide the opportunity for distinguished researchers to initiate conversation around relevant high impact research that demonstrates leadership in ...

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 CIMS - Robotics Research Seminars: ICRA 2013 papers
Shoudong Huang | Monday April 29, 2013 | Research | Research

Date/Time: 12:30PM Monday April 29, 2013
Location: Room 7065, Level 7, Building 2

Dear All, Please join the seminar by Mitesh/ Mohammad/Dinuka/Phillip from CIMS, they will give a presentation (20 minutes each) on their accepted ICRA papers. A light lunch will be provided. Date/time: 12.30 -- 3.00 pm, Monday, 29th of April, 2013 Location: Room 7065, Level 7, Building 2 Presenter:- ...

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 REMINDER: DEAN’S LEADERSHIP IN INNOVATION SEMINAR SERIES - TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2013
Gunasmin Lye | Wednesday April 24, 2013 | Research | All

DEAN’S LEADERSHIP IN INNOVATION SEMINAR SERIES Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Technology, Sydney   Title: Web 2.0 for Work in the Chinese Software Industry The Dean's seminar series was established in 2011 to provide the opportunity for distinguished researchers to initiate conversation around relevant high impact ...

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 Broadway Building Update 19th April 2013
Anthony Dumbrell | Tuesday April 23, 2013 | Miscellaneous | All

Morning all; As per the photo below the first panels for the curtain wall, which will be behind the binary screen, were delivered to site this morning.  We also now have prototype raised floor installed in the basement along with more bridges ready to be installed on the Eastern ...

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 Humanitarian Engineering Research Projects for 2013
Laura Waibel | Tuesday February 26, 2013 | Teaching and Learning | All

Date/Time: 12:00AM Monday February 25, 2013
Location: Online
RSVP: http://www.ewb.org.au/explore/initiatives/ugradresearch/researchprojects

Humanitarian Engineering Research Projects for 2013 Welcome to Engineers Without Borders -  Research Projects! EWB's Humanitarian Engineering Research Program is an initiative which involves undergraduate and postgraduate students on real-world appropriate technology and sustainable community development projects. The projects link to EWB's Community Partners in Australia and overseas. These projects ...

External Link [www.ewb.org.au]

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 Contacting IT Support in FEIT
Robert Corran | Monday February 25, 2013 | Computing Services | All

Dear Colleagues, Please contact the FEIT IT Service Desk for all IT Support.  You can contact the FEIT IT Service Desk three ways: Call extension 7922 and speak to a technician during operating hours (recommended for urgent requests) Send a detailed email to FEITServiceDesk@uts.edu.au Log into the ...

External Link [itservicedesk.feit.uts.edu.au]

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