The Graduate Union of The University of Melbourne Inc
Newsletter November 2013 this issue Upcoming Events • 2 Graduate Reminiscing and College Tables in 2014 • 3 Menus for your End of Year Celebrations • 4 November Monthly Luncheon • 5 Twilight Lecture Review • 6 October Monthly Luncheon Review • 8 Meet and Greet • 12 The University of Melbourne Free Public Lectures • 14 Reciprocal Association Profile • 17 University Sector News • 18 End of Year Functions for Members • 20 Seen at Graduate House • 21 Acknowledgement of Patronage for our Meeting Services • 22 Conference Delegate Accommodation Options • 25 The Gift of Membership • 27 Advertising Opportunities • 27 Thank you for donations to support the education of the world’s finest • 28
Welcome to GU Collegiate 2013 Members and non-members alike are invited.
Book via our website, the telephone, on 03 9347 3428, or email through admingh@graduatehouse.com.au.
OCTOBER 2013 Wednesday, 16th, 23th, 30th
QUIET BOARD GAME NIGHT Bring your own group or join others to play bridge, scrabble, chess or another quiet card or board game.
7.30pm to 10.00pm Members FREE Non-members Gold Coin
Wednesday, 16th WOMEN’S FORUM Join this discussion on The Value of Play and stay for lunch if desired. Tuesday, 29th
RESIDENTS MEET and GREET Resident and non-resident members meet for dinner and drinks. Join us in welcoming new residents.
10.00am for 10.30am Forum is FREE. 6.30pm onwards Members FREE
NOVEMBER 2013 Wednesday, QUIET BOARD GAME NIGHT 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th Bring your own group or join others to play bridge, scrabble, chess or another quiet card or board game. Friday, 8th
FRIDAY DRINKS and DINNER Meet with fellow resident and non-resident members for a convivial end-of-week drink and meal.
Tuesday, 19th
ITALIAN CONVERSATION DINNER Dine and speak Italian with an experienced teacher. RSVP by the Monday prior.
7.30pm to 10.00pm Members FREE Non-members Gold Coin 6.00pm to 8.00pm Non-resident members $15 General Public $20 6.00pm Members $15 Non-members $22 Concession $20
Wednesday, 13th MONTHLY LUNCHEON 12.00 midday for 12.30pm Professor Rob Moodie from The Nossal Institute for Global Resident members $10 Health will speak on Profits and Pandemics Non-resident members $30 RSVP by Monday, November 11th Concession $35 General Public $40 Wednesday, 20th WOMEN’S FORUM Join this discussion on The Power of Positive Thinking and stay for lunch if desired. Tuesday, 26th
RESIDENTS MEET and GREET Resident and non-resident members meet for dinner and drinks. Join us in welcoming new residents.
10.00am for 10.30am Forum is FREE 6.30pm onwards Members FREE
Melbourne Cup Week Please note that the November Monthly Luncheon is on the 13th November (the second Wednesday of this month) to allow for Melbourne’s week of races, particularly our world famous Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday, 5th November. Similarly, there will be just one Italian Conversation Dinner for this month, on Tuesday 19th November. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Graduate Reminiscing in 2014 Members and non-members alike are invited.
In 2014 we are holding get togethers for all who graduated in the years up to and including 1960. These gatherings will be held on Sundays over a traditional lunch in the dining room and Phillip Law Members’ Lounge.
Year of Graduation Up to and including 1955 1956 to (and including)1960
The first reunion in 2014
The second reunion in 2014
30th March
28th September
13th April
19th October
Be sure to book well in advance for your graduation group – the engineers of 1951, the medicos of 1954, the teachers of 1957, the lawyers of 1958, etc. - and don’t forget that this is for graduates of any university. These luncheons are at Members’ prices and for Members, non-members and their families. We hope that you will begin preparation now by spreading the word to friends and family in Melbourne and across the world to give them the best opportunity to book flights, accommodation and their place. Send in photographs (which we promise to return) and short stories. We shall have a Reminiscence Presentation with focus on the time, and on ‘graduate pathways’ of the attendees – careers, families, challenges and achievements. Should you choose to bring photographs on the day, we shall have photo boards for you to display and explain your memories and experiences at and since graduation. The Graduate Union is a welcoming and friendly membership association so do not be afraid to come on your own or to bring along non-alumni friends and family. We hope also that members will work together to ensure that those who find it difficult to travel these days are supported in being able to attend.
College Tables in 2014 College Tables in 2014 will be collegial informal discussions on a current issue related to a graduate school field. Resident and nonresident Members and other graduates, including those from other colleges, are invited to attend. Each will be hosted by a Councillor over an informal lunch at Member prices. Three in first semester: 7th March - Architecture, Building and Planning and Engineering 4th April - Arts and Education 2nd May - Business and Economics and Law Three in the second semester: 1st August - Land and Environment 5th September - Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 3rd October - Science and Veterinary Science www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Book your end of year function with us (minimum group size 15). For more details, email: cc@graduatehouse.com.au
Traditional Menu 2 course - $45.50, 3 course - $54.50 (Per Person) (includes canapés on Arrival) Entrée Fresh Seafood Platter of Oysters, Prawns and Smoked Salmon with Cocktail sauce or Parma Ham, Peach and Parmesan Salad platter Main Seasoned Turkey breast with Apricot and Pine stuffing with roast vegetables or fillet of Salmon with Crayfish sauce Dessert Plum pudding with custard and brandy sauce or Summer pudding with fresh fruit coulis Fresh fruit platter at additional cost of $30/platter
Contemporary Menu 2 course- $45.50, 3 course - $54.50 (Per Person) (includes canapés on Arrival) To Warm Up Sweet Potato and Leek Roulade with Sage and garlic stuffing or Poached Salmon mousse on croute with caper butter The Main Event Turkey breast stuffed with Fig and Pistachio with a Plum and ginger glaze or fillet of Salmon on Mediterranean couscous with mango and chilli Dessert Plum pudding with traditional favourites or House made Profiteroles with a rich chocolate sauce and fresh strawberries Fresh fruit platter at additional cost of $30/platter
Summer BBQ $39.90 per Person (In the Graduate House Courtyard) Lamb loin chops, Rump steaks, Gourmet sausages, Tandoori chicken, onions, vegetable and tofu kebabs and a selection of Summery salads Dessert Fruit salad and Ice Cream Seafood-Prawn Kebabs and Oysters Natural are available for $7.50 extra per person www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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November Monthly Luncheon Wednesday, 13th November, 2013 12.00 noon for 12.30pm
Professor Rob Moodie
Profits and Pandemics
Professor Moodie graduated from The University of Melbourne in 1976. He is Professor of Public Health and Director of Teaching and Learning at The University of Melbourne’s School of Population and Global Health. He teaches courses on public leadership and health promotion in Melbourne, Mozambique and South Asia. Professor Moodie first worked in refugee health care in the Sudan with Save the Children Fund and Médecins Sans Frontières, and later for Congress, the Aboriginal communitycontrolled health service in Central Australia. He has worked for the Burnet Institute, the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS and was CEO of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) from 1998 to 2007. He was Chair of Melbourne Storm from 20062010, and of the National Preventative Health Task Force from 2008-2011. Professor Moodie now chairs the Federal Minister’s Men’s Health Reference Group and the Technical Advisory Panel of the Gates Foundation’s HIV prevention program in India. He co-chairs the Australia-India Taskforce on Tobacco Control and is co-author of four books, his most recent being Recipes for a Great Life, written with Gabriel Gate. Cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic lung disease (non-communicable diseases) are now the leading causes of death and disability across the globe. The giant transnational tobacco, alcohol, and food and drink corporations have been called the ‘industrial vectors” of these diseases. In his presentation, Profits and Pandemics, Professor Moodie will posit Are these corporations to blame, or are they as they claim, part of the solution?
Resident Members $10 Non-members and Guests $40
Non-resident Members $30 Concession $35
Luncheon Menu Main Fillet of beef on creamy garlic mash, topped with a spiced mango. Dessert Flourless chocolate and hazelnut cake
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Twilight Lecture review Wednesday, 18th September, 2013
The Graduate Union was proud to host the Dean of the Melbourne Business School of The University of Melbourne, Professor Zeger Degraeve, on the 18th of September 2013. As the lecture is part of an ongoing course in leadership that Professor Degraeve offers at the Melbourne Business School, it cannot be replicated entirely in this summary review. Rest assured that the general ideology and energy that was conveyed to our attendees will be recounted to the best of our ability. Professor Degrave is no stranger to leadership. A former Professor of Decision Sciences at London Business School, he is an expert in the art of decision making, a maestro in the forms of operations research and a professional in the management of professional portfolios. As a teacher, he has been awarded for his efforts in professional development programs in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America, notably in such companies as HSBC, Cadbury Schweppes, Rio Tinto, Carlsberg and IBM. This must have been the most energetic Twilight Lecture to date. Professor Degraeve moved about sporadically and intently, using his full vocal capacity to describe how we make good decisions. The energy expressed itself in the audience with all those attending engrossed particularly with the Professor’s use of a thumbtack, plate and coffee cup as the analogy for a ‘project’ and his invitation to the audience to contribute $10 to become the project leader, and thence gain authority to decide on the position of the thumbtack (by now shaken and hidden under the cup). If the person guessed the position of the thumbtack correctly, the business idea would be a success and whoever bought into the idea would gain a profit. If incorrect, the buyer lost their $10 sunk cost. A courageous Mr Casey Tan stood up to the challenge and offered not $10, but $20 (largely due to the absence of a $10 note in his wallet). This move was the start of an eventful evening in which Professor Degraeve outlined whether Courageous Mr Casey had made a good, or a bad, decision. Alongside Mr Tan, the audience learnt something that now seems quite simple. You can have good results alongside bad, and good decision making, just as you can have bad results formed from good or bad decision making. In an almost Kantian reference, the results of a project ought not to decide the efficacy of an employee, as their decision making should. As Professor Degraeve posed: if a CEO gives their best employee a project that, regardless of making the correct decisions, results in the company losing $10million, and they then subsequently fire that employee, what happens the next time a project of that size comes around? The CEO has already fired the best employee, who made the correct decisions, so who remains to take on the project? Those with less skill in decision making? www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Twilight Lecture review Wednesday, 18th September, 2013
The night resulted in success for Courageous Mr Casey! His $10 investment paid off and he received an actual $40 from Professor Degraeve which he promptly donated to The Graduate Union - thank you. Mr Tan’s success was not a gamble at any point in the night, as many of our attendees, when questioned, had suggested. Professor Degraeve explained quite thoroughly that there are statistical, algorithmic and logical decision-making processes that can be applied systematically in a business environment. As Mr Tan later put it: Aim, Alternatives, Attitude, Aptitude, Actions, Articulation, Audience and Achievements all govern the process of decision making and dictate the ability of a leader. The Graduate Union would like to sincerely thank Professor Zeger Degraeve for spending the time to introduce us to the interesting process of decision making. His insights in leadership, together with his energetic presentation entertained all those present for this wonderful function..
Dixon’s Creek Estate (right) and Sanguine Estate (left) provided wines for GU Tastings before and after the Twilight Lecture. The Graduate Union thus extends its gratitude.
Thank you for attending The
T WILIGHT Lectures
With the conclusion of the 2013 Twilight Lecture Series, the Graduate Union thanks attending resident and non-resident Members, their guests and other visitors for participating and contributing to their success.
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October Monthly Luncheon review Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Professor Stephen Duckett Professor Duckett’s presentation at our October Monthly Luncheon was entitled Silver Tsumani or grey glacier? Next generation issues in health and health care in Australia. He began by questioning the doom and gloom, and increasingly scaremongering and blaming, messages from the media, government and lobby groups about the effect of baby boomer and older generations on the sustainability of health spending and supposedly out-of-control health costs. Using a quadrant graph to illustrate comparisons with other countries, he illustrated that Australia in 2004 was in the ‘good quadrant’ of lower ‘health expenditure per head’ and ‘potential years of life lost per 100,000 population (females) to age 69’; and performing well against the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average. Reminding the audience, however, of the considerable within-country variation, he showed a bar graph for Australia in 2010 of the number of people who reported access barriers due to cost in the last year according to remoteness. 28% to 32% of those in remote or very remote areas reported skipping a consult due or medication due to cost. For the decade to 2010, Australian health expenditure per person shows a linear increase and only a recent increase to just under 10% of gross domestic product (GDP). Health is a major component of government spending and spending growth, with the per cent change against the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2002 to 2013 being >70% (and >85% for ageing and aged care services). The majority of this public health spending growth is in hospitals, which show a >85% change against CPI (and a 2012 cost of $20bn), as well as in pharmaceuticals and primary care and medical services (both near a 65% increase). Other than population growth, ageing and inflation (beyond CPI), almost two-thirds of real health spending increases came from other factors affecting public hospitals, medical services and medication. Professor Duckett feels that the ‘elephant in the room’ is thus changes in practices and by health professionals, rather than patient-driven changes. Professor Duckett then introduced ideas for an alternative discourse. Yes, the population over 85 years of age may double but, using a ‘compression of morbidity’ hypothesis, it can be assumed that people in this age group will have 25% less morbidity. Yes, utilisation of public health services by this age group will increase by two thirds but when this message is portrayed as a per cent increase (that is, 2%) it is clear that these increases are approaching at a glacial, not a tsunami, speed. In Stephen’s view, such ‘voodoo (apocalyptic) demographics’ are demeaning to the elderly, ignore their past and current contributions, include no assumptions of ‘intergenerational interlinkages’ and neglect the effect of increased life expectancy on GDP. Given the sustainability panic approach, Professor Duckett suggests that it is tempting to adopt panic (non)solutions, which include shifting costs to consumers, ‘privatise or perish’ and reductions to services. However, Australia is already at the high end of consumer ‘out-of-pocket’ per cent health expenditure (around 10%); and low income households are already spending at their limit and a higher proportion (~7%) of income on health than high income households (~5%). www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Privatisation of the public health system is described by Professor Duckett as ‘risk transfer’ and the ‘name of the game’, illustrating this with reference to clauses from a recent KPMG consultancy recommendation for full outsourcing of services for Sunshine Coast University Hospital, for example: Significant transferred risks include operating cost risk, performance risk, industrial relations risk, and compliance with laws and standards. In addition, (the government) should be able to transfer a degree of demand risk through annual purchasing agreements … Other cautions against privatisation were provided, such as the question of democratic accountability. As pointed out by the South Australian Auditor General, public-private partnerships for health care: ... can extend for periods in excess of the life of a particular Parliament and, on the basis of historical experience, the Government of the day. Contracting risks were also inherent, particularly in describing the product (so that the risk of role and responsibility gaming is reduced), in specifying the asset (so that the risk of its capture is reduced) and in managing the risk of failure, as has been demonstrated with such precedents as Robina, Modbury, La Trobe Regional Hospital and Port Macquarie. As also demonstrated, the longheld assumption that private hospitals are run more efficiently may be mislaid. Solutions that Professor Duckett presented as sensible and in accordance with the careful and considered planning that can be undertaken given the grey glacial approach included reorientation of the health system, refocussing on efficiency - which he emphasised as not being the same as budget cuts, especially in the context of unmet demand - and the elimination of waste. As he illustrated in this diagram, system reorientation would be with the patient as central to self-management, with support from family and caregiver networks in a ‘Medical Home’ comprising the family physician and an interprofessional team that is given appropriate and evidence-based system support for decision-making and access to records. Professor Duckett felt that this should be possible given today’s technology, illustrating poignantly the difference in the capabilities of our Medicare card for information management when compared to our credit card! With respect to hospital efficiency, Professor Duckett used the example of hip replacements to illustrate the significant cost variations for exactly the same operation within and between hospitals, and within and between States and Territories. In recommending a systematic costing approach, he thus put the questions: Should you reward less efficient hospitals by paying them more for treating patients than more efficient hospitals? and Should you reward poor quality by paying hospitals that have higher rates of adverse events more than hospitals with lower rates? Concluding his talk with other solutions that included consistency of Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) drug costs, disclosure of medication prices against benchmarks by pharmacy outlets and the undertaking of the 12 million per year ‘less complex’ primary care services by pharmacists and other allied health professionals, Professor Duckett called for a reduction in resistance from the medical profession, for governments to put in the ‘hard yards’ to achieve sustainability and for ‘keeping the baby when throwing out the bathwater’ - that is, acknowledging that Australia has a good health system in international terms but can always improve. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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FRIDAY DRINKS AND DINNER
8th November, 2013 Graduates of all universities are invited to drinks and dinner at Graduate House. Drinks are at members’ bar prices from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Dinner is from 6.45pm Members $15 Non-members $20
Enjoy a buffet meal comprising soup, seafood, main course, salads and dessert. To avoid disappointment, book and pay by the Thursday before (7th November) from our website, by email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or by calling +61 3 9347 3428.
The aim with our Friday Drinks and Dinner is to offer a calm and quietly elegant setting for graduates of all ages to come together for a catch up. Join the friendly regulars or bring along colleagues and friends for a relaxing, convivial and no fuss wind down to your working week. Booking ahead helps us to cater appropriately but you are always welcome to just drop by.
PASSION PLAY The Oberammergau Tales Valerie Volk, Life Member of the Graduate Union, is proud to invite all Members to the launch of her fourth book Passion Play, sub-titled The Oberammergau Tales to be held at Readings Carlton, and with speaker Professor WallaceCrabbe, a famous Australian poet, essayist, literary critic, teacher, cultural ambassador and advocate for the humanities and creative arts. As she described to us, the book is important to Valerie. She has been thinking on it for the almost three decades, and writing it for three years. As outlined by Professor Doreen Rosenthal, the final product is a riveting read as the travellers tell their stories, with no shortage of the seven deadly sins. :DNHĂ€HOG 3UHVV WDNHV SOHDVXUH LQYLWLQJ \RX DQG \RXU IULHQGV WR WKH ODXQFK E\ 3URIHVVRU &KULV :DOODFH &UDEEH $0 RI
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FESTIVE SEASON PRODUCTS
The Graduate Union is proud to present our very own range of festive products, made in-house by our Culinary Team with carefully selected ingredients. Members can choose to purchase individual items or small to large hampers with festive wrapping and their choice of product combination. Fig and Orange Jam $ 7.50 Strawberry Jam $ 5.50 Raspberry and Mint Sauce $ 5.50 Order by telephoning (03) 9347 3428 or online at www.graduatehouse.com.au
Your feedback helps us to continue providing excellent service. Submit a Dining Room Feedback form to be both in a monthly draw and in the running for the year-end prize of a $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher.
For those who didnt know...
The Graduate Union Dining Room is: • a lovely place for lunch or dinner. • open Monday to Friday, 12.00 noon to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 7.30pm. • $10.00 per bistro meal for Members. $16.00 for non-members. $12.50 for Loyalty Card non-members. • offering a Stonegrill lunch (prices are higher). • providing gluten-free and vegetarian options. • updating the menu daily on our website.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
LEICESTER STREET
BARRY STREET StreetSTREET
BERKELEY STREET
MALVINA PLACE
BOUVERIE STREET
GRADUATE HOUSE
GRATTAN STREET
LITTLE GRATTAN STREET
CHURCH STREET
Church St (Entrance)
The Graduate Union Carpark is: • $5.00 for Members per day. • $10.00 for non-members per day. • free for Members when dining here.
UNIVERSITY SQUARE
LINCOLN SQUARE NORTH
LITTLE PELHAM STREET
SWANSTON STREET – TRAM No’s 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72
The lucky feedback-giver for this month, Mrs Margaret Mayers, has won a bottle of Rocco, Yarra Valley Blanc de Blancs.
LINCOLN SQUARE
PELHAM STREET LAW BUILDING
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Meet and Greet Characterise people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words - Unknown
We extend our pride and congratulations to all resident Members for getting through exams, submitting theses and assignments and completing placements. Some of you will be graduating this year; others next year or in years to come. Please don’t forget that The Graduate Union wants to know when and where you will be graduating and to help you with the celebration of this significant life achievement. • Should your family and friends be travelling interstate or from overseas, consider accommodation for them here. • Given the limited number of guests allowed into your graduation ceremony, consider celebrating with a larger number of family and friends at a Graduate House cocktail function or formal dinner before or after the ceremony. • Send us in photos and stories of your graduation – we shall put them into our newsletter (something that particularly your loved ones like to see and that you can look back on); • We are establishing a College Honour Board – we would like your name to be on this list. • We are proud of your achievements and want to acknowledge and congratulate you. Give details of your graduation (when you know them) to reception or via email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au.
College Music Group This group will arrange in-house music making sessions (singing, chamber, jazz groups, etc.); musical performances and lectures; occasional public concerts by professional musicians; weekend musicians inresidence (subject to sponsorship) and excursions to music concerts and festivals. Resident Members interested in helping to form a sustained group are asked to contact David Eyres at david.eyeres@iinet.net.au.
September 24th Meet and Greet The following resident members are acknowledged for sharing their graduate pathway stories.
Andrew Harris
Marina de Matteis
Professor Regine Von Klitzing
Cross Disciplinary
John Farrell graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1956 from The University of Melbourne. Subject to member interest, John will hold education sessions on trade practices that he believes have detrimental effects on small business. He will use easy to understand business logic and basic mathematics, to show the merge points of law, economics and commerce with engineering. For more information contact him directly at: john.farrell@can.nfib.com.au
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Graduate Union Tutor Team Our GU Tutor Team offers support in economics, mathematics, energy systems and genetics. They also tutor in many languages including Mandarin, German, Spanish, Malay and Tamil.
Zoe Ma
Tutorials are for people of all ages, ranging from those in their last year of secondary education, undergraduate and postgraduate students and those in careers or in retirement.
Toralf Burghoff
With over 100 residents per night from all over the world, The Graduate Union can seek to arrange for tutorials in any discipline or language. If you are interested in being a GU Tutor OR in receiving personalised and reasonably priced tutorials, telephone or email our offices or visit our website. Juan Ceron
Chanchal Chandramouli
Some recent residents In September, we were pleased to welcome Professor Stephen Smith and his family to Melbourne as residents of The Graduate Union while they settled in after the big move. Stephen has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at The University of Melbourne. Previously he was Vice-President (Research) and founding Dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a joint initiative of Nanyang Technological University and Imperial College London. Professor Siriporn Chirawatkul resided with us in September, 2013. Professor and Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, Siriporn specialises in public health management, medical anthropology, and in the fields of mental, women’s and community health. Professor Chirawatkul is a regular visitor to The Graduate Union and we hope to welcome her back soon and to speak about how our members can assist with global health. Previous resident Maartje Luijten has taken up a new position at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Maartje resided at The Graduate Union in 2011 while a visiting researcher of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory where she used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate inhibitory control and reward processing in smokers. The Graduate Union extends best wishes in her new role and hopes to hear more about the job after she has settled in. Professor Bryan Mercurio stayed here in August to teach the subject International Business Transactions at Melbourne Law School. Bryan is a Professor and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is returning to Melbourne in 2014 for a mid-year teaching of this course. Charmaine Ching is pictured here at the George Paton Gallery with the exhibition she co-curated entitled “Creativity & Correspondence: The George Paton Gallery Archives, 1971-1990”. Held from the 11th to 27th September 2013, at Union House the exhibition was on the behind the scenes work at the Ewing and George Paton Galleries in the 1970s to 1980s. It also highlighted the relationships between artists and directors through the displayed archival materials, such as correspondence and photographs. Established in the mid 1970s by experimental artists, students and academics, the George Paton Gallery exhibits artists with new ideas, and those who are pushing the boundaries and contexts of art. Charmaine is a graduate student undertaking a Master of Arts and Cultural Management with the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science, and is residing at Graduate House. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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The University of Melbourne’s 2013 Festival of Ideas, directed by Professor Fiona Stanley AC and held 1st to 6th October, explored the science of healthy living faced with 21st century challenges. Each day of the festival had a different theme with Wednesday the 2nd being on the environment, Thursday on food and nutrition, Friday, families, Saturday, brains and minds and Sunday, democracy. The week was a huge success, attracting large and interacting audiences on site and on-line, with talks being videoed and live-streamed, and plenty of opportunities to participate through mobile phone polls and social media. It was great to see Members and new visitors meet here before and after events during the week and to hear of their enjoyment in attending the many vibrant, informative, well-presented and inclusive presentations and debates by experts from across Australia and from all around the world.
Date
Time
Thursday, 17th October
5.30pm 7.00pm
Venue Theatre 227, 234 Queensberry Street
Faculty or Title School Faculty of Human Rights and Arts Southeast Asia
Speakers Associate Professor Anthony Langlois and Ken Setiawan
Bookings and Enquiries Bookings : http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ humanrights Enquiries eveades@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 6564
Thursday, 17 October
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Thursday, 17th October
Thursday, 17 October
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Tuesday, 22nd October
Tuesday, 22nd October
Tuesday, 22nd October
9.00am 2.00pm
Level 10, Woodward Centre, Law Bldg, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Heritage Conservation as Environmental Conservation
Symposium
6.00pm - Basement 7.00pm Theatre, Business and Economics Building (The Spot), 198 Berkeley Street, Carlton
The University of Melbourne
Dymphna Clark Lecture by Anna Funder
Ms Anna Funder
6.30pm 7.30pm
Faculty of Arts
Theatre A, EM Bldg, (Bldg No.134), located behind the Ian Potter Museum of Art on Swanston St.
Enquiries abp-events@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 8349 Bookings : http://www.dymphnaclark.eventbrite. com.au/ Enquiries cfargher@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 6004
An Intriguing Gregorian Manuscript found in the Ian Potter Museum of Art
Associate Professor John Martyn
Bookings : http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ johnmartyn Enquiries asi@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 5507
12.00pm - Chemical and Melbourne 1.00pm Biomolecular Engrg School of Theatre, Chemical Engineering and Biomolecular Engrg Bldg, Bldg 165
Dynamic StimuliProfessor Responsive Magnus Hydrophilic Materials: Nyden A Paradigm Shift in Anti-fouling?
Enquiries mriemer@unimelb.edu.au
12.00pm - Brown Theatre, L1, Melbourne 1.00pm Bldg 193, Electrical School of & Electronic Engrg Engineering Bldg
Primary cilia: Enigmatic cellular structures with emerging mechanosensing function
Associate Professor Christopher Jacobs
Enquiries imarusic@unimelb.edu.au
1.00pm 2.00pm
Urban Utopias and New Construction: Building a Just City Today
Professor Emeritus Norman Fainstein
Enquiries abp-events@unimelb.edu.au
The Open Stage, 757 Swanston St, Parkville
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Call 03 8344 9063
Call 03 8344 7717
Call 03 9035 8349
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Date
Time
Wednesday, 23rd October
Venue
6.30pm - Public Lecture 7.30pm Theatre, Old Arts Building
Faculty or Title School Faculty of The Humanities and Arts the Rule of Law
Speakers
Bookings and Enquiries
Justice Susan Bookings : Crennan http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ susancrennan Enquiries tamsinc@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 8985
Thursday, 24th October
5.30pm - Collaborative 6.30pm Learning Room 2, Room 257, L1, Old Arts Bldg
Melbourne School of Government
Melbourne School of Government “Meet an Academic” Information Evening
Information evening
Bookings : http://please%20use%20the%20 registration%20links%20above.%20 you%20can%20register%20for%20 more%20than%20one%20session./ Enquiries uamy@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 6246
Thursday, 24th October
Monday, 28th October
7.00pm - Carrillo Gantner 8.30pm Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre (Bldg 158), 757 Swanston Street
Melbourne Susan Fainstein Sustainable lecture, ‘Creating a Society More Just City’ Institute, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Professor Susan Fainstein
Enquiries mssi-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
9.00pm - Auditorium, 4.30pm Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville
The Florey Melbourne Brain Institute of Symposium Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Melbourne Neuroscience Institute
Symposium
Bookings : http://melbournebrainsymposium 2013-es2.eventbrite.com.au/?rank=1
5.45pm - J H Michell 6.45pm Theatre, Richard Berry Building
Tuesday, 29th October
Faculty of Science
Call 03 9035 8235
Enquiries abugeja@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 1819
Synthesising medical Professor Ian Enquiries literature White sjclarke@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 6797 Enquiries events@eng.unimelb.edu.au
6.00pm - Theatre A, Melbourne 7.15pm Elisabeth Murdoch School of Building, Spencer Engineering Road, Parkville (behind Ian Potter Museum of Art)
The “big data” gold Professor rush: mining data for Chris Leckie a smarter Melbourne
Tuesday, 5th November
12.00pm Chemical and Melbourne - 1.00pm Biomolecular Engrg School of Theatre, Chemical Engineering and Biomolecular Engrg Bldg, Bldg 165
Fundamental Mr Dylan Zhe Enquiries Study of Physical Liu mriemer@unimelb.edu.au and Biochemical Call 03 8344 9063 Alterations to Casein Micelles during Milk Evaporation and Ultrafiltration
Thursday, 7th November
8.30am - WEHI L7C Lecture 5.30pm Theatre, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Australian Breast Cancer Conference
Tuesday, 29 October
Monday, 11 November
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9.30am - Auditorium, 3.00pm Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville.
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)
Melbourne 2013 PET/CT Neuroscience Applications Institute @ Melbourne Workshop
Call 03 9035 4085
Dr Bill Dougall, Professor Matthew Ellis, Professor Laura Esserman
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8.30am 5.30pm
Bookings : http://petctmelbourne.eventbrite.com.au/
Enquiries abcc@wehi.edu.au Call 03 9345 2555
Enquiries abugeja@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 1819
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Faculty or Title School 12.00pm Chemical and Melbourne World Energy, - 1.00pm Biomolecular School of Climate Change Engineering Engineering and the Peter Cook Theatre, Chemical Centre for Carbon and Biomolecular Capture and Storage Engineering Bldg, Research Bldg 165 Time
Tuesday, 12th November
Tuesday, 12th November
Venue
5:45pm - Auditorium, 7:45pm Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Bldg, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville
Melbourne Melbourne Neuroscience Neuroscience Institute Institute (MNI) Seminar Series - Stem Cell Revolutions
Speakers
Bookings and Enquiries
Professor Geoff Stevens
Enquiries mriemer@unimelb.edu.au
Seminar/ Forum
Bookings http://stemcellrevolutionsmbc.eventbrite. com.au/
Call 03 8344 9063
Enquiries abugeja@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 1819
1.00pm - Walter and Eliza Wednesday 13th November 2.00pm Hall Institute 1g Royal Parade, Parkville
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)
Thursday, 14th November
12.45pm Australia India - 2.00pm Institute, The University of Melbourne 147 - 149 Barry Street, Carlton
Australia India Tiffin Talk: Failed Institute State or Absence of State: The Case of Pakistan
3.15pm - North Lecture 5.15pm Theatre, Old Arts Building
Faculty of Arts
Thursday, 14th November
The Role of SOCS3 Mr Tommy Liu Enquiries in Chondrocytes falcone@wehi.edu.au during Skeletal Call 03 9345 2555 Develeopment and in Inflammatory Arthritis Nadeem Malik Enquiries simone.traglia@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 7538
Violence, Victimhood Symposium and Value: Thinking about Crime in a Visual Age
Bookings http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ criminologysymposium2013 Enquiries tamsinc@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 8985
Thursday, 14th November
6.30pm - Public Lecture 7.30pm Theatre, Old Arts Building
Faculty of Arts
Just Images? On the Troubling Relationship between Crime, Culture and Spectatorship
Professor Bookings Alison Young http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ alisonyoung Enquiries tamsinc@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 8344 8985
Friday, 15th - 16th November
9.00am - 234 Queensberry 5.00pm Street, Carlton
Monday, 18th - 20th November
8.45pm - The Woodward 4.30pm Conference Centre, L10, Law Building, 185 Pelham St.
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 13: Narratives of Equity Conference
Conference
The University of Melbourne
CAUDIT Enterprise Architecture Symposium 2013
Symposium
Enquiries klal@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 5563 Bookings http://ecommerce.bcad.unimelb.edu.au/ categories.asp?cID=3 Enquiries maria.nguyen@unimelb.edu.au Call 03 9035 6189
Thursday, 21 November
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1.00pm - Australia India 2.00pm Institute, 147 149 Barry Street, Carlton
9.00am - Kenneth Myer Wednesday, 27th November 6.00pm Building Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Parade, Parkville
Australia Tiffin Talk: India’s India Institute International Rise: Dynamics and Trajectories Faculty of VCA and MCM
Chris Ogden
Symposium on Symposium Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music and Wellbeing
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Reciprocal Association Profile
University Club of San Francisco
San Francisco. The name conjures up such images as the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf and Tony Bennett singing I left my heart in San Francisco. It is also within easy distance of the famous Napa Valley and Sonoma County wine country, Silicon Valley and Stanford University. The Melbourne equivalent for Australia, San Francisco is one of the most popular cities to visit in America. The University Club of San Francisco was founded in 1890 at a meeting of the Harvard Club of San Francisco to foster fellowship in the furthering of intellectual, social and athletic pursuits. After the first clubhouse in downtown San Francisco was destroyed during the 1906 earthquake, the present Italianate Renaissance four-storey clubhouse was built in 1909 at the top of Nob Hill and has spectacular views of the city skyline and San Francisco Bay beyond, and cable cars outside the front door to board and travel the hills and dales. Visiting Graduate Union Members enjoy the same benefits as the members of the University Club of San Francisco - access to accommodation and Wi-Fi, restaurants, bars, reading room library, function rooms and athletic facilities, as well as participation in such events as lectures on art, literature and public affairs. The sixteen accommodation rooms, renovated in 2010, are located on the first and second floors and include five suites with adjacent sitting room. Continental breakfast is complimentary for guests staying overnight. The third floor of the clubhouse features a main dining room with scenic views of San Francisco. The fourth floor has a bar and dining room with an adjacent billiard and games room, a large reading room with views of Telegraph Hill, the Transamerica Tower and San Francisco Bay, and a library. An adjacent athletic facility completed in 2005 has an 1100 square foot (about 102m2) fitness centre, five squash courts and executive locker rooms with saunas and steam rooms. The club can accommodate up to 400 guests for private functions and events. 800 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States Phone:+1 415 781 0900 We are grateful for the permission of the University Club of San Francisco to use the images for this article.
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UNIVERSITY SECTOR NEWS This Idea is no Trash
At 19 years of age, one might expect a typical person to be beginning their university experience, having the time of their lives in a gap year or working hard to move out of home. Boyan Slat, a young inventor, is no typical nineteen year old. He has invented a system to clean the garbage spirals that have formed in all of the major oceans in just five years. The idea to remove the sea of its innumerable plastic waste was previously considered impossible, but Boyan seems confident that his system not only will remove the waste, but manage the whole process in five years. Part of the problem is that the immense amount of waste that is currently in the ocean is dispersed over a huge area, so no images of the waste as a collective have ever been produced. Boyan’s system of floating booms forms an array that funnels in drifting plastic gradually, collecting a predicted 20 billion tons of plastic, making it entirely visible. The array doesn’t just drag in plastic, it also rakes in a profit. The clean-up effort will bring in over $500 Million (US) in recyclable plastics each year. When Boyan and others realised that the concept would work they took a leap of faith and created a non-profit organisation he calls The Ocean Cleanup Foundation. This group will focus on the goal of developing his invention, raise funds for its manufacture and make it operational as soon as possible. His concept would save numerous aquatic species of fish and help reduce PCB and DDT contaniments that affect us all. Additionally, it operates on the power of the sun and by the oceans themselves. Read more at: http://vr-zone.com/articles/19-year-old-inventor-finds-way-to-clean-up-the-worlds-oceans-in-under-5years-time/19381.html#BsX7t93GexdkZdB0.99
Who Needs Sleep?
Eight hours of sleep a night is supposedly the ideal amount of rest for an individual. After eight hours you are appraently better placed to feel replenished and ready for the coming day. However, most people cannot find the time to sustain such a healthy sleeping pattern. In the academic and professional working worlds, work or study often take up more time than they ought. This means any person can be stuck up at 3.00am finishing that Board paper or assignment, only to have to be awake in four hours to repeat the work/study cycle. For some, less sleep isn’t such a bad thing. The occasional person (less than 5% of the entire world’s population) is what is known as a ‘short sleeper’ - that is, they can operate efficiently on just four hours a night. Many short sleepers use the extra awake time to work, but it isn’t always prime productivity time. Darren Witmer, the chief executive officer (CEO) of a North Carolina-based business consultancy admits that his late night hours — he often works between 21:00 and 2:00 — aren’t as productive as when he works between 8:00 and 17:00. “I’m not at my peak performance at 2.00am,” he says “but even 50% productivity is better than nothing.” These short sleepers do make up for their sleep loss eventually. Witmer sleeps for a nine-hour stretch several times a month. Lawyer Richard Bobholz, another four-hour sleeper, often takes 45-minute naps in the afternoon. “When I wake up I’m ready to go again,” Bobholz said. Here’s hoping that Members in work and end-of-year study madness either can get the required eight hours or are amongst the 5% who can carry-on, albeit with some reduced performance! For more information go to: www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130726-the-sleep-secrets-of-ceos www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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UNIVERSITY SECTOR NEWS The Man of Modern Money Plastic banknotes have existed in Australia for 25 years now - this country being the first internationally to adopt the plastic note system. Since then, the world has accepted plastic currency as a smarter, stronger and generally better way of printing money. Before this, we relied on paper notes which were easily destroyed and much easier to forge than the plastic notes we use today. In 1968, a young David Solomon was invited to make a better banknote - a note that was harder to forge. It wasn’t an easy road from there. David was faced with diverting a culture away from the negative view of plastic notes to a positive outlook on a safer future. As he recalls, the banks in particular, were against the idea: The bank thought plastic was cheap and nasty. They said a banknote had to feel like quality. To avoid further conflict (and possibly also to counter such above claims), David devised a clever little experiment. Puting large bundles of paper money and plastic money behind a plywood board which had cut-out holes, he asked his willing money-grabbing subjects to reach through the hole and grab a handful of money. Not a single person could pick out the plastic test notes. “I had no more trouble after that.” he said. Once all the approvals were in order, research began in earnest in the mid-70s. One of CSIRO’s sheds at their Port Melbourne site was turned into a secret production line, and from there, the research team made over 50 million test notes. Testing involved tearing, scrunching, folding and drenching these notes in beer, water, lipstick and even synthetic sweat. Because of the difficulty in live-field testing a banknote, they had to think of all possible scenarioes in advance. Professor Solomon’s team also developed a series of test notes in seven and three dollar denominations; and would often joke about going to a shop and asking the shopkeeper for three and four dollars worth of change. David Solomon (pictured below) is a Professorial Fellow in the Department of Chemical Biomolecular Engineering and previously, he was Head of the School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne. He is often seen at the Graduate Union enjoying a lunch with colleague and friend Greg Qiao, a Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry and Engineering in the same department.
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The n’s Cocktail Chairma Party Members only event Friday, 6th December, 2013 5.30pm – 7.00pm
The Member’s Christmas Dinner Friday, 13th December, 2013 6.00pm for 6.30pm start Three course dinner and entertainment
The Residents’ End of Year Party Friday, 22nd November, 2013 6.00pm – 7.30pm BBQ dinner. Non-alcoholic beverages provided. Alcohol at bar prices www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Seen at Graduate House On Tuesday, 17th September, Cai Shen (Chinese: 財神; literally “God of Wealth”) aka resident member Johnny Ji., was in the house. Johnny had just come back from his performance for the Chinese Philosophy and Business Club, of which he is a member. The act was just a small part of the many Festival of Nations activities held to raise funds in aid of children in rural parts of China to support their education. Cai Shen is the Chinese God of prosperity, often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations and depicted with an iron tool capable of turning stone and iron into gold. It is said that you will be blessed with great wealth and good luck should Cai Shen pay you a visit. Fingers crossed our current good luck is thus bolstered. The Reverend Keith James Whitford (right) and his wife Nancye brought friends Marj and Alex Poore (left) to our dining room for lunch on the 20th September. Life member Keith joined the Association of Graduates in 1966. He and Alex attended Queen’s College from 1963 to 1967 for their studies in theology. Keith graduated with Masters in Art, a Bachelor in Education and a Diploma in Administration and Alex with a Bachelor of Arts in Divinity. Spotted enjoying lunch in September are, from left clockwise, Geraldine Robinson, Alison Harrower, Rosemary Bellair and Margaret Haglan. Mrs Bellair is a Life Member who joined our Association of Graduates in 1974. The ladies come for lunch regularly to catch up, and we look forward to welcoming them again soon.
One of our dedicated Duty Residents, Zoe Ma, is pictured here with retired entrepreneur Richard Dixon who, just after having been introduced to Graduate House, organised for two wineries to provide the hugely successful GU Tastings before and after the 18th September, Twilight Lecture. Richard is continuing his generous volunteering support for GU Tastings in 2014, and is working with Zoe for the 2014 Resident Excursion schedule. What a team they make - thank you! In the October Newletter, the text accompanying the photograph of Dr Niall enjoying his birthday lunch should read: ... is seen here enjoying a complimentary birthday meal with Mrs Niall. The error is much regretted. www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B
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Thank you for your patronage The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and seminars at The Graduate Union. ORGANISATION
EVENT DATE
ATTENDEES
AURIN AURIN Meeting AURIN Management Board Meeting
10th September 16th September
10 14
Department of Infrastructure Engineering Infrastructure Engineering Staff Meeting
3rd September
30
Department of Ophthalmology Centre for Eye Research Australia - Board Strategic Planning Day
4th September
15
Department of Zoology Cindy Halliwell - Chinese Delegates Lunch
24th September
40
Melbourne School of Land and Environment Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research Board Meeting
27th September
30
Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre (PICCC) PICCC Board Meeting
12th September
7
Property and Campus Services (PCS) Uni Acheiveing a Sustainable Campus Meeting PCS Managing Client Expectations Workshop (Part 2)
3rd September 24th September
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Social Work Department Writing Group
10th September
8
9th, 10th, 11th, 16th September 12th September 13th September th 16 , 17th, 19th September 18th September 19th September
9 each day 13 15 16, 18, 16 22 18
UoM Commercial Ltd Biomedical Research Management Paediatric Palliative Care - Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects Paediatric Palliative Care - Ethics Automotive Dealership Management Clinical Teaching - Graduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care
The patronage of organisation members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is also acknowledged. We look forward to welcoming you again. ORGANISATION
EVENT DATE
ATTENDEES
ACHPER Victorian Branch (Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation) - representing professionals working in health and physical education. 9th September ACHPER VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies Teacher Exam Preparation 9th September VCE VET Sport and Recreation Teacher Exam Preparation 13th September VCE Physical Education Teacher Exam Preparation 2nd September
20 20 20 30
Australian Asian Association of Australia (AAA) - fostering friendship, understanding and good fellowship between the peoples of Australia and Asia. Australian Asian Association meeting 23rd September
6
Australian Film Base - a production company and film school and centre that provides training to become a professional film maker 4-month Film School 10th, 24th September
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Thank you for your patronage ORGANISATION Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) ATOM Victoria - Professional Development Seminar Media Exam Conference for Teachers Chit Chat - MosaicLab Committee of Convocation Committee of Convocation Meeting
EVENT DATE
ATTENDEES
10th September
40
3rd September
5
18th September
9
Council of Professional Teaching (CPTAV) - a professional membership association for professional teacher associations. Council of Professional Teaching Associations Victoria 2013 17th September Annual General Meeting
40
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria - regulating and influencing for a healthy environment that supports a liveable and prosperous Victoria. EPA Victoria 18th September
30
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), The University of Sydney FHS Meeting
40
15th September
International Coach Federation (ICF) - building, supporting and preserving the integrity of the coaching profession. ICF Victoria 17th September
20
Institute of Educational Administration (IEA8) IEA8 1980 Equality Programme Reunion
25th September
Japanese Language Teachers’ Association Victoria (JLTAV) - volunteer teachers who work for the promotion and improvement of Japanese Language Teaching in Victoria. JLTAV Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) 14th September Professional Learning Day Medical History Society of Victoria (MHSV) Medical History Society of Victoria
4th September
Melbourne College of Contemporary Psychotherapy (MCCP) - providing training for established mental health professionals and other counsellors and giving critical consideration to the diversity of theory and practice in contemporary psychotherapy. 4th, 11th and 18th College of Contemporary Psychotherapy September
10
10
24
6 each day
Australian Asian Association of Australia
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Thank you for your patronage ORGANISATION
EVENT DATE
ATTENDEES
Michelle Andrews - Psychology Practitioner Parents Can Do Coping
27th September
20
Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria (MLTAV) - a professional association for languages teachers, and the umbrella organisation for Single Language Associations (SLAs) in Victoria. MLTAV Dinner 3rd September MLTAV Mentoring Project 13th September
60 20
Organisation Development Australia (ODA) - supporting those working, or with an interest, in organisational development. Grow & Restore Trust to enhance productivity & performance 25th September
14
Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre WFSAM Investor Steering Group Meeting
27th September
13
Probus Carlton Parkville - a civic organisation for fellowship and intellectual stimulation. Probus Carlton Parkville Meeting 10th September
70
Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Oral Health Programme
16th September
27
Rotary - making lives better and raising funds to assist the Carlton community. Rotary Lunch Meeting Carlton Rotary Board Meeting Rotary District 9800 Meeting
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th September 17th September 23rd September
29 each day 8 60
16th, 17th September
10 each day
16th September
30
Rushall Consulting Group - Mastery in Deep Facilitation Safety Institute of Australia Ltd Safety Institute of Australia Ltd Annual Meeting
SAI Global Advanced Food Safety (AFS) - providing training services for the food industry. HACCP Refresher 30th September Internal Food Safety Auditor 2nd, 3rd September The Graduate Union Italian Conversation Dinner Monthly Luncheon - Professor Chris Briggs Friday Night Drinks William Berry Wing Working Party Twilight Lecture and GU Tastings Graduate Union Finance Seminar-Wills:What can go Wrong? GU Finance and Audit Committee
3rd, 17th September 4th September 13th September 17th September 18th September 19th September 24th September
12 13 each day 4, 8
8 65 10 8
The Lowitja Institute - for equitable health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Lowitja Institute Executive Meeting 17th September
4
Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaption Research (VCCCAR) VCCCAR Government Project Review Group 03/2013
18th September
15
Western and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (WCMICS) Community of Practice
12th September
30
Workplace Training Advisory Australia (WTAA) - providing employee development and leadership programs. Advanced Leadership Program - Day 3 19th September
16
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Conference Delegate Accommodation Options
Accommodation outside the academic year, either late November to December, or in the early part of next year before semester begins. Many conferences occur at the end and beginning of each year while the campus is less populated, when academics around the world are generally free from heavy teaching schedules and because Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is an ideal place to be for the Northern Hemisphere winter. If you are a conference organiser, please consider recommending The Graduate Union as a college stay in the heart of the graduate precinct of The University of Melbourne that can cater for various budgets - from student (rooms with shared bathrooms) to professorial (self-contained apartments). Since advertising this out-of-academic year offer, we have had a tremendous response, so to avoid disappointment, advise conference delegates to book well in advance. Delegates who are not members but attending a conference in Melbourne, can choose to stay for a maximum of seven nights. If you have graduated from any university in the world, you are eligible to become a member and may then enjoy lower accommodation rates and become part of The Graduate Union’s vibrant international collegium of graduates. The cost of becoming a member is recouped because members pay lower accommodation fees. The Graduate Union welcomes delegates residing at our college while attending the 28th ACHPER International Conference. Members interested in attending this conference may find out more at: www.achper.vic.edu.au.
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Your feedback is a winner It is always enjoyable. There is no box [on the feedback cards] for more than excellent. Sticky date pudding - nice, light and fluffy --- yummy!
Elizabeth Carvosso Fiona McConnell Jennifer Gill
Attended the Women’s Forum and enjoyed a delightful lunch afterwards. Could not be improved anyway. Well done. Margaret Mayers
End of Year Prizes Dear Members, On page 11, you learnt of our $500 Myer-Coles Voucher. If you have dined here and provided feedback on our form, you are in this draw. To win a Christmas Hamper or an overnight stay in one of our lovely apartments, please fill in the forms below, cut them out and send in to The Graduate Union at 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053. Our 2013 calendar also has these same coupons on the October and November pages - cut out and post in. You may choose also to scan and email in the form to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au. The closing date for all forms is 30th November, 2013. All prizes are drawn 13th December, 2013 at the Members’ End of Year Dinner.
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The Gift of Membership Graduation provides the ideal opportunity for the Gift of Membership of The Graduate Union. Since 1911, and through this award of membership, The Graduate Union has been honoured to share the pride of parents, grandparents, carers and friends when their loved ones complete an undergraduate or postgraduate degree Contact us for a Gift Certificate and the Membership Application Form(which is also available from our website). The Gift of Membership is available also for graduates at other life stages:
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Thank you for your Donations From its establishment in 1911, Members have built this association through great generosity in the form of donations of funds and buildings, bequests and sponsorship, together with volunteer and pro bono work. We seek always to honour this legacy and to foster a culture of active and contributing membership.
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Account Name Bank .National . . . . . . . . . Australia . . . . . . . . . .Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BSB . . . . . . 083 . . . . .170 .... Bank .51561 BSB .NATAAU3303M Account Number . . . . . . .2137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Swift Code .................. Account Number The and the word Donation . . . transfer . . . . . . . .name . . . . .should . . . . . .include . . . . . . .your . . . . Surname . .. . . . direct debit my bank account. Visa Master Card charge my credit card. Account Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name on Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . BSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Card Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expiry Date _ _ / _ _ / 20_ _ Account Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Direct my donation to: (tick one) charge my credit card. Visa Master Card the fund highest priority and need at the time of my donation. Name on of Card ............................................................. Card Number buildings (upkeep . . . .and . . . . additions). ................................. William Berry Wing resident members.
Expiry Date _ _ / _ _ / 20_ _
Main Building Direct my donation to: (tick one)
Stella Langford Wing
awards excursions, functions the scholarships, fund of highest priority and need at the time of my donation. in financial difficulty non-resident members. buildings (upkeep and additions). career development fellowships,Main awards, prizes Building William Berry Wing resident members.
in financial difficulty Wing Stella Langford
I am interested in GIFTING to NAME
scholarships, awards functions in financial difficulty www.graduatehouse.com.au | ABN: 55610 664 963 excursions, | Incorporated Association Registration No. A0023234B non-resident members. a space within The Graduate Union (building, floor, room, other space)
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