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Events of 2002
Events
February 2002: Jay Lee
Director of the Intelligent Maintenance Systems Center at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Biographical sketch. Smartlink seminars with Jay Lee were held in February, in Whyalla, Roxby Downs, Adelaide, and Brisbane. His main topic was Infotronics.
8 February: Leaders' Forum, Adelaide / Murray River.
11 February: Whyalla, 4.30-7pm, at the University of South Australia, Business Boardroom..
13 February: Roxby Downs, 4.30-7pm.
13 February: Adelaide, function with IEAust, 5.30-6.30pm. Venue: IEAust, Adelaide.
14 February: Brisbane, 4.30-7pm.Venue: IEAust, Brisbane.
March 2002: Vinod Kumar
Professor Kumar is Director of the School
of Business at Carleton University in Canada.
For Smartlink he
will discuss the issues
to be faced by smaller business when they introduce enterprise resource
planning or ERP systems. This will be based on a recent study
based of 20 firms on the adoption and implementation of ERP in 20 firms
which showed that innovation is essential for successful implementation.
His schedule of public events is...
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Charge |
| Adelaide | Tue 12 March | 6-8pm | Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh | Inner Western BEC | $20 (members $15) |
| Melbourne | Thu 14 March | 5.30-7.30pm | Invetech, Mt Waverley | ManSA | ? |
| Gosford | Tue 19 March | 8-10am | Central Coast Leagues Club | ABL | $33 |
| Canberra | Wed 20 March | 8-10am | ABL, Canberra | ABL | $33 |
| Sydney | Fri 22 March | 8-10am | Level 3, 470 Church St, North Parramatta | ABL | $33 |
March 18-26: Sergio Arzeni
Sergio Arzeni is Head of Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED), OECD, Paris. He'll be speaking at Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide, focusing on policy for clustering and collaboration, as well as other meetings with invited audiences.
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor |
| Sydney | Mon 18 March | 9am-2pm | Regional Industrial Dialogue conference | |
| Adelaide | Tue 19 March | 3-5pm | City West campus, Uni. of SA, Room 4-21, Barbara Hanrahan Building | City of Playford & Hawke Centre |
| Canberra | Fri 22 March | 7.30-10am | Business Promotions Centre, Regatta Point | CREEDA |
March 25-April 22: E-Business Workshops, Adelaide
The Centre for Innovation Business & Manufacturing in conjunction with Aspect Computing Pty Ltd is offering an e-business education program. designed for owner /managers of small and medium sized business, and departmental managers within larger organisations. This two-part program is designed to give you the knowledge and tools to develop your own e-business solution and effectively compete in the global economy. The five 3-hour evening workshops are held weekly starting from 25th of March through to 22nd of April 2002.
More information (PDF files):
Series 1:
Getting Started
Series 2:
Making it Happen
21 April-11 May: Jill MacBryde on teamworking
Jill MacBryde, one of our most popular speakers of 2001, is expected to return to Australia in late April to give a new series of seminars on teamworking. Her key topic is Establishing Performance Measurement Systems for Teams.
21 April- 11 May: Jill MacBryde on teamworking
Jill MacBryde, one of our most popular speakers of 2001, returned to Australia in late April to give a new series of seminars on teamworking, with her assistant Kepa Mendibil.
Her key topic was Establishing Performance Measurement Systems for Teams.
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Adelaide (Hindmarsh) | 22 April | 6-8pm | Education Development Centre, Milner St | Inner Western BEC | (08) 8346 8499 |
| Whyalla | 23 April | 3-9pm | UniSA, Nicolson Ave | Seminar for USG Global Maintenance | |
| Adelaide (Woodville) | 29 April | 9am-3pm | CIBM, 853 Port Rd | CIBM | see flyer |
| Adelaide (Woodville) | 29 April | 4-6pm | CIBM, 853 Port Rd | CIBM | see flyer |
| Benalla | 1 May | 9.30am-3.30pm | Benalla TAFE | Innoven | Robin Garnsworthy (03) 5760 4504 |
| Albury | 2 May | 8.30am-2.30pm | Country Comfort Hotel Albury Carlton Room Dean Street cnr Elizabeth Street |
ABIC | see flyer |
| Brisbane | 3 May | 9am-3pm | 52-54 Manning Street South Brisbane | LNQ | Terry Clark (07) 3225 8898 |
| Canberra | 7 May | 8-10am | 7 National Circuit Barton | ABL | Ann Wellsmore (02) 6273 6555 |
| Sydney (Parramatta) | 8 May | 9am-3pm | Level 3 470 Church Street North Parramatta | ABL | Alex Steel (02) 9458 7576 |
| North Sydney | 9 May | 9am-3pm | 140 Arthur Street North Sydney | ABL | see flyer |
| Newcastle | 10 May | 9am-3pm | 475 Hunter Street Newcastle | ABL | Alex Steel (02) 9458 7576 |
| Perth (with Kepa Mendibil) | 10 May | 12:30pm | University of WA The Auditorium 712 Murray Street West Perth |
IEAust | Dennis Graesslin (08) 9263 7214 |
20-30 May: Arrie van Niekerk
Arrie is from South Africa; his expertise is in the Theory of Constraints.
That may seem academic, but his message is more direct: how to eliminate the
constraints in your business to make more money.
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Perth | 20 May | 9am- | 712 Murray St, Perth | IEAust | (08) 9263 7214 Flyer |
| Port Augusta | 21 May | 6pm- | Port Augusta Power Station Auditorium | USG Common Purpose Group | (08) 8645 7811 Flyer |
| Adelaide | 22 May | 2pm- | CIBM, 853 Port Rd, Woodville | CIBM | Greg Terrell, 0417 832 214 |
| Melbourne | 23 May | 9am- | 533 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn | IRIS | Alan Bishop, 0409 787 651 |
| Ballarat | 24 May | 9am-2pm | Uni. of Ballarat, School of Engineering | WTIA | see flyer (MS Word format) |
| Brisbane | 27 May | 9am- | 52 Manning St, South Brisbane | LNQ | Leon Rosenbrock, (07) 3225 8898 Flyer |
| Newcastle | 28 May | 9am- | Industrial Drive, Mayfield | OneSteel Market Mills | Chris Smallbone |
| Wollongong | 29 May | 9am- | (02) 4229 0159, tony.pavey@tafensw.edu.au | ||
| Sydney | 30 May | 9am- | Unit 3, Suite 2, 9 Parramatta Rd, Lidcombe | WTIA | (02) 9748 4443 |
| Darwin | 31 May | 9am- | 1st floor, 84 Smith St | IEAust | Paul Hilton, 0409 789 540 |
4-18 June: Cameron Wold
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Bega | 4 June | morning | Bega Business Council | ||
| Melbourne | 5 June | Darebin Enterprise Centre | |||
| Hobart | 7 June | 8.30am-4pm | Hadleys Hotel, 34 Murray St | Dept of State Development | see flyer |
| Adelaide | 11 June | 2-5pm | Regency TAFE, Regency Park | Inner Western BEC | see flyer |
| Barossa Valley | 12 June | 10am-noon | Old Redemption, Peter Lehman Wines | Food Barossa | Alison Bockman (08) 8563 3603 |
| Coolangatta | 13 June | Amanda Kenyon | |||
| Canberra | 17 June | 9am-4pm | CREEDA Business Centre, Downer | ACCS | see flyer |
| Sydney | 18 June | 9.30-4.30 | Novotel, Olympic Park | GROW | see flyer |
Family Business Assocation (SA) Conference
4 July, Radisson Playford Hotel, Adelaide, 1pm-10.30pm. Details.
Dr Greg McCann
Greg McCann visited Australia in conjunction with the Family Business Association. His itinerary...
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Adelaide | Wed 3 July | 9-noon
Collaborative Research Seminar |
City West campus, Uni. of SA, Room 5-15, George Kingston Building | City of Playford & Hawke Centre | Pamela James-Martin, UniSA (08) 8302-5125 |
| Adelaide | Thu 4 July | noon-6pm
FBA State conference (SA) |
Radisson Playford Hotel, North Tce, Adelaide city | FBA |
Robyn
Budd |
| Naracoorte | Wed 10 July | 7.00-8.30am | Mullingers Restaurant, 90 Ormerod St | Limestone Coast RDB |
See
flyer |
| Melbourne (Hawthorn) | Fri 12 July | 8am- (breakfast seminar) | Swinburne University | FBA | See flyer |
Dr David Cray
Dr David Cray is from Canada and specialises in improving small business management. His main seminar topic on this visit is "Introducing Modern Organizational Structure to SMEs". However at the Port Pirie seminar, the topic will be "Restructure your business for growth."
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Brisbane |
Thur 11 July | 5-7pm | LNQ, 52 Manning St, South Brisbane | Learning Network Queensland | see flyer |
| Melbourne |
Thur 18 July | 6-8 pm | IEAust house,21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne | ManSA | see flyer |
| Adelaide |
Mon 22 July | 5-7pm | CIBM, 853 Port Rd, Woodville | CIBM and FBASA | see flyer |
| Port Pirie | Tue 23 July | 3-6 pm | Red Cross Centre, 135 Ellen St. | USG Common Purpose Group | see flyer |
| Perth | Thur 30 July | 4.30-6.30pm | IEAust, 712 Murray St, West Perth | ManSA and IEAust | see flyer |
Lynn Massey
The following itinerary is incomplete; further seminars will be added in the next few weeks.
Her main topics are "Organizing Your Business for Export" and an introduction to lean thinking, covering
- The 5 Lean principles
- Identifying the key business processes – value streams
- Tools and techniques for value stream analysis
- Recognising the seven wastes
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Adelaide |
Tue 6 August | 7.30-9am | Rex Hotel, 172 Richmond Rd, Marleston | Inner West BEC | See flyer |
| Mt Barker | Thur 8 August | 5-7pm | Mt Barker TAFE | RDB | |
| Adelaide | Mon 12 August | 5-7.30pm | Business Vision 2010 | ||
| Brisbane | Mon 19 August | 6pm | IEAust | Marie Claire Dennis 07 38323749 | |
| Sydney | Tue 20 August | 1.30-6pm | Lidcombe College, East St, Lidcombe | Southern Sydney TAFE | Jim Frayne, 02 9643 4575 |
David Probert
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Sponsor | Details |
| Melbourne | Thu 29 Aug | ?- 4.30pm | Western Hotel, Collins St, Melbourne | IIRD | Harry Buskes 03 96519013 |
| Adelaide | Mon 2 Sep | 5-7pm | UniSA Council Room, Yungondi Building, North Terrace | BV2010 | BV 2010 |
| Adelaide | Tue 3 Sep | 5-7pm | CIBM, 853 Port Rd, Woodville | CIBM | See flyer (PDF file) |
| Perth | Thu 5 Sep | 5pm-? | IEAust Auditorium | ManSA | ManSA |
Alan Carrie
Speaker in early October, 2002. His background.
Smartlink Forum 2002
Our annual forum this year will be held in Sydney on 29 October, with a focus on lean production. The venue is the Australian Technology Park at Eveleigh.
The forum will run from 8.30am to 2pm. The program includes:
Prof. Umit Bititci (University of Strathclyde, Scotland) speaking on international experience in measuring performance.
Dr Jon Hodson (Invetech) on the relevance of lean thinking to Australian manufacturers in the 21st century.
Narelle Kennedy (ABL) on new competitive manufacturing strategies.
Dr Farhad Shafaghi (Advanced Manufacturing Centre) on the benefits of collaborative activity.
Graham Eagles (Productivity Australia) with case studies of successful implementations of lean technique.
Tony Strasser (IMS) on how participation in international research cna benefit SMEs.
The forum will be followed by an optional workshop (from 2pm to 4pm, with registrations limited to 20) led by Umit Bititci, on performance measurement in the new business.
Umit Bititci
Background material about Umit
Schedule in Australia:
29 October, 2-4pm (following Smartlink Form):
Workshop: Performance measurement in the new business.
Venue: National Innovation Centre, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh
30 October: 7.30-9.30am.
Breakfast seminar on performance measurement,
Venue: ABL, Level 16, 140 Arthur St, North Sydney (see
flyer)
Jeroen Kemp
Jeroen Kemp from Germany is our Visiting Fellow for November. His areas of expertise are collaborative knowledge management, product development, and innovation management.
| Location | Date | Time | Topic | Venue | Sponsor | Charge |
| Wollongong | 18 Nov | 11am-noon |
Seminar
|
Aust Export Group for Industry Studies AEGIS | ||
| Wollongong | 18 Nov | 12.30-3pm | Workshop | Aust Export Group for Industry Studies AEGIS | ||
| Canberra | 19 Nov | 10am-Noon | Management of Innovation | Cnr Bradfield & Melba Sts Downer | CREEDA | |
| Canberra | 19 Nov | 1-4pm | Knowledge Technology Strategy &the Early Phases of Innovation | Cnr Bradfield & Melba Sts Downer | CREEDA, phone 6242-1901 |
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| Sydney | 20 Nov | 7.30-9.30am Breakfast Seminar | Partnership strategies for business development through alliances | ABL level 16, 140 Arthur St, Nth Sydney | ABL, phone 9929-0857 |
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| Hobart | 21 Nov | Evening time TBA | Seminar | Wool Store | Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | |
| Hobart | 22 Nov | Breakfast time: TBA | Workshop | Wool Store | Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | |
| Adelaide | 26 Nov | 3pm | Seminar: Knowledge infrastructure | TBA | City of Playford | |
| Whyalla | 27 Nov | 5-7pm | Seminar | TBA | Upper Spencer Gulf Common Purpose Group | |
| CANCELLED |
Calendar of main Smartlink events for 2002