IT2003 is the sixth Information Technology Conference for Local Government, scheduled for 18–21 November in beautiful Coffs Harbour. Hosted by Coffs Harbour City Council, the conference provides a forum for Local Government Managers and support staff to network, learn and exchange ideas. Major sponsors this year are Telstra Country Wide, Trilogy Computer Systems and GlobalPoint Systems.
Promising to be the best yet, this year’s program has the following top quality presenters.
- Graeme Philipson – an Independent IT Consultant, writer and analyst who writes weekly in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age. Graeme has written thousands of articles and is well respected in the IT community. He will be presenting on ‘Ten trends for the IT millennium’.
- Brennon Dowrick – Olympic Gymnast and Motivational Speaker. Brennon is Australia’s most successful gymnast and in keeping with this year’s theme will present on his experiences, motivation, successes and what it means to ‘Go for IT’.
- John Townshend – Professional Stress Management Consultant will demonstrate his ‘Get Tough with Stress’ program. Stress is ‘standard issue’ in the IT profession and John’s program will show us how to use stress in a positive way for personal growth.
- Robyn Pulman – A Professional Management Consultant who will present a fun, fast paced interactive session on ‘Personal Mastery through creating winning habits’.
The program also features some exceptional case studies including the following.
- Puke Ariki Project/Taranaki Information Network – a presentation on some new ideas from our NZ neighbours.
- Telephony over IP and the huge savings for Melville City Council from Malcolm Jenkinson.
- Hobarts SAN experience from Glenn Phillips, Hobart City Council.
- 3rd generation online presence from Paul Bunker, City of Melbourne.
With over half the accommodation already booked and registrations flowing in, now is the time to get your registration in for IT2003. The Conference Program and registration formis now available at it2003.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/ or telephone on (02) 6648 4000.
