Faculty of Economics and Commerce

Events

Upcoming events

 

UMAA (University of Melbourne Actuarial Alumni) Launch - 24 July

Date: Thursday, 24 July 2008

Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm (speaker to start at 6.00pm, refreshments served from 6.30pm)

Venue: Deloitte, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new alumni group, UMAA, which is open to all alumni who studied or took a subject in Actuarial Studies at the University of Melbourne.

Professor David Dickson, Head of the Centre for Actuarial Studies, will give a short presentation on the evening, and it will be an opportunity for alumni to meet each other and find out what is happening both in the industry and at the University.

If you would like to come, please register your attendance or contact Anthea Barry for more details.

 

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Graham Sewell (Dept. of Management & Marketing) - 29 July

Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Time: 6.00pm with refreshments to follow at 7.00pm

Venue: Theatre 1, ICT Building

Topic: ‘Big Brother versus a Fair Go: Is Workplace Surveillance Coercive or Does It Guarantee Our Rights at Work?’

This lecture traces the intellectual origins of the opposing views that surveillance is a guarantor of fairness in the workplace or that it reinforces the unfairness at the heart of the employment relationship, and shows that, if taken in isolation, neither provides a satisfactory account of what managers do and why they do it. Only by considering them together can we begin to understand the experience of being subjected to workplace surveillance.

Graham Sewell graduated from the University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology (now Cardiff University) with an honours degree in urban planning. He received his PhD in 1994, through an Economic & Social Research council scholarship from Cardiff University, the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Cruz. Graham joined the University of Melbourne in 1997. His research interests are wide ranging, however, he is best known for his work on the disciplinary effects of workplace surveillance. His work has appeared in premier journals and he is on the editorial board of Human Relations, Organization, and Management Communication Quarterly, and has just been appointed as a senior editor to Organization Studies.

To RSVP or for enquiries, please contact Anthea Barry on 03 8344 2603 or antheab@unimelb.edu.au, or if you would like to be added to our mailing list for notification of upcoming public lectures.

 

Alumni Refresher Lecture Series - 13, 20 & 27 August

Date: Wednesday, 13th, 20th & 27th August (please feel free to attend as many or as few sessions as you wish)

Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm (see flyer for more information about session times)

Venue: Theatre 1, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street (opp University Square)

The Alumni refresher lecture series has been designed to update Alumni on recent developments and research by leading academics within the Faculty in the areas of finance, economics, management and marketing. Lectures will be given by:

All commerce Alumni and their colleagues are welcome to join us for this free and informative lecture series. You are welcome to attend one or both sessions on any of the days.

Flyer with lecture topics and abstracts pdf (206KB)

To RSVP or for enquiries please contact the Alumni Office on 03 8344 2603 or send us an email.

 

The 2008 Foenander Lecture: Forward with Fairness - A Business Perspective on Labor's Reform Agenda - 20 August

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Time: 6.30pm

Venue: The Prince Phillip Theatre, Architecture, Building and Planning Building, University of Melbourne

Parking: Casual parking is available on campus for $4.00

Abstract:
The Rudd Government came to office with a new industrial relations agenda and has established the Business Advisory Group as a key consultative body for the development of the substantive legislation to implement its ‘Forward with Fairness’ industrial relations policy. In this lecture, Denton will highlight the aspects of the Government’s proposed new workplace relations system that matter most to larger employers – and that will enable them to obtain the flexibility they need to maintain a competitive advantage. He will also indicate the policy challenges before the new Government in translating its policy into legislation.

Brief Biography:
John Denton is Partner & Chief Executive Officer of leading Australian law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth. He is also one of the country’s most respected experts on labour law. He was recently appointed Chairman of the Australian Federal Government’s Business Advisory Group on Workplace Relations, is Councillor and Chairman of the Trade & International Taskforce for the Business Council of Australia, and is a founding member of the Australian Institute for Public Policy. He has advised business and government on a wide range of industrial relations issues, provided strategy advice on major power privatisations, mining and maritime labour negotiations, and corporate restructuring in a range of industries including manufacturing and airlines.

For more information, please refer to the flyer (500KB) or email foenander-lecture@unimelb.edu.au.

 

 

Recent Events

2008

Young Alumni Event @ BDO Kendalls, 16 April 2008

The first Young Alumni event of 2008 was sponsored by BDO Kendalls and hosted in their city offices on the 30th floor of the Rialto North Tower on Wednesday, 16 April. The stunning views provided the backdrop for our guest speaker Chris Brant, CFO of Transurban to tell us a bit about his unusual business and the challenges facing it. It was wonderful to meet so many of our alumni in person and we look forward to seeing even more of you at the next Young Alumni events coming up later in the year (details to be announced shortly). Also, if you were at this event, we'd love to hear your feedback.

 

Chris Brant, CFO Transurban speaking at the Young Alumni Event

 

Lifelong Learning Breakfast, Brisbane

On Friday, 14 March a Lifelong Learning Breakfast was held in collaboration with Melbourne Business School at the Brisbane Polo club. It was the first event of its kind for Brisbane alumni and was a great success.

Newly appointed Knowledge Transfer Fellow Associate Professor John Armstrong gave an entertaining and thought-provoking presentation around the marketing of intangibles and how philosophy fits into business.

The recently launched Melbourne Model operates around three key pillars: research, teaching and learning, and knowledge transfer. Through knowledge transfer, we are increasing participation with the community and our alumni.

It was wonderful to meet some of our alumni in Brisbane and we hope to establish an alumni group to meet for similar events in the future. If you are interested, please contact the Advancement Office at 03 8344 2603.

 

 

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