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Welcome Message from the Convenor of the Big Picture Seminar Series - QRL Seminars

On behalf of National ICT Australia, I am pleased to announce that the Big Picture Seminar Series has been successfully launched at our Queensland Research Laboratory. Welcome to our seminar website.

Our 2009 Series was marked by two successful presentations held by Everyware author Mr Adam Greenfield and Senator Kate Lundy. We recently started off our 2010 Series: Mr Malcolm Crompton, President of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Australia and New Zealand, delivered an impressive presentation on the topic ‘Privacy by Design’. We would like to thank all attendees for their encouraging feedback.

I am very pleased to announce that we have decided to host an extraordinary seminar with Mr Richard Stallman on the 23rd of September in the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Richard Stallman is world-renowned for launching the development of the GNU operating system. The GNU/Linux system is used on tens of millions of computers today. This special event will be jointly hosted with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and in conjunction with the World Computer Congress in Brisbane. Due to the popularity of the event, we would like to encourage you to secure your seat by sending us your RSVP at your earliest convenience.

Our final seminar in 2010 will be presented by Dr Chris Nicol on 27 October 2010 in ‘The Edge’ at Southbank. Dr Nicol has extensive experience in designing 3G mobile wireless integrated circuits. Prior to joining NICTA as Chief Technology Officer in 2006, he has held positions at Agere Systems and AT&T.

Please kindly note that at this stage, the Speakers and dates for our 2010 Seminar Series are tentative and may be subject to change. As always, I would like to encourage you to regularly check this site for updated information. If you wish to be informed about future seminars, please feel free to join our seminar email list. Instructions on how to subscribe to this list are contained in the information field located in the right column of this website.

The Big Picture Seminar has been established by the Queensland Research Laboratory to communicate the exciting and rapidly evolving vision of ICT around the globe. The series presents visionary seminars on the past, present and future impact of ICT in different fields. The series attracts a broad cross-section of ICT industry, research and government interests. Our invited speakers are drawn from industry leadership, government policy makers, and world-leading experts in technical fields.
On behalf of the NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory, I hope that you will enjoy our upcoming seminar events. I look forward to welcoming you at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in September.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Stefan Lehmann
Convenor of the NICTA QRL Big Picture Seminar Series

NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory
Big Picture Seminar Series

Future Seminar Events


September Seminar
Presenter:   Richard M. Stallman
Seminar Title: Free Software in Ethics and Practise
Date: Thursday, 23 September 2010

Agenda:
5.30pm – 6:00pm             Registration 
6.00pm – 8.30pm             Seminar Presentation

Venue:   Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street, South Bank, Brisbane

Registration: The Event is free, but seats are limited and registration via email is required: bigpicture-rsvp@lists.nicta.com.au

Contact:
NICTA QRL Events Secretariat
Portmann Events Consulting
E-mail: admin@portmann-events.com


October Seminar
Presenter:   Dr Chris Nicol
Seminar Title: (TBA )
Date: Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Agenda:
3.30pm – 4:00pm             Registration 
4.00pm – 6.00pm             Seminar Presentation

Venue:  The Edge, Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane 

Registration: The Event is free, but seats are limited and registration via email is required: bigpicture-rsvp@lists.nicta.com.au

Contact:
NICTA QRL Events Secretariat
Portmann Events Consulting
E-mail: admin@portmann-events.com


Past Seminar Events - click here

The QRL Big Picture Seminar Series is an initiative of the NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory and supported by the Australian Government, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy,  the Queensland State Government (DEEDI), and the Australian Research Council (ARC). The seminar series is proudly supported by the International Association of Privacy Professionals Australia New Zealand (iappANZ). 

The series had been created to communicate the exciting and rapidly evolving vision of ICT around the globe to the ICT community in Queensland, encompassing research, commercial and government interests. Visionary seminars on the future of ICT are presented by industry leadership, government policy makers, and world-leading experts in technical fields. NICTA (National ICT Australia Limited) is Australia's centre of excellence for Information and Communication Technology, established in 2002 by the Government of Australia.

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