Program: Annual Network Meeting 2007

Annual Network Meeting

Annual Network Meeting

DAY 1: Thursday 19 July

UQ Business School Downtown

19th Floor Central Plaza One

345 Queen Street Brisbane CBD

9.00 – 9.15

Welcome/Opening

Prof Xiaofang Zhou, Acting Network Convenor, EII

9.15 – 10.00

Keynote: Topic TBA

Prof Jonathan Manton, Executive Director, Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences, Australian Research Council [ARC]

10.00 – 10.30

Morning Tea

10.30 – 11.00

EII Reporting

Prof Xiaofang Zhou, Acting Network Convenor, EII

11.00 – 12.00

Taskforce Reports:

Context Aware Computing, Mobility & Access Information Infrastructure, RFID Data Processing & Management,

Workshop Report: Video & Signal Processing

Taskforce Coordinators:

Shonali Krishnaswamy, Christopher Lueg, & Xue Li

Workshop Coordinator: Manoranjan Paul

12.00 – 13.30

Lunch

13.30 - 13.40

Welcome/Opening: It’s Managing IT that Matters! EII Seminar on IT Investment, IT Governance & Firm Performance

Prof Peter Green, The University of Queensland

13.40 - 14.30

Keynote: Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Building a Foundation for Business Execution Prof Peter Weill, Director, Center for Information Systems Research [CISR] & MIT Sloan Senior Research Scientist, USA

14.30 - 15.00

Challenges in ICT Policy

Dr Lee Boldeman, Commonwealth Government Department of Communications, Information Technology & the Arts

15.00 - 15.15

Afternoon Tea

15.15 - 15.45

Key Factors leading to IT Value Realization: The Australian Experience

Prof Shirley Gregor, The Australian National University

15.45 - 16.15

The Importance of Software in the IT Investment Mix: Findings based on Australian Data

Prof Joseph Davis, The University of Sydney

16.15 – 17.15

Panel & Q/A: How does IT Governance Matter for Organizations?

Chair: Prof Peter Green [UQ]

Dr Lee Boldeman [DCITA], Prof Joseph Davis [USYD], Prof Shirley Gregor [ANU], Mr Tony Hayes [Exec Dir, Service Delivery & Performance Commission, Qld Govt], Prof Peter Weill [CISR/MIT]

17.15 – 19.00

Drinks/Nibbles/Networking

19.30

EII Annual Members dinner: Brasserie on the River, Stamford Plaza, Cnr Edward & Margaret Streets Brisbane CBD


 

Annual Network Meeting

DAY 2: Friday 20 July

Royal on the Park Hotel

Cnr Alice & Albert Streets

Brisbane CBD

8.30 – 8.45

What we will do and achieve today: Prof Xiaofang Zhou

8.45 – 11.00

Project Summary Poster Session: All

10.00

Working Morning Tea & continuous coffee all day

11.00 – 12.00

Special Session: What does a "national water information infrastructure" look like? An initial presentation by Dr Kerry Taylor & Dr Ross Ackland, followed by discussions on what we could do to be part of this new national initiative

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

13.00 – 14.00

Program based discussions and concrete plans: All

·         Develop Program based activities for 2008 & 2009: Goals, expected outcome and benefits

·         Determine seed funding required for Program based activities in 2008 & 2009

14.00 – 15.00

Program based reporting: Program Coordinators will provide a 10 minute summary of the outcomes of the planning discussions including the specific activities proposed from each Program

15.00 – 15.30

Members' input & conclusions

15.30 – 16.00

Afternoon Tea & Departure