Staff Notices: 2 - 5 April 2007

There will be no Inside Adelaide: 16 April edition during the planned IT Outage.*

Table of Contents

• Uni in the News
• General Information for Staff
• Events
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Information for Researchers

Uni in the News

Community views sought on river use
Experts from the University of Adelaide will play a key role in a new symposium aimed at generating community discussion about water resources and river use. The "All About Water: All About the River" Community Symposium will be held at the Strathalbyn Town Hall on Friday 13 April. Invited speakers include Dr Mike Geddes and Associate Professor Keith Walker from the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. Co-convener is Professor Diane Bell, Visiting Research Fellow in Anthropology.

Source: Australian Food News, Melbourne, 23 March 2007
Uni full story: 22 March

General Information for Staff

Council News - 26 March meeting

Council news from the 26 March meeting is available at:
www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/council/meetings/2007/

* Reminder: IT Outages in April

Information Technology Services is currently managing a major program of improvements to services in addition to its ongoing maintenance program.

Major IT Upgrade - Identity Management

Date of Infrastructure Outage: Friday 13 April 6:00pm to Tuesday 17 April at 6:00pm

Note: This is the middle of the mid-semester break.

We recommend that staff avoid scheduling critical operations that rely on online services during or immediately after this changeover period. If it is necessary to perform such operations at this time, contingency plans should be in place. Information about the outage and the associated changes will be communicated directly to all staff via email closer to the time.

The following online services (LDAP services) will be unavailable during this outage:

• Access Adelaide
• Calendar
• Email & Webmail
• MyUni & MapleTA
• Password Change web site
• Remote access (Dialup, VPN, Wireless)
• Various University web sites (where content is restricted)

The following services (Non LDAP services) will be available during this upgrade: desktop login, network file access (U:, V: and J: drives), printing, Internet access (Proxy) (expected 90% availability), PeopleSoft Finance, HR and Student Admin, DRMC Library, Library Catalogue (Voyager), TRIM, Research Master and Employee Services Online (ESO). Very brief outages in some of these services may be experienced.

Details at: www.adelaide.edu.au/its/projects/infrastructure/april_outage/

After the infrastructure outage, most staff access to online services will be via the new username standard of a1234567 where "1234567" is the 7 digit staff id. For more information about this username change and the applications that it impacts, please visit the project web site: www.adelaide.edu.au/its/projects/infrastructure/identity.

2007 Major Maintenance Window 1b

Friday 20 April 6:00pm to Sunday 22 April
Several services will be unavailable for short periods during this outage including:

Friday 6:00pm - Saturday

• MyUni including: MapleTA, wikis, & streaming lectures

Saturday

• Access Adelaide
• Calendar
• Course Planner
• Data Warehouse
• Employee Services Online (ESO)
• Mailman email lists
• MyUni including: MapleTA, wikis, & streaming lectures
• Password Change web site
• PeopleSoft HR, Finance and Student Admin
• Printing in student labs
• Remote access (Dialup, VPN, Wireless)
• Voice mail
• Webdev (Dreamweaver, TMS & ftp access)

Sunday

• TBA

Details at: www.adelaide.edu.au/its/cab/mw/07mmw1b.html

If you have any questions or concerns relating to this work and how it may affect services you use, please contact the ITS Helpdesk - phone 8303 3000 or email: helpdesk@adelaide.edu.au in the first instance.

Energy Management & Sustainability Update

Staff are reminded that the University of Adelaide is committed to actively managing energy usage and efficiency. The University is becoming more aware of the cost of energy and its efficient use, in particular electricity and natural gas. An Energy Projects Coordinating Group has been established to oversee energy projects across the University. The group has the following broad targets relating to energy:

• Secure reliable electrical energy supply on the best available commercial terms
• Increase the University's knowledge about its use of energy including greenhouse gas emissions
• Reduce the per capita use of energy
• Increase the efficiency with which electrical energy is used
• Minimise transmission costs
• Ensure regulatory compliance

The University has conducted an Energy Audit of all four campuses and the National Wine Centre. The audit identified a comprehensive range of potential energy saving opportunities with an aggregate potential savings of over $1 million. The audit has been used in identifying and prioritising energy management projects including:

Greenhouse Challenge
The Vice-Chancellor & President has approved a recommendation that the University joins the Commonwealth's Greenhouse Challenge. Apart from providing a focus for energy use reduction and energy efficiency initiatives, the Greenhouse Challenge helps members to build their capacity to measure and monitor greenhouse gas emissions.

A Cooperative Agreement between the University and the Commonwealth is being drafted.

Installation of Electricity Metering Equipment
The University has appointed an independent Meter Provider, enabling us to monitor electricity use at all thirty-six connection points. The University now has the capacity to continuously monitor energy consumption on an almost real-time basis.

Power Factor Correction - download Case Study
Power Factor is a measure of the efficiency of connection to the electricity network. Progressively the University is improving the power factor at a number of its major connection points. So far it has spent $150,000 in power factor improvement projects. The total estimated cost to complete appropriate power factor remediation in 2007 is $150,000.

Control of Room Air-Conditioners - download Case Study
The University has around 850 wall-mounted room air-conditioners on North Terrace Campus. Potentially these could consume 10% or more of the University's total power consumption. This project involves installation of automatic, time-based control over the individual units.The first phase of this project involves control of 100 Room Air-Conditioners in the Hughes and Benham buildings at a cost of around $25,000.

Evolution of Artificial Lighting requirements at the University - download Case Study
More than 200 light fittings were installed with new "T5" fluorescent lamp (high efficiency, low energy) technologies throughout the refurbished areas of the Physics Building in 2004/05.
Motion and time smart controls are provided for Lighting to Napier Building Common Teaching Areas - download Case Study

Building Management System (BMS) Network - download Case Study
Property Services is investing in the integrated North Terrace Campus BMS Network. This will result in the coordinated monitoring and control of major electrical and mechanical services to buildings or clusters of buildings.

HVAC Heat Recovery System - download Case Study
A new heating, ventilation and air condition (HVAC) heat recovery system at the Medical School South, Laboratory Animal Services Facility will help Property Services staff and maintenance Service Providers improve their understanding and control of building HVAC costs and thereby reduce energy consumption.

Water and waste management
A number of initiatives are underway to save water and recycle paper.

For further information or advice, contact Bill Aukett, Energy Procurement and Management Team.

Vacant Positions

www.adelaide.edu.au/jobs/

Events

Fridays Uncorked Autumn '07

Dates: Friday 13 April, 27 April, 11 May, 25 May, 8 June, 22 June, 4:30pm fortnightly
Venue: National Wine Centre of Australia
Cost: FREE including cocktail food.
Wine: From $4.00 per glass

Offering a vibrant Friday night venue to the Adelaide business community to wind down their week, taste fine wines from selected regions, enjoy a selection from our cocktail menu, relax to the sound of fine musicians and immerse yourself in the atmosphere at this unique Adelaide icon.
Download the attached flyer

Research Tuesday with Professor Graeme Hugo

What does population change mean for business?
Date: Tuesday 10 April, 5:15pm for 5:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Napier Building (Lower Ground)
Free public seminar.

Professor Graeme Hugo, a Federation Fellow in the School of Social Sciences, provides insights into what Australian population change means for business and the shifts in population which will have the greatest impact.

In developing business strategy, population size, composition and distribution is regarded as a static background. Yet the Australian population is changing in a myriad of ways, all of which have implications for the evolving demand for goods and services. Identifying, and especially anticipating, change in population can prove invaluable to businesses seeking to gain and maintain a competitive edge.

Bookings: research.tuesdays@adelaide.edu.au or phone 8303 3692.
For further information, visit the Research Tuesdays web site.

UniSuper Seminar Program

Staff are invited to attend these FREE seminars presented by UniSuper:

2007 Super Opportunities: Opportunities before and after 1 July 2007
Date: Wednesday 11 April, 12:00noon-1:00pm
Venue: Johnson Labs, G29 Rennie Lecture Theatre

In the May 2006 Federal Budget superannuation received significant attention. The Treasurer announced plans to radically overhaul the way super operates. This seminar will provide information relating to the Government Budget proposals and it will also highlight the opportunities that members will have before and after 1 July 2007.

Salary Sacrifice - Does it work for you?
Date: Wednesday 11 April, 1:15-2:00pm
Venue: Johnson Labs, G29 Rennie Lecture Theatre

Salary sacrifice is a popular way of making extra contributions to your super. This seminar will provide information on tax-effective ways to build your benefits, Super Co-contribution and practical examples on how salary sacrifice can work on different income levels.

To register your attendance, visit the UniSuper web site.

Don Dunstan Foundation Program, April 2007

Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change through Green Productivity with Heinz-Werner Engel
Date: Tuesday 3 April, 5:15pm for 5:30pm
Venue: Room 102, First Floor, Napier Building
Free seminar.

Food Justice in South Australia: From the ground up with Professor Fran Baum and Zannie Flannagan
Date: Thursday 19 April, 5:15pm for 5:30pm
Venue: Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery of South Australia
Cost: $20 (incl GST), $16 (incl GST) for DDF Subscribers

Bookings to Josie Covino or phone 8303 3364.
For further information, visit: www.dunstan.org.au

Friends of the University of Adelaide Library
Barr Smith Discovery Series

A warrant to the Great Wardrobe for your Majesty's Maundy
Date: Thursday 19 April, 1:05pm
Venue: Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library
Speaker: Dr Helen Payne, Visiting Research Fellow, School of History and Politics
Free public seminar.

The Barr Smith Library holds an original warrant signed by Queen Elizabeth I on 16 March 1579. Dr Helen Payne's presentation on this document, its context and significance, offers a fascinating glimpse into the tradition of the Maundy ceremony held on Easter Thursday, as it was both prepared for and practised at Elizabeth's court.

Bookings to Karen Hickman or phone 8303 4064.
For further information, visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/library/news/events/payne.html

Training & Development Opportunities

Creating and Maintaining Teams

Teams have special dynamics that assist them to function effectively and team leaders can improve the performance of their teams by being aware of and managing key team processes. A brief introduction to teams, their advantages, stages of growth, and suggestions on how to develop your team are available on the Human Resources web site at: www.adelaide.edu.au/hr/leading/ (under Developing and Managing your staff).

Student Academic Development Workshops

One-hour workshops for students on writing, speaking and general study skills at University including:

Venue: CLPD, Level 2, Schulz Building
For further information, visit the Language and Learning Service web site.

Student Expectations Survey 2007

First year students attending introductory lectures in 2007 were surveyed on their expectations of study at the University of Adelaide. The results have been posted on the Evaluation and Assessment Service web site.

Planning and Development Review - have you attended a training session?

As part of the University of Adelaide's staff development program, the Centre for Learning and Professional Development is running training sessions for staff in Planning and Development Review (PDR). The PDR process provides a formal framework for discussion between managers/supervisors and staff members. Staff on continuing and fixed term contracts of 12 months or more should attend training.

The next training session will be held on:
Date: Tuesday 3 April, 1:00-4:00pm
Venue: CLPD, Level 2, Schulz Building (map).
For further information and to enrol, visit the PDR webpage.

Maths Learning Service launches "MathsMate"

MathsMate is an evolving collection of resources for students. It contains interactive materials that refresh assumed knowledge, downloadable notes that expand upon segments of courses, useful web sites, applets, plugins, software, etc. Please check it out at: www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/maths/mathsmate/. Suggestions for improvement and/or further content can be emailed to the Maths Learning Service.

Using Audio in MyUni

An Effective Use of MyUni workshop focussing on utilising audio in your MyUni courses.

Date: Wednesday 18 April, 10:00am-12:00noon
Venue: SITTS 2, Level 2, 10 Pulteney St

Further information: Effective Use of MyUni Workshops.

Project Management 18 & 19 April - Adelaide Graduate School of Business

If you are a middle to senior level manager or professional, this program will help you to improve your project management skills.

Highly competent project managers execute decisions on time, on budget and in line with specific performance targets. Project Management will provide you with the principles of a systematic approach, allowing you to methodically, efficiently and consistently achieve your objectives.

10% discount for University of Adelaide staff.
For further information, email: Mary Quinless or phone 8303 3268.

Information for Researchers

Adelaide Research & Innovation

The latest 'commUNIcate RESEARCH' newsletter is available online.

Research Branch

See the Research Branch newsletter for the latest information on major grant rounds and information sessions, a selection of competitive grants and prizes now open for application and other research-related news.