Events Calendar for 2009

The WPDN Steering Committee invites you to attend the launch of the WPDN 2009 Program!

Whether you are a new staff member or have worked for the University for some time and would like to connect with other staff, learn more about professional development opportunities and the activities of the WPDN - this event will be of interest to you!

Find out more about the WPDN and the program of events for this year, including Lunchtime Forums, the Bookclub, Come and Try, Wellbeing Breakfasts and our annual Mentoring Program

The launch will finish with a practical and fun session 'Networking with a Twist' with Jen Clark from the WPDN Steering Committee.

Bring a colleague who hasn't attended an event before and find out about the development, wellbeing and networking opportunities on offer from the WPDN in 2009!

RSVP by Wednesday 4 March to Christine Kalogeras

UNIFEM Breakfast 2009 - Hosted by Senator Penny Wong and presenting guest speaker is Evonne Goolagong Cawley MBE, AO

UNIFEM Australia coordinates more than 50 major events on or around International Women's Day attracting over 12,000 people in all capital cities and in regional Australia. Each year Adelaide breakfasts grow and 2008 was no exception with over 1900 people attending and $30,000 raised for donation to UNIFEM Australia. All money raised goes directly towards projects and programs that support full participation of women in the under-developed regions to achieve gender equality and sustainable economic and social development.

This year the speaker will be Evonne Goolagong Cawley

The WPDN has booked 20 places for this year's event - if you would like attend the cost is $40 (no GST) per person.

Places are limited and last years event sold out so please rsvp and provide payment to Jo Carrick by Wednesday 4 March 2009. Please indicate if payment for this event will be drawn from University professional development funds and so that the appropriate account details can be provided to you for an internal transfer.

Speaker information: Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley is an Aboriginal woman of the Wiradjuri People. She has been Australian Sportsman of the Year and Australian of the Year. In 1988 she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Rhode Island and the following year, into the Aboriginal Sporting Hall of Fame. At Barcelona in 1992, she became one of the first ever international Olympic torch bearers and later at Monte Carlo, was part of the successful Sydney 2000 bid.

In her glorious tennis career Evonne was ranked the number one player in the world in 1971 and 1976. In total she won 92 pro tournaments, was a finalist in 18 Grand Slam events winning Wimbledon twice, the Australian Open 4 times, the French Open once and was runner up 4 years in succession at the US Open. At her second Wimbledon triumph in 1980 Evonne became the first mother to win since Dorothy Lambert Chambers in 1914.

Since 2005, Evonne in partnership with the Indigenous Sports Foundation have run the Goolagong National Development camp for indigenous youngsters who have the potential to become pro players, coaches or administrators.

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Personal Security and Self Defence

Learn practical tips and strategies about personal security and self defence.

The University of Adelaide Security Services will be presenting a session for women staff of the University on Personal Security and Self Defence. This session aims to provide information on what we can do on a daily basis to help us avoid unsafe situations, and some strategies and practical tips on what to do if we are confronted by a difficult situation. For information on Security Services, please visit the security services website.

Please note:
Security Services provides free self-defence courses. These three hours courses are usually held between about 5.00pm and 8.00pm on the University campus. You can have a self-defence course facilitated specifically for your faculty or department - these can be facilitated during business hours. Please contact Security Services to book in for next self-defence course.

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Best Strategies for Staff with Caring Responsibilities

A panel/round table discussion for staff with caring responsibilities (eg with children or elderly parents or partner with disability/illness) to be able to voice their opinions and take away some strategies to help achieve the delicate balance required between our work life and our responsibilities for our loved ones. A representative from Carers Australia will be attending to provide information on services available.

RSVP by Tuesday 7 April to Linh Tran

Napier Building,
North Tce Campus

Research Tuesdays are an excellent opportunity to network with staff, students and the community - while finding out more about the research being conducted at the University of Adelaide.

Check out the Research Tuesday website for more information.

This month's topic: "Anatomy of a meltdown. The GFC Forum: Causes, effects and recovery" (Panel of Speakers)

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Women and Finance - what you need to know about managing your finances

Guest Speaker: Debra Long, Manager Westpac Women’s Markets SA

Would you like to know more about financial matters but don't know where to start? Would you like to know more about options to help you increase your financial security? Do you ask yourself - where does all my money go? Do you have investments but want to know more or diversify?

Getting good information about financial management and planning is an excellent place to start...

This lunchtime session provides a general overview of financial issues that specifically impact women and some tips on key financial matters women should concern themselves with.

Our guest speaker for the session will be Debra Long, Manager Westpac Women's Markets SA, part of Westpac's Ruby Connection and member of Women Chiefs of Enterprises (WCEI).

WPDN would like to establish through this session whether there is an interest/need for further development opportunities in the area of Finance and what topics would be of interest to you.

If there is an interest, WPDN will develop a series of development opportunities on finance related topics for women in the University. The sessions will focus on the various aspects of financial planning and management that are of interest to you - such as budgeting, superannuation, investments, property, shares.

These opportunities would provide sound, non-bias information as well as tools and strategies. We would tap into existing sessions - such as the UniSuper seminars and other external opportunities, as well as provide our own opportunities through the existing WPDN LNFs and/or other activities.

While this is a WPDN project we see these sessions as being open and available to all women staff in university

RSVP for this event by Tuesday 26 May to Linh Tran

Register your interest in future events like this and suggest topics to Jo Carrick

Napier Building,
North Tce Campus

Research Tuesdays are an excellent opportunity to network with staff, students and the community - while finding out more about the research being conducted at the University of Adelaide.

Check out the Research Tuesday website for more information.

This month's topic: "It takes two. How analysis of mum's and dad's DNA can predict and enhance pregnancy success." (Associate Professor Claire Roberts)

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Wednesday 17 June 2008
7.30am-9.00am

Sleep and Stress

People work better and feel better if they have enough sleep. Learn how to: improve the quality of your sleep, reduce the impact of stress on sleep, and stop thinking in bed.

Mark O’Donoghue works as a Student Counsellor in the Counselling Service, The University of Adelaide. He runs the Introduction to Mediation courses for staff and alumni of this university and he works as a work place counsellor for ACCESS-OCAR. He has made a CD Simple Meditations to Live By that you can use to meditate to. The CD will be on sale at the talk for $20.

RSVP by Tuesday 16 June to Linh Tran

Napier Building,
North Tce Campus

Research Tuesdays are an excellent opportunity to network with staff, students and the community - while finding out more about the research being conducted at the University of Adelaide.

Check out the Research Tuesday website for more information.

This month's topic: "Stargazing with eyes wide shut. How the observation of rare cosmic radiation is revealing the source of the highest-energy particles known in the universe" (Professor Roger Clay)

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Presentation Skills with David Griggs

An opportunity not to be missed! David Griggs, the popular presenter of PCE's Confident and Persuasive Presentations, will be conducting a 1 hour session on presentation skills.

If you lack confidence or experience in public speaking, and need to speak to small or large audiences in the course of your work, this session is for you! Learn some critical tips for improve your business communication by overcoming anxiety and entering into a state in which you can present with ease.

RSVP by Tuesday 21 July to Linh Tran

Napier Building,
North Tce Campus

Research Tuesdays are an excellent opportunity to network with staff, students and the community - while finding out more about the research being conducted at the University of Adelaide.

Check out the Research Tuesday website for more information.

This month's topic: tba (Professor Derek Abbott)

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Topic: Change, Transition and Transformation - The University of Adelaide Approach

Guest Speakers: Jasmin Rieck, Manager Organisational Development and Monique Roberts, Manager Workforce Strategy

It is recognised that even with the best of intentions leaders and managers of change initiatives can sometimes overlook elements of the change process.

The presentation will explore the differences between managing the process of change and leading people through transition, as well as the necessary factors, steps and processes required to implement successful change.

Napier Building,
North Tce Campus

Research Tuesdays are an excellent opportunity to network with staff, students and the community - while finding out more about the research being conducted at the University of Adelaide.

Check out the Research Tuesday website for more information.

This month's topic: "Woodland recovery " (Associate Professor David Paton)

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Napier Building,
North Tce Campus

Research Tuesdays are an excellent opportunity to network with staff, students and the community - while finding out more about the research being conducted at the University of Adelaide.

Check out the Research Tuesday website for more information.

This month's topic: "Marketing Ethics " ( Professor Pascale Quester)

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Take Control of Change! Increasing your Confidence and Competence in the Face of Constant Change

The WPDN is proud to present a free professional development workshop open to all women staff at the University of Adelaide.

If you wish to register, please complete the registration form and return to Professional and Continuing Education as soon as possible.

Places are strictly limited to the first 25 registrations!

Outline

Some people love change and lead through it; some absorb and adapt to it with time; some hide from it; some obstruct it.

Faced with perpetual workplace change, the challenge is to develop to the point where we can confidently and competently achieve positive outcomes in change environments.

This workshop will provide practical understandings and strategies that will improve your "change friendliness" and thus better position you to effectively lead, manage and participate in change.

Presenter: Caz Batson

Caz is an Organisational Development & Change Consultant who has worked with a wide variety of companies in Australia's private, public and not for profit sectors over the past 15 years. Her clients have included Sony Australia, DP World, Anglo Coal, Adelaide City Council, the University of Adelaide, the Department of Trade & Economic Development (SA), the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Murray Darling Basin Authority and Australian Red Cross.

Caz has held various board leadership positions in the not for profit sector and is highly respected for her strategic thinking and planning skills, as well as her capacity to encourage and achieve cultural change.

She has a particular interest in women's leadership and is a highly pragmatic and passionate facilitator.

Come and join in the WPDN's regular Book Club.

Join other avid readers for a session focused on discussing books that people are passionate about - guest authors will speak about their work and speakers will be invited to share their favourite books.

These sessions also provide the opportunity to network with other staff from across the University... so... take a break, nurture your brain and meet someone new!

Bring a friend or colleague and be prepared to be inspired! All staff are welcome.

See the BookClub homepage for further information.

Contact Allayne Webster if you would like to be on the Book Club mailing list.

Saldechin
21 King William St Adelaide

Don't miss WPDN's annual End of Year Breakfast! Join other professional staff women in celebrating the end of 2009! Networking! Door Prizes! Fun!... Breakfast!

Saldechin offer an excellent breakfast menu from toast to a full fry-up and reasonably priced coffee - your choice on the day, so come for a coffee or a complete meal. It is a lovely and suitably decadent venue for some end of year fun!

Professional and Continuing Education have generously provided a door prize of a voucher to attend a 1 day PCE course (details and conditions will be available on the day).

Christmas Appeal
Each year members of the WPDN generously donate money and children's books to The Smith Family Christmas Appeal. We are doing so again this year. Please bring a gold coin donation and an unwrapped children's book to our Christmas Breakfast and we will pass them on the Smith Family.

Rsvp by Tuesday 8 December to Linh Tran