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New Year, New You. FREE professional development events this year in Melbourne

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Welcome to Tech and the City.

Melbourne Australia is spoiled for choice when it comes to updating your skills and networking without the usual fees and charges.

If you’re Agile, meaningful work, interview skills, AI, UX, Lean or incubator curious or you just want to find out what all those buzz words even mean, then check out the calendar and pick four things to do this year.

Tech and the City Calendar 2019

Some events I blog about. Some events I highlight. Some events just go under the radar because there are just too many of them. Check back frequently for updates or email me with requests and I’ll keep an eye out for them.

It’s my gift to all the event hosts busting their guts to deliver these opportunities. From a former fellow sufferer…

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Monday 17 Computer Marking of Essays

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A subject my colleagues in higher ed mightbekedn on. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/computer-marking-of-essays-tickets-7359565659?aff=eand

57 percent of businesses have the capacity but not the policies that enable Remote Work… I can help with that.

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As a policy nerd, these stats are a sign: future work for me!

https://jobbatical.com/blog/a-comprehensive-guide-for-training-your-remote-staff/

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Does this Desk Make my Job Look Big? The Impact of “All Roles Flex”.

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December 4: The Design, implementation and impact of moving to an all roles flex system. It’s the future of work.

Register here.

TONIGHT Free workshop: A 90 minute introduction to API Management

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An art worth your learning. https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/free-workshop-a-90-minute-introduction-to-api-management-tickets-51387741117

Thursday PM Skill Up Workshop: Explore a Problem

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Free event @ RMIT’s Activator incubator https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/activator-skill-up-workshop-explore-a-problem-tickets-51001825834?aff=eand

Tech and the City Calendar | Tech and the City

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Choose your own career hacks, Melbourne.

Tech, data, culture, workshops. https://ellebrooker.wordpress.com/tech-and-the-city-free-events-in-melbourne-australia/

How finance teams can argue for a technology upgrade | INTHEBLACK

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https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2018/11/06/how-finance-teams-argue-for-tech-upgrade
“If you have bad systems you need good people to be able to work around those systems and those good people will not last if those systems continue to be bad”

If you need help with your systems review and business case, cue Deborah Harry and call me.

Find your support squad: Small Business 101 for start ups FREE

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22 November join Law Squared’s Demetrio Zema shares insights, tips, and secrets on:

  • The importance of developing a mission, vision and values for your business;
  • How using your mission, vision and values to attract the right people in your business;
  • Role of an Advisory Board and why every scale-up should have one;
  • Recruiting, the do’s, don’ts and procedures to put in place when hiring your “Dream Team”

Bookings essential: click Here

1 Nov Negotiations for start-ups – know when to hold em, know when to fold em. #careerhack

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Any event that quotes Kenny Rogers gets two thumbs up from me.

If your start up curious, getting a heads up on your legal position and the avoidable pitfalls is as good a starting point as any.

Register here

23 Oct PUBLIC FORUM: Enterprising women, creating spaces for change

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https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/public-forum-enterprising-women-creating-spaces-for-change-tickets-50677836774?aff=eand

Compliance 101 with the Office of Public Records. Digital Archive, Public Records Act & Other Projects 17 October AM

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17 October 9:30am-12:30p, North Melbourne

Eventbrite registrations have closed, but you can contact the organiser: andrea.rae@prov.vic.gov.au

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The Records Management Network (RMN) was established by Public Record Office Victoria to provide a forum for knowledge exchange and discussion on issues affecting records management in the Public Sector.

Event details here

Transport/parking options for getting to and from the event:

  • The Number 57 Tram form Elizabeth Street stops at Haines St, (Cnr. Abbotsford and Haines).
  • Train to Macauley Station,
  • Free parking at Victorian Archives Centre, Enter off Macauley Road