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Snowcrash the book: Explore the Metaverse origin story
This week marks four years since the blog started and 20 plus years since I read a book that anticipated the human and citizenship dimensions of an immersive, online, digital and connected world hosting rival frameworks commanding human loyalty and shaping identity that still interest me today.
From the moment Hiro Protagonist crashed into a pool, mid pizza delivery ‘Snowcrash’ captured my attention and held it, in full defiance of my usual disinterest in sci-fi in ways not seen since ‘Star Trek Next Gen’.
If you’re a fan of the book, come visit the book club at the Metaverse store on 11 August, 318 Little Collins Street, Melbourne,
Register here
Digital Government Festival – a two day free event presented by Melbourne Law School
Grab your tickets to the inaugural Digital Government Festival: From Complexity to Collaboration hosted by the University of Melbourne School of Law.
When: Wed, June 1 ‐ Thu, June 2 • 8:00 AM AEST
Where: online
Bookings here
AuDA launches ‘.auCheck’ a free tool for checking your website security
The Australian Domain Name Authority (AuDA) presents auCheck, a new development aiming to keep website security site owner accessible.
Register here
Is it ‘Time to .auCheck your website security’?
If so, it’s online on Tuesday 3 May @ 12:00 PM AEST
In Conversation with Annabel Crabb | Counterpoint: Women in Government
AusInnovation hosts the inimitable Annabel Crabb free and in person.
Join in for ‘Counterpoint: Women in Government’.
Click here for tickets and details.
Registration essential.
Date: Thu, Sep 23 2021
• 4:00 PM AEST
Centre for Legal Innovation – What should I automate?
Automating frequently followed procedures is the new big thing, but what you can automate, versus what you should automate might surprise you.
Check out ‘What should I automate?’
The million dollar question.
Mon, Aug 9 • 1:00 PM AEST online
Register here
Monash Uni presents ‘What next for robots in public space?’
This week’s theme is public use of technology.
First it was IoT and emergencies in Lake Nona, with Verizon, now it’s Melbourne with “What next for robots in public space?”
Wed, Jun 4:00 PM AEST
Location: Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Details and bookings on Eventbrite here
Can’t make the gig? Find something else to do.
Free afterwork events covering everything from AI to Zoom in the Tec and The City Calendar.
Dr Anthony S. Fauci online tonight for UNSW
Inaugural David Cooper Lecture with Dr Anthony S. Fauci
Date: Wed, Apr 14 • 6:30 PM AEST
Register here
The Erosion of Medical Consent – how technology and medical research impact on agency
Harriet A. Washington, author of ‘Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Medical Consent’ online webinar.
Date: Thu, Apr 22 • 7:00 AM AEST
Book here
Ethical Product Management 101 – up late
If you want to get to grips with product management you might as well cover one of the criticisms levelled at this shiny new qual.
Elevenses: Ethical Product Management” on Eventbrite! Date: Thu, Nov 26 • 10:00 PM AEDT
Register here
Start up slang? There’s a MeetUp for that.
StartUp Victoria, (not to be confused with LaunchVic,) started out life as a MeetUp.
Confusing? Well why not throw Eventbrite into the mix?
One of the most challenging aspects about new economy speak has got to be its tendency to use words completely incorrectly; to rebrand management tropes for no good reason; and to use the same acronyms to mean several different things at once.
This one won’t tell you which IP is which or that Agile is the new name for continuous improvement (for software developers), or that CI is referred to as ‘Lean’ everywhere else, but it will tell you enough to know whether to a start-up might be able to benefit from your existing skills and experience, and / or if you’d like to invest in one, because you’re able to judge its potential on your own terms.
Register here for the downlow on what is that person saying? Or join the MeetUp group and check out what Start Up Vic is up to in its native habitat.
Machine Learning 101? There’s a MeetUp for that.
Join Data Science Melbourne online and hear how machine learning works. It is everything it’s cracked up to be? #disruption #lifelonglearning
Webinar: Board Committees
Day five of five featuring free professional development opportunities for bored directors.
Today it’s a 101 style introduction to the most common board committees. What they do, how to structure them and where they fit into the governance picture.
Register here
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