About the Conference

The idea for sharing the conference between QUT and UQ developed from the creative discussions between Geoffrey Roberts, Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Support Services Department and Kevin Dalton, Audio Visual Services Manager, they are working together to make sure that this years conference is as constructive and informative as possible.

This Years conference will also be a very enjoyable one being in the warm and picturesque locations of the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, the Brisbane locations offer a warm break from the colder states and another look at the wide and varied range of universities that exist in Australia and New Zealand.

About The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. It is the largest and oldest university in Queensland and has produced generations of graduates who have gone on to become leaders in all areas of society and industry. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong "sandstone" universities committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions, which are genuinely world class. It belongs also to the global Universities 21 alliance. This group aims to enhance the quality of university outcomes through international benchmarking and a joint venture e-learning project with The Thomson Corporation.

In 2002, The University of Queensland had more than 30,000 students enrolled. It continues to attract the vast majority of the state's highest academic achievers and is renowned nationally and internationally for the quality of its teaching and research. In 1998-99 it was named Australia's University of the Year and it continues to enjoy the highest overall rating for Queensland universities in the annual Good Universities Guide.

At this Years conference, the AV Managers will discuss topics ranging from E Lectern systems Upgrade from John Brand, Manager, Lecture Theatre Management Unit, and University of Auckland.

Terry Coe, Manager, Audio Visual Unit University of Western Australia, will be presenting on AV Manager Position levels and Pay scales with a view to developing a recognized position description document for AV Managers.
Paramjit Jaswal, Manager, Teaching Spaces Services Group at Melbourne University will be presenting Ranking of teaching spaces.

The AETM will be looking at many new ideas in teaching Technologies and control systems to enrich the learning experience for University students.

The Association gets together to discuss all facets of teaching and learning that are dependant upon multimedia systems, while continuously looking for ways to improve and enhance the audiovisual presentation mediums that enable teaching staff to lecture with these technologies.

About QUT and Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is one of Australia's largest universities, enrolling 30,000 students, ten per cent from overseas. * We can offer you a broader range of undergraduate degrees than most other universities, with the flexibility to choose a combination of study areas as well as participate in exchange programs with overseas universities.

QUT is the largest provider of bachelor degree graduates into full-time employment in Australia each year and its graduate employment rate is well above the national average for Australian universities.

The AETM will be looking at new industry products and technologies from various manufacturers, through Sponsors of the conference, along with specific items of interest relating to videoconferencing and streaming of subject materials over the Web.