ECU/SCIS Announcements

Expressions of Interest Now Open

ECU is coordinating an exciting Student Ambassador Program to India during February 2009. This is a unique opportunity to witness some of the ground-breaking developments that are taking place in India. The program runs over 18 days and students will have the opportunity to visit New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Expressions of interest are being sought from currently enrolled 2nd and 3rd year and post graduate students in the Faculties of Computing, Health and Science, Business and Law, and Education and Arts.

More information is available from this page.

To apply, return the completed application form to Lisa McCormack at l.mccormack@ecu.edu.au or fax 6304 5577 before Friday 29 August, 2008. An ECU committee will approve the shortlist. After meting the shortlist, a full application will need to be submitted by Friday 12 September, 2008.

If you require further information regarding the Student Ambassador Program, please contact Dr Leisa Armstrong (CHS) l.armstrong@ecu.edu.au / ph 9370 6506.

Student News

Immersive Technologies is looking for graduates to join their dynamic team of software developers. You will join a vibrant team at the forefront of simulation training within the booming mining industry.

Date and Time: 9th and 10th September - 5:00pm till 7:00pm

For more information please visit http://www.immersivetechnologies.com/employment/ImmersiveOpenDay.pdf

Are you interested in the latest web development techniques? On Thursday 6th November and Friday 7th November 2008, the AWIA conference organizing committee will have the Edge of the Web Conference and Workshops. The venue - The UWA Club, Perth, WA.

For more information please visit http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au/registration

Ernst & Young Employment Information Session

Representatives from Ernst & Young Australia will be holding an information session at the Joondalup Campus on August 26th 2008. Students interested in knowing more about employment opportunities with Ernst & Young, are invited to attend.

Who should attend?

This session is open to second and final year students in Business and Law, Information Technology, and Computer Science.

Learn About?

Graduate Recruitment Programs
Undergraduate opportunities including vacation work and cadetships.

Don't miss this great opportunity to meet with one of Australiaâs leading employers of Business and I.T. graduates . Registration is appreciated.

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday 26th August 2008
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Venue: ECU Joondalup
Room: 7.103

http://campus.oracle.com

Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane The Oracle Graduate Development Program (GDP) is an excellent platform for promising graduates to launch themselves into the corporate world. The 2-year program consisting of orientation, formal training, project rotations in the core lines of business, and finally job placement. The formal training is a combination of structured development programs on soft skills and functional competencies via various delivery formats.

The three phases of this program are as follows:

Phase-I (2-months)
Campus-to-Corporate

Phase-II (10-months)
Project Rotations

Phase-III (12-months)
Role Readiness
Details

After 2-years of training and development, you will be assigned to one of a range of roles that include Sales (Account Management/Pre-sales), Consulting, Marketing, OracleDirect, Support, or Channels and Alliances.

This Graduate program provides you with the unique opportunity to gain hands on experience with leading technology and the chance to work with partners and customers from a diverse range of industries across the world.

Come to learn more about the program at one of our information sessions

VENUE DETAILS
The University of Western Australia
Tuesday 5th August
1pm â 2pm
Social Sciences Lecture Theatre 1

Curtin University of Technology
Wednesday 6th August
1pm â 2pm
Lecture Theatre 401.001 (Hollis 1)

Refreshments will be served.

Disciplines we look for:
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs in Commerce/Engineering/IT
How to Apply:
Email your resume and academic transcript to :campusrelations_au@oracle.com Or via the website: http://campus.oracle.com

Closing Date:
August 31st 2008
Contact Details
sharon.lim@oracle.com

Paul Devebec is best known for introducing high dynamic range imaging to the computer graphics community and his work has been applied to movies including The Matrix, Spider-Man 2, King Kong, Superman Returns, and Spider-Man 3.

The SIGGRAPH Perth chapter is proud to present an evening of exciting insights into the world of computer graphics and interactive techniques with Paul Debevec.

Paul will deliver a talk on "New Techniques for Acquiring, Rendering, and Displaying Human Performances". The presentation will address the following topics:

Acquiring, rendering and displaying photoreal models of people, objects and dynamic performances.
Image-based lighting techniques for photorealistic compositing and reflectance acquisition techniques (which have been used to create realistic digital actors in films such as Spiderman 2 and Superman Returns).
Describing image-based relighting with free-viewpoint video to capture and render full-body performances and new 3D face scanning processes that capture high-resolution skin detail;
Investigating new 3D display that leverages 5,000 frames per second video projection to show auto-stereoscopic, interactive 3D imagery to any number of viewers simultaneously.

7:00pm - 9:00pm, Wed 30th July eCentral TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth **RSVP REQUIRED**

RSVP essential. To secure your place for this FREE talk, email your name and number of seats you would like to reserve to siggraphperth@gmail.com

Doors open at 6:45 PM and presentation will start at 7:00 sharp.

Got a nagging game idea you've been longing to prototype and code up but no excuse to do so? Well now is your chance. You are invited to register your interest in GameJam 0808!

What is GameJam?

You will build a game over a few weekends in August. You can work with a team or go solo. There are no rules, other than: downloads should be less than 32MB if possible, and you should try and stick to the theme. The theme will be announced a few days prior, so you can get some plans happening.

At the end of the period, we all rate and review each other's gamejam games. The highest rated games will win the adulation and admiration of your game making peers, and you and your team will be known as the Greatest Game Hackers in Perth! :)

Head over to http://gamejam.org/ now to register your interest. No commitment, we're just trying to get an idea for numbers. :)

The Australia-American Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2009 Fulbright Scholarships.

The prestigious Fulbright program is the largest educational scholarship of its kind and was created by U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright and the U.S. Government in 1946. Aimed at promoting mutual understanding through educational exchange, it currently operates between the U.S. and 150 other nations. In Australia, the scholarships are administered by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission headquartered in Canberra and are funded by the Australian and U.S. Governments and a select group of corporate partners.

There are several postgraduate scholarships on offer involving study or research programs in the United States. More information can be found at www.fulbright.com.au and applications close on the 31st of August 2008.

Expressions of Interest Now Open

More information is available from this page.

If you require further information regarding the Student Ambassador Program, please contact Dr Leisa Armstrong (CHS) l.armstrong@ecu.edu.au / ph 9370 6506.