Events
Calendar of Events
Throughout the year FITT holds luncheons, social nights, education events for FITT members. We also hold joint events with like-minded and specialist groups.


Month

Date
Event Sponsored by
August Wed 13 Aug IT Trends lunch
Mary Ann Maxwell, of Gartner and Cyndi Mitchell of Thoughtworks speak about “CIO 2.0” trend – based upon web 2.0 technologies, how the power is moving to the people – and away from those who traditionally had the control!
Thoughtworks
IBM
Staging Connections
Cliftons
Gener8
Four Seasons Hotel
Quest
September Tues 9 Sep
Free Lunch Time Event (light lunch provided) – 12.30 pm – 2pm Optus
Sat 27 Sep, 9.30 – 4.30 Powerful Influencing Workshop
AWISE/IBM
October Tues 21 Oct Hudson networking evening – Who are the Best Networkers – Men or Women (Candy Tymson) Sponsored by Hudson
November TBC Social Event - The American Club  
December TBC Combined AIIA Christmas Event  
Our Next Event
IT Trends Lunch - Wed 13 Aug - 2.0 CIO - Power to the People!

The Web 2.0 revolution has seen quite ordinary people, often with no real interest or training in technology, become very tech-savvy. People in sales, accounting, HR and even the mail-room are downloading applications, launching collaboration tools, and undertaking quite sophisticated online research through their Linkedin, Facebook, Bebo, Plurk, Twitter, or personalised Google home pages.

At the same time, software development has moved from massive enterprise-wide platforms to lean and agile applications that have a fast-to-market timeframe, often written for specific, niche business uses.

Enter the CIO 2.0, someone who recognises that technologists no longer only reside within the IT department. Someone who recognises that increasing armies of people within the organisation are working with some really cool apps, not having a clue how they are built, but instinctively knowing how to make them work for specific outcomes.

SPEAKERS:

Mary Ann Maxwell
Cyndi Mitchell
Brad Howarth

DETAILS: 12-2.30pm, Wednesday August 13, 2008. This event includes networking before and after the lunch. Ticket cost, $90 for member and $120 for non-members. For corporate tables consisting of 10 people $1200.

LOCATION: Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George St, Sydney 2000 (near Circular Quay). Parking at the hotel is $35, subject to availability for attendees on the day.


REGISTRATION: Registrations are now open so please click here to register.

Any enquiries to Laura Swaby
02 8212 4136
fitt@gener8. com.au

Proudly sponsored by:

Thoughtworks

Headline Sponsor

IBM
Major Sponsor


Educational Sponsor
Stagint Connections
A/V Partner
Cliftons

Special Partner
Gener8

Event Management Partner


Venue Partner
 



Public Relations Partner

We also have some great Raffle prizes courtesy of Cliftons Training facilities, Four Seasons Hotels & Quest User Group amongst others.
Upcoming Events
FITT runs networking programs for members to provide networking and learning opportunities. Details of our next events are below. Registration links will become available as registration opens.

Powerful Influencing for Career Success -
Saturday 27 September 2008 - 9:30 am – 4.30 pm

Overview of Workshop
This workshop has been designed to enable participants at all levels in their career to gain a deep understanding and insight into their own and others behaviours and what drives those behaviours. 

Developing a powerful influencing style is career enhancing and demonstrating powerful influencing skills is often the determining factor in interview and promotion success.

We will be learning about DiSC and the 3 most powerful techniques to significantly improve your communication and influencing skills.  The workshop is fun and energising, covering theoretical concepts and pragmatic application in a work environment.

Who would benefit from this program?
Anyone seeking to become a more effective leader, communicator or influencer.  This workshop enables deep development of relationships and is exceptionally useful in leadership, sales, influencing and service roles. 

Key Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain greater self awareness through understanding your preferred behavioural style
  • Uncover the impact of your behaviour on other people
  • Discover what drives other people’s behaviour
  • Discover how to quickly identify how to recognise other people’s preferred behavioural style
  • Gain  key strategies to create highly effective work relationships
  • Gain key strategies to powerfully influence other people
  • Discover how conflict arises and how you can effectively manage conflict
  • Discover how you can change other’s experience of you

What is DiSC?
DiSC is one of the leading behavioural profiling tools in the world.  DiSC is a powerful emotional intelligence tool, enabling high levels of self awareness.  DiSC also creates greater awareness of others behaviour and unlocks the secrets to managing, influencing and servicing different types of people.
 
The DiSC profiling tool takes 10 minutes to complete online and must be completed 72 hours prior to the workshop.

Early Bird to 18 August 2008: $175 (includes a $75 DiSC professional profile)
Member Cost: $195 (includes a $75 DiSC professional profile)
Non-Member Cost: $225 (includes a $75 DiSC professional profile)

Where: Cliftons, 190 - 200 George Street, Sydney
Refreshments: Light snacks, light lunch and beverages provided
Register: Details soon (Registration closes 5pm, 19 September)
Send Expressions of interest to: mentorprogramfitt.com.au.

Major Sponsors

IBM
AWISE

Sponsoring Presenter:

Vanessa Giannos, My Performance Coach

My Performance Coach

Venue & Catering Partner

Cliftons


Vanessa Giannos
Vanessa Giannos of My Performance Coach is a HR and Human Growth Guru, having developed a wealth of HR, people development and strategic knowledge from her local and global HR experiences over the last 22 years.
With phenomenal passion, strong business acumen and strategic skills, Vanessa takes a pragmatic approach with executive teams and has delivered tremendous results building high performance cultures, strong employee engagement, increased profitability and, performance, communication, service excellence, leadership capability, knowledge management and team building.
Vanessa holds a Masters in Human Resources Management, is a senior member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (UK), holds three formal coaching qualifications and is a qualified DiSC & MBTI qualified facilitator.
Vanessa is the Principal of My Performance Coach, plays an active role as a Steering Committee member of FITT and leads the Mentoring and Skill development program.

Cancellation Policy: If a person is unable to complete the workshop and cancels 72 hours prior to the workshop, a cancellation fee of $75 will apply. 
If a person is unable to attend the workshop, and fails to provide 72 hours notice or has completed the DiSC profile there is a no refund policy. DISC reports will not be issued to the individual, unless the individual has completed the workshop. If the individual wants a copy of their DiSC profile they will be required to pay for an individual 1.5 hour coaching session to gain a basic understanding of DiSC and a copy of the report at an additional cost.


FITT Social Event Tuesday 9 September 2008
Lunch Time Event – 12.30 pm – 2pm

Hosted at Optus – Macquarie Park

Optus

Fancy a relaxing lunch and a good social chat with your fellow FITT colleagues in a great environment? Our FITT members in the Ryde area requested a social event in their local area. Thanks to our sponsor and host, Yes Optus, we are able to bring this event to you. Registration is a must! But be quick as numbers are limited!!!

Deb Beck Mewing definitely recommends it: "I had a great time. I really enjoyed talking to people in an informal environment where we could discuss not only work issues but a whole range of other topics as well. I highly recommend the evening to anyone wanting a chance to catch up with friends as well as meeting some new ones".

THE DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday 9 September 2008, between 12.30pm to 2.00pm.
Location: Optus Sydney Centre, Macquarie Park
Cost: Free event. Food and drink will kindly be provided by Yes Optus.
Registration: Registration is essential to ensure catering is correct!

Register today by emailing your name and company name to
socialfitt.org.au.

We look forward to seeing you there!


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