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SoIT's News, Issue 3 2008

The First AGM of USITAA

The first annual general meeting of the University of Sydney IT Alumni Association was held on 3 June 2008.

Two significant things took place at that meeting:

 

From the President of USITAA

Mark Webb

Hi all,

It is a great honour to have been elected as the inaugural President of the University of Sydney Information Technology Alumni Association (USITAA). It’s been 15 years since I finished my undergraduate degree with the old Basser Department of Computer Science. If you’d asked me back then what my fondest memory of university was, I would have probably said playing cards in the Wentworth building when I should have been attending lectures. However, as my career has progressed I have grown to value more and more the skills I gained in my degree – not just around specific technologies, design methodologies and programming languages, but an approach to problem solving and a way of looking at the world that has stood me in good stead.

I’ve often wished I could build on the knowledge and relationships I started when I was at university, both to develop my own career and give something back to an institution that contributed so much to my life. The creation of USITAA is an opportunity for all alumni to do just that. We have an exciting series of events planned for the remainder of 2008, and we’ll be reaching out to all of our alumni to find out what you want out of your association. I see this as an exciting opportunity to enhance the value we have all received from our involvement with the University and build a lasting partnership between the School of IT and its alumni.

As you’ll see in the rest of the newsletter, there are many ways to start getting involved with USITAA. In the mean time if you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear from you at:
alumnipresident@it.usyd.edu.au.

Mark Webb
President,
The University of Sydney Information Technology Alumni Association (USITAA)