NetThing – Round Table
Have you heard about NetThing? We are excited to announce that we will be facilitating a round table focusing on Internet as an Essential Service and how this classification would affect the rules and regulation for broadband Internet services. We plan to explore what classifying the Internet as an essential service would entail and its broader implications for digital […]
Annual General Meeting
Details for the IAA 2021 AGM:
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Time: 5.00pm AEDT / 2.00pm AWST
Location: Online via video conference (Zoom) using the link below
IAASysters@AusNOG Program
Details for the IAASysters@AusNOG workshop:
Date: Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm AEST
Location: The Fullerton Hotel, Sydney
Scams Awareness Week
This year’s Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Scams Awareness Network’s Scams Awareness Week will be held 8 – 12 November 2021 and our association is proud to be a campaign partner again this year. Throughout the week, we will provide several resources from the ACCC that you can use to protect yourself and others from falling victim […]
Equinix’s PE3 Hard Hat Tour
Our Perth team were fortunate enough to attend a Hard Hat Tour through Equinix’s PE3 site on Tuesday 19 October. Still under construction, Equinix’s Global Solutions Architect – Phil – took them through the building to see everything from the rooftop right down to the loading dock! The first phase of the site has an estimated cost of A$76.6 million and is targeted to open in Q4 2021. When […]
Associations Forum – Event Recap
A great event showcasing both our association and the Australian Institute of Office Professionals (AIOP). Beginning with a guided tour through the Pan Pacific hotel, as well as coffee and high tea, attendees were treated to an hour of presentations from the incredible speakers. Kitty Hibble presented our association and engaged us all with our story. Outlining where we came from to where we […]
Nominations to the Board
This month, nominations to the Board opened Friday 8 October and closed Monday 25 October. There are three seats up for election this time around; two seats are for three-year terms, and the remaining seat is for a one-year term. Under our new constitution, all members get to vote for all three seats. We are […]
Three New Letters – LTD!
One of the biggest developments over the past month was our official registration as a company limited by guarantee with ASIC. The change from the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), was necessary as it reflects our national growth as an association. From the initial consultation with members to the Special General Meeting (SGM), this process required much effort from the Board, staff and […]
QV1 Building Renovation
As the main lobby in the QV1 Building received some TLC on Saturday 16 October, power to the main distribution board that feeds our Point of Presence was scheduled to be turned off. Thanks to our fantastic member – Ciphertel – organising electricians and a generator to mitigate the extended outage, we stayed primarily online with a minor four-minute outage. We would like to thank Ciphertel for all their efforts to keep […]