Rear(l to r)- Professor Paul Wells, Director of Animation, Loughborough University, UK; Dr Alan Cholodenko, Honorary Associate, University of Sydney. Front(l to r)- Miriam Harris, Unitec, New Zealand; Dr Marian Quigley, Honorary Research Fellow, Monash University; Dr Amanda Third, Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
Experts gather at Monash Berwick for
Animated Dialogues 2007 Conference
Leading animation experts from around Australia and abroad gathered at the Monash University Berwick campus this week to attend the Animated Dialogues 2007 Conference.
Monash University organised the three-day conference in affiliation with the Society of Animation Studies and the Victorian College of the Arts and secured Professor Paul Wells, Director of Animation, School of Art and Design from the Loughborough University in the United Kingdom as its keynote speaker.
Esteemed Australian animator, Antoinette Starkiewicz attended the conference as a special guest.
“We were extremely proud that Monash Berwick was the venue for such an important event for Australian animators,” said event co-organiser Dr Marian Quigley.
“The conference brought together experts and enthusiasts from a range of universities to discuss a plethora of interesting issues relating to the world of animation.”
Speakers at the conference also included local academics from the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University’s Berwick campus.
“Monash University Berwick is home to some brilliant researchers in the information technology field. This conference allowed them to share their findings with their peers and highlighted their contribution to the animation industry.”
“The Animated Dialogues 2007 Conference more than met our expectations and we look forward to the next time that Australian and international animation scholars can gather together again to discuss our research.”
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Campus all set to welcome
students starting mid-year
Staff at Monash University Berwick are all set to welcome new students beginning their courses in semester two.
Mid-year Orientation is set to take place on Monday 9th July 2007. New students will be officially welcomed to the campus before partaking in a range of social and informational activities to help them settle in to life at Monash Berwick.
New students are encouraged to attend mid-year orientation to ensure that they are armed with all necessary information prior to the start of semster two.
Staying Connected
Lads and Dads is the major initiative of the Work Life Unit in 2007.
This pilot program is aimed at all male staff with parental or carer
responsibilities, not just those with sons.
We have already enjoyed the launch of the program by Merv Hughes, Ambassador for Andrology Australia.
The second half of the year will see a number of programs for men conducted on a number of different campuses.
The first is "Staying Connected" for fathers not living full-time with
their children. Please download this flier for further information.
The two programs will be:
26 July Berwick
11 September Clayton
Staff wishing to attend need to email Judith Cooke with their details and dietary requirements by 6 July.