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Its with pleasure that we announce the launch of Yasasa Foundation.Our vision is to see a prosperous and happy Sri Lanka, where children have access to education, health care and the love and support of a family that is financially sound. With the end of the decades long civil war, this ‘pearl of the Indian [...]

Yohan Ramasundara explaining why you should attend:AJ Kulatunga’s views:Not many days left! Just 2 weeks to go!! If you have been postponing registering till the last minute, now is your time! Grab the opportunity at:http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/2009conference/See you there!

Early Bird Rates have been extended till 7th of August. Register today at:http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/2009conference/

Follow us at: http://twitter.com/ACSYoungITConference Early Bird rates end on 31 July, Hurry up! Register TODAY!http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/2009conference/

Venue: CliftonsLevel 2 440 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000 Date: Wednesday 29th July 2009 Time: 5:30PM for a 6.00PM start Register at:http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/index.cfm?action=load&area=9003&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10139822998810

“What’s involved in a Career in ICT and Why Choose ICT”Join us for this informative thought provoking forum with Young ICT Professionals sharing their career journeys so far, their future goals and their lifestyles. ICT offers incredible job opportunities in virtually every industry in today’s society. From fashion to finance, art to architecture, medicine [...]

The Australian Computer Society - Young IT is giving Young Territorians a chance to attend a free seminar in which you can participate in a real-life mock interview, plus get advice on interview techniques from successful professionals.Our Speakers include:Adam Gollow - RossJuliaRossChris Hosking - Director NTG Data Services CentreKate Kendel - Mosaic Financial SolutionsAJ Kulatunga [...]

The 6th annual International Young ICT Professionals Conference will be held on the 3rd and 4th of September, 2009 at the Dockside Convention Centre, Darling Harbour in Sydney Australia. This year’s theme is “Future of ICT - Lead, Transform, and Succeed“. The conference will combine a trade show and draw top ICT Professionals and Graduates [...]

http://www.acs. org.au/youngit/ 2009conference/ It’s with great pleasure and excitement that I invite you to participate in the 6th annual International Young ICT Professionals Conference. To be held on the 3rd and 4th of September, 2009 at the Dockside Convention Centre, Darling Harbour in Sydney . This year’s theme is Lead, Transform, and Succeed. The [...]

ACS YOUNG IT - IT in the PUB at USQ ClUB - ToowoombaWednesday 13 May, 5:00 PM TOOWOOMBARegister at:http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/index.cfm?action=load&area=9004&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10134766529705USER GROUPS NETWORKING EVENT - YOUNG ITWednesday 29 Apr, 5:30 PM BRISBANE, QueenslandRegister at:http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/index.cfm?action=load&area=9004&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10134225598894Young IT in the Pub featuring a Special Guest!Thursday 30 Apr, 6:00 PMMELBOURNE, VictoriaRegister at:http://www.acs.org.au/youngit/index.cfm?action=load&area=9003&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10129887788555YOUR CAREER IN THE ICT INDUSTRY - Young ITThursday [...]

I was in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia in the first week of March for official purposes and I must say I enjoyed it so much. KL is such a modern city and for an Asian country, its a big achievement. I had the chance to walk around in the streets of KL and also experience the [...]

Venue:The Imperial HotelCnr Bourke & Spring StreetsMelbourneDate:Monday 23rd March 2009Time:6:00PM Register at:http://www.acs.org.au/vic/index.cfm?action=event&area=9003&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10129887788505

It’s been awhile since started to provide career counselling and mentoring services on a voluntary basis. I have put this offer forward in a couple of forums and also my profile in most websites carry the fact. So, I get requests every now and then. Sometimes its a lot to handle, but I respond to [...]

- All pics are from Sri Lanka

I just wanted to quickly sign in to make a quick note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!Thanks for visiting this blog in 2008, I hope it was useful to all who came here and hope you return back in 2009 as well.The year end is always busy with things [...]

Green Young IT in the Pub - ICT & SustainabilityVenue: The Imperial HotelCnr Bourke & Spring Streets MelbourneDate: Thursday 20th November 2008 Time: 6:00PM Presenters :Tony Hodgson and Frank MentiplayFree Knowledge, Free Entry, Free Food, Free Drinks!Register at: https://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9003&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10119347526380

I had the opportunity of doing a talk at an orientation day presentation this week for the third time this year at the Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) to address new students.MIT, the Melbourne Institute of Technology, is a modern, innovative and dynamic institution which provides high-quality education relevant to the ever-changing demands of the [...]

This probably is going to be the first of a series of Blogs/Notes that I would make in retrospect to summarise how last year was spent. Well, there are almost 2 months more to go in this year, but with a December vacation coming and planning for next year already started, I am started to [...]

Last week, we had a successful event where David Talamelli from Oracle spoke about Oracle recruitment, opportunities at Oracle and how people land in jobs at Oracle. He also touched on how someone could be successful in the job market by maintaining an online profile and also keeping in touch with the industry contacts. It [...]

Workshop Focus:What business/soft skills are essential in today’s workplace?How do you know if you have these skills – short personal assessment of your soft skillsNonverbal communication- What is positive and powerful body language and the importance of body language in communicatingListening -What are good listening skills and how you can improve your listening skills immediatelyQuestioning [...]

I am a true believer of the saying ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words’ and I think the base for any Change starts with Actions. Those Actions need to be based on solid objectives and principles if you want to attract support from others for the cause. However, it’s important to translate Actions into Words as [...]

ACS Victorian Young IT events are getting popular day by day. Last week, we had a Young IT in the Pub – Trivia Night, which became a true success and was so much fun. The questions were from a range of areas and they were fairly difficult which made groups really discuss among themselves before [...]

We are pleased to announce that this Special Event will feature a distinguished ICT professional.Our very special guest, David Talamelli, Principal Recruiter at Oracle Corporation will provide a presentation detailing what its like to work at Oracle, the skills that are in demand and the recruitment process:Overview of Oracle Corporation Business and ForecastOverview of Oracle [...]

We are pleased to announce that this month’s YIT in the Pub event will host an exciting Trivia Night!This event will provide you with a great opportunity to network with Young ICT professionals and talk about the ICT industry and your career. Keep watching this space for details!As always, this event provides for a [...]

The Young IT in the Pub in Melbourne on 28th of August was a great successful and well attended forum where we heard from Scott Evans, the guest speaker and also had the opportunity to have conversations with like-minded people from the industry.Some photos follow:Dominic Sowinski, David Burela, Dylan Punchihewa and myslef with Remin Daniel, [...]

The next Young IT workshop will discuss about the IT Career Paths. It’s held at the Tea House, 28 Clarendon St., South Melbourne at 6PM. It will teach what you need to do to develop/get promoted and where your IT career might take you in the future. This event is also free and refreshments are [...]

The event is a great forum to get together with like minded people, peers and fellow students for a drink and have a chat in a relaxed atmosphere. It will also feature Scott Evans as the guest speaker. Scott is the founder of the Melbourne IT Mentor group (http://melbitmentor.googlepages.com) and will be talking on the [...]

We had a very successful ACS event in Melbourne organized by the Young IT group. The unparalleled quality of the night created so much value for the attendees.Representatives from companies (Hays, IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Accenture, NAB and Object Consulting ) explained the things they look for when hiring a potential candidate, opportunities available for students, graduates [...]

Venue:The Imperial HotelCnr Bourke & Spring Streets, MelbourneDate:Monday 4th August 2008Time:6:00PMFREE Entry, FREE Drinks, FREE Food!Details and Registrations at:http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=event&area=9010&temID=eventdetails&eveID=10111336545499

I wrote a blog post on the corporate blog after a long time. If interested, it can be found here.Also, my profile has been published in an interview style on the ACS ICT Careers Portal here.The home page of the ACS ICT Careers portal can be found here.

As part of National ICT Careers Week, the Victorian Young IT group of Australian Computer Society in association with some of ACS Professional Partners - Hays, IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Accenture, NAB and Object Consulting will host an ICT Careers Night to give students, graduates and young professionals a better understanding of the career options available in [...]

The other day, I was talking to a taxi driver while on a fairly long tour. The chat started in the usual manner, like ‘How’s your day been so far?’, but the chat didn’t end in the usual way. Once the driver got to know that I do IT related work, he told me about [...]

This week, we had yet another successful Young IT in the Pub event with a senior professional participating to further enrich the event. We met other ICT colleagues, which helps to keep our existing network going while further extending it as well by meeting new people. It is always great fun to talk to people [...]

I thought I should blog about the new Professional Year Program that is being offered by the Australian Computer Society. This is a fantastic practical job readiness course, and the only one of its nature.The background is that, the Australian government has introduced some changes to the student visas and also to permanent resident (PR) [...]