SAGE-AU

SAGE-AU is an Australian non-profit professional association of system administrators. SAGE-AU was originally formed to provide the same services for Australian system administrators as the SAGE organisation did in the United States, but is completely independent of that entity, and has been since SAGE-AU's formation in 1993. SAGE-AU is incorporated in the state of Victoria.

SAGE-AU's mission is to provide services to System Administrators to assist in their day-to-day work.

Major activities

* Hosts several annual events, including The Australian System Administrator's Conference.
* Monthly meetings in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia.
* Quarterly journals.

National Conference

The SAGE-AU national conference, otherwise known as The Australian System Administrator's Conference, has been held annually since 1993.

* 2008 - August 11th to 15th, "TBA", Adelaide, South Australia
* 2007 - July 23rd to 27th, Carlton Crest Parramatta Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales
* 2006 - July 24th to 28th, Chifley on Northbourne. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
* 2005 - September 5th to 9th, Rendezvous Observation Hotel. Perth, Western Australia
* 2004 - August 16th to 20th, The Bardon Centre. Brisbane, Queensland
* 2003 - August 14th to 18th, Hobart Grand Chancellor. Hobart, Tasmania
* 2002 - August 5th to 9th, Novotel on Collins. Melbourne, Victoria
* 2001 - July 9th to 13th, Grosvenor Vista Hotel. Adelaide, South Australia
* 2000 - July 3rd to 7th, Bond University Conference Centre. Gold Coast, Queensland
* 1999 - July 5th to 9th, Novotel Brighton Beach. Sydney, New South Wales
* 1998 - July 6th to 10th, Old Parliament House. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
* 1997 - July 14th to 18th, Melbourne Zoo. Melbourne, Victoria
* 1996 - July 16th to 19th, The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Queensland
* 1995 - July 12th to 14th, The University of Wollongong. Wollongong, New South Wales
* 1994 - July 11th to 13th, The University of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia
* 1993 - July 7th to 9th, The University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Victoria

Regional Conferences

Since 1999, a number of local SAGE-AU chapters have been running one-day "mini conferences". Details are on the [http://www.sage-au.org.au/display/SAGEAU/Events SAGE-AU events] page.
* 2007 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference. Held in Hobart on February 19, 2007
* 2007 - SAGE-VIC IT Symposium. Held in Melbourne on February 16, 2007
* 2006 - SAGE-VIC IT Symposium. Held in Melbourne on April 28, 2006
* 2006 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference. Held in Hobart on February 20, 2006
* 2005 - SAGE-VIC IT Symposium. Held in Melbourne on March 11, 2005
* 2004 - SAGE-VIC IT Symposium. Held in Melbourne on March 12, 2004
* 2004 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference. Held in Hobart on February 23, 2004
* 2003 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference. Held in Hobart on February 24, 2003
* 2002 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference (in conjunction with AUUG). Held in Hobart on March 20, 2002
* 2001 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference (in conjunction with AUUG). Held in Hobart
* 2000 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference (in conjunction with AUUG). Held in Hobart
* 1999 - Tasmanian IT Summer Conference (in conjunction with AUUG). Held in Hobart

AGE-AU Presidents

The President of SAGE-AU, along with the rest of the National Executive Committee, are elected through a nomination process. Terms come into effect after the end of each Annual General Meeting, with some exceptions, listed below.

* April 2, 1993 to July 8, 1993 - Hal Miller (see note 1)
* July 8, 1993 to July 12, 1994 - Hal Miller
* July 12, 1994 to July 13, 1995 - Glenn Huxtable
* July 13, 1995 to July 18, 1996 - Glenn Huxtable
* July 18, 1996 to July 17, 1997 - Craig Bishop
* July 17, 1997 to July 9, 1998 - Craig Bishop
* July 9, 1998 to July 8, 1999 - Paul Young
* July 8, 1999 to July 6, 2000 - David Conran
* July 6, 2000 to February 5th 2001 - Andrew Van Der Stock (see note 2)
* February 5, 2001 to July 12, 2001 - Andrew Hennell (see note 3)
* July 12, 2001 to August 8, 2002 - Andrew Hennell
* August 8, 2002 to August 7, 2003 Andrew Hennell
* August 7, 2003 to August 19, 2004 - Donna Ashelford
* August 19, 2004 to September 8, 2005 - Phil Kernick
* September 8, 2005 to July 27, 2006 - Phil Kernick
* July 27, 2006 to July 26, 2007 - Phil Kernick
* July 26, 2007 to present - Donna Ashelford

1. Was named Interim President at a Special General Meeting on April 2, 1993. 2. Resigned. 3. Was named President by a vote of the standing National Executive Committee at that time.

ee also

* Australian Computer Society
* AUUG
* LUGs in Australia
* System administrator

imilar organisations

These are some of the similar organisations in other countries. See also System administrator for others.

*League of Professional System Administrators ( [http://www.lopsa.org/ www.lopsa.org] )
*SAGE (USA) ( [http://www.sage.org/ www.sage.org] )
*SAGE-WISE (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) ( [http://www.sage-wise.org/ www.sage-wise.org] )
*System Administrators Guild of Ireland ( [http://sysadmin.ie/ sysadmin.ie] )

External links

* [http://www.sage-au.org.au/ SAGE-AU (Australia)]
* [http://www.sage-au.org.au/display/SAGEAU/Previous+Conferences SAGE-AU Conferences]