1. ATEM Executive Director - Call for expressions of interest 2. ATEM Council Meeting Minutes 3. HR Good Practice Conference: Nine Australian Universities will showcase lead practice in HR. Early bird registration is only $395.

The 11th annual ATEM Emeritus Members lunch was held as part of the TEM conference. Otherwise known as the Ghosts' Lunch, this event allows those people who are retired or no longer work in the sector, and who have contributed much to ATEM's development in past years, to stay in touch.

1. LH Martin Institute has announced its upcoming conference, “Building Australia’s Tertiary Education Sector: Alternative models & their leadership challenges” on 11 – 12 November 2010 in Melbourne. 2. The 6th edition of the ‘ACER Higher Education Update’ has been released and includes articles on: Measuring capability; Workforce planning; Setting…

1. Our thoughts are with our friends in Christchurch which was devastated last Saturday night by a catastrophic 7.1Mw Earthquake, slightly stronger than Haiti. Many aftershocks of up to 6Mw shook the town for a week. 100,000 homes are wrecked and the damage bill is over $3.1 billion and climbing. 2. ATEM's Leadership Webinar commence on 19 October: If you find yourself too busy…

1. “Leadership as Intervention: A Six Week Webinar Series”. ATEM is very pleased to announce its first program delivered by webinar! “Leadership as Intervention” is designed as an interactive online workshop program of 6 x 90-minute webinar sessions in which senior and middle-level tertiary education managers and professionals from across a range of functions gain…

1. ATEM has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (http://www.csba.com.au) to collaborate on a Tertiary Education Sector Customer Service Benchmarking Report in 2011. A short survey has been developed to seek your views about the most important customer service challenges you are facing now. 2. Register now for ATEM's…

1. The 2010 Heads of Student Administration Conference is on again on 1-2 September in Darwin. 2. Many of us will remember Alan Gilbert, the University of Manchester’s first president and vice chancellor. He died at Manchester Royal Infirmary on 27 July, aged 65. He had been battling heart problems after a bypass operation last year. He was a strong supporter of ATEM, which…

1. “ATEM Matters No 38” is here: https://www.atem.org.au/activities_newsletter.cfm . Don’t miss it. The contents are extremely interesting, even exciting in some parts. Here are a few of the highlights: Jobs in Higher Education, New Audit Director at AUQA , Deakin University has a new VC, 2011 Tertiary Education Sector Benchmarking program, Higher Education Services…

1. We've received some enquiries lately about ATEM membership, so here's a quick reminder. There are two types of ATEM membership. Individual members pay for the benefits and privileges of membership which include a 20% discount on professional development programs and the “Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management”. Corporate membership is also fee based and…

1. This is a reminder that the closing date for all ATEM Grants and Awards is 20 August at 5.00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. Go here for information: https://www.atem.org.au/activities_grants.cfm 2. The Expanding Your Influence program (18-20 August in Brisbane) is filling fast! This ATEM flagship program has been a stepping stone for many years for middle managers who…