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conference callForum infocus at UQThe relevance of Informationand CommunicationsTechnologies (ICTs) to Australiaand impact in Queensland willbe the focus of a forum to beheld at UQ later this month.World Summit on the InformationSociety: how should the‘Smart’ State respond, will featurea keynote address from UNESCOassistant director-general forCommunication and Information,Dr Abdul Waheed Khan.Dr Kahn is a major figurewithin the ICT debate, coordinatingUNESCO’s contribution toboth the UN ICT Taskforce andthe World Summit on theInformation Society (WSIS) heldin Geneva late last year.School of Journalism andCommunication Head ProfessorJan Servaes, said the forumwould be a localised translationof WSIS.“We hope that the forum willcontribute to a more in-depthassessment of the strengths andweaknesses of ICTs in Australiaand Queensland,” ProfessorServaes said.“This debate has fundamentalimplications for the future of themedia and the journalisticprofession on the one hand, andfor the way media products aregoing to be used and consumedby the public on the other hand.”Dr Kahn will discuss findingsfrom WSIS, which aimed to makeICTs a priority for policymakers.The forum will involve a paneldiscussion with a number ofleading media academics and willbe moderated by Victoria’s PrivacyCommissioner, Paul Chadwick.The forum is being organisedby the School of Journalism andCommunication and will be heldon February 19 at the University.Professor ServaesEDUCATIONMarketing education:beyond the brochure:March 14-16, Surfers ParadiseMarriottHosted by UQ’s School of Education,the conference is designed for anyoneinvolved with marketing an educationalinstitution. Themes includeidentity and reputation building;public and media relationships; andmarketing for international students.Speakers include the chief executiveof the Heist education marketingagency Dave Roberts; Professor NickFoskett (University of Southampton,UK); Arthur Stephen (Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, Canada); Colleen Clur(UQ); and Dr Stephen Holmes (UQ).HEALTHInternet, media andmental health 2004conference: April 21-24, CarltonCrest Hotel, BrisbaneStrong media representation, includingstage and screen personalities, isexpected at this event focusing onoverlaps between media and Internet;Internet and mental health; and mentalhealth and the media. Ideas forsymposia and abstracts are welcome.Information: 07 3858 5416,www.immh04.im.com. auSOCIOLOGYInternational RuralSociology Association(IRSA) World Congress of RuralSociology: July 25-30,Trondheim, NorwayThis international conference willfocus on unevenness, risks, resistanceand dialogue in relation to ruraleconomies and societies. It willconsider themes including foodsupply chains; gender challenges inchanging ruralities; and alternativeagricultures in the global economy.Information: www.irsa-world.org,l.herbertcheshire@uq.edu.auENTOMOLOGYXXII InternationalCongress ofEntomology: August15-21, Brisbane Convention andExhibition CentreThis landmark event will cover topicsincluding genetics and evolutionarybiology; managing insects on plants;biodiversity and biogeography; andphysiology and immunity. Abstracts forthe congress must be received by March31. Speakers include Peter Raven(Director, Missouri Botanical Gardens,US); and Professor May Berenbaum(University of Illinois, US).Information: www.ice2004.orgHypersonicspace quickensAn historic agreement tocoordinate and exploit thecountry’s research in hypersonicsand scramjet technology wassigned in December.The agreement between three ofAustralia’s largest universities, twostate governments and the CommonwealthGovernment, formed thebasis of the Australian HypersonicsInitiative.Hypersonics is the study of velocitiesgreater than five times thespeed of sound (Mach 5). It hasbeen an area of specialised researchin Australia since the earlydays of rocket flights fromWoomera.The Initiative will build onAustralia’s leading role inhypersonics, demonstratedlast year when UQ successfullylaunched the world’s firstexperimental flight of an airbreathingsupersonic ramjet engine(scramjet), and commissioned theworld’s largest interplanetary flightsimulation wind tunnel.This success paved the way forwidespread interest nationally andinternationally in supporting Australia’shypersonics research.The technology will be useful forlow-cost satellite launches and highspeedmissile propulsion.A Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) establishing the AustralianHypersonics Initiative wassigned at the University during theceremony, exactly 100 years after theWright Brothers historic December17, 1903, first powered plane flightat Kitty Hawk in North Carolina.The purpose of the MOU is toformalise the links between thevarious expert groups in thecountry, and to create thestrongest possible platform forcapitalising on Australia’sFrom left: Mr Walsh, Mr Anker, Dr Lough, Professor Siddle and Professor Bairdpotential to be a leading participantin a major industry of the future.Guests at the ceremony includedthe Chief Defence Scientist; Dr RogerLough; UQ Vice-Chancellor ProfessorJohn Hay and Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Research) Professor David Siddle;Professor John Baird of the AustralianNational University; James Walsh ofthe University of New South Wales;Director of Technology and ServiceIndustries with the Department of StateDevelopment Brian Anker; andProfessor Joseph Lai of the Universityof New South Wales at the AustralianDefence Force Academy.The parties will work cooperativelyto develop hypersonics technology inAustralia, and take a coordinatedapproach to marketing the expertiseinternationally.Professor Hay said Australia hadthe largest pool of University-basedhypersonic researchers in the world,with some of the most advancedequipment for simulating velocitiesup to 50 times the speed of sound.“We have more than 20 years ofexperience in hypersonics researchand today’s agreement gives us theopportunity to build on that successby advancing hypersonics expertise inconcert with our colleagues in otheruniversities and Defence,” he said.20 UQ NEWS, february 2004
Larry lapping it upby Lynda Flower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A tired, hungry andhomeless dog hasbeen given a newlease on life by aUQ Gatton animalphysiotherapystudent.Every dog has his day and for 10-month old Border Collie Larryit was the day he was adopted by UQMaster of Animal Studies(Physiotherapy) student LesleyHarrison.But three months earlier, as anRSPCA cruelty case, it seemed as ifLarry’s days were numbered.Larry had been almost starved todeath and when rescued by theUQ NEWS, february 2004RSPCA weighed just over three kilos.He was nursed back to health byFairfield Refuge veterinary staff DrAnne Chester and Dr Anne Covilleuntil his condition stabilised and hisweight reached 12 kilos.Then it was discovered that Larryhad hip displasia, a hereditarydisease in dogs, and needed anoperation.Lecturer in Surgery at UQ’sSchool of Veterinary Science SueSommerlad performed the femoralhead osteotomy operation and Larrywent into Ms Harrison’s care forpostoperative physiotherapy.Ms Harrison is undertakingpostgraduate studies in animalphysiotherapy at UQ Gatton, one ofonly two Masters programs in thisfield in the world.The program provides qualifiedhuman physiotherapists withtraining to transfer their skills toanimals, particularly performanceand companion animals such as dogsand horses, to meet a growinginternational demand.Ms Harrison is studying therehabilitation of dogs after femoralhead excision surgery, and is seeingclinical cases at UQ’s VeterinaryTeaching Hospital.“The project is studying whetherpostoperative physiotherapytechniques, which have provedsuccessful for humans, are useful foranimals as an adjunct to veterinarymedicine,” Ms Harrison said.“It’s early days yet, but the signsare very encouraging. After eightweeks there have been significantchanges to Larry’s gait and anincrease in his muscle bulk,evidence that an established exerciseregime is beneficial.”Larry’s muscle-building regimeinvolves an on-leash, one-kilometrewalk each day and selected off-theleashactivities. He also walks up anddown hills, slopes and stairs andwalks regularly on sand. Futuretherapy will include swimming.Ms Harrison said Larry’srehabilitation would take another sixmonths before his muscles werestrong enough to withstand a secondoperation on his other hip.From left: Ms Sommerlad,Dr Chester and MsHarrison with LarryAll-togetherfor a differentDiversity WeekUQ will be celebrating differenceduring this year’s Diversity Week.Under the theme of “All-Together-Different”, Diversity Weekwill run from May 10-14.Diversity Week began last year topromote the diversity of the UQcommunity and to encourage furtherimprovements to the work and studyenvironment.A highlight for 2004 will be theinaugural presentation of the Vice-Chancellor’s Equity and DiversityAwards, which will be ongoing, andthe Diversity Action Project Awards.The Vice Chancellor’s Equity andDiversity Awards will recognisecontributions that improve equity anddiversity, or raise awareness of equityand diversity within UQ. There willbe one $5,000 award for an individualand $10,000 for an organisationalunit. These Awards were launchedduring last year’s Diversity Week.Four Diversity Action Projectawards, valued at $2,500 each, will beprovided to an individual or group for aproject that will advance or supportdiversity at UQ, particularly inenhancing cross-cultural understandingand anti-racism policies.These Awards will be funded frommoney remaining from the Vice-Chancellor’s Committee AgainstRacism, whose role has now beentaken up by a subcommittee of the newSenate Standing Committee for Equity,Diversity and the Status of Women.All awards will be presented byUQ Vice-Chancellor Professor JohnHay AC, at a lunch to be held on May14 at Brisbane Customs House.Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)Professor Margaret Gardnersaid Diversity Week was an opportunityto celebrate the diversity of theUQ community.“The student and staff populationsof UQ are becoming increasinglydiverse. Different cultures, worldviews and points of view contributeto the richness of work and life at UQ,and benefit us all,” she said.“Diversity Week means we canshowcase and celebrate diversity and,through the awards, acknowledge thegreat work already going on and providesome well-deserved support for theindividuals and organisational units thatcontribute to diversity at UQ.”Information: www.uq.edu.au/about/diversityweek21
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