hi guys / girls
As auDA is a sponsor of the Tim Berners Lee function
auDA members have been given an opportunity to attend an exclusive Q&A event.
The announcement is here:
In early February, Sir Tim Berners-Lee will visit Australia for the first time in nearly 15 years.
Sir Tim is widely known as the inventor of the World Wide Web and is a passionate and outspoken advocate for keeping the Internet open, interoperable and accessible for all users.
auDA is very proud to be a co-sponsor of Sir Tim’s “Down Under tour”.
auDA “Q&A” with Sir Tim
On 4 February, auDA and will host a “Q&A”-style panel discussion at the University of Melbourne.
The event is themed “Governing the Internet – Threats and opportunities”. In addition to Sir Tim, panel members include:
- Chris Disspain: auDA CEO
- Jane Caro: lecturer, author, media commentator and regular Gruen Transfer panellist
- Peter Williams: digital innovation expert, Deloitte Centre for the Edge CEO and RMIT adjunct professor
The discussion will be moderated by prominent journalist and broadcaster, Alan Kohler.
Numbers are extremely limited and auDA is pleased to offer our members the first opportunity to secure tickets.
To register your interest, please send an email to
tbl@auda.org.au. Please include your full name, email address and the number of tickets you would like to request. Tickets are being made available free-of-charge, however auDA reserves the right to limit allocations, based upon demand.
The event will be held at University House and will run from 7:30 to 10:30pm.
“TBL Down Under tour” public lectures
In addition to this exclusive event, auDA has also secured an allocation of tickets for Sir Tim’s booked-out keynote presentations and public lectures in Canberra (1 February), Gold Coast (2 February), Melbourne (4 February) and Sydney (5 February).
For more information about Sir Tim’s tour and the latest updates on his public schedule, click here.
Once again, email
tbl@auda.org.au to register your interest, including your full name, the number of tickets you would like and which public lecture you would like to attend. Once again, we stress that places are very limited and tickets will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis until auDA’s allocation is exhausted.
Given the tour is less than two weeks away, the deadline for expressions-of-interest for both opportunities is COB this Thursday 24 January.