1. AUC at CSU

2. What is the AUC? AUC - Apple University Consortium 1984 - Apple entered into a partnership with 9 Australian universities to form the AUC (Australia) Now - 32 Australian University Members 5 Associate Members and 1 International Member (India) http://www.auc.edu.au/About+the+AUC

3. What is the AUC? Major motivating factors: Departments, staff & students could obtain Apple technology at reduced prices Enable development of innovative solutions using Macs Sharing information and experiences Fostering educational development activities

4. What is the AUC? Totally independent of Apple Governed by member Universities Operates its own programs on its own behalf

5. What do the AUC do? Training Programs Conferences Resources Wheels for the Mind AUCDF - AUC Development Fund

6. Training Programs Technical Subsidised training courses for technical staff in Apple tech Generally 2-4 days in length in major capital cities 4 subsidised places each year, includes travel and accommodation

7. Training Programs Developer Training programs for Mac OS X Developers, basic courses as well as courses on specific topics Python/Objective C Ruby for Mac OSX REALBasic Cocoa Xcode

8. Training Programs Creative AUC is trying to develop Workshops for the Creative space PodCasting HD Video etc

9. Conference Major conference every 24 months in conjunction with a member University. Over 200 University staff, academics and students Keynote speakers indicate major Apple directions and innovations Presentations from local presenters on a wide range of subjects Next one in Canberra 27-30 Sep 09Canberra

10. Resources Classroom In A Box Seeding Equipment HD Editing Suite

11. Resources Classroom In A Box Two sets of 15 x MacBook Pros with cables and software For not for profit training, conferences, workshops and classroom type events http://www.auc.edu.au/Classroom+In+A+ Box http://www.auc.edu.au/Classroom+In+A+ Box

12. Resources Seeding Equipment Small pool of Seeding Equipment for University staff to trial and use for testing and evaluation purposes. Short term loan only (max 3 weeks) Currently have MacBook Air; AppleTV; iPod Touch; EyeFi-Card http://www.auc.edu.au/Seeding+Equipme nt http://www.auc.edu.au/Seeding+Equipme nt

13. Resources HD Editing Suite Short term loan (max 1 month) 1 x MacBook Pro 17" 1 x Final Cut Express 4 & iLife 08 1 x Sony HD Digital Video Camera 1 x LaCie 500GB External Hard Disk DV Tapes/Cables/Power Adapters http://www.auc.edu.au/HD+Editing+Suite

14. Wheels for the Mind A publication of the AUC Produced by members for AUC membership & wider audience in Higher-Ed Covers Apple products, issues facing Universities, case studies on specific tools, research etc http://www.auc.edu.au/Wheels+for+the+Min d http://www.auc.edu.au/Wheels+for+the+Min d

15. AUCDF AUCDF - AUC Development Fund Innovation Grants WWDC Scholarships http://www.auc.edu.au/Developer

16. AUC - Contacts CSU AUC Representative Brian Roberson broberson@csu.edu.au broberson@csu.edu.au CSU AUCDF Coordinator Michael Antolovich mantolovich@csu.edu.au mantolovich@csu.edu.au

17. AUC - Info AUC related info available through: AUC Mailing List ( http://www.auc.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/auc- news ) http://www.auc.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/auc- news RSS ( http://www.auc.edu.au/tiki- articles_rss.php?topicId=2 ) http://www.auc.edu.au/tiki- articles_rss.php?topicId=2 CSU’s What’s New and News CSU Mailing List ( email Michael to get on it, or off it ) http://www.auc.edu.au/Charles+Sturt+Univer sity [one day maybe http://www.auc.edu.au/CSU] http://www.auc.edu.au/Charles+Sturt+Univer sityhttp://www.auc.edu.au/CSU

18. Summary of Benefits MacWorld (Staff only) and WWDC Scholarships Innovation Grants (Development & Seeding) Technical (Staff only) and Developer Training Education Pricing on Apple Products Seminars and Presentations Mac Specific Resources AUC Conference Participation Professional Networking Honours Scholarships Wheels for the Mind Magazine and AUC News

19. Workshops Cocoa Feb 2008 Xcode Tools Feb 2008 WWDC Jun 2008 X World Jul 2008 iPhone/iPod Touch Web Apps Jul 2008 DevWorld Sep 2008 iPhone TechTalk Nov 2008 REALBasic Nov/Dec 2008 CreateWorld Dec 2008 MacWorld Jan 2009 Ruby for Mac OS X Feb 2009

20. WWDC08 3 CSU members attended WWDC08 in San Francisco on Jun 2008 Richard Newell - Allocated Staff Scholarship James Bekkema - Student Developer Scholarship Michael Antolovich - Competitive Scholarship

25. WWDC08

32. CSU-MUG CSU - Mac User Group Sufficient interest to start CSU-MUG? What sort of things could the MUG do? Forum/Mailing List (Mailing List started) Regular/Irregular Meetings (on what?) Demonstrate new Hardware? Campus based/Cross Campus Other suggestions???

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