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Events for the public
 September 2013
Thursday 12
13:10 - EVENT - FREE Lunchtime Concert : UWA Wind and Brass Ensemble Website | More Information
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
Friday 13
0:00 - PERFORMANCE - Callaway Series : UWA Wind and Brass - CANCELLED Website | More Information
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. PLEASE CONTACT CONCERTS - 6488 7836 SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
Saturday 14
8:00 - SEMINAR - UWA CPD Health Aged Care Seminar : A multidisciplinary health professional aged care seminar day Website | More Information
This multidisciplinary aged care seminar will provide an insight into the problems faced in managing chronic diseases in the increasing aged population. Presentations will investigate opportunities for working better together, to meet the health care needs of older people in Western Australia.
Sunday 15
15:30 - CONCERT - Strings Attached Concert : Violin - Viola - Cello! Website | More Information
An all strings extravaganza following the instruments from the early days of Bach and Vivaldi to the recent times of Hindemith and the gypsy music of Ravel.

The concert will feature UWAs finest young string players including Alexandra Isted, Elizabeth Moss, Ellie Walker and Verity Brockmann as they perform these cherished works in anticipation of their graduation year recitals.

Admission is free, bookings required due to limited space.
Monday 16
13:00 - EVENT - Rose Lucas poetry reading : Rose Lucas will read from her new book, Even in the Dark Website | More Information
The Westerly Centre and UWA Publishing will host a poetry reading by visiting poet, Rose Lucas, from her latest book, Even in the Dark.

In this, her first book of poetry, Lucas distills years of writing into an impressive debut. Even in the Dark contains delicate poems of the lives of women and the exquisite beauty contained in the act of observation.
Tuesday 17
13:00 - Colloquium - Some Results From the Motivational Leadership Training Program : Psychology Colloquium More Information
Organizations need to know how to motivate and engage their employees in a healthy fashion (i.e., preserving or enhancing their well-being). A large number of organizations send their managers to leadership training, even though we know surprisingly little about its impact on employee motivation, performance, and well-being. We developed the Motivational Leadership Training Program, based on existing and popular training programs, to examine the mediational role of work motivation in the relationship between leadership training and changes in employee performance and well-being. Grounded in the theory of full-range leadership and self-determination theory, the program was tested through a quasi-experimental design including pre/post-tests to evaluate its impact on subordinate motivation, performance, and well-being. Preliminary results showed little improvement in leadership style and in employee motivation following training, though some moderators were found. However, it is clear from longitudinal multilevel path modeling that the leadership style adopted by managers had a strong influence on their employees’ work motivation.

17:00 - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Stephen Benfall and Naomi Smout Website | More Information
Stephen Benfall: The Music of John Exton: An investigation into the factors that shaped his compositions in the years 1972 - 1979.

Naomi Smout: Reflections on performing 20th cenury Argentine Piano music
Wednesday 18
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents : Inflow controls on the spatial distribution and composition of phytoplankton in Marina Reservoir, Singapore Website | More Information
Understanding the drivers of phytoplankton composition and abundance is important for the management of water quality in reservoirs. In the Republic of Singapore, the construction of coastal barrages in recent years has seen several low-lying estuaries converted into shallow reservoirs to secure water supply. However, research on these types of systems has been limited to date.

Marina Reservoir became operational in 2008 following the completed construction of a barrage that separates the former Marina Estuary from the Singapore Strait. Subsequent to a two year adjustment phase during which saline water from the former estuary was flushed from the reservoir, the nutrient concentrations in this shallow reservoir stabilised and the downstream waters became dominated by nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria.

However, in the upstream regions of the reservoir, which are more influenced by inflow waters, the phytoplankton composition is dominated by green algae and diatoms. The CWR field team surveyed Marina reservoir in February 2012, which was a period of low inflow. Results from these measurements will be presented to demonstrate the relationship between inflows and short-term changes in phytoplankton composition and abundance.

In particular, by using fluorescent spectral data and principal component analysis (PCA) to measure phytoplankton composition at fine spatial scales, it will be shown that the distributions of different phytoplankton assemblages in the reservoir are closely related to transitions between inflow waters and reservoir waters.

PS* This seminar is free and open to the public & no RSVP required.

****All Welcome****


16:00 - COURSE - Children's Chinese Short Course : Learn Chinese with Joy More Information
Afterschool classes (Wednesday 4 - 5.30pm)and Weekend (Saturday)classes available for young learners between 6 - 12 years old. Registration is OPEN now.

18:00 - PRESENTATION - Becoming an Engineer with UWA - 18 September 2013 Website | More Information
'Becoming an Engineer with UWA' info evening: Prospective students and their parents are invited to attend one of our info sessions to learn more about how to achieve an engineering career with UWA. Please RSVP via http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/engineering-info-evenings
Thursday 19
13:10 - EVENT - FREE Lunchtime Concert : Reedefined Clarinet Ensemble Website | More Information
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm

13:20 - EVENT - Chinese Mid-Autumn Day Celebration at Confucius Institute : Culture performances and tasty Chinese delicacies More Information
The Confucius Institute will celebrate Chinese Mid-autumn day on 19 September and we are welcoming students and staff to sample traditional mid-autumn delicacies while enjoying performances by local artists.
Friday 20
18:00 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Second Ordinary Meeting : Second Ordinary Meeting of Convocation Website | More Information
Convocation invites all graduates and other members of Convocation to attend the Second Ordinary Meeting

Guest Speaker Hon Justice James Edelman of the Supreme Court of Western Australia will be speaking on "Challenges for University education in the next century".
Sunday 22
15:30 - EVENT - Appalachian Spring Concert : Swan Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Performs Website | More Information
The College is proud to welcome the Swan Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra performing some of the classical greats under the baton of Joel Bass.

The concert will be an American weighted program with Copland's iconic 'Appalachian Spring' and Barber's 'Adagio for Strings' alongside English composer V.Williams' 'The Lark Ascending' performed by young virtuoso violinist Alexandra Isted.

Admission is free, bookings are essential as there is limited space.
Monday 23
12:00 - SEMINAR - Medical Research Seminar Series : Role of gene networks in asthma Website | More Information
The Lung Institute of WA invites you to a free seminar on: "Role of gene networks in asthma" by Dr Anthony Bosco, Immunology & Genomics, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. A light lunch will be served from 12.00pm with a 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.
Tuesday 24
13:00 - Colloquium - To be (broad) or not to be (broad) : To be (broad) or not to be (broad): The dynamics of attentional focusing More Information
Focused visual attention is a mechanism by which relevant visual information is selectively prioritised for further processing. Given this vital role, focused attention is essential for the efficient visual perception of a world that is not only richly varied, but also continually changing. Great strides have been made in understanding the shifting of focused attention from one object or location to another, but relatively little is known about an independent and equally critical component of attentional control – attentional focusing.

The term attentional focusing refers to the fact that the focus of attention flexibly expands and contracts in spatial extent to encompass larger or smaller objects or regions of space. Despite the relative lack of research on focusing, it profoundly affects many aspects of visual perception and has substantial ramifications for cognition. In this seminar, I will present data on three inter-related aspects of attentional focusing: the spatiotemporal dynamics of focusing, object representations and their role in focusing, and the consequences of focusing on visual processing.

17:00 - SEMINAR - School of Music presents International Research Seminar - Chris Budhan: Jazz, education and the music business Website | More Information
Chris Budhan: Jazz, education and the music business
Wednesday 25
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents : WIR – extract your own water data!! Website | More Information
The DOW owns and operates an extensive network of monitoring bores and gauging stations throughout Western Australia and also holds copious amounts of data collected on a project-by-project basis. Each year the Department services around 3,000 water data requests through a process which is entirely manual. Stakeholders typically wait a minimum of 10 business days for their data.

In 2009 it was estimated that the annual value of commercial projects for which DOW’s water data was used was $1.092 billion. With funding from the Royalties for Regions Program – the DOW has developed a web-based WIR (Water Information Reporting) portal.

WIR is a free service aimed at water professionals which allows the self-service of water data from DOW’s WIN and Hydstra databases - for the State of Western Australia. WIR encompasses more than 115,000 sites and over 60 million measurements. The WIR portal uses a spatial interface for selecting sites of interest and provides the water data requested in minutes of request.

Lindsay will demonstrate WIR operation at the session. WIR will be launched sometime in September or October 2013 and attendees to the session will be able to register their interest with the presenter, who will notify them by e-mail when WIR is available for use.



About the speaker

Lindsay Preece is a Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years experience in the public and private sectors. In government Lindsay has worked for 13 agencies and most recently held key positions at the Department of Planning and at the Department of Water. At Planning, Lindsay was the Secretary to the Western Australian Planning Commission. Currently Lindsay leads Water Information and Modelling within the Department of Water. Lindsay’s Top 20 customers include Commonwealth, State and Local Governments, Universities and their students, Mining Companies, Land Use Planners, Engineering, Environmental and Water Consultants. He represents Western Australia on a number of national committees – most recently providing technical input into the development of the Australian Water Accounting Standard and the exposure draft Australian Water Accounting Assurance standard (for public comment).

PS* This seminar is free and open to the public & no RSVP required.

****All Welcome****

16:00 - EXPO - 2013 Postgrad & Honours Expo : Discover how further studies at UWA can help you achieve your ultimate career or research goals. Website | More Information
Explore the array of coursework and research programs on offer, learn about admission requirements, postgraduate scholarships and talk to staff, honours and postgraduate students.

A series of information sessions will run alongside the Expo to allow you to discover more about postgraduate study opportunities at UWA. Register online for your preferred session.

There's no need to register your attendance at the Expo itself.

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Two centuries of prime numbers Website | More Information
The 2013 Mahler Lecture by Akshay Venkatesh, Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University.

Surprisingly, there have been fundamental new discoveries about prime numbers in the last decade, most recently by Yitang Zhang a few months ago. In this lecture, Professor Venkatesh will survey some of our understanding of prime numbers in a nontechnical fashion, starting with the “music of the primes” - the strange oscillations between regions where primes are more common and more scarce - and concluding with a discussion of Zhang’s discovery: prime numbers must occasionally come very close to one another.

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential to http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/akshay-venkatesh


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