Learning and Events

Accelerate your path to best practice with the Altis Power BI Framework

15 August 2023 and 3 October (9-10am BST / 6-7pm AEST / 8-9pm NZST)

Online

The Altis Power BI Framework is comprised of three main components:

1. Altis Power BI Template: Allows your team to quickly create functionally rich, high-quality, and consistent-looking reports.
2. Altis Power BI Framework Documentation: A collection of best practice standards, guidelines, and documentation templates that will support your team in the end-to-end report delivery process
3. Altis Power BI Insights: This solution allows you to track the usage of Power BI objects across your entire Power BI estate to better support your adoption strategy.

In this webinar, Ian Stuart, a Data Visualisation specialist at Altis Consulting UK, will demonstrate the components of the Altis Power BI Framework and highlight the benefits.

10–13 October 2023

Adelaide, SA

International education: visionary and transformative

Leaders in international education will gather in person at AIEC 2023 in Adelaide (Tarntanya), on the lands of the Kaurna people, from 10 to 13 October 2023.

Held over four days, AIEC provides a unique convergence of networking, learning and celebration in a single package, and is expected to attract over 1,400 attendees from Australia and overseas.

The program includes sessions covering 100+ important topics for international education today from 200+ speakers, hot topics in all key interest areas, expert panels and presentations, interactive session formats to facilitate learning and discussion, and plenty of networking opportunities through Braindates and at social events.

Inspired by the progressive history of our host city, this year’s theme focuses on the role that innovation plays in transforming the experiences of our students and the communities in which they live, work, and study.

We invite you to join us to celebrate the transformative power of international education and highlight the role of visionary thinking in fostering a more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable world.

AIEC 2023 key dates:

10 October 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)

Online

More information coming soon.

Pricing

• Members: FREE
• Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)

11–13 October 2023

Melbourne, VIC

Brave is about acknowledging the risks – and moving forward anyway.

Stepping up, taking a leadership role, asking the awkward questions.

Brave is about the lessons learned and the fresh opportunities: what would you do differently if you were brave?

After 20 years of co-hosting the leading conference for tertiary education management in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, ATEM is turning boldly towards the future.

Let us introduce you to a new delegate experience. Practitioner-led and ambitious in its scope, ATEM 2023 is authentically designed by the sector, for the sector.

This October we will bring together specialists with current and future leaders in tertiary education management. Together we will explore innovative solutions to big issues — not from a single disciplinary lens, but building on the breadth of skills and experiences of multiple specialisations.

ATEM 2023 delegates will:

• share experience, research and learnings
• encounter insightful concepts
• reflect on their own practice and
• return to their role re-energised and ready to lead positive change.

16 October 2023 (1–2pm AEST / 3–4pm NZST)

Online

More information coming soon.

Pricing

• Members: FREE
• Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)

30th SAAIR Conference

23–26 October 2023

Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West​​​, South Africa

The world has undergone dramatic changes since SAAIR’s inception in 1993, with scientific and technological advancements transforming the higher education landscape.

Amidst this rapid evolution, the pursuit of institutional effectiveness remains a critical theme. In fact, it was the focus of SAAIR’s very first conference, ‘Institutional Effectiveness and Quality Improvement.’

As we celebrate our 30th year, we have chosen the theme of ‘Future-Forward Higher Education: The Next 30 Years’ to explore how higher education can prepare for the future.

This conference will examine the ways in which institutional research can support higher education institutions in becoming more future-oriented, effective, and sustainable over the next three decades.

• pre-conference workshop on 23 October 2023​​​​
• ​post-conference workshop on 27 October 2023

Download the Call for contributions here. Abstracts should be submitted by 31 May 2023, and the acceptance notification will be sent by 31 July 2023.

November 2023

Auckland, New Zealand

Connecting You To What’s Next In Data

As part of Corinium’s Global Series, CDAO Auckland is the leading event for senior data, analytics, and digital executives to uncover opportunities with new insights, fine-tune innovative thinking, and transform your organisation into a data-driven powerhouse.

Featuring 50+ expert speakers from across New Zealand’s data and analytics industry this coming November, mark your calendars now for the ultimate data and analytics experience in unparalleled learning, networking and problem-solving.

5–8 November 2023

Seattle, WA, USA

The premier event for Enrollment Management professionals

Attendees will enjoy professional development and networking as they develop tools and resources for taking enrollment outcomes to a new level. Build, enhance, and revamp your foundation for a comprehensive enrollment management plan, develop insights and ideas to position you and your institution at the forefront of the profession, and improve student success through creative recruitment and retention strategies.

24 November 2023

Melbourne, VIC

29 November – 1 December 2023

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Tēnā koutou, the Tertiary Education Research New Zealand (TERNZ) conference focuses on facilitating research-based exchange in a supportive atmosphere.

TERNZ conferences are typically held every year late November/early December. The conference is not held when the New Zealand branch hosts the HERDSA conference.

Save the date! Further details will be posted as they become available.

AAIR Forum 2023

29 November to 1 December

Oaks on Market, Melbourne, VIC

Life ACCORDing to AAIR

This year’s AAIR Annual Forum program is guaranteed to challenge and excite as specialists share their rich experience, discuss key topics, and strategies in response to an everchanging higher education sector in a rapidly changing world.

Our forum theme, Life ACCORDing to AAIR, refers to the commitment to transformative reform in higher education by the Australian Government’s Australian Universities Accord plan. Whilst there is a particular Australian flavour to this year’s theme, there will also be plenty of talks relating to the New Zealand context in tertiary education, as they have experienced their own changes this year.

AAIR has formed valued relationships with sponsors who have participated in the Forum for many years and have become a part of the AAIR community. We look forward to continuing these relationships and welcoming new supporters to the event. Take the opportunity to speak with these vendors as often they’re working closely with many of your colleagues in other institutions.

Having the reputation of being the leading institutional research event in Australasia, the AAIR Forum is an ideal event for you to expand your knowledge in the sector. As always, there will be plenty of networking opportunities. Connect with the many institutions who continue to support the Forum and enjoy what we anticipate to be an exceptional event.

We look forward to seeing you at Oaks on Market in Melbourne!

Key dates:

• Call for abstracts OPEN NOW (close at 5PM AEST on 29 September 2023)
• Registration OPEN NOW
• Special Interest Group workshops (29 November 2023)
• AAIR Forum Day 1 (1 December 2023)
• AAIR Forum Day 2 (2 December 2023)

Data Visualisation Best Practices

3 Aug, 5 Sept, 10 Oct, 14 Nov, 19 Dec 2023

United Kingdom

Learn how to design attractive reports that best communicate the desired story with data

It is one thing to know how to build a report or dashboard in Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, etc., but it’s another to know which chart types to use under different circumstances, how to make it look good, and most importantly, how to make it easy for people to consume the information.

Which chart type should you use for different data stories? How can you best use your limited-screen real estate? What colours should you use and where and why? These and other important questions are addressed during this technology-independent one-day course, based upon the teachings of Stephen Few, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, Edward Tufte, and others.

The ATEM event calendar has a selection of upcoming events that may be of interest.

See the ATEM Professional Development webpage for more national and international events.

5 March 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)

Online

* SAVE THE DATE *

Was previously scheduled for 4 October 2023, but we’ve had to change the date. We apologise for any inconvenience.

More information coming soon.

Pricing

• Members: FREE
• Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)

29 April – 1 May 2024

San Diego and Salesforce+

DataFam: Save the date for Tableau Conference!

Be the first to know about all things Tableau Conference 2024! Sign up today for exclusive updates—and save the date for #Data24: April 29–May 1, 2024.

Dates to be confirmed.

Online

More information coming soon.

Pricing

• Members: FREE
• Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)

AIR Forum 2024

28–31 May 2024

Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado

The AIR Forum, the annual conference of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), is the largest global gathering of higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, planning, and related postsecondary education fields. This conference includes more than 300 presentations by colleagues and thought leaders representing all sectors of higher education and an Exhibit Hall featuring the latest tools and resources to support data use for decision making.

AIR Forum presents a unique opportunity to network with peers, share best practices, and learn from practical workshops and sessions led by the field’s leading experts. AIR Forum is the must-attend event for both seasoned and early-career professionals.

AIR Forum 2025

20–23 May 2025

Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL

The AIR Forum, the annual conference of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), is the largest global gathering of higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, planning, and related postsecondary education fields. This conference includes more than 300 presentations by colleagues and thought leaders representing all sectors of higher education and an Exhibit Hall featuring the latest tools and resources to support data use for decision making.

AIR Forum presents a unique opportunity to network with peers, share best practices, and learn from practical workshops and sessions led by the field’s leading experts. AIR Forum is the must-attend event for both seasoned and early-career professionals.

AIR Forum 2026

26–29 May 2025

Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

The AIR Forum, the annual conference of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), is the largest global gathering of higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, planning, and related postsecondary education fields. This conference includes more than 300 presentations by colleagues and thought leaders representing all sectors of higher education and an Exhibit Hall featuring the latest tools and resources to support data use for decision making.

AIR Forum presents a unique opportunity to network with peers, share best practices, and learn from practical workshops and sessions led by the field’s leading experts. AIR Forum is the must-attend event for both seasoned and early-career professionals.