AAIR Past Events
AAIR Forum 2024
18–20 November 2024
Adelaide, SA
The 2024 Annual AAIR Forum: After the Accord, where festivals and grapevines bring us together is going to Adelaide for the first time in years!
This year’s AAIR Annual Forum program is guaranteed to 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, After the Accord, where festivals and grapevines bring us together, will allow us to reflect and provide some thought leadership into how the institutional research community can support higher education in addressing the Australian Government’s Australian Universities Accord plan. While there is an Australian flavour to this year’s theme, there will also be lots of opportunity to hear, learn and leverage similar experiences from our New Zealand and international counterparts.
Pre-Forum workshops and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will run at Flinders University City Campus on the day prior to the main Forum sessions, on Monday 18 November 2024. The main Forum sessions will be held close-by at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Presenting at an AAIR Forum
14 October 2024 (1–1:30pm AEDT / 3–3:30pm NZDT)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Don Johnston, Manager, Reporting and Analysis at Southern Cross University, AAIR Vice President, and AAIR Government Reporting SIG Chair
- Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Research Engagement and Success at Flinders University, AAIR Executive Committee member, and AAIR Academic Research Institutional Analytics SIG Chair
🌟 You’re Invited! Join Us for this Special Information Session 🌟
Are you excited about our upcoming Forum but not quite sure where to start? Or perhaps you’re presenting but have a few questions? We’ve got you covered!
We warmly invite you to our online information session, taking place via Zoom, one month before our Forum opens. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a comprehensive overview of the event, learn how to craft and deliver a compelling presentation, and ask any questions you might have about attending our Forum.
During this session, you’ll get insights into the Forum format, tips for successful presentations, and the chance to connect with our Executive Committee members and fellow attendees. Whether you’re a first-time attendee or a seasoned participant, this session is designed to ensure you have all the information you need to make the most of your Forum experience.
Why Attend?
- Gain valuable tips on presenting effectively
- Get answers to any Forum-related questions
- Meet and network with other attendees
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions before this session. We’re here to help and look forward to seeing you there!
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: Also FREE
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
National Results from the International Student Barometer
9 October 2024 (12–1pm AEDT / 2–3pm NZDT)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
Facilitator: Cassandra Saunders, AAIR Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair
Guest Presenter: Kyla Steenhart, Associate, Edified
The International Student Barometer (ISB) is the world’s largest international student experience survey of enrolled students. It tracks and benchmarks international student opinion across the entire student journey, providing institutions with data and insights to develop a world-class student experience.
In this SIG session, we will be joined by Kyla Steenhart from Edified (who provide localised support for Australian/New Zealand institutions that participate in the ISB), who will be sharing key findings from the 2023 ISB from the Australian/New Zealand perspective.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG ConvAAIRsation 3/2024
25 September 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
- Facilitator: Lester DSouza, AAIR Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair
- Guest presenter: Dr Omer Yezdani, Chief Data Officer, University of the Sunshine Coast
Lester DSouza will host Dr Omer Yezdani, where they will discuss the state of play of data and what is the current expectation from the sector.
Please join us for our next AAIR BI & Analytics ConvAAIRsation.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + booking fee + GST)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Futureproofing Enrolment Planning (including the Accord and the Budget) using Machine Learning and AI
13 September 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
Facilitator: Alex Sieniarski, AAIR Load Management and Planning SIG Chair
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionising the landscape of enrolment planning in higher education. These technologies harness vast amounts of data to provide unprecedented insights and predictive capabilities, enabling institutions to make more informed decisions. In this session, we will delve into how the University of Notre Dame leverages ML and AI to enhance enrolment strategies, ensuring the University is resilient and adaptive to future challenges. Topics for discussion will include:
- Innovative AI-driven techniques for predicting student enrolment trends
- The integration of the Accord and the budget within enrolment planning frameworks
- Case studies illustrating successful implementation of ML models
- Addressing ethical considerations, data governance, and privacy concerns in AI applications
- Strategies for overcoming common obstacles and maximising the effectiveness of AI tools in enrolment planning.
Join us as we discover how AI and ML are shaping the future of enrolment planning, making it more robust, accurate, and responsive to the evolving educational landscape.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Strategies to Maximise Response Rates and Reduce Response Bias
22 August 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
An open session to share innovative practices and share ideas.
Facilitator: Lisa Bolton, Director of QILT Research & Strategy, and AAIR Executive Committee member
With a deep-seated focus on quality assurance now embedded across the higher education sector, the student voice has become a critical component to measure educational quality. However, with an increased demand on students to provide feedback comes the challenge of continuously devising innovative ways to engage them in the student feedback process. Low response rates not only impact data quality and reliability, but also increase the likelihood of biased results.
This SIG session will be run as an open session in which attendees will have an opportunity to share current challenges related to student survey engagement at their individual institutions, and to share and discuss current strategies and any innovative approaches to maximise survey engagement and reduce response bias.
Active participation in the discussion is strongly encouraged for this session, so please come along ready to share your thoughts and ideas.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Screening harmful content in student evaluations of teaching
29 July 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
Facilitator: Cassandra Saunders, AAIR Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair
Guest presenter: Rick Somers, Safe Student Surveys
Student evaluation of teaching surveys is extensively employed across the higher education sector to gather student feedback on learning and teaching. Whilst they offer valuable insights from the student perspective and crucial information for educators and institutions to enhance teaching, curriculum, and quality assurance, they also present challenges, including the potential for educators to be adversely affected by abusive or malicious comments.
In this SIG session we will be joined by Rick Somers from Safe Student Surveys who has developed a tool that screens for harmful content in student evaluations of teaching. The tool has been developed with the aim to help universities eliminate the harm caused through these surveys in cases where students provide harmful, offensive or discriminatory feedback. The software uses AI models and keyword matching to identify harmful comments with accuracy, precision and efficiency in order to reduce the psychosocial harm they cause, thereby making the higher education space safer. The webinar will include a demonstration of the software, which is currently being offered free to Australian universities.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + booking fee + GST)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG ConvAAIRsation 2/2024
25 July 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
Facilitator: Lester DSouza, AAIR Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair
As we all know, we now live in a data-driven society.
Did you know that 90% of all data that exists in the world today was created in the last 2 years? Statistics also suggest that every two years, the volume of data in the world doubles in size. So, what do we do with all this data? If we’re not on top of it now, will we ever get there?
This is an issue that Altis Consulting has faced head-on with many of their higher education clients, assisting institutions with accessing data from their many sources and getting them from zero to insight as fast and effectively as possible.
Join Lester DSouza, AAIR’s Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair, in conversation with Phil Stevens, Principal Consultant from Altis, as they unpack everything data and how the higher education sector can benefit.
They will take you through framework design approaches to enabling your data platform to ingest, manage and present data from all kinds of sources to ensure that getting the insights out to the decision makers in your institutions is easier than ever.
See you there!
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + booking fee + GST)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
Sharing our Experiences in how to Conduct Institutional Research in Academic Research 1/2024
11 July 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator: Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Research Engagement and Success at Flinders University
How do we go about building useful insights to help universities understand how successful we are at our research endeavours? Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting academic research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a ConvAAIRsation about:
- how you do this at your institution
- sharing the pressing questions that you hope other institutions can help answer
- identifying how we can leverage each others’ experiences to learn to do better at building useful insights for our research communities.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
Utilisation and Impact of AI Tools for Qualitative Comment Analysis
25 June 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Cassandra Saunders, AAIR Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are rapidly evolving and changing the way we work and interact with technology. Progress in machine learning, deep learning and big data has driven the expansion of AI, empowering it to address ever more complex problems and execute tasks that were previously only achievable by humans. These remarkable advancements have led to a surge in AI applications across diverse fields and industries, of which higher education is no exception.
This session will explore how AI applications are being used by higher education institutions to analyse students’ open comments, including case studies from the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales. Topics for discussion will include:
- AI tools currently being used to analyse student feedback data
- the challenges and limitations of using AI
- data governance and privacy.
Guest Presenters:
- Ms Emma Dawes, Survey Insights Analyst, Strategy, Planning and Performance, University of Newcastle
- Dr May Lim, Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales
- Mr Trent Scanlan, Data Analyst, Office of Business Intelligence and Quality, Southern Cross University
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
Fresh AAIR – Newbies Networking (June 2024)
18 June 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Andrew Bradshaw, AAIR Executive Committee Member
- Pallavi Khanna, AAIR Executive Committee Member
- Liesha Northover, AAIR Executive Officer
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity to learn more about AAIR and to introduce you to our website and events.
It’s a great chance for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves and our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends. Non-members are also welcome.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: Also FREE 🙂
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG ConvAAIRsation 1/2024
28 May 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator: Lester DSouza, AAIR Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair
Ever feel like your data holds the key to unlocking a brighter future for your institution, but you just can’t quite crack the code? Imagine a world where uncovering hidden insights and generating impactful reports becomes effortless. A world where a powerful new tool joins your analytical arsenal, supercharging your workflow and leaving spreadsheets in the dust. (This is written by Gemini, ha ha!)
This next AAIR BI and Analytics SIG lunch and learn will delve into the fascinating realm of Large Language Models (LLMs) and witness how they can revolutionise your approach to business intelligence and analytics at Australian universities.
We’ll showcase how LLMs can:
- Unleash hidden insights from your data with unprecedented speed and accuracy.
- Create reports and narratives that resonate with stakeholders across campuses.
- Automate tedious tasks and free up your time for strategic thinking and longer lunch breaks.
Get ready to witness the future of analytics unfold.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
Debunking Power BI Myths
8 April 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenter: Phil Stevens, Principal Consultant, Altis Consulting
Power BI is the most widely used data visualisation tool on the market, especially within the higher education sector. This is because of the flexibility of the tool and the ‘ease of use’ it gives to businesses with any level of ability in creating data visualisations. It also only takes a rudimentary level of data literacy to be able to load data into the tool and create tables and graphs of information. Much like most things in life though, the more popular something becomes, the more it is used in different ways and diverted away from its original design or purpose.
Is Power BI not working for you at the moment? Perhaps it’s not you or the tool that is the issue here, it’s how it’s being implemented or used. In this webinar, I will take you through some Power BI success stories, as well as provide insights into the ‘best practice’ way to use this powerful, often misunderstood tool.
Pricing: FREE
Open AAIR 2024
25 March 2024 (12-1pm AEDT)
Online
Please join us for the first Open AAIR event of 2024, which is aimed at helping you understand what value we hope you will receive by being a member of AAIR, and ensuring we are maximising that value for you.
During this session, we plan to:
- Introduce you to our valued Special Interest Group leads and explain what they’re all about
- Brainstorm topics you all wish to cover in our various forums throughout the year
- Discuss your preferred options to keep in touch with the AAIR community throughout the year
By running our Open AAIR events online, we hope to build wider, stronger, and better connections with our community, particularly with those who may not be able to attend the annual forum in person.
Everyone is welcome to join this session and we look forward to seeing you there.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: Also FREE 🙂
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
7 March 2024 (12–12:45 pm AEDT / 2–2:45 pm NZDT)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Andrew Bradshaw, AAIR Executive Committee Member
- Pallavi Khanna, AAIR Executive Committee Member
- Liesha Northover, AAIR Executive Officer
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity to learn more about AAIR and to introduce you to our website and events.
It’s a great chance for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves and our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends. Non-members are also welcome.
Pricing: FREE
AAIR Forum 2023
29 November to 1 December
Oaks on Market, Melbourne, VIC
Life ACCORDing to AAIR
The 2023 AAIR Annual Forum program challenged and excited 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, referred to the commitment to transformative reform in higher education by the Australian Government’s Australian Universities Accord plan. Whilst there was a particular Australian flavour to the 2023 theme, there was also plenty of talks relating to the New Zealand context in tertiary education, as they experienced their own changes in 2023.
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. These vendors work closely with many 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 were plenty of networking opportunities and ongoing connections were made. This Forum was an enjoyable and exceptional event.
Platinum Partner
Explorance
Platinum Partner
Altis Consulting
Social Event Partner
Social Research Centre & QILT
Reporting and Utilising SES Data
16 October 2023 (1–2pm AEDT / 3–4pm NZDT)
Online
In light of recent changes to the Student Experience Survey, let’s have a conversation about how SES data is currently reported and used.
Presenter:
- Cassandra Saunders, Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair, AAIR, and Research Analyst, University of Tasmania
With the recent changes to the national Student Experience Survey questionnaire, it is timely to discuss how institutions are currently reporting and utilising the SES data and any impact that these changes will have on existing processes. This session will include a demonstration of a Tableau dashboard developed internally by the University of Tasmania that integrates reporting of both institutional and national SES data and how the data is applied for both course-level reporting and institutional KPIs. There will also be an opportunity for you to share how the SES data is reported and utilised at your institution, and any innovative practices that may be being employed in this space to encourage stakeholder engagement with the data.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Exploring the various career trajectories of an institutional researcher
10 October 2023 (12–1pm AEDT / 2–3pm NZDT)
Online
A panel session with three industry leaders
Presenters:
- David Cawthorne, Manager Government Reporting Transformation, Charles Darwin University
- Pallavi Khanna, Director, Planning and Analytics, University of Canberra
- Adam Gardener, Director, Business Intelligence, Flinders University
Chair: Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Research Engagement and Success, Flinders University
Please join us in a panel session where we will learn about the career paths of our three-panel members. We will hear about what activities they’ve undertaken to get them to where they are now, and what they recommend future institutional researchers do to be future-ready. There will be opportunities at the end for questions as well.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Predicting students’ sense of belonging + COVID-19 data
19 September 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
*BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND*
Our recent session, Predicting students’ sense of belonging using longitudinal SES data, was so popular that our presenters have agreed to rerun this session, with an additional look at the COVID-19 data.
This session will be a rerun of the 2013–2019 dataset, and will be followed with what has changed. Our presenters will include a comparison of what has happened since their 2019 baseline data.
Presenters:
- Joey Crawford, Senior Lecturer in Management, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
- Taren Sanders, Senior Research Fellow & Program Lead, Institute for Positive Psychology & Education, Australian Catholic University
Chair: Cassandra Saunders, Research Analyst, University of Tasmania
Ensuring and maintaining students’ sense of belonging at University is an ongoing challenge for higher education providers, particularly as more students experience loneliness and low well-being. This session will share the findings from a recent study conducted in collaboration with the University of Tasmania, Monash University, Australian Catholic University, and the University of Queensland, which examined the causal predictors of ‘sense of belonging’ using longitudinal SES data drawing on a machine learning model. Key predictors of students’ sense of belonging will be discussed in the context of transition, connection, and retention.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Advanced Analytics & Student Retention
15 September 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenters:
- Lester DSouza, Managing Consultant at Dataly Actuarial
- Albert Suryadi, Associate Director – Data at Dataly Actuarial
The amount of data that the average Australian university now has in its stores is at colossal levels, and the capability to make sense of it has improved significantly due to digitisation. However, universities remain challenged to wield and leverage data to improve student retention.
In this session, we’ll explore 7 foundational steps to improve student retention using advanced analytics.
Join SIG Chair, Lester DSouza, and guest speaker Albert Suryadi from Dataly Actuarial, at the next AAIR Business Intelligence and Analytics lunchtime session as we discuss this topic with practical frameworks!
Lester is the former head of Business Intelligence at ACU and Albert is one of Australia’s Top 25 analytics leaders.
We hope to see you there.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Measuring the HDR candidate experience
31 August 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenters:
- Cassandra Saunders, Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair, AAIR, and Research Analyst, University of Tasmania
- Jason Mazanov, Deputy Director (Planning, Data and Institutional Research), Australian National University
Feedback from Australian Higher Degree by Research (HDR) graduates about their HDR experience is collected via the national Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS); however, this data is quite deferred and does not address the experience of current HDR candidates. Moreover, the national Student Experience Survey (SES), which is the only comprehensive survey of current HE students across Australia, does not include HDR candidates. As a result of this, individual institutions wanting to collect feedback from current HDR candidates about their university experiences are often reliant on their own internal instruments.
This SIG session will share the different approaches used to measure the current HDR candidate experience at two institutions: the University of Tasmania and the Australian National University. There will then be an opportunity for an informal discussion about how other institutions are approaching this, so we would love for you to briefly share what your institution is doing in this space. We’d also be keen to hear from you about whether there is any appetite to develop a more consistent approach to measuring the current HDR candidate experience across the sector.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Sharing our experiences in how to conduct Institutional Research in the Academic Research 2/2023
16 August 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator:
- Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Research Engagement and Success at Flinders University
How do we go about building useful insights to help universities understand how successful we are at our research endeavours? Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting academic research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a ConvAAIRsation about:
- how you do this at your institution
- sharing the pressing questions that you hope other institutions can help answer
- identifying how we can leverage each others’ experiences to learn to do better at building useful insights for our research communities.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
04 August 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Andrew Bradshaw, AAIR Executive Committee Member
- Pallavi Khanna, AAIR Executive Committee Member
- Liesha Northover, AAIR Executive Officer
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves and our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends. Non-members also welcome.
Pricing: FREE
Methodologies for forecasting load and revenue
26 July 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Join the ConvAAIRsation!
Presenters:
- Juan Laverde, Manager, Load Planning, Macquarie University
- Alexandra Sieniarksi, Director, Analytics, Planning and Performance, The University of Notre Dame Australia
AAIR invites you to join our upcoming session, Methodologies for Forecasting Load and Revenue.
Two case studies will be presented:
- Case Study 1: Macquarie University Load Planning
- Case Study 2: Notre Dame University Load Planning
Followed by a discussion about load planning at other universities.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Government Reporting SIG ConvAAIRsation 1/2023
19 July 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitators:
- Don Johnston, Manager, Reporting and Analysis at Southern Cross University, and
- Russell Yau, Compliance Reporting Specialist at the University of Canberra.
Let it Out!
Come join us and have a chat about anything related to government reporting!
Welcome to the second round of TCSI student data verification!
How are you going? Are you stressing about it? Are you having trouble and need to tap into a wider group (brain trust)? Or are you already thinking about improvements to make your life easier?
If verification alone is not enough, we can also talk about the historical loan remediation exercise, HRD reportings, student/staff data quality issues, and so on.
Please join us for a ‘Let it Out!’ session, where we can all share our stories and ideas, discuss the challenges we face, and release our inner frustrations.
This is going to be a rant-tastic time!
Layering BI & Analytics with Smarts
13 July 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenter:
- Lester DSouza, National Manager, Business Intelligence, Australian Catholic University
It’s the right time to discuss how we can make our BI and analytical processes smarter.
In the age of ChatGPT, how can we harness the smarts of automated insights and make life easier for the community?
Come along to this session to learn more and discuss.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Predicting students’ sense of belonging using longitudinal SES data
22 June 2023 (2–3pm AEST / 4–5pm NZST)
Online
Presenters:
- Joey Crawford, Senior Lecturer in Management, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
- Taren Sanders, Senior Research Fellow & Program Lead, Institute for Positive Psychology & Education, Australian Catholic University
Chair: Cassandra Saunders, Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair, AAIR, and Research Analyst, University of Tasmania
Ensuring and maintaining students’ sense of belonging at University is an ongoing challenge for higher education providers, particularly as more students experience loneliness and low well-being. This session will share the findings from a recent study conducted in collaboration with the University of Tasmania, Monash University, Australian Catholic University, and the University of Queensland, which examined the causal predictors of ‘sense of belonging’ using longitudinal SES data drawing on a machine learning model. Key predictors of students’ sense of belonging will be discussed in the context of transition, connection, and retention.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
AAIR x Altis – Dimensional Modelling for Universities – Student Analytics Dimensional Model
20 June 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenter: Matt Feltham, Principal Consultant, Altis Consulting
Dimensional models provide great benefits in delivering accurate and easily understood insights to the business.
In this session you will learn about what a dimensional model is, how it delivers superior analytics capabilities, and the unique tips and tricks to consider in the university sector when building your student analytics dimensional model.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: FREE
Sharing our experiences in how to conduct IR in Academic Research 1/2023
30 May 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
How do we go about building useful insights to help universities understand how successful we are at our research endeavours? Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting academic research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a ConvAAIRsation about:
- how you do this at your institution
- sharing the pressing questions that you hope other institutions can help answer
- identifying how we can leverage each others’ experiences to learn to do better at building useful insights for our research communities.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.66 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
09 May 2023 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Leone Nurbasari, Associate Director, Reporting and Analytics at The Australian National University, AAIR Executive Committee Member, and Membership and Mailing Lists Portfolio Leader.
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves and our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends.
Pricing
- FREE
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
16 February 2023 (12–1pm AEDT)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Leone Nurbasari, Associate Director, Reporting and Analytics at The Australian National University, AAIR Executive Committee Member, and Membership and Mailing Lists Portfolio Leader.
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves and our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends.
FREE: This is a MEMBERS-ONLY event
AAIR Forum 2022
30 November – 2 December 2022
Sydney, NSW (and online)
IS IT CLEAR AAIR AHEAD?
AAIR is very excited to announce our first forum in 3 years that we are running as a hybrid event. Our 2022 AAIR Annual Forum will be hosted by Macquarie University in Sydney.
During the past couple of years, the world has found itself in a position where it has had no choice but to approach things differently, and as such, it is the perfect place for us to host this year’s Forum and explore our theme: Is it clear AAIR ahead? Come along and join us as we tackle the challenges and complexities we face as institutional researchers.
Our subthemes this year are:
- Impacts of COVID-19
- The evolving role of the institutional researcher
- Justifying the value of higher education and research
- Evidence-based strategic planning (and implementation)
- Benchmarking for continuous quality improvement
- Informing learning and teaching through evaluation and surveys
- Realising benefits – the role of institutional research in enterprise and transformation projects
- Compliance and Government reporting reform
- Business intelligence, analytics, visualisation, and modelling – the foundations of IR
SIG workshops will be held on 30 November, with the main conference on 1 and 2 December 2022.
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Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
11 November 2022 (12–12.30 pm AEDT)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Leone Nurbasari, Associate Director, Reporting and Analytics at The Australian National University, AAIR Executive Committee Member, and Membership and Mailing Lists Portfolio Leader.
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves, our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends.
FREE: This is a MEMBERS ONLY event
Tips and Tricks for New and Emerging Presenters
07 October 2022 (12 noon AEDT)
Online
Who knew presenting at an AAIR Forum was that easy!
Have you ever dreamed of presenting at an AAIR Forum but didn’t know where to start? Or perhaps you have presented before and would like to share some wisdom with new presenters?
Join us for this tips and tricks session for new and emerging AAIR presenters that will offer a guide to presenting. There’s no pressure to submit an abstract or commit to presenting, so this will be an open and welcoming session. Please feel free to come along, listen and ask questions.
Join Leone Nurbasari, Associate Director, Reporting and Analytics, Australian National University and AAIR Executive Committee member as she traverses the precipice of presenting!
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG 4/2022
27 September 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
This is our final BI&A Zoom session before our hybrid session (face-to-face and via Zoom) that we will run as part of the AAIR Forum on 30 November 2022 in Sydney. Come along and chat with peers and subject matter experts in the sector.
Some of the topics we will be discussing in this session include:
- Disruptors – Are they good or bad?
- Managing change in leadership and how that affects a BI program
- Analytical methodologies
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
Surveys and Evaluation SIG 4/2022
12 September 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
We would like to open this session up to you, our valued members, to choose topics to discuss in the session. So, we invite you to propose your topic ideas in the registration form or by emailing suggestions to info@aair.org.au. We will then present your suggestions in a poll at the start of the session to determine the order that we will address the topics.
Here are some issues we might cover during our discussions:
- Declining response rates
- Response maximisation strategies
- What does and doesn’t work
- Engaging international students
- Anything else you want to discuss
This is an opportunity for you, our members, and the broader institutional research community, to come together with other AAIR members to share your challenges and triumphs for an hour over coffee.
Pricing
Members: FREE
Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Exploring How We Conduct Institutional Research in the Research Domain 3/2022
19 August 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
How do universities go about building useful insights to help us understand how successful we are at our research endeavours? Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting academic research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a ConvAAIRsation about:
- how you do this at your institution
- sharing the pressing questions that you hope other institutions can help answer
- identifying how we can leverage each others’ experiences to learn to do better at building useful insights for our research communities.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Load Management & Planning SIG 3/2022
9 August 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
This session is for universities to share their intended approach and assumptions they are making in load planning this year. It is also an opportunity to ask questions you may have regarding student load management and planning to others undertaking similar roles at other higher education providers.
Some topics for discussion include:
- amended 2022 outlook
- 2021 student verification impacts
- Possible changes due to the new government
- Load planning assumptions
- Revision of transitional funding
- Proposed discussion topics for AAIR Forum in December
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
4 August 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Leone Nurbasari, Associate Director, Reporting and Analytics at The Australian National University, AAIR Executive Committee Member, and Membership and Mailing Lists Portfolio Leader.
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves, our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends.
FREE: This is a MEMBERS ONLY event
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG 3/2022
26 July 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
This is the third of four sessions in 2022 where we can get together and talk about the current state of business intelligence and analytics in higher education.
Come along and chat with peers and subject matter experts in the sector.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Surveys and Evaluation SIG 3/2022
23 June 2022 (12–1 pm AEST)
Online
In this session, we will follow up on our previous session, ‘Analysing survey comments – some tips and tricks’.
Lisa Bolton and Pam Rayner will give a quick summary of their previous session, and open up to a discussion about how we can all better use this valuable data source.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
15 June 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Anand Kulkarni, Deputy Director Strategy at Victoria University.
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings measure the contribution of universities to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Universities are ranked according to their performance in research, sustainability, and outreach/engagement in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals.
This session will explore the performance of Australian institutions in this ranking for 2022, raising core issues and challenges along the way. This presentation will also canvass global trends and implications.
Please read articles related to this event:
- Times Higher Education: Australian institutions continue to be strong
- Times Higher Education Young Universities Ranking: another look
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
Load Management & Planning SIG 2/2022
9 June 2022 (12–1 pm AEST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Andrew Bradshaw, Statutory Reporting Consultant, AAIR Executive Committee member, and AAIR SIG Leader.
This session is for universities to share their intended approach and assumptions they are making in load planning this year.
Some topics for discussion include:
- 2022 outlook
- Impact of delayed 2021 data submissions
- Possible changes due to the new government
- Level of confidence with assumptions
- Load planning assumptions
- Revision of transitional funding
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-Members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40+GST and booking fee)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
1 June 2022 (12–12.30 pm AEST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Leone Nurbasari, Associate Director, Reporting and Analytics at The Australian National University, AAIR Executive Committee Member, and Membership and Mailing Lists Portfolio Leader.
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves, our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends.
FREE: This is a MEMBERS ONLY event
Surveys and Evaluation SIG 2/2022
26 May 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
Analysing survey comments – some tips and tricks
All too often we have thousands of comments that come in with our survey files. How do you use them (or not)?
Lisa Bolton and Pam Rayner will kick off the discussion with how QILT comment files are sent to institutions and how you can use the SEQuery tool to make it more useful to your institution.
We’ll then open up to a discussion about how we can all better use this valuable data source.
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG 2/2022
25 May 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
This is the second of four sessions in 2022 where we can get together and talk about the current state of business intelligence and analytics in higher education. Come along and chat with peers and subject matter experts in the sector.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Exploring How We Conduct Institutional Research in the Research Domain #2
12 May 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
How do universities go about building useful insights to help us understand how successful we are at our research endeavours? Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting academic research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a ConvAAIRsation about:
- how you do this at your institution
- sharing the pressing questions that you hope other institutions can help answer
- identifying how we can leverage each others’ experiences to learn to do better at building useful insights for our research communities.
Pricing
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Surveys and Evaluation SIG 1/2022
13 April 2022 (12–1pm AEST)
Online
Got a gripe? Something you’ve been struggling with? An issue you just can’t resolve? A whinge you just want to let out?
Institutional researchers are often isolated or in small teams and face similar issues. This is an opportunity for you to come together with other AAIR members to share your challenges and triumphs.
This AAIR ConvAAIRsation gives members and the broader institutional research community an opportunity to come together and chat for an hour over coffee.
Here are some issues we might cover during our discussions:
- Communicating survey outcomes with other people in your institution.
- Dealing with ‘survey experts’.
- Figuring out what the main messages are.
- Getting people to actually DO things.
- Anything else you want to vent about.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Load Management & Planning SIG 1/2022
31 March 2022 (12–1 pm AEDT)
Online
This ConvAAIRsation will be an interactive Zoom session for AAIR members and the broader IR community, who are interested in engaging in a group discussion.
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Andrew Bradshaw, Statutory Reporting Consultant
Speakers from DESE include:
- Kate Chipperfield, AS, Funding and Students
- Nick Post, AS, Market Analysis and Data
- Wayne Shippley, Director, Market Analysis and Data
- Andrew Herd, Director, Student and Outcomes
Some topics for discussion include:
- 2022 outlook
- Impact of delayed 2021 data submissions
- Is the ROI above cap worth it?
- Level of confidence with assumptions
- Load planning assumptions
- Revision of transitional funding
The discussion may cross over into government reporting.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG 1/2022
30 March 2022 (12–1 pm AEDT)
Online
This is the first of four sessions in 2022 where we can get together and talk about the current state of business intelligence and analytics in higher education. Come along and chat with peers and subject matter experts in the sector.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$47.29 (AUD$40 + GST and booking fee)
Exploring How We Conduct Institutional Research in the Research Domain
23 March 2022 (12–1 pm AEDT)
Online
AAIR wishes to explore with our community how universities go about building useful insights to help us understand how successful we are at our research endeavours.
Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a conversation about:
- how you do this at your institution
- sharing the pressing questions that you hope other institutions can help answer
- identifying how we can leverage each others’ experiences to learn to do better at building useful insights for our research communities.
FREE for members and non-members
Ticket sales will end 30 minutes before the event starts, so please secure your ticket early.
Fresh AAIR (Newbies Networking)
17 March 2022 (1–1.30 pm AEDT)
Online
AAIR would like to welcome and get to know our new members and reconnect with returning members.
This casual virtual get-together is an opportunity for us to all say ‘hi’ and have a chat about ourselves, our roles, and meet other AAIR members.
This event is open to new, returning, and current members who are seeking to broaden their peer network and get more information about the services that AAIR offers to members. Grab a coffee and come along to meet colleagues and make new friends.
FREE for MEMBERS ONLY
AAIR Forum 2021
6–7 December 2021
Online
Get Your AAIR Booster Shot
The AAIR Annual Forum was hosted completely online for the second time in AAIR history.
We had multiple registration options:
- AAIR members: *FREE*
- Non-members: AUD 199 (ex-GST)
- Group Lite: Up to 5 nominated registrants – AUD 450 (ex-GST)
- Group: 6–10 nominated registrants – AUD 900 (ex-GST)
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Altis Consulting
Plenary Sponsor
Social Research Centre
AAIR Surveys and Evaluation e-Vent
22 April, 26 August, 30 September
Online
Got a gripe? Something you’ve been struggling with? An issue you just can’t resolve? A whinge you just want to let out?
Institutional researchers are often isolated or in small teams and face similar issues. This is an opportunity for you to come together with other AAIR members to share your challenges and triumphs.
This AAIR vent gives members and the broader institutional research community an opportunity to come together and vent for half an hour over coffee.
Here are some issues we might cover during our discussions*:
- Communicating survey outcomes with other people in your institution.
- Dealing with ‘survey experts’.
- Figuring out what the main messages are.
- Getting people to actually DO things.
- Anything else you want to vent about.
Business Intelligence and Analytics e-Vent 3/2021
6 September 2021
Online
It’s on again!
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Lester DSouza, National Manager, Business Intelligence at Australian Catholic University, and AAIR SIG Leader.
- Members: FREE
- Non-members (PER SESSION):
AUD$10 + GST + booking fee (AUD$12.64)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this session for FREE!
Load Management & Planning ConvAAIRsation 2/2021
2 August 2021
Online
Join your colleagues, Andrew and Eva as they guide you through the challenges before us.
Some topics we will cover include:
- 2022 outlook
- Impact of delayed 2021 data submissions
- Is the ROI above cap worth it?
- Level of confidence with assumptions
- Load planning assumptions
- Revision of transitional funding
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Andrew Bradshaw, Manager Statutory Reporting at Macquarie University, and AAIR SIG Leader
- Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Portfolio Engagement and Success at Flinders University
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members:
AUD$20 + GST + booking fee (AUD$24.19)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
The State of the World: Impact Rankings (AwAAIRness Series)
28 July 2021
Online
How do universities contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
The focus of this session will be on the relative newcomer to rankings, the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which measure the contribution of universities around the world to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The session will also be based on Anand’s recent article for Campus Review, which is summarised on the AAIR website.
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Anand Kulkarni, Deputy Director, Planning and Performance at Victoria University, and valued AAIR member.
- Members: FREE
- Non-members (PER SESSION):
AUD$10 + GST + booking fee (AUD$12.64)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this session for FREE!
AAIR Surveys and Evaluation e-Vent AU Chapter 2021
27 May, 17 June, 22 July
Zoom
Got a gripe? Something you’ve been struggling with? An issue you just can’t resolve? A whinge you just want to let out?
Institutional researchers are often isolated or in small teams and face similar issues. This is an opportunity for you to come together with other AAIR members to share your challenges and triumphs.
Find out what others are doing, how they’re managing, network, meet other surveys colleagues. This AAIR vent gives members and the broader institutional research community an opportunity to come together and vent for half an hour over coffee.
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Lisa Bolton, Director, QILT Research and Strategy at The Social Research Centre, and AAIR SIG Leader.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members (PER SESSION):
AUD$10 + GST + booking fee (AUD$12.64)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
AAIR Business Intelligence and Analytics e-Vent 2/2021
19 July 2021
Online
We’re doing this again!
A chance to hear from or vent with colleagues from the sector about the big bad world of BI and analytics. Let’s also take stock of the current situation around how the impact of COVID has affected the sector’s expectation for good data and analytics and the technology trends around the corner. Grab a coffee or a bite to eat and see you there!
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Lester DSouza, National Manager, Business Intelligence at Australian Catholic University, and AAIR SIG Leader.
- Members: FREE
- Non-members (PER SESSION):
AUD$10 + GST + booking fee (AUD$12.64)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this session for FREE!
Load Management & Planning ConvAAIRsation 1/2021
21 June 2021
Online
A session for universities to share their intended approach and assumptions they are making in load planning this year. This is particularly pertinent post the announcement of Job Ready Package and given the uncertainty COVID-19 continues to bring around international travel.
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
- Andrew Bradshaw, Manager Statutory Reporting at Macquarie University
- Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Portfolio Engagement and Success at Flinders University
Agenda
- 1–1.15 pm Andrew and Eva open
- 1.15–1.20 pm Workshop ideas for discussion
- 1.20–3 pm Open discussion
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$25 + GST + booking fee (AUD$29.96)
AAIR Business Intelligence and Analytics e-Vent 1/2021
16 June 2021
Zoom
Would you like to talk about an issue that you can’t resolve? Do you have a whinge you just want to let out?
In the big bad world of business intelligence and analytics, things sometimes don’t go according to plan and can cause great strife to all involved. This is an opportunity for you to come together with other AAIR members to share your challenges and triumphs, and secrets 😉
This AAIR vent gives members and the broader institutional research community an opportunity to come together and vent for half an hour over (byo) coffee.
While we can’t promise that this will be what you’re looking for, it WILL be extremely therapeutic.
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Lester DSouza, National Manager, Business Intelligence at Australian Catholic University, and AAIR SIG Leader.
Here are some of the topics we hope to cover during our discussion:
- Navigating the changing environment (with technology)
- Increased demand for data and analytics
- Effective machine learning practices
- Optimising team resources
- And anything else you want to vent about
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: AUD$10 + GST + booking fee (AUD$12.64)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
AAIR Surveys and Evaluation e-Vent NZ Chapter 2021
20 May, 10 June
Zoom
Got a gripe? Something you’ve been struggling with? An issue you just can’t resolve? A whinge you just want to let out?
Institutional researchers are often isolated or in small teams and face similar issues. This is an opportunity for you to come together with other AAIR members to share your challenges and triumphs.
Find out what others are doing, how they’re managing, network, meet other surveys colleagues. This AAIR vent gives members and the broader institutional research community an opportunity to come together and vent for half an hour over coffee.
Hosted by AAIR, convened by Lisa Bolton, Director, QILT Research and Strategy at The Social Research Centre, and AAIR SIG Leader.
- Members: FREE
- Non-members (PER SESSION): AUD$10 + GST + booking fee (AUD$12.64)
- Non-members (5 SESSIONS): AUD$40 + GST + booking fee (AUD$47.29)
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
AAIR Forum 2020
8–9 December 2020
Online
It’s not all Zoom and Gloom: Let AAIR lift you up by sharing our experiences
For the first time in history, the AAIR Annual Forum was hosted completely online. This was a members-only event and was free for AAIR members to attend. Those who were not an AAIR member simply signed up for a 2021 membership and attended for free.
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Platinum Sponsor – Day 2
Altis Consulting
AAIR SIG Forum 2020
Stay tuned
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It is with great sadness that the AAIR Executive Committee had to make the decision to cancel the AAIR SIG Forum in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent closures.
As an alternative, we have been offering Conversations During COVID Open-AAIR Discussions.
We look forward to seeing you all again in an Open-AAIR Discussion, and then face-to-face when we return to business as usual.
Load Planning Open-AAIR Discussion #3
7 July 2020 (11am to 12.30pm AEST)
Online
Join AAIR and Andrew Herd as he outlines the changes proposed by the government and the impacts on higher education.
A session to discuss the recently announced Job-Ready Graduates Package with our special guest, Andrew Herd, Director, Analysis & Research, Funding & Students Branch, Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE).
Government Reporting Open-AAIR Discussion
30 June 2020 (12 noon to 1.30pm AEST)
Online
Update on TCSI reporting and the new timelines for transitioning from HEPCAT to TCSI.
This AAIR conversation will be an interactive session for AAIR members and their colleagues who are interested in engaging in an open-AAIR discussion on government reporting (in the Australian context) in times of the COVID19 pandemic. Don Johnston will facilitate this session with Maureen Wood (DESE) and other DESE and DHS representatives.
If you and/or your colleagues are interested in participating in this open-AAIR discussion, please click to register on Eventbrite and we will send you a link to participate in the session.
Surveys and Evaluation Open-AAIR Discussion
25 June 2020 (12 noon to 1.30pm AEST)
Online
How do we integrate survey data into institutional evaluation and performance indicators, particularly during COVID-19?
This AAIR conversation will be an interactive session for AAIR members and their colleagues who are interested in engaging in an open-AAIR discussion on surveys and evaluation in times of the COVID19 pandemic. Lisa Bolton will facilitate this session.
If you and/or your surveys and evaluation colleagues are interested in participating in this open-AAIR discussion, please register for the session on Eventbrite and we will send you a link to participate in the session.
Business Intelligence and Analytics Open-AAIR Discussion
19 June 2020 (12 noon to 1.30pm AEST)
Online
How is your university addressing BI & analytics during these times?
This AAIR conversation will be an interactive session for AAIR members and their colleagues who are interested in engaging in an open-AAIR discussion on business intelligence and analytics in times of the COVID19 pandemic. Lester D’Souza and Andrew Bradshaw will co-facilitate these sessions.
If you and/or your business intelligence and analytics colleagues are interested in participating in this open-AAIR discussion, please register your interest in the session on Eventbrite and we will send you a link to participate in the session.
QILT / SES Open-AAIR Discussion #2
28 May 2020 (2pm to 3.30pm AEST)
Online
How is your university addressing QILT during these times?
This AAIR conversation will be an interactive session for AAIR members and their colleagues who are interested in engaging in an open-AAIR discussion on how to approach the QILT Student Experience Survey in times of the COVID19 pandemic. Lisa Bolton, Tash Vickers and Lauren Spencer will co-facilitate these sessions. Our very own President will open and welcome you to the session. This session will be held on Thursday 28 May from 2pm to 3.30pm AEST.
Load Planning Open-AAIR Discussion #2
26 May 2020 (11am to 12.30pm AEST)
Online
How is your university addressing load management during these times?
Join us for the second in this series of Conversations During COVID. AAIR is again offering its members and their peers within their organisations an opportunity to participate (FREE) in these interactive sessions online to discuss how we are all approaching load planning this year. This second session will be held on Tuesday 26 May from 11am to 12.30pm AEST.
QILT / SES Open-AAIR Discussion
21 May 2020 (2pm to 3.30pm AEST)
Online
How is your university addressing QILT during these times?
This AAIR conversation will be an interactive session for AAIR members and their colleagues who are interested in engaging in an open-AAIR discussion on how to approach the QILT Student Experience Survey in times of the COVID19 pandemic. Lisa Bolton, Tash Vickers and Lauren Spencer will co-facilitate these sessions. This first session will be held on Thursday 21 May from 2pm to 3.30pm AEST.
Load Planning Open-AAIR Discussion
7 May 2020 (11am to 12pm AEST)
Online
How is your university addressing load management during these times?
AAIR is offering its members and their peers within their organisations an opportunity to participate (at no cost) in interactive sessions online to discuss how we are all approaching load planning this year. We anticipate there being several one-hour sessions over the coming months, as there are many things to discuss. This first session will be held on Thursday 7 May from 11am to 12pm AEST.
AAIR Forum 2019
11–13 November 2019
Hobart, TAS
Institutional Research: The Devil Is In The Detail
The 2019 AAIR Forum was held at Hobart’s iconic Wrest Point, situated on the picturesque setting of the Derwent River.
Platinum Sponsor – Forum Dinner
eXplorance
Silver Sponsor – Welcome Reception
QILT
Silver Sponsor – Delegate Name Badge
Watermark
Bronze Sponsor – Refreshment Break
University of Tasmania
AAIR SIG Forum 2019
4–5 July 2019
Darwin, NT
Finding the eye of the storm in cyclonic winds of change
The 2019 AAIR SIG Forum was hosted by Charles Darwin University at its Waterfront Campus on from Thursday 4 to Friday 5 July. The welcome reception took place on Wednesday night (3 July), and the dinner on Thursday night (4 July).
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Gold Sponsor
Cortell Australia
University Supporter
Charles Darwin University
Lessons Learned From Starting Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Projects in Australian Universities
11 April 2019
Webinar
AAIR was proud to launch its first webinar, which was free for members using a promo code, and was only AU$10 for non-members.
AAIR Forum 2018
19-21 November 2018
Melbourne, VIC
Reflecting on the past, experiencing the present, shaping the future
Venue: Rydges Melbourne
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Silver Sponsor
The Social Research Centre (QILT)
Bronze Sponsor
Tableau
University Supporter
La Trobe University
Last Century Dinner
18 November 2018
Melbourne, VIC
Following on from the very successful ‘Original AAIRies’ dinner held as part of the 2014 Forum, Roni and Wendy are planning a follow-up ‘AAIRies from the Last Century’ dinner which will precede the upcoming 29th Annual AAIR Forum in Melbourne. This dinner will not be part of the official 2018 AAIR Forum, so you don’t have to be registered for the main Forum to attend this dinner.
AAIR SIG Forum 2018
26-27 July 2018
Canberra, ACT
Politics, planning and performance: Good governance starts how?
The 2018 AAIR SIG Forum was hosted by the University of Canberra. The event was held at Rydges Capital Hill, Canberra 26–27 July 2018.
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
University Supporter
University of Canberra
AAIR Forum 2017
31 October - 2 November 2017
Alice Springs, NT
The centre of Australia, centre of decision making
The 2017 AAIR Annual Forum was held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre in the Northern Territory of Australia on the 1 and 2 of November. A welcome reception, pre-forum workshops and special interest groups ran just prior on Monday, 31 October 2017.
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Silver Sponsor – Welcome Reception
QILT
Social Research Centre
University Supporter
Charles Darwin University
Trade Exhibitors
Altis Consulting
eXplorance
AAIR SIG Forum 2017
26-27 July 2017
Sydney, NSW
Creating connections & exploring possibilities
The 2017 AAIR SIG Forum was hosted by Macquarie University and covered the special interest areas of business intelligence, analytics, data warehousing, government reporting, load management, and surveys and evaluation.
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Gold Sponsors
MIP
NeoData Australia
Silver Sponsors
eXplorance
Bronze Sponsor
QILT
Dinner Sponsor
Cortell Australia
Dinner Meeting 2017
22 February 2017
Sydney, NSW
Using cohort analysis with open source datasets for strategic, operational, and tactical purposes
Speaker: Tony Nolan
Cohort analysis is a digital profiling technique developed by Tony, and is a combination of digital hash scores and relativity transformations using a system of systems approach. It has been applied to a range of issues, including the common reporting scheme, the Panama Papers, weather prediction, law enforcement and emergency services tasking and predicting modelling.
Tony covered how open source datasets from the ABS and UN/World Bank can be turned into data sequences to identify cohorts in a target population for strategic, operational and tactical activities.
AAIR Forum 2016
14-16 November 2016
Coogee, NSW
Bridging data and decisions
The 2016 AAIR Annual Forum was held in beautiful beachside Coogee in NSW, Australia, on the 15 and 16 of November. A welcome reception, pre-forum workshops and special interest groups were run just prior on Monday, 14 November 2016.
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Barista Cart & Award Sponsor
Social Research Centre
QILT
AAIR SIG Forum 2016
16-17 June 2016
Adelaide, SA
Practical IR: when festivities, good wine and a prayer aren’t enough!
The 2016 AAIR SIG Forum was held in the Festival State, Wine Capital of Australia, and City of Churches in Adelaide on the 16 and 17 June. The 2016 AAIR SIG Forum was co-hosted by The University of Adelaide, Flinders University, and the University of South Australia. The event was held at the Victoria Square Campus of Flinders University in the heart of the beautiful city of Adelaide, South Australia, and focused on data warehousing, business intelligence, analytics, load management, government reporting, and surveys and evaluations.
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Gold Sponsors
MIP
NeoData Australia
Welcome Reception Drinks Sponsor
QILT
Dinner Meeting 2016
16 March 2016
Melbourne, VIC
Australian institutional research: Framing upcoming challenges & opportunities
Speaker: Professor Hamish Coates, PhD
Hamish began by reviewing the history of IR in Australia over the last few decades as a means of identifying the contexts and ideas which have shaped key innovations.
He then reviewed trends shaping contemporary opportunities and challenges for IR.
From these analyses, he forecast key areas in need of development, and key challenges and opportunities specific to each area and IR in Australia more generally.
AAIR Forum 2015
9-11 November 2015
Wellington, New Zealand
The winds of change
Haere mai! Welcome! Come!
In 2015 we saw the 26th AAIR Annual Forum being held in Wellington, New Zealand at the Intercontinental Wellington from Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 November 2015 with pre-Forum workshops held on Sunday 8 November.
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Satchel Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
Barista Cart Sponsor
QILT
Keynote Speaker Sponsor
Massey University
AAIR SIG Forum 2015
19–21 August 2015
Fraser Island, QLD
Expand your horizons
The 2015 AAIR SIG Forum was hosted by the University of Southern Queensland. The event was held at the Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island 19–21 August 2015 and focused on data warehousing and business intelligence, as well as load management.
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
AAIR Forum 2014
19-21 November 2014
Melbourne, VIC
Turning silver into gold
The 2014 AAIR Annual Forum was held at the Intercontinental Melbourne the Rialto, with pre-Forum workshops held on Tuesday 18 November.
The 2014 theme coincided with the AAIR ‘silver’ anniversary. AAIR has changed over the past 25 years, and the 2014 Forum heralded the start of the next 25 years leading up to our ‘golden’ anniversary.
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Satchel Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
Trade Exhibitors
eXplorance
Graduate Careers Australia
Altis Consulting
AAIR SIG Forum 2014
18–19 August 2014
Brisbane, QLD
The 2014 AAIR SIG Forum for data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, and load management, was hosted by the Queensland University of Technology and held in Brisbane at the Royal on the Park Hotel on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 August 2014, with welcome drinks held on Sunday evening, 17 August.
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Gold Sponsors
Analytics8
Certus Solutions
MIP
AAIR Forum 2013
13-15 November 2013
Perth, WA
Insights from institutional research: Exploring new shores
The 2013 AAIR Annual Forum was held at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel in Scarborough, Perth. The Forum attracted leading IR practitioners from across Australasia who outlined challenges and developments and helped shape discussions around themes of the program such as emerging technologies, institutional rankings and analysis of the student experience. The AAIR Forum is the key event in the IR calendar and is considered integral to the professional development and networking of institutional research staff.
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Name Badge Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
University Supporter
University of Western Australia
Trade Exhibitor
Altis Consulting
AAIR SIG Forum 2013
21–23 August 2013
Blue Mountains, NSW
Crossing mountains, blazing new trails
The 2013 AAIR SIG Forum was hosted by the University of Western Sydney. The Forum was held from 21–23 August 2013 at the Fairmont Resort, Leura in the picturesque Blue Mountains, near Sydney.
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Gold Sponsors
Certus Solutions
MIP
Oracle
Silver Sponsors
Analytics8
IBM
AAIR Forum 2012
12-14 November 2012
Terrigal, NSW
Reflections on the state of IR practice
The 2012 AAIR Forum was held at Crowne Plaza in beautiful Terrigal on the New South Wales Central Coast, Australia.
Platinum Sponsor
eXplorance
Satchel Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
University Supporters
Griffith University
University of Newcastle
University of Western Sydney
AAIR SIG Forum 2012
5–6 July 2012
Melbourne, VIC
A new beginning in demanding times
The 2012 AAIR SIG Forum was jointly hosted by RMIT and Victoria University in Melbourne from 5 to 6 July 2012. This Special Interest Group Forum covers data warehousing and business intelligence, load management and DIISRTE (government reporting).
Platinum Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Gold Sponsors
Intech Solutions
Oracle
Tableau Software
Silver Sponsor
Certus Solutions
University Supporters
Victoria University
RMIT
AAIR Forum 2011
9-11 November 2011
Gold Coast, QLD
Let the sunshine in
Rain, floods, cyclones – welcome to Queensland! The start to 2011 was challenging, but then we ‘let the sunshine in’.
The 2011 AAIR Annual Forum was held at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast. Pre-Forum workshops were held on Tuesday 8 November.
Forum Dinner Sponsor
Australian Corporate Software
Satchel Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
Name Badge Sponsor
eXplorance
University Supporters
University of Newcastle
Griffith University
The University of Queensland
The University of Sydney
Southern Cross University
University of Western Sydney
University of the Sunshine Coast
Trade Exhibitor
Altis Consulting
AAIR SIG Forum 2011
3-5 August 2011
Canberra, ACT
Capital perspectives and cool ideas
The 2011 AAIR SIG Forum was held in Australia’s Capital, Canberra. This meeting incorporated the AAIR special interest groups: data warehousing and business intelligence, load management, and the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations.
Primary Sponsor
Altis Consulting
Secondary Sponsor
Focus
Supporters
Australian National University
University of Canberra
AAIR Forum 2010
10-12 November 2010
Geelong, VIC
Has institutional research come of age in Australasia?
The 2010 AAIR Annual Forum was held at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in picturesque Geelong, and focused on strategic priorities in the higher education sector, including sub-streams such as: the equity agenda in higher education, 2010 and beyond; supporting models for academic standards; improving participation and retention of students; and improving TAFE pathways and partnerships.
Forum Dinner Sponsor
Australian Corporate Software
Satchel Sponsor
Graduate Careers Australia
Welcome Reception Sponsor
Deakin University
Name Badge Sponsor
eXplorance
Keynote Speaker Sponsor
Callista Software Services
University Supporters
The Australian National University
Queensland University of Technology
University of Newcastle
University of South Australia
AAIR SIG Forum 2010
12-13 August 2010
Gold Coast, QLD
The 2010 AAIR DW SIG Forum was hosted by Southern Cross University at its new developing Gold Coast beachside campus. Subthemes included: Technical, BI, load management, and DEEWR reporting.
Sponsors
Altis Consulting
Catapult BI
focus strategies and solutions
MIP
University Supporters
Southern Cross University
AAIR Forum 2009
11-13 November 2009
Adelaide, SA
Turning water into wine: Institutional research as an essential ingredient in strategic decision making for tertiary education
Sponsors
Australian Corporate Software
Centre for Independent Business Research
Crystal Spring
Host Universities
The University of Adelaide
Flinders University
University of South Australia
AAIR Forum Partners
Queensland University of Technology
RMIT University
The Australian National University
University of New England
University of Technology Sydney
AAIR SIG Forum 2009
27-28 August 2009
Brisbane, QLD
Getting the runs on the board
The 2009 AAIR DW SIG Forum was hosted by Griffith University at its Nathan Campus.
Platinum Sponsor
SAS
Gold Sponsors
Catapult BI
IBM Cognos Software
Silver Sponsors
Altis Consulting
Cortell
MIP
Calumo Business Intelligent
University Supporters
Griffith University
AAIR Forum 2008
19-21 November 2008
Canberra, ACT
Enhancing quality research: A global perspective
Sponsors
Australian Corporate Software
Graduate Careers
Thomson Reuters
Host University
The Australian National University
University Partners
Australian Catholic University
Curtin University of Technology
Monash University
Queensland University of Technology
The University of Sydney
The University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
DW SIG Forum 2007
September 2007
Brisbane, QLD
The 2007 AAIR DW SIG Forum was held in conjunction with the ‘Alliance Down Under 2007’ Oracle (Peoplesoft) Higher Education User Group (HEUG).
Data Warehousing SIG Forum 2006
17-18 July 2006
Adelaide, SA
UniSA hosted the inaugural meeting of the Data Warehousing Special Interest Group at its City West Campus in Adelaide. The two-day included speakers from five Australian universities and two major software vendors (COGNOS and Microsoft). The event was attended by representatives from 18 Australian and two New Zealand universities.
University Supporter
University of South Australia
AAIR Forum 2005
23-25 November 2005
Melbourne, VIC
Institutional Research, Innovation and Change in Universities of the 21st Century
The conference addressed the following sub-themes:
- Institutional research in an era of globalisation of tertiary education
- Enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in the university of the 21st Century
- Future models of university organisation, learning and teaching
- Integrating planning, quality and institutional research
University Supporter
Victoria University
Previous AAIR Forums
Since November 1990
Various locations
AAIR has convened an Annual Forum each year since 1990. The Forum locations and themes have been:
1990 Rockhampton, ‘Higher education in the Pacific basin: Towards the 21st century’
1991 Melbourne, ‘Technology, communication and techniques: Future directions for institutional researchers’
1992 Auckland, ‘Futures: Planning for tertiary education’
1993 Sydney, ‘Implementing the quality review process: Strategies, systems and experiences’
1994 Dunedin, ‘Tertiary education funding’
1995 Perth, ‘Internationalising tertiary education: Institutional research and planning’
1996 Brisbane, ‘Meeting the needs of the community into the 21st century’
1997 Adelaide, ‘Equity and tertiary education: The role of institutional research’
1998 Melbourne, ‘Planning tertiary education in a competitive environment’
1999 Auckland, ‘Educators and planners: Symphony or discord?’
2000 Sydney, ‘Medal contenders or easybeats? Institutional research practitioners in the new millenium’
2001 Rockhampton, ‘Globalisation and tertiary education: Impacts, responses and implications for the 21st century’
2002 (4–6 December), Perth, ‘Quality in tertiary education: From whose perspective? (Who’s in charge? Who do we charge? What price do we pay?)‘
University supporter: Edith Cowan University.
2003 Adelaide, ‘Public good and market commodity: Underpinning the academic enterprise‘
Sponsors included:
- Flinders University, Adelaide
- University of Adelaide
- University of South Australia
- TAC Pacific
- AGL South Australia
- United KG
- Genesys Conferencing
- ScreenCheck Australia
Exhibitors included:
- BEIMS – Facilities Management Software
- Camatic
- ScreenCheck Australia
- TAC Pacific
- Taylor & Francis
- Technology One
2004 Hobart, ‘Better the DEVIL you know…’