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:
Chair: Cassie 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:
15 September 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenters:
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:
31 August 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenters:
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
16 August 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator:
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:
Pricing
04 August 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
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
26 July 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Join the ConvAAIRsation!
Presenters:
AAIR invites you to join our upcoming session, Methodologies for Forecasting Load and Revenue.
Two case studies will be presented:
Followed by a discussion about load planning at other universities.
Pricing
19 July 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitators:
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!
13 July 2023 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Presenter:
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
22 June 2023 (2–3pm AEST / 4–5pm NZST)
Online
Presenters:
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
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
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:
Pricing
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
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
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:
SIG workshops will be held on 30 November, with the main conference on 1 and 2 December 2022.
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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
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!
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:
Pricing
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
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:
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)
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:
Pricing
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:
Pricing
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
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
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
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
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:
Pricing
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
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:
Pricing
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this event for FREE!
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
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.
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
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:
Pricing
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:
Pricing:
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:
Speakers from DESE include:
Some topics for discussion include:
The discussion may cross over into government reporting.
Pricing:
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:
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:
FREE for members and non-members
Ticket sales will end 30 minutes before the event starts, so please secure your ticket early.
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
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:
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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*:
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.
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this session for FREE!
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:
Hosted by AAIR, convened by:
Pricing:
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
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.
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this session for FREE!
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:
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
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.
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this session for FREE!
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:
Agenda
Pricing:
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:
Pricing:
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
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.
Not a member but want to be? Join here, then register for this vent for FREE!
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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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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QILT
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Bronze Sponsor – Refreshment Break
University of Tasmania
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
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.
19-21 November 2018
Melbourne, VIC
Reflecting on the past, experiencing the present, shaping the future
Venue: Rydges Melbourne
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Silver Sponsor
The Social Research Centre (QILT)
Bronze Sponsor
Tableau
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La Trobe University
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).
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
23-25 November 2005
Melbourne, VIC
Institutional Research, Innovation and Change in Universities of the 21st Century
The conference addressed the following sub-themes:
University Supporter
Victoria University
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:
Exhibitors included:
2004 Hobart, ‘Better the DEVIL you know…’
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