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November 2011

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“I’ll drink to that!” Vintrepreneurs say

The future is here, so let’s get on board!

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Welcome to the November edition of DeakinPrime's e-news.

Professor Noam Chomsky

Professor Noam Chomsky will present a lecture 'Changing Contours of Global Order' for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University.

To be held at The Plenary, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 7.30pm on Friday, 4 November 2011

This lecture sold out within 24 hours but you can still be involved by watching it live online.

Join the conversation on Twitter and follow the event on the night with #DeakinAsksChomsky.

Deakin University Event Report: Kevin Rudd imagines a better future in a multi-faith world at UN Forum

President Jorge Sampaio, the United Nation's High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations and Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd, discussed one of the world's hottest issues - building a society where people feel included - at Australia's first UN Forum on Social Inclusion.

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“I’ll drink to that!” Vintrepreneurs say

When brands such as Lindeman’s, Beringer, Wolf Blass and Penfolds establish themselves in Asia, you know that the business is really taking off.

But when your business is growing this fast, it is a challenge to know how to reach staff across 3 continents whilst ensuring that the brand is communicated consistently and culturally nuanced throughout each country.

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The future is here, so let’s get on board!

‘I wish that he would stop Facebooking his friends!’, the manager gasped, exasperated at what she saw as diminishing productivity in the employee’s office.

When questioned, the employee said that he had simply been ‘crowd sourcing’ on the IT project that was due in a few days and was finding a quicker solution from experts in the field.

Five minutes with Kathy Halpin

Kathy Halpin, Senior Project Manager

Kathy Halpin is a Senior Project Manager at DeakinPrime. She has over 10 years’ experience in education and training including adult migrant education, financial services, membership associations and in e-Learning.

Watch Kathy's interview »

Six star service at DUMCC – the inside story

Mathew Cooper, Corporate Events Assistant

Mathew Cooper is a Corporate Events Assistant at Deakin University Melbourne City Centre (DUMCC). The Corporate Events Team work hard to service both University and DeakinPrime staff providing high-quality hospitality, events and service to clients. Before working at DUMCC, Mathew worked in some of Melbourne’s top establishments including the Grand Hyatt Hotel and The Press Club. Mathew is also a Deakin Arts student, majoring in History and Politics.

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Business trumps politicians in determining the nation's vision

Business has become a higher source of inspiration than the political process, Chief Executive Officer of the Committee for Melbourne Andrew MacLeod admitted at the Deakin University 2011 Richard Searby Oration.

Arguing for people to critically examine where public debate was now and demand a choice from their politicians based on hope rather than a choice based on fear, Mr MacLeod said he found himself in an unusual position.

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