Broadband for Environmental Sustainability

ACS Green ICT with Robin Eckermann, 19 September 2007, Canberra. The Eckermann-TJA Broadband Environmental Sustainability Challenge offers cash prizes on the theme of applying broadband telecommunications to deliver significant benefits to environmental sustainability. Entries close on 14th September 2006.

Australian Computer Society

Green IT Special Interest Group

In Conjunction with the ACS National Telecommunications SIG

First Canberra Meeting

Topic: Broadband for Environmental Sustainability

Speaker: Robin Eckermann, Principal, Eckermann & Associates and Adjunct Professor, School of Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Canberra

Venue: Australian National University, Room N101, Computer Science Building, North Road, Canberra
Date: Wednesday 19 September 2007
Time: 5:30pm drinks/nibbles for presentation 6pm-7pm
Event Prices: Free.
Registration: Not required
Announcement: http://education.acs.org.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=3634

Summary

Professor Eckermann argues that broadband telecommunications can be used to make a positive contribution to environmental sustainability. Energy inefficient activities can be displaced with earth-friendly alternatives, such as renting a movie via the Internet (avoiding trips to and from the video store), working some days from home (saving travel costs and easing pressures on the road) or using "networked intelligence" to manage energy and water consumption more efficiently.

Robin will discuss the origins and progress with the Eckermann-TJA Broadband Environmental Sustainability Challenge. This is offers cash prizes for the best papers offered to the Telecommunications Journal of Australia on the theme of applying broadband telecommunications to deliver significant benefits to environmental sustainability. Entries close on 14th September 2006.

About the Speaker

Robin Eckermann is Principal of Eckermann & Associates, a consulting company providing technical, strategic and business development consulting services, with particular focus on advanced network infrastructure projects and Adjunct Professor, School of Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Canberra. He was previously Chief Architect for TransACT Communications, leading the establishment of TransACT, rewiring half of Australia's national capital with an advanced FTTK network with VDSL tails delivering triple play services. Robin has a Graduate Diploma in Computing from University of Canberra and a B.A. in Computing, Philosophy from Adelaide University.

About ACS Green IT

The ICT Environmental Sustainability Group ("Green IT") brings together professionals interested in balancing economic and environmental aspects of information technology and telecommunications. It is a special interest group of the Australian Computer Society. The group aims to hold joint meetings with other professional bodies interested in technology, the environment and sustainability. Sign up now to get updates on ICT and the environment.

About the ACS National Telecommunications SIG

The ACS National Telecommunications SIG has formed an Alliance with the Telecommunication Society of Australia (TSA) to focus attention within the Telecommunications Industry on: Broadband - Key National Infrastructure (collaborating with the ACS Economic and Industry Policy Board), Skills Development and Education, Innovation and R&D in ICT with an emphasis on economic impact, Teleworking – particularly as enabled by Broadband availability, Industry Structure and Competition.