SIFE World Cup, Singapore
1-3 October 2008
2008 World Cup
The 2008 SIFE World Cup will be held in Singapore from Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 October.
SIFE Australia National Conference & Championships, Sydney
09-11 July 2009
Further details coming soon.
SIFE World Cup, Berlin
4-6 October 2009
2009 SIFE World Cup to Kick Off in Germany
SIFE World Headquarters is pleased to announce that Berlin, Germany, will host the 2009 SIFE World Cup, October 4-6, 2009.
SIFE is excited to be a part of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Reunification of Germany. When the Iron Curtain collapsed and the Cold War faded in 1989, the "Wind of Change" blew through Eastern Europe, ending decades of conflict and limited economic opportunity. As the Berlin Wall was dismantled, East Germany reunited with West Germany, signaling a new era of cooperation and hope. Twenty years later, SIFE students from over 40 countries will visit Berlin to demonstrate how business ideas and entrepreneurship provide boundless opportunities to communities all around the world.
SIFE Australia National Conference & Championships, Brisbane
10-12 July 2008
The 2008 SIFE Australia National Conference & Championships will be held at the Brisbane Hilton, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane from Thursday 10 July to Saturday 12 July.
Important! Reminder to Teams:
As communicated earlier in the year, you are required to complete and submit three mandatory reporting documents in order to be eligible to compete. Please download and review this memo carefully, as it provides specific guidelines regarding submission of each of these reports.
Download Mandatory Reporting Memo
Career Seminar – Students Overview and Registration: For our 2008 SIFE National Conference we have restructured the Careers Development Seminar based on feedback from students and corporate partners in 2007.
Download further information about Career Seminar
Event Program
Download 2008 SIFE Australia National Championship Program
| Thursday 10 July | |
| 09:00 - 15:00 | I21' Best Practice Seminar for Faculty Advisors) Financial Literacy Seminar for teams with HSBC grants) - all including break & light lunch Student Career Development Seminar for students in their second last year before graduation) |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | 'Race Around Brisbane' social event |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 19:00 - 19:45 | Buffet Dinner |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Student 'Mix & Mingle' social event |
| Friday 11 July | |
| 09:00 - 15:30 | National Championships - Regional Round [4 leagues of up to 8 teams, 2 per league advancing to Semi Final Round] including breaks & light lunch |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Regional Seminars for Faculty Advisors & 2008-2009 Presidents designate |
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Awards Ceremony |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Reception |
| Saturday 12 July | |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | National Championships - Semi Final Round [2 leagues of 4 teams, 2 per league advancing to Championship Round] National Championships - Individual Topic Competition Finals [3 leagues of 2 ITCs, 4 finalists per ITC] 'Top to Future Top' Seminar for CEOs and selected student leaders |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Light Lunch |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | National Championships - Championship Round |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Awards Ceremony |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Reception |
| 19:00 - ??:?? | Student 'After Party' social event |
Meals
SIFE Aust will provide meals for ten team members, including the FA, BAB members and Supporters, as follows:
- Thursday morning tea
- Thursday lunch
- Thursday evening - a buffet meal
- Friday morning & afternoon tea
- Friday lunch
- Friday evening - a 'finger food' supper
- Saturday morning & afternoon tea
- Saturday lunch
- Saturday evening - drinks and canapes
ISO8 Faculty Advisors' Seminar
10 July 2008
Agenda for IS08 Faculty Advisors’ Seminar
(In-Service 08, formerly Initiative/Initiate 21)
Thursday 10 July 2008
10:00 - 15:00
Hilton Brisbane
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome over coffee, overview of agenda | Donella Caspersz |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | AUCEA: plans for 2009 | Marie Kavanagh |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | SIFE Australia engagement with Universities Australia DEWRS & Sustainability Fund EoI: plans for 2009 |
John Thornton |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Presentation of Research | Faculty Advisors Program to be confirmed |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Building a Sustainable SIFE Team (Part A) | Donella Caspersz |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Building a Sustainable SIFE Team (Part B) | Donella Caspersz Marie Kavanagh Diana Whitton Jeremy Seward Peter McClenaghan |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Wrap Up and Close | All |
HSBC Financial Literacy Seminar
10 July 2008
Awarding of a HSBC Grant and Purpose of Competition:
‘To encourage Australian SIFE teams to develop and implement sustainable projects that will deliver usable and adaptable financial education resources and outcomes to others in the community, so as to improve their ability to make informed financial decisions - now and into the future'
‘To provide an opportunity for SIFE Teams to show-case their financial literacy projects, funded under a HSBC Financial Literacy grant, to other SIFE teams, so that these SIFE teams are able to review and/or adopt these projects for implementation into their own community, thus promoting the sustainability of the projects'
Download further information and instructions for HSBC - SIFE Financial Literacy Grant Presentations.
Student Career Development Seminar
10 July 2008
Career Seminar – Students Overview and Registration: For our 2008 SIFE National Conference we have restructured the Careers Development Seminar based on feedback from students and corporate partners in 2007.
Download further information about Career Seminar
Top to Future Top Seminar
12 July 2008
Saturday 12 July 2008 - Hilton Brisbane
Background
The second annual SIFE Australia Top to Future Seminar is open to C-Suite executives of corporate partners and one peer-nominated student from each team not advancing to the Semi Final Round.
Objectives and Structure of Seminar
The aim is to stimulate discussion and to involve all participants. The process is more important than the end result. There will be four groups of six: two CEOs and four students per group. Groups will be reassigned for each session and there will be two facilitators.
The objectives are:
1. To enable students and CEOs to learn from each other
2. To produce interaction between participants
3. To discuss subjects which are:
- meaningful
- relevant
- understandable
Program
09:00 - 09:15 Assemble and introductions
09:15 - 10:15 Climate change - issues for debate
10:15 - 10:30 Morning Tea
10:30 - 11:30 Career Concerns - relevant to graduates
11:30 - 11:45 Conclusion and close
Topic 1 - Climate Change
In individual groups, list and discuss your responses to the following questions:
- Will it happen anyway?
- Why should I do something about it?
- What are the national priorities?
- What are the priorities for business?
- What outcomes will be bad for business?
- What outcomes will be good for business?
On line References
http://www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/sternreview_index.cfm
- the Stern Report
http://www.garnautreview.org.au/domino/Web_Notes/Garnaut/garnautweb.nsf - Garnaut review
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-syr.htm - a good report on climate change
http://www.carbonplanet.com/ - a carbon retailer
After 45 minutes, there will be a plenary discussion to produce master list that reflects the overall consensus of all the groups.
Topic 2 - Career Concerns
What are the key concerns of graduates today in relation to finding/taking up their first career position? Brainstorm all concerns, discuss with the CEOs in terms of their workplace contexts and shortlist the group's ‘top 5'.
Use the following list as a thought starter. Discuss them, delete or add your own issues and rank the final selection in descending order of priority.
- Will I be earning enough? [And how much is ‘enough'?]
- Will I have a balance between work and sport and home and ...?
- Does the company use latest technology?
- Is my starting role/remuneration unimportant so long as I am well placed for the future?
- Will my employer care about me [other than about work performance]?
- Will I be able to do continuing training? [How much? What sort?]
- Can I take leave when I want to take it?
- Will promotion be on merit?
Student Nomination
Each university SIFE team attending the National Conference & Championships, whether in the main competition, the financial literacy special competition and seminar or as observers, may nominate one student to attend the Top to Future Top Seminar. Nomination may be made by email by the Faculty Advisor to sife@sifeaustralia.org.au by 5:00 pm Monday 30 June 2008 showing the following details:
- Subject: Top to Future Top Nomination
- Message:
- SIFE [university name]
- TtFT Nominee [student name]