News & Notices

ICT Service Outage Saturday

This Saturday, May 19, all UTas ICT services will be unavailable from 6am to 10:30am, and available intermittently from 10:30am to 12:30pm as services are restored. This outage results from the application of network infrastructure updates.

PyCon Australia 2012 Early Bird registrations now open

PyCon Australia has announced that early bird conference registrations are now available for their 2012 conference, to be held on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 August in Hobart. Early bird registration will be extended to the first 60 confirmed conference registrations, or until Friday 1 June, whichever comes first.

PyCon Australia is the national conference for students, enthusiasts and professionals working with the Python programming language; it represents a unique opportunity for Python developers to meet fellow developers, and gain knowledge from experts and core Python developers from around Australia and the world.

Early bird registration starts at $44 for full-time students; $168 for enthusiasts and $420 for professionals.

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Dell Computers for Sale

The School has a number of surplus Dell Desktop computers for sale in Hobart and Launceston. The systems have 512M of RAM and an 80G HD. All include an LCD (15" or 17") and come with a mouse, keyboard, and original Windows XP media (not installed). Most are priced at $40.

Please note the following "sale rules":

• all items have been tested and are in working order, but it is up to the purchaser to be satisfied that they are suitable for their purposes
• there is no warranty of any kind
• you may request a demonstration that the machine you are about to purchase is in working order
• no bulk sales - individual sales to staff and students only
• no reservations - you must inspect in person, and pay to take away
• no transport between campuses
• all sales are final

Note that we cannot offer any support. Please visit the School's Help Desk in Hobart or Launceston to inspect or purchase equipment.

Job Watch

Visit our job watch page for details of potential jobs that would be suitable for Computing/Information Systems students and/or graduates.