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got to be in it!For the first time this year, students in years 4 to 12 at schools across Melbourne tuned into the online competition run by senior lecturer Dr David Dowe of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering and colleagues.
The winning students shared in a total prize pool of $512, which included gift vouchers to Monash book and computer shops. Each also received a CSSE t-shirt.
Apart from its fun side, Dr Dowe said the competition was a good way to involve prospective students in university activities.
Dr Dowe, a computer tipster with The Australian newspaper's expert footy tipping panel, said he hoped to extend the competition to more schools next year. It is also open to all Monash staff or any other interested punters who "reckon they know how to pick a winner".
Started in 1995 as a departmental footy tipping effort, the competition has grown to draw tipsters from across Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Details of the competition and results are at http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~footy/
Pictured above, from left: (rear) Nick Rapson, Peter Gan, Dr Dowe and Brendon Gale, with (front) Caitlin Speirs, Aidan Curtis and Jennifer Hutchinson.Richmond high flyer and Monash law student Brendon Gale last week presented prizes to the top 10 student tipsters in a Monash probabilistic footy tipping competition.
The key findings of a symposium organised by Monash's APEC Studies Centre will be presented at the APEC Leaders Summit to be held in Kuala Lumpur in November.
According to APEC Studies Centre deputy director and symposium co-organiser Mr Darby Hicks, the APEC leaders face one of the biggest challenges in their nine-year history at the forthcoming Malaysian summit.
"If APEC cannot contribute to the recovery of the shattered economies of some of its members, it will be judged as irrelevant to the future of the region," Mr Hicks said.
As part of its commitment to assisting with the long-term financial stability of the region, the APEC Studies Centre has organised the symposium, 'Corporate Governance in APEC: Rebuilding APEC Growth', in the lead-up to the summit, from 1 to 3 November in Sydney.
The agenda has been shaped by a steering committee consisting of senior representatives from the Australian Treasury, the Australian Stock Exchange, the Australian Securities Investment Commission, the Reserve Bank and the APEC Studies Centre. It has been funded by AusAid's APEC Support Fund.
Speakers and panel members will include senior business people, stock exchange officials from Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, as well as senior representatives from the Asian Development Bank, the OECD and World Bank. The Federal Treasurer, Mr Peter Costello, will open the event.
Symposium sessions will include the challenges and opportunities posed by the Asian crisis for improving corporate governance, accountability and transparency - the importance of reliable financial reporting and disclosure regimes, and investor and capital market needs.
For further information, contact the APEC Studies Centre on extn 38757, or see the centre's website at www.apec.org.au
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