ICCM 2014 Melbourne October 13-16

WHEN: Mon Oct 13 5pm until 2pm Thu October 16.
WHERE: ICCM AU 2014 will be at Kangaroo Grounds.

THEME: Spiritual Reboot
KEY SPEAKER: The theme is ‘Spiritual Reboot’ with our Keynote being a respected Melbourne speaker on the topic who is a MK and former Mission director. He has someone who can educate him in the way of us IT folk.

FEES:
Onsite rego     (Full) $429.00      (Earlybird) $359.00
Spouse rego    (Full) $409.00     (Earlybird) $339.00
Offsite Rego    (Full) $339.00     (Earlybird) $269.00
Day Rego         (Full) $129.00     (Earlybird) $105.00
Thu Day Rate (Full) $70.00     (Earlybird) $55.00

** Off site and day regos include dinner and lunch for the relevant days. Onsite includes all meals.

Earlybird discount will end September 12

NOTE:
We are still looking for technical sessions. We have one of Spiritual Formation in online communities, another on low powered devices, and working on some others. Some of these sessions can relate to the conference theme

Some suggested topics (or whatever you want to share):

• Mobile ministry
• low power computing
• CRM
• The spiritual life of a lone IT guy/gal
• data security in developing nations
• use of cloud-services and security implications
• Leading Teams
• Web design for missions
• building network servers
• user experience design
• developing an IS/IT Plan
• Hosting your own cloud services
• Encryption basics (Email, storage etc)
• Understanding what you users really want
• Cloud based phone systems
• Media distribution
• Justifying projects
• web filtering, security, password storage, firewalls

To register for the conference click here: http://iccm-australia.org/register/

HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE: CLICK HERE

“My time at the 2011 ICCM Conference held in Lilydale, Melbourne was an eye opener to me. From my small world tucked neatly in one corner of Papua New Guinea into a whole big new world of what I call Information Technology Guru’s world.

Just mingling and rubbing shoulders with these talented and gifted experts is a life time experiences I can have but the standout in this experience is these are ordinary people just like me with a genuine love for the Lord Jesus Christ with a sense of calling to be a witness of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth, using their gifts, talents, and specialties to serve God and further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sharing ideas, skills, and new technology with the common understanding was a lesson worth learnt. I was a changed man coming out of the ICCM conference that week knowing that these are ordinary people using their gifts and talents for the Glory of God.

I encourage those thinking of coming to the next ICCM conference that it is a worth while investment and experience.”

Have you registered for ICCM Australia in Cairns yet?

Have you started to make plans for attending?  Checked that you have the budget and the time to get to Cairns?  Talked to the Bride about a trip to the Tropical Far North Queensland for an early start to summer 2012?

If you havent then better make a start.  EarlyBird registration finishes August 31 so you’ll want to be organised before then to take advantage of a cheaper registration cost.

Here is a testimonial from Michael W. who attended his first ICCM Australia last year:

“I work for a technical mission in Papua New Guinea, and I attended the ICCM conference (2011) last year for the first time.  For me I had to balance carefully the cost and time vs the benefit of attending, however after arriving I quickly realised the benefits were definitely worth it.   The main advantage of ICCM AU is that it lets you meet some really smart Christian people, who are very keen to help you with your technical needs.  Since they come from a wide range of ministry and IT areas, there is usually someone with experience to help you with your questions, be they very complex or relatively simple.  It is also a great way to keep up to date with the latest technologies, tools and trends. I’d recommend it to anyone who is involved in IT and ministry.”

So dont leave it too late to organise.  Plan ahead and make sure you get to ICCM Australia 2012.

Register now!

We are in the process of seeking Keynote and conference speakers for ICCMAU12 October 8-11.  If you have any speakers to suggest or topics we can find speakers for then contact us now.

Idea starters:

• did you do anything cool in IT this year that you want to tell the ICCM crowd about?
• do you have some technologies that people keep asking you about that you would rather share one time?
• How are you building websites differently today?
• How do you track your hardware and software licenses?
• How do you manage and support mobile devices?
• What cloud technologies are you using or avoiding?
• What hardware are you favouring?
• What are the killer mobile apps for Christians in the field?
• How do you manage security issues?
• How do you work with globally scattered teams?
• What technologies have you dropped in the past year? Why?
• What do you think the missions tech world will look like in 10 years?
• What are the keys to managing an IT Team?
• Are there new processes in your IT group that really make a difference?
• What’s different about your mission today vs 3-5 years ago? How do  you think your mission will change in the next 3-5 years? How will you support that change from an IT POV?
• What advice would you give to a young person right out of Bible college or university entering missions IT?