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Greetings
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Competitions Update
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Jean's Classes
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Digital Mentor Training dates
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ASCCA Clubs Forum
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Daylight Savings Begins
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Conference Update
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Scott's Accessibility Update
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Brett's Scam Watch
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Optus Data Breach
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Thanks so much to those who were able to attend as a Club Delegate and take part in the recent Special General Meeting wherein we unanimously passed the motion adopt the resolution of ASCCA’s updated Constitution.
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As advised previously the primary reason for the need to change was to allow suitably qualified and / experienced people from outside the realm of member Clubs to put their hand up for nomination to the Board of Directors.
We’re getting to the pointy end of the Conference planning, with final arrangements expected to be settled this coming week. With only around four weeks to go till the big event, ticket sales are beginning to be made in earnest. The Conference is expected to attract over one hundred attendees and almost twenty Guest Speakers. It promises to be a day on your calendar marked “not to be missed”.
At the conclusion of the Conference, ASCCA Annual General Meeting will be held, as is the usual custom. There will be a separate Zoom registration required for attendance, this is needed to ensure we are constitutionally compliant in regards to any voting matters and records of attendance. Please keep an eye on your inboxes for more information on how to register and attend the AGM.
The ASCCA Team is very much looking forward to bringing together another outstanding days’ event – hope to see you there!
Warm regards,
Jenny
Jennifer Willcox
President
Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association
Main Contact: 0434 857 222
P: 08 9840 1153 | M: 0400 50 40 95
E: jenniferwillcox@ascca.org.au | ascca@ascca.org.au
W: www.ascca.org.au
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ASCCAau
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ASCCA respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ continuing connection to land and water. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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The Twenty First Annual General Meeting of voting Members of theAustralian Seniors Computer Clubs Association, ASCCA, will be held at the conclusion of the Australian Technology Conference for Seniors,
Online via Zoom, on Thursday,
10th November 2022 at 4.30pm AEDT
Annual reports
Election of Board Members
RSVP by 24th October 2022, giving name of Club and delegates attending, to office@ascca.org.au
Only financial member clubs can vote
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Entries have now closed for all the competitions.
Evaluations for the photos will be sent out to competitors during October. Winning entries for each of the three competitions will be at the end of the ASCCA conference on November 10th. Entry after (time) will be free of charge.
Susan Jensen
Secretary and Competitions Co-ordinator
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Daylight saving begins in the New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia this weekend - if you're in WA, NT or QLD please check times carefully for all of our upcoming events!
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Don't forget that we now have an online calendar!
On our new website you will be able to navigate directly to the Events Tab in the menu to find it!
The link on the icon here will take you directly to the Calendar - or you can click on the text above to go to the new website!
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ASCCA is now calling for expressions-of-interest in October's on-line classes, designed for seniors. Please click here to complete the online form and submit your requested topic/s. A confirmation of your place and more details about the class/es will be sent nearer the dates.
You can find all details using the link in the button below.
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Upcoming Be Connected Digital Mentor Training
Our next face to face Digital Mentor training will be held in Darwin at the Oaks Elan on the 26th October between 9am and 4:30pm. There are limited spaces, so please register if you're in Darwin and want to attend! More details can be found here in our Google Calendar.
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There's been a lot happening throughout September for ASCCA's SWADE Project (Be Connected).
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Read about the face to face meetup in Perth, Lead Digital Mentor refresher training via Zoom and our first Digital Mentor training session for Round 8 (also face to face) in Perth ...
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ASCCA Clubs Forum via Zoom
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Don't miss out on an hour of networking with other clubs and hearing about the latest and greatest tech updates from Alex!
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What's on at the Club's Forum?!
ASCCA’s October Clubs Forum via Zoom will focus on upcoming Get Online Week activities!
Does your Club have anything special planned for Get Online Week? Come along and share what you're doing! We will be be hosting a Kahoot! Quiz, so come along and join in the fun!
Topic: ASCCA October [Zoom Main Meeting]
Time: October 14th, 2022 01:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Monthly on the second Friday of each month
Don't forget to register online to attend each month. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Click here to Register to attend our next Zoom Meeting
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Scott's Accessibility Update
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Windows 11 is here, and will be in an update folder near you soon. Find out how our Seniors can take advantage of these to make digital technology more accessible, no matter what their abilities are.
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The new Windows 11 update is here and will be rolling out to our computers in the coming months. While there are some nice improvements generally, there are a number of great accessibility features which make the update worthwhile across vision, hearing and mobility-related disabilities.
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Last month I wrote about investment schemes. This month it’s all about love!
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As more and more people move online to find love, romance scams are a growing part of the scam landscape.
Romance scams generally begin through social media or dating apps.
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You are all (hopefully) by now aware of the recent data breach suffered by Optus and its customers, both past and present.
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There are so many reports, instruction emails and posts being sent to Optus customers and in the general domain that it can seem quite a daunting prospect to reign it all in and take adequate steps to protect yourself.
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As part of ASCCA's support to clubs we have invited and encouraged the use of the below logo to all outgoing correspondence.
This demonstrates your Club's affiliation with ASCCA, the national Peak Body empowering Australian seniors through Technology!
Thank you for your support!
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Membership of ASCCA is open to all Seniors Computer Clubs, Organisations with a membership including Seniors, and organisations that recognise the value of digital technology for Seniors.
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If your organisation and/or club fits one of these categories and is interested in joining ASCCA please go to our website www.ascca.org.au or email office@ascca.org.au to find out how to start a club; or read some of the advantages of joining ASCCA if you are an existing club.
A Membership Form for all categories of membership is available on the website, or by scanning the QR code with your smartphone (we've also added a link to the QR code in this email).
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ASCCA membership rates from 1 July 2022 are:
Under 50 members—FREE
Over 50 members—$52
Membership numbers as at 30th June
All prices quoted include GST
Associate Membership also welcome
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Newsletter
Editor: Jenny Willcox
Email: ascca@ascca.org.au
Contributions are most welcome.
Remember, this is YOUR NEWSLETTER.
Please forward contributions by email to the Editor.
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