CAUDIT Newsletter - March 2026

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In this month’s edition of CAUDIT News, we covered:

CAUDIT Celebrates 50 years: Our latest From the Archives article explores key milestones from fifty years of collaboration. Read the full article and explore the milestones here (opens in new tab). 

CAUDIT Managers Program: Applications are closing on 02 April. 

Stronger Together 2026: Abstract submissions and early bird closing 27 March 2026. 

2026 CAUDIT Leadership Institute – Information Session: Thursday 26 March 2026 

Key Dates: 

• 4-6 May - Autumn Members' Meeting  (opens in new tab)(Cairns)
• 20-22 July - Stronger Together Conference (opens in new tab) (Brisbane) 
• 17-21 Aug - CAUDIT Leadership Institute (Gold Coast)
• 14-16 Sep - AHECS Cybersecurity Summit (QLD TBC)
• 16-18 Sep - Spring Members' Meeting (QLD TBC)
• Upcoming Communities of Practice Meetings (online)
  11 March 2026 - Research Support 
  13 March 2026 - Cybersecurity 
  26 March 2026 - Enterprise Architecture

CAUDIT News: 

• CAUDIT Community of Practice Ideas Day (online) - Wednesday 15 April 2026
• New CAUDIT Infrastructure & Networks Community of Practice
• New Member Representative: CAUDIT welcomes Amanda Nixon, Acting Program Leader, DSTG

Upcoming Showcases:

• TechnologyOne - The TechnologyOne Reset: Renewed Focus and Stronger Partnerships
• CrowdStrike - AI for Security, Security for AI
• Explorance  - Unifying Campus Feedback: Driving Institutional Insights with Explorance BlueX
• Nexon Asia Pacific - Closing the Experience Gap Across the Campus: Deliver seamless, connected experiences that elevate student and staff outcomes
• HPE - Student & Staff Experience by Design: Building an AI‑Native campus network with HPE Networking, presented by HPE with the University of Canterbury

Sector News:

• ARDC & Pawsey Nectar Research Cloud Showcase
  Wed 11 March, 1 pm AWST, at Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, Perth
• Announcing New ARDC-Sponsored Eureka Prize for Data Platforms
• Health Data Australia Expands to Cohort Studies: A New Chapter in Health Data Sharing
• Mortarcaps Turns One
• APAC Digital Science User Meeting 2026.