1. The University of New South Wales for 8 th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations ETD 2005

2. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid A warm WELCOME awaits you in SYDNEY Australia

3. Our proposal UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid Where: The Scientia, The University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia When: 27 – 30 September 2005 Who: UNSW Library and UNSW Campus Conferencing

4. Gateway to South-East Asia and the Pacific Australia UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid

5. Sydney UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid Home of the 2000 Olympic Games

6. Sydney UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid … complementing natural beauty with tasteful historic and cultural amenities A fine harbour city

7. UNSW campus UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid Located just 7 kms from the heart of Sydney Architecturally sophisticated 38 hectare campus

8. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid - 35,000 students - 5,000 staff - 75 Schools - 530 postgraduate programs and 125 awards - 450 undergraduate programs and 75 awards UNSW community Over… Source: http://www.unsw.edu.au/about/pad/aboutfacts.html

9. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid UNSW research … renowned for its commitment to new and creative approaches to research and education … ranks in the top 4 Australian universities receiving research funding Source: Profile: The University of New South Wales … regarded as Australia’s leading international university

10. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid UNSW associations Founding member of Go8 – the top eight research universities in Australia Member of Universitas 21 – a prestigious North American, European and South East Asian university consortium Source: Profile: The University of New South Wales Strong teaching and research alliances with over 200 universities worldwide

11. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid UNSW commitment to outreach & collaboration “Digital access … is an area where we should not work alone – to me it seems essential that we find solutions in co-operation with other universities”. Professor Wyatt R Hume Vice Chancellor, UNSW VC’s Inaugural Public Lecture 27 November 2002

12. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid UNSW commitment to scholarly communication “The fostering of repositories for digital materials is a clear priority for the library”. UNSW Library will “establish and nourish innovative electronic publishing projects focusing on those which showcase UNSW research and unique resources” Source: UNSW Library Strategic Update 2003

13. Why choose UNSW? Lead institution of the Australian Digital Theses (ADT) Program http://adt.caul.edu.au/ Convenor of ADT Program since 1998 Participated in ETD annually since 2000 Member of NDLTD with representatives on: - Steering Committee - Standards Committee - Strategic Planning Committee UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid

14. ADT@UNSW Optional for postgraduates, but strongly encouraged Over 135 UNSW theses in ADT database PDF or Word documents accepted Significant old theses scanned UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid

15. Conference venue Architecture award-winning Scientia building UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid

16. Conference venue UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid Ritchie Theatre Tyree Room

17. UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid International access Sydney International airport - 20 minutes from UNSW campus - over 100 international flights per day

18. other amenities… Convenient and well-priced accommodation Excellent public transport service Recreation and leisure facilities Great shopping UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid

19. Contact details UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid Address: Mr Andrew Wells University Librarian UNSW Sydney 2052 Australia Phone: +61 2 9385 2662 Fax: +61 2 9662 8002 Email: a.wells@unsw.edu.au

20. Further information UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid UNSW Library http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/ Australian Digital Theses Program@UNSW http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/thesis/ digital.html Sydney, Australia http://www.tourism.nsw.gov.au/ http://www.sydney.com.au/

21. Our request UNSW The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ETD 2005 Conference Bid With our strong commitment to electronic scholarly communication UNSW asks for full consideration to be host of the 8 th International Symposium on ETD in 2005. It would be the first in the Southern hemisphere, first in the Asia/SE Asia/Pacific region.