The biennial ASU National Conference will be held this year in Melbourne from Tuesday, November 18 to Thursday, November 20 at the Melbourne Convention Centre, corner of Flinders and Spencer Streets, Melbourne. The theme is "ASU 2020". National Conference special events National ASU Delegate of the Year presentations Life Membership presentations Cocktail Party - Melbourne Observation Deck at Rialto, Level 55, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne Women's Breakfast - Batman's Hill on Collins, 623 Collins Street, Melbourne National Conference Dinner - Studio 3, Crown Entertainment Complex, Southbank Presentation of Defibrillator to Ambulance Victoria Guest speakers and presenters The Hon Rob Hulls, Deputy Premier of Victoria Noel Washington, CFMEU The Hon Lindsay Tanner, Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation Prof Brian Dollery, School of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of New England The Hon Brendan O'Connor, Federal Minister for Employment Participation Mike McAllum, Managing Partner, Global Foresight Network Tony Maher, President, CFMEU Mark Diesendorf, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Studies UNI of NSW Garry Weaven, Chair, Industry Fund Management. Geoff Fary, Assistant Secretary, ACTU Steve Mullins, OH&S Project Officer, ACTU Cath Bowtell, Senior Industrial Officer, ACTU. Panel sessions Climate Change (Mike McAllum, Tony Maher, Mark Diesendorf) Industrial Relations (Garry Weaven, Geoff Fary, Steve Mullins, Cath Bowtell) Our generous sponsors Principal sponsor Hesta Super Fund - www.hesta.com.au Premium sponsors Members Equity Bank - www.membersequitybank.com.au AustralianSuper - www.australiansuper.com Sponsors Slater & Gordon Lawyers - www.slatergordon.com.au CareSuper - www.caresuper.com.au Vision Super - www.visionsuper.com.au IBG Insurance Brokers - www.ibgroup.com.au ACTU Member Connect - www.memberconnect.com.au Discount New Cars - www.discountnewcars.com.au Labour Union Insurance Brokers www.luib.com.au Union Shopper - www.unionshopper.com.au Government Skills Australia - www.governmentskills.com.au Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council - www.cshisc.com.au Chifley Financial Services - www.chifley.com

Program  Conf e-mail  Conference news ASU 2020: ASU National Conference 2008 looks to future challenges The ASU National Conference 2008 commenced today in Melbourne. Deliberations will be based on the key theme of looking to the year 2020 and the challenges the Union will face. November 18, 2008 Premier praises ASU for donation of life saving heart defibrillator The Australian Services Union (ASU) has donated a heart defibrillator to Southern Cross Station in Melbourne to be used when visitors suffer heart attacks. Victorian Premier John Brumby launched the defibrillator this week. (The defibrillator commemorating David Taylor was presented to Ambulance Victoria at the recent ASU National Conference and it was launched this week by the Victorian Premier). 8 January 2009  2008 photos www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called 2008 National Conference Proceedings. Make your own badge here.  Sponsor news Market volatility and your super Super and share markets: what can you do? How's your super doing? This question means a lot in times of economic uncertainty. Your super's an investment, and investors everywhere are feeling the effects of market volatility. November 24, 2008