[committee] University Computer Club - alumnus concern

[Timothy]

Hi Rob,

At this point in time we have not contacted the Guild president. Last Monday however, we got in contact with the Guild secretary, SOC president, and SOC secretary regarding another matter. Unfortunately we have yet to hear a response, so we weren't confident that we would hear from them in a timely manner. Given that the IT changes are happening rapidly, it seems like a good idea to contact someone else.
Yours sincerely,
TimothyVice President UCC

On May 7 2020, at 9:07 am, Rob Blandford <rob.blandford at uwa.edu.au> wrote:
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> Development and Alumni Relations • M361, LB5005 Perth WA 6001 Australia
> T +61 8 6488 2651 • E rob.blandford at uwa.edu.au (mailto:rob.blandford at uwa.edu.au) (Personal pronouns: he/him/his)
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> From: Timothy <uccuwa.tec at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2020 4:32 PM
> To: Josh van Kampen <joshua.vankampen at uwa.edu.au>
> Cc: Rob Blandford <rob.blandford at uwa.edu.au>
> Subject: Re: University Computer Club - alumnus concern
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> Thank you very much for getting back to me on this. Congratulations to you and your wife :)
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> We're not sure if we've been speaking to the right people in University IT, do you think you could raise this issue for us?
> If you have any queries regarding the club, or the situation we've been put in, please don't hesitate to ask.
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> On May 2 2020, at 9:00 am, Josh van Kampen <joshua.vankampen at uwa.edu.au (mailto:joshua.vankampen at uwa.edu.au)> wrote:
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> > Hi Timothy
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> > I am linking my colleague Rob into this, my wife recently gave birth so I’m wanting to ensure this gets raised.
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> > From: Timothy <uccuwa.tec at gmail.com (mailto:uccuwa.tec at gmail.com)>
> > Sent: Friday, 1 May 2020 4:56 PM
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> > To: Josh van Kampen <joshua.vankampen at uwa.edu.au (mailto:joshua.vankampen at uwa.edu.au)>
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> > Subject: Re: University Computer Club - alumnus concern
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> > Hi Josh,
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> > I hope you've been well. While there's no rush at this stage, it would be good to hear if anything further has happened on the issue of UCC's clubroom.
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> > Unfortunately there's another matter I would like to raise with you. In what is for us a poorly timed double whammy UniIT has decided to overhaul the network. The UCC system administration group has been navigating this issue to the best of their ability, however we've been unsettled by the distinct impression that ITS incorrectly views UCC as "just another computer lab", and is thus interested in blocking inbound network traffic to our club.
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> > I don't imagine you'll be surprised to hear that this poses a significant concern for the club. Particularly as the educational value UCC provides to students depends on this, and the decades of vocational training in the areas that the Guild and UWA have recently felt forced to outsource would not be possible without an inbound connection. One example which springs to mind of where this has been of massive benefit to a UCC member is the PhD of Lyndon White, who used large amount of UCC "machine time" (computational resources) and network traffic for his doctorate.
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