School of English, Art History, Film & Media (University of Sydney)

Dr Barry Spurr (Language Of Sport)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of English.

Dr Spurr is currently working on a project examining the language of sport in the Australian media.

Sydney College Of The Arts (University of Sydney)

Prof Ron Newman (Graphic Design, Olympics)
Dean

Prof Newman serves on a committee that advises on graphic communications for the Beijing Olympics.

Faculty Of Humanities And Social Science (University of Technology, Sydney)

Ms Sue Halbwirth (Information, Knowledge Management)
Senior Lecturer, Information and Knowledge Management

Sue has completed a range of projects which have supported organisations in their management and leveraging of information and knowledge. The projects have been in a variety of industry sectors, including the events industry and have included information and knowledge audits, intranet design and implementation, development of knowledge strategies and advising on call centre operations.

Sue spent three years with the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), completing her tenure as Program Manager, Knowledge Management Services. This Program included responsibility for a diverse set of information and knowledge services - development of the corporate knowledge system corporate library, records and archives, public information systems/dissemination and the SOCOG call centre. Sue was an active participant in the Sydney 2000 Games Transfer of Know-How project.

Sue's twenty-year involvement in the information industry has been varied, blending academic experience with strategic and senior management responsibilities. Sue has held variety of positions in the information industry as a librarian, project manager of international development programs, information consultant, instructional technologist and as an academic.

Teaching Areas: Knowledge management; Information services management; Professional initiatives and projects; Information design and architecture; Information and knowledge auditing.

Research Areas: Knowledge management; Information auditing and mapping; Information architecture; Organisational analysis; Information design; Knowledge processes; Knowledge strategy development and implementation.

School of Physics (University of Sydney)

Mr Adrian Blake (Cross Country Skiing)
Softwear and Electronics Technical Officer , Molonglo Radio Observatory

Mr Blake is an active cross country skier, both as competitor and a coach. He was previously chairman of NSW Ski Assoc Cross Country Committee. He is still active in the management and deals with coaches, National Parks & wildlife Service, Perisher Blue, trail grooming requirements and a host of other issues.

Sydney University Sport (University of Sydney)

Mr Greg Harris
Executive Director

Greg has been executive director of the Sports Union since 1992, and of the amalgamated Sydney University Sport since 2003. Harris brings to the Union a wealth of professional and sporting experience acquired through his career as a high school teacher, sports administrator and distinguished footballer and coach.