Golden Key Asia Pacific Conference 2018 - Celebrating 25 Years!

Travel Grants

WHERE:
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 336348 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria
3004

WHEN:
8th 10th February 2018

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

Golden Key International Honour Society will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary in Asia Pacific next year. As a
valued member, you are warmly invited to join us from the 8th to the-10th of February 2018 in Melbourne at
our annual Asia Pacific conference to celebrate this significant milestone. We are delighted to announce that
RMIT University, one of Golden Keys four initial university partners in 1993, will be the host university for the
conference.

The Asia Pacific Conference is a chance to get connected to your future through an exciting three-day program,
featuring the very best of speakers, workshops, networking and learning opportunities, all of which are
designed to support your quest for lifelong learning as well as personal and professional development. It is also
an amazing opportunity to meet and connect with other like-minded Golden Key members across the Asia
Pacific Region. During the conference, we will also reflect on the amazing journey we have shared over the past
two and a half decades with so many wonderful individuals, and celebrate the achievements of members and
chapters. Importantly, we will recognise the contributions of key university leaders who have made this journey
possible.

At the conference, we also will be looking forward into the future. We are excited to have selected the United
Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals for this conference, to the conference theme of: Transforming
our world through "Innovation, Sustainability and Technology".

For more information on the 2018 Asia Pacific Conference, please visit the following links below:
Golden Key APAC Electronic Invitation
Facebook Event Page
Conference Registration - Eventbrite

SPONSORSHIP:
The University of South Australia (UniSA) Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society is excited to
offer 2018 Asia Pacific Conference Travel Grants (valued at $250 each) to FOUR Golden Key UniSA members.
These grants will be sufficient to cover the cost of conference registration.

All Golden Key UniSA members students and alumni are welcome to apply.

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COMMITMENT:
All successful applicants will be required to represent the UniSA Chapter, alongside other non-grant receiving
members, at the Asia Pacific Conference in the following capacities:

Represent the UniSA chapter in virtues of accountability, respectability and professionalism throughout
the course of the Asia Pacific Conference
Attend all days of the main conference (this includes the welcome barbeque, 3 workshops of their
choice, all Keynote speaker panels as well as the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony)
Represent the UniSA Chapter at the Awards Ceremony and if the Chapter is successful accept the Award
on behalf of the Chapter
Not commit any offence or discrimination towards any members of Golden Key
Submit a written report and/or presentation about the benefits of their experiences and learning to the
UniSA Chapter upon return from the Asia Pacific Conference

Note: The grant will only be awarded at the conclusion of the conference. If a recipient is unable to attend the
2018 Asia Pacific Conference, they must inform the Chapter Presidents via email
president@unisa.goldenkey.org.au as soon as possible of this instance, and the grant may be awarded to
another applicant instead.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants should submit a current CV along with this travel grant application form to the Selection Panel via
email to info@unisa.goldenkey.org.au outlining the following points (please use these as guidelines to answer
the questions found in pages 3 and 4):

What skills and attributes they can offer the UniSA Chapter delegation
How attendance at the Asia Pacific Conference will benefit their own professional development
How the member has contributed to the UniSA Chapter in the past, currently, or their intention to
contribute in the future

SELECTION PANEL:
All applications will be assessed by a Selection Panel consisting of the following members:
Co-Presidents, UniSA Chapter (member elected students)
Advisor, UniSA Chapter (university elected staff member)

DUE DATES:
Friday, 8th December 2017 Applications due to info@unisa.goldenkey.org.au
Monday, 11th December 2017 Applications collated and sent electronically to selection panel
Friday, 15th December 2017 Successful & Unsuccessful applicants notified in writing
Monday, 1st January 2018 Early Bird Conference Registration closes
Monday, 5th February 2018 Conference Registration closes
Thursday, 8th February Saturday, 11th February 2018 Asia Pacific Conference 2018

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 Golden Key Asia Pacific Conference 2018 - Celebrating 25 Years! Travel Grant Application

1. Please include your contact particulars in the table provided below:

First Name

Last Name

Golden Key Membership ID

UniSA Student ID

Email Address

Current Academic Status Undergraduate Postgraduate Alumni

(please highlight one)

2. Please answer the following questions genuinely (using the points mentioned under the Application
Process section in page 2) in no more than 150 words per question:

a) How did you hear about the 2018 Golden Key Asia Pacific Conference? Please also describe your
contribution to the UniSA Golden Key Chapter in the past, current, or future intentions.

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b) What are you hoping to gain by attending the 2018 Golden Key Asia Pacific Conference?

c) What do you expect to bring back to the UniSA chapter of Golden Key by attending the 2018 Golden
Key Asia Pacific Conference?