Awesome visits to IT companies

Edmund Tse on Oct 3rd 2009

Macquarie up close

We have had a great time this week, and thank you to everyone whom attended. This Macquarie sign is from the top of their new “activity-based” building at Shelley St. For those who missed out, it’s not like any other office buildings you’ve ever seen before. Keep an eye out for when SUITS runs another one of these extraordinary visits again perhaps next year!

I want to take this opportunity to thank Will from Google, Robyn from Atlassian and Larissa from our sponsor Optiver whom have worked with me throughout the time leading up. A special thanks goes to Anna from Macquarie because she has made our visit possible even at such short notice! They have put in so much effect to make this all possible, and it’s easy for this effort to go unnoticed.

I promised to make the photos available, and here it is after the break. I’ve only included low-res photos here, but feel free to click through to get to the full quality photos. The links and resources are also after the break.

Feedback. I’d love to know what you thought about this event. Send me an email with any thoughts or comments, in particular:

  1. What did you get out of the day?
  2. Which parts did you like best (and/or didn’t like), and why?
  3. How can we make this event even better for next time?

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What’s an ‘activity based’ workplace? See it for yourself!

Edmund Tse on Sep 22nd 2009

Thank you for those who’ve registered for our upcoming event “Discover your future in IT”! For those who haven’t yet registered, you’re too late because the registration is full!

Not to worry, because next Thursday 1 Oct 09 during the break, we’ll be heading up to Macquarie’s new building at Shelley Street between 12:00pm and 2:00pm.

This is a unique opportunity, because it’s quite a unique office. They call it an ‘activity based’ workplace, where you don’t see offices. There’s not even fixed workspaces!

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Macquarie’s new building was featured on ABC Radio National’s By Design recently for its innovative design. You may listen to the audio recording of the program via ABC.

Check out the photo gallery, and register for this event below!

(image source: ABC)

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