Business on Toast with Thor Besier at Corelli's Friday 26th October
Business on Toast with guest speaker Dr Thor Besier
When: Friday 26 October, 7:00am - 8:00am
Thor, a resident of Devonport, is Associate Professor at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and has a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Science where he is a biomechanics researcher. His research combines medical imaging with computational biomechanical simulation to understand mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury and disease, and developing models which can be used to diagnose and treat injury and disease, particularly of the knee joint.
Cost: $20 if booked in advance, otherwise $25. Includes full breakfast, and coffee or tea.
Breakfast for people living or working in and around Devonport.
RSVP by Wednesday 24 October 2018 to: info@devonportrotary.co.nz with Business on Toast in the subject line. (If you register for this event and are unable to attend, please send an apology in advance of Wednesday 24th October).
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
Want to read more? The Press has you covered!
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52.7% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.7% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
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