AWARD School kicks off in Sydney

AWARD School Sponsor Google, AWARD Committee members, students, tutors and lecturers all came together last night at the Garvan Institute, Darlinghurst to celebrate the opening of the 27th year of the ideas-based training program for aspiring Creatives. Speakers included AWARD Chairman, Richard Maddocks (left); Google Innovationist, Justin Baird; and AWARD School Heads, Rebecca Carrasco and Dustin Lane (below left), who all inspired and terrified the new recruits with a run-down of what lies ahead over the next 16 weeks.

During the evening the 2010 lecturer line-up was announced, with bigname CDs on the list such as Nick Worthington, Mike O’Sullivan, WarrenBrown, Jonathan Kneebone, Matty Burton, Cam Blackley, Luke Chess,Ashley Ringrose, Peter Buckley, Tim Brown, Justin Drape, Scott Nowelland Ralph Van Dijk.

After the lecture, the crowd continued on to the after-party at TheBeauchamp where students met the tutors and lecturers who’ll beteaching them over the next four months. And in keeping with lastyear’s initiative to lower intake and tutorial numbers, there will be20 tutorial groups of five students again this year, ensuring that theteaching experience is more comprehensive and enjoyable for everyone.

School Heads, Dustin Lane and Rebecca Carrasco said, “We’d like to saya personal thank you to all of the lecturers, tutors and agencies fortheir involvement. We couldn’t keep the tutorial numbers so low withoutthe full support of the industry; it is much appreciated. We’re alsothrilled to be able to offer the students such quality lecturers, so abig thank you to all who have agreed to give up their time and getonboard. Thanks also to Hannah from AWARD for all her hard work inhelping to run the School over the past few years, and to Ray Black forhis ongoing support.”