Technology administrators meeting at the SAGE-AU 2008 conference in Adelaide will discover how to extract a “green dividend” through the more efficient deployment of computer networks and systems.

The two-day conference, preceded by three days of technical tutorials, will have a major focus on green computing and sustainability, including server virtualisation, which delivers greater computing power while reducing the carbon impact by producing less heat and consuming less energy.

A keynote speaker is Leonard Cohen, the founder of the Australian Carbon Biosequestration Initiative, who will talk about the cost of embedded and recurrent energy in computing technology.

The conference has achieved CO2-neutral status by buying carbon credits to offset the environmental impact of the event. Each delegate will receive a CarbonZero Green Gift pack containing a Golden Wattle seedling and planting guide; a carbon credit certificate for the conference; brochures from Canopy and Greening Australia and a magnet or pen.

SAGE-AU is a not-for-profit professional organisation representing system administrators in Australia. “The conference will be looking at more energy-efficient technologies, such as server virtualisation, that deliver greater computing power while using less energy and less space,” SAGE.AU president Donna Ashelford said.

The 16th annual Australian System Administrators' conference, will be held in Adelaide, at the Holiday Inn, Hindley Street, from August 11-15.  

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