News and events help

1. Can't login? / Forgot my password
2. How do I change my password?
3. Where do events appear?
4. Who can submit events? Who should?
5. How do I add an existing event to my calendar?
6. Why aren't the help buttons working on the event edit form?
7. Can I change the details of an event after it has been published?
8. What are the formats RSS, iCalendar and WebCalendar?
9. How does the 'Mail To List' setting work?
10. How do I advertise an event on the UWA events mailing list?
11. How do I know if my event has been published?
12. I am an administrator, how do I approve events?
13. How does the events system work?
    

Can't login? / Forgot my password?

Ensure you using the right email address - you could try using some of your other email addresses to login.

If you have forgotten your password you can reset it - enter your correct email address and you will be sent a fresh password.

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How do I change my password?

When you login, a quick links bar will appear at the top of the screen from which you can change your password.

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Where do events appear?

Events appear on various University websites. Select from a range of calendars, including:

• Events for the public
• Future Students
• Community Events at UWA
• Academic Events
• Cultural Events
• Sporting Events
• UWA Student Guild
• Student Events
• UWA Extension
• Staff Development
• Dolphin Theatre
• Sunken Garden
• Octagon Theatre
• Teaching and Learning
• Centre for English Language Teaching
• Business School
  
• Graduate Research School
  
• UWA Community Notices (intranet only)
• Chemistry
• Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
  
• Administrative Dates
• Student Services

• Music School Important Dates
• Institute of Advanced Studies
• Earth and Environment
  
• Study Smarter
• Cullity Gallery
• Life and Physical Sciences
• Website Project
• Business School - Current Students
• Business School - Future Students
• Business School - Campaign
• Business School - Executive Development
• Business School - Alumni
• Business School - Research
• Business School - Staff
• SymbioticA
• Student Admin
• Ecohydrology
• Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
• Albany Centre
• ECM Alumni
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
  

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Who can submit events? Who should?

Anyone can create an events account and submit events, but the person in a business unit who is responsible for publicising events should really be responsible for an events account. All you need is a valid email address.

• Create an account
  

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How do I add an existing event to my calendar?

1. Login http://www.events.uwa.edu.au/login
2. Click 'What's On'
3. Find the event you wish to add and click 'More information'
4. In the blue bar with the event written in yellow text click the 'Full view' link at the very right
5. In the blue bar click 'Add to my calendars' OR scroll down the bottom to the calendars table and click 'Alter approvals' in the blur bar
6. Scroll down and click Approve for your calendar and then click the Update button

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Why aren't the help buttons working on the event edit form?

These help buttons throughout the events site load a help page in another browser window. If they aren't appearing when you click the icon, your browser may be set to stop pop-up windows. Consult your browser's help section.

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Can I change the details of an event after it has been published?

Yes, you can. Login and click on the 'edit' link alongside the event you want to change. You will need to save and publish the changes, and re-submit them for approval.

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What are the formats RSS, iCalendar and WebCalendar?

These links provide the calendar information in formats that can be used by other applications such as personal digital assistants. If you are interested in using other applications to view calendar information, research your application's help documentation.

• RSS
• iCalendar
• WebCalendar
  

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How does the 'Mail to list' setting work?

In this field on the submit event form, you can indicate how many days before your event you would like details submitted to the UWA events mailing list.

Messages for distribution are approved once daily during university business days.

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How do I advertise an event on the UWA events mailing list?

All events published on the UWA events mailing list are first entered into an events calendar.

Approved events are automatically distributed to the UWA events mailing list ten days before the event, unless you specify otherwise.

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How do I know if my event has been published?

Login and preview your event. At the bottom, its status will read:

• Approved - the event has been approved.
• Pending - a decision has not been made.
• Declined - the calendar administrator has declined the event listing.
  
• Blank - if there is nothing in this field, it means that your event is not being considered for that calendar.

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I am an administrator, how do I approve events?

You will be sent an email when someone requests to add an event to your calendar. Links are provided.

You can also view events for your calendars in the My Calendar section of the My Events Page.

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How does the events system work?

UWA Events informs people in three ways:

• What's On - a list of all events for the public that have been approved in past and future.
• UWA home page - a rotation of the most current events for the public.
• Individual calendars - such as calendars for faculties, schools and other groups at the University. Summary descriptions are inserted into the page's design, just as they are on UWA's front page.