 Welcome to the start of the 2017 academic year. Last year we shared our ambitions and collective vision for the future of ANU. 2017 is the year we start to deliver. Together we are going to create a university and a community that thinks big and bold. That is audacious in its ambition. Together we are going to create a university that cements its place among the best in the world. Together we are going to create a university that's distinctive in its service to the nation and the world. It's a big task and it's going to take a lot of hard work from all of us. We're going to have to embrace change to become better. We're now on the path to building a university that sets a new standard of excellence. Welcome to 2017. I look forward to writing the next chapter of this university's history with you.