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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Announcing the <strong>Virtual Communities Workshop</strong> </font></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Presented by <strong>VITTA</strong></font></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><strong>Registrations opening soon!</strong></font></span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday 9 April 2008</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><strong>Presenter:</strong> Michael Sampson, <a href="http://michaelsampson.net">michaelsampson.net</a></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><strong>Venue:</strong> VATE Conference Room, 2/134-136 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC 3066</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Virtual teams are an increasingly common organisational design strategy, and new technology is constantly being developed to support teams in their communication and collaboration activities. What makes virtual teams different from face-to-face teams, and how should organisations support virtual teams in their work through technology?</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Join Michael Sampson, international expert on collaboration, for a lecture on the keys to virtual team performance, and then for a workshop on how to design and implement technology to support virtual team collaboration and information sharing activities. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><strong>Program:</strong></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">4:30 – Registration and refreshments</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">5:00 – Leacture: Supporting virtual teams through technology</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">5:45 – Workshop: Supporting virtual teams through technology</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">7:45 – Close</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif"><strong>Costs:</strong></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Individual VITTA Member: $112.50</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">School VITTA Member: $130.00</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Non-VITTA Member: $145</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><font face="arial,sans-serif">Go to </font><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/events"><font face="arial,sans-serif">www.vitta.org.au/events</font></a><font face="arial,sans-serif"> to register. Registrations will open soon. Any questions, please call the VITTA office on 9495 6836 or email </font><a href="mailto:pd@vitta.org.au"><font face="arial,sans-serif">pd@vitta.org.au</font></a></span></p>
<br clear="all">______<br>Lisa Chadderton<br>Office Manager<br>The Victorian IT Teachers Association<br>Ph: (03) 9495 6836<br>Fax: (03) 9495 6834<br>web: <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au">www.vitta.org.au</a>