<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>Dear VET Multimedia Teachers,<BR><BR>VITTA is pleased to announce that registrations for <STRONG>Shift Happens: VITTA Annual Conference 2008</STRONG> are now open! Visit <A href="http://www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo">www.vitta.org.au/conferenceinfo</A> for more information or to register online (Earlybird discounts apply until October 17th).<BR><BR><STRONG>Shift Happens ~ technology alone will not save us</STRONG><BR><BR>The VITTA annual conference has established itself as the not-to-be missed event on the ICT education calendar. Spread over three days, the conference presents the latest developments in ICT education and industry with the goal of informing, inspiring and stimulating debate around the key issues faced by educators, students, policy makers and associated support industries.<BR><BR>The conference includes 3 days of professional learning with over 220 presenters and inspirational Keynotes, Early Years Day, Principals and ICT Leaders Day, 60 cutting edge ICT education services and suppliers in the Expo, practical workshops with 8 labs of computers - Apple, Desktops with Wacom tablets, OLPCs, Asus eeePCs, ACER Inspires, using the latest technologies for education. <BR></P>
<P><STRONG>Why Participate?</STRONG><BR><BR>• Over 220 speakers - Diverse range of sessions for all educators to choose from</P>
<P><BR>• A dedicated VET Multimedia strand on Wednesday 26th November</P>
<P><BR>• Explore the latest technologies to enable ICT best practice in class and across all school processes - iPods, blogs, digital tablets, multimedia, mobile and wireless technologies, robotics and more...<BR><BR>• Update knowledge and requirements and provide feedback for the Revised Study Design<BR><BR>• Learn about exciting ways to implement the interdisciplinary strands of VELS<BR><BR>• Network with colleagues and ICT experts<BR><BR>• Extend your professional and personal understanding of ICT in teaching and learning<BR><BR>• Learn about the latest global, national and local ICT curriculum developments<BR><BR>• Learn of new intiatives promoting ICT careers<BR><BR>• Get up to date with ICT leadership and technical initiatives<BR><BR>• Check out the Conference Expo - over 50 exhibitors who can assist the school's decisions in implementing ICT infrastructure and eLearning plans<BR><BR>Special Accomodation Packages<BR>Delegates of the VITTA conference will be entitled to special accommodation packages at the newly constructed Rydges, Bell City. More information available on the VITTA website soon!<BR><BR>If you have any queries regarding the VITTA Conference 2008, please feel free to contact us on the details below. Look forward to seeing you all there!<BR></P>
<P>Regards,<BR>Lisa Chadderton<BR>Senior Project Officer<BR>VITTA<BR>P: +61 3 9495 6836<BR>F: +61 3 9495 6834<BR>M: 0402522596<BR>E: lisa@vitta.org.au<BR>W: www.vitta.org.au<BR>Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge St<BR>PO Box 1099<BR>Collingwood VIC 3066<BR><BR>Shift Happens ~ Technology alone will not save us<BR>VITTA Annual Conference Nov 24 - 26, 2008<BR>Rydges on Bell, 205 Bell St Preston<BR></P></div></body></html>