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<p class=MsoPlainText>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross-posts),<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thank-you to everyone that attended the VITTA conference
for 2008! I hope you all had a productive and inspirational time!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>It takes a great deal of work putting together a
conference of this size and quality. Thank you to all of our keynote speakers:
Heather Watson, Pia Waugh, Derek Robertson, Andrew Owen and Roger Lawrence -
all of whom were engaging and thought provoking. I now just have to find a way
to introduce Nintendogs into my Year 12 SD class.... hmmm....<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>We have recorded all of the keynotes and will be making
these available, as well as all of the presentations, via the VITTA web-site
very shortly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Making a move to a new conference venue was always going
to present challenges - and we take on board all the comments that have been
made - both during the conference and via the Edulists. I thank you all for
you for your patience is navigating the venue and with some of the logistical
issues. We will certainly look very closely at all of the issues that were
raised in deciding where to host the conference next year. If you would like
to offer further feedback or suggestions (either on or off the list) - it would
be much appreciated!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The overwhelming feedback that I received from those I
spoke to about the program itself was very positive. We tried to offer as wide
a variety of sessions as we could - and offered the closing keynotes on the
Monday and Wednesday because we had so many quality speakers available.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The Conference dinner on the Tuesday night was a great
success and celebrated the ICT achievers, the Cisco Academy winners as well as
the VITTA Outstanding Achievement award. Over 250 were in attendance - and I
feel that this was one of the key advantages to holding the conference at a
hotel. We have many regional attendees who stayed at the venue as well as some
from interstate (25 from Tasmania) and even attendees from Fiji!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>A few thank yous (I will make them brief!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I would like to publicly thank the VITTA Conference
Committee as well as all of the members of the VITTA Committee for all of their
hard work leading up to and during the conference. Thank you to the VITTA
office staff and a big thank-you also to the technical team headed up by
Swinburne University. Thank you to all the VITTA helpers and to the Rydges
staff who were very accommodating and helpful throughout. Special mention
needs to go to both Renee Hoareau (VITTA Executive Officer) and Lisa Chadderton
(VITTA Project Officer). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Have a good Christmas break – see you all in 2008!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Adrian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Adrian
Janson, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>VITTA
President<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Director
of ICT, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Melbourne
High School, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Forrest
Hill, South Yarra 3141 Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Phone:
03 9826 0711 International: +61 3 9826 0711<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Fax: 03
9826 8767 International: +61 3 9826 8767<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au">janson.adrian.a@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>School
WWW: <a href="http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au/">http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>My WWW: <a
href="http://www.adrianjanson.com.au/">http://www.adrianjanson.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Blog: <a
href="http://jansona.edublogs.org/">http://jansona.edublogs.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/AdrianJanson">http://twitter.com/AdrianJanson</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Delicious: <a href="http://delicious.com/adrianjanson/">http://delicious.com/adrianjanson/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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