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<b>ACEC'08 Update<br></b><div><div><font color="#000000" size="-1"><b>
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</i><b>Early Bird and Group Registrations Close Soon<br>
</b>A chance to save on registrations costs -<b> Early Bird and Group
Registrations close on Friday 27 June</b>. Don't be late for this very
important date! Full details on the conference website at
<a href="http://www.acec2008.info" target="_blank">www.acec2008.info</a><br>
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<b>A Packed Program<br>
</b>ACEC'08 is packed full of goodies for delegates - 10
pre-conference workshops, a welcome cocktail party, 5 international
and national keynote speakers, in excess of 180 presentations
(including over 34 hands-on workshops), educational tours, an
unforgettable dinner at the War Memorial - one of the great museums of
the world, the ACCE Leadership Forum, an extensive trade display with
over 40 booths already booked and a lot, lot more (sorry no steak
knives!).<br>
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<b>Keynote Spotlight<br>
</b>Keith Krueger, CEO, CoSN<br>
Learning to Change, Changing to Learn: Global Lessons<br>
Check out the visionary video Learning to Change, Changing to Learn
which was created by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). The
four minute video, which is at <a href="http://www.cosn.org" target="_blank">www.cosn.org</a> or on YouTube, is intended
to start a conversation about what 21st century learning environments
can look like if we leverage ICT for learning. In Keith's keynote he
will explore what the research and experience has been around the
world with technology in education, and particularly the critical role
of leadership and vision.<br>
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Dr Matthew Rimmer, ANU<br>
Matthew will consider copyright battles over Google Book Search,
YouTube, Facebook, the Internet Archive and Wikipedia. He will also
explore new educational endeavours such as the One Lap Top Per Child
project, the Public Library of Science and the Encyclopedia of
Life.<br>
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More Keynotes in the next ACEC'08 Update.<br>
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<b>A Bit of ACEC History<br>
</b>ACEC'08 will be the 22nd Australian Computers in Education
Conference. From humble beginnings in 1983 in Melbourne it has grown
in size and stature over the years. ACEC, held under the auspices of
the Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE), is a
conference run for educational professionals by educational
professionals. Each ACEC is hosted by an ACCE member association - a
state/territory teacher professional association. These are not for
profit largely volunteer professional associations that exist to
support the use of ICT in education.<br>
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ACEC'08 is being hosted by the Computer Education Group of the ACT
(CEGACT) - this is the 3rd time that CEGACT has hosted ACEC. ACEC'10
will be hosted by the Information and Communication Technology in
Education Victoria (ICTEV).<br>
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<b>Where to get further Conference Information<br>
</b>- from the website - <a href="http://www.acec2008.info" target="_blank">www.acec2008.info</a><br>
- from the Registration Brochure downloadable from the website<br>
- from the Conference Secretariat by email -
<a href="mailto:enquiries@acec2008.info" target="_blank">enquiries@acec2008.info</a><br>
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Register now - you cannot afford not to be part of the Digital
Education Revolution!<br>
<br>
Ian Webb<br>
On behalf of the ACEC'08 Committee</font><br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead