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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross-posts),<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It is my great pleasure to announce the launch of the VITTA
Programming Awards for 2007.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>VITTA is honoured to welcome the support of the Australian
Computer Society (ACS) and The Victorian Government, as well as The Cancer
Council of Victoria – SunSmart Program, Microsoft, Open Source Victoria
(OCV) and the ASISTM cluster of Victoria.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This has been a highly successful award for several years –
and this year undergoes an expansion which will see it hopefully appeal to a
wider range of students of all ages.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The competition has been based solely on Microsoft Visual
Basic.Net in the past, and while Microsoft are still supporting the event, we
have added more competition categories and more languages which students can
use to enter the Award. In addition to an Open Challenge in VB.Net,
students may also enter the Open Challenge in Python or complete a GameMaker
category.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This year sees Open Challenge Categories for both boys and
girls separately. We have also added a Primary section to the GameMaker
categories. In total, there are now 8 categories available to Victorian
school students! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The categories are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Visual Basic.Net Open Challenge – Boys section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Visual Basic.Net Open Challenge – Girls section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Python Open Challenge – Boys section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Python Open Challenge – Girls section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GameMaker Challenge – Primary Boys section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GameMaker Challenge – Primary Girls section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GameMaker Challenge – Secondary Boys section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GameMaker Challenge – Secondary Girls section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Problems have now been posted at the official VITTA
Programming Awards 2007 web site at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://progawards.vitta.org.au/">http://progawards.vitta.org.au/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I hope that your students enjoy taking part in the
Programming Awards! All the very best of luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Adrian Janson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>VITTA President<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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