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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross-posts),<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have been invited to take part in a panel discussion
session at the GDAA (Game Developers Association of Australia) on the 15<sup>th</sup>
November. Also on the panel will be various stakeholders –
including games programmers, ministers, tertiary reps., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The panel’s brief is to discuss the falling enrolments
in ICT and how to encourage students to undertake careers in the IT industry /
games industry. I have some of my own ideas in this regard, but wanted to
take some of the ideas / suggestions of all of you to the panel. So –
any advice or points to bring up – in the flavour of ways in which we
feel would ‘they’ can help us, would be greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Adrian</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Adrian Janson, </span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>VITTA President</span></font></b></strong><b><span
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<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Director of ICT, </font></b></strong><br>
</span></b><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Forrest Hill, South Yarra 3141 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<br>
Phone: 03 9826 0711 International: +61 3 9826 0711<br>
Fax: 03 9826 8767 International: +61 3 9826 8767<br>
E-mail: <font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
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