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Hi all,<BR>
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Hadn't seen this distributed much about edulists - the national conference is coming to Melbourne in April and tickets are now on sale. Early Bird pricing and an opportunity to be first in line for session preferences are a couple of good reasons to act quickly!<BR>
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cheers<BR>
Donna<BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">ACEC2010: Digital Diversity </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Tuesday 6 - Friday 9 April 2010 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre</FONT></B> <BR>
<B><A HREF="http://acec2010.info">http://acec2010.info</A></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">The Australian Computers in Education Conference is on again and ICTEV is delighted to announce that bookings for ACEC2010: Digital Diversity have now opened. </FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">The ACEC2010 is the biennial conference of the </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Australian Council for Computers in Education </I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">being hosted by ICT in Education Victoria in April 2010. This comprehensive conference program delving into ICT enriched learning anywhere, anytime best practice, will be of interest to all educators and leaders throughout the Australian education sector. For conference program updates visit <A HREF="http://acec2010.info">http://acec2010.info</A> from mid October to follow the evolving program as it is finalized. Be part of ACEC2010: Digital Diversity. </FONT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">The four day conference program features an abundance of sessions, on-site educational visits, countless trade exhibits and the highly regarded leadership forum, which in April 2010 will focus on the national curriculum and ICT, all of this will take place in the brand new and very impressive Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Program at glance</FONT></B> <BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Tues 6 April: </FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Pre-conference hands-on workshops and the Leadership Forum focusing on the national curriculum and ICT</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Registration, Welcome Cocktail Party and opening of the Trade Expo</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT><BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Wed 7 - Fri 9 April:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">300 Presentations from Australian ICT leaders and classroom practitioners, including 35 hands-on workshops and 75 refereed papers from academics and educational on-site visits.</FONT> <BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Thurs 8 April:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Conference dinner, Victory Room, Etihad Stadium</FONT><BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Keynotes:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> <A HREF="http://acec2010.info/keynotes">http://acec2010.info/keynotes</A></FONT><BR>
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<B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000">Sylvia Martinez,</FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> President of Generation YES, advocating student involvement in education reform through technology. Prior to joining Generation YES, Sylvia oversaw product development, design and programming for consumer software, console games and educational games at several software publishing companies.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000">Alan November</FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000">, </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Technology and Learning Magazine</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"> named Alan one of the nation’s 15th most influential thinkers of the decade. In 2001, he was listed one of eight educators to provide leadership into the future by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000">Gary Stager</FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000">, Executive Director of The Constructivist Consortium, for 27 years Gary Stager, an internationally recognised educator, speaker and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self expression.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000">Adam Elliot,</FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> Academy Award winning director of films such as </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Uncle,</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Cousin</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">, </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Brother</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">, </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Harvie Krumpet </I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">and the recently released </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>Mary & Max.</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"> Adam’s world famous claymation will a be highlight to educators who are interested in using this technique with young Australians in their classroom.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000">Tom March</FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000">, ‘Bright Ideas for Education’</FONT> <B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT></I></B> <BR>
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<B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000">Chris Rogers</FONT></I></B><FONT COLOR="#000000">, MIT Boston</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">‘</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B><I>On the Couch with Jeff Richardson</I></B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">’ ABC, ‘The Coodabeens’</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT><BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Conference ticket options</FONT></B> <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Early Bird Ticket: $660 </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I>(Early Bird expires 28 February 2010)</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"> or Individual Day Tickets: $250 per day. Conference tickets are available online from <A HREF="http://acec2010.info">http://acec2010.info</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">Why you will want to act soon!</FONT></B> <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">1. If you register for the conference by </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B><I>30 October 2009, you will go into the draw for two free tickets </I></B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">to the conference dinner.</FONT> <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">2. You are able to book the full conference at Early Bird rates.</FONT> <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">3. Be first in line to lock in your session preferences.</FONT><BR>
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Donna Benjamin ACEC2010: Digital Diversity Conference
web & tech committee Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
<A HREF="http://acec2010.info">http://acec2010.info</A> 6 - 9 April 2010
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