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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As a provisional interest I would suggest
about 15 girls, this may fluctuate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sophia Harris<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Adrian Janson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 12 December 2007
8:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year
12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName>'; 'Year 7 - 10
Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'; 'Year 11 Information Technology
Teachers' Mailing List'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Year 12 SofDev] Girls in
Games Event 2008</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US 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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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have recently had a number of meetings with
industry stakeholders about the shortfalls in the number of students
undertaking ICT courses / careers. VITTA will be holding ICT week next
year from the 28<sup>th</sup> July to the 2<sup>nd</sup> August with an ICT
Careers Expo taking place during this week. We are also planning a Games
Industry day as well as a girls in IT day.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>However, another event which we are currently
planning is an event to promote girls involvement in the games industry.
The event will be taking place on the 18<sup>th</sup> March at ACMI, and we
have the support of ACMI and the AIE (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Interactive
Entertainment</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>) as well as a number of other
sponsors / stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We would like to make this event as interesting and
inspirational as we possibly can – as well as make it a fixture in the
calendar (perhaps bi-annually). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>At this stage in the process, I would like to hear
from anyone that would like to be involved in helping organise the event.
We want to have a discussion panel to flesh out the format of the event and
also to gather information on what girls want to know and what will appeal to
them?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you are interested, please let me know asap
– and if your students would provisionally be interested in an event such
as this, please email and give me a rough indication of how many students you
would bring.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All the best!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cheers,</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Adrian</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Adrian Janson, </span></font></b></strong><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>VITTA President</span></font></b></strong><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-weight:bold'><br>
<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"><span lang=EN-US>Melbourne</span></st1:PlaceName><span
lang=EN-US> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></span></st1:place><span
lang=EN-US>, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Forrest Hill, South Yarra 3141 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<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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