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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">The VITTA Office is getting very excited with ICT Week
being only just around the corner. By now you should have received information
about ICT Week in your school but if you haven’t seen it, here’s a short
description about what the week aims to achieve.</span></p>

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ICT Week is a national program which celebrates ICT in all facets of society,
including career pathways and best practice use in schools. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">ICT is everywhere in today’s globalised world and skills in
ICT are increasingly becoming highly valued in the workplace. By participating
in ICT Week, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-US">VITTA is further committing to building community
awareness of the importance of ICT in today’s technology rich age. </span></p>

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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">VITTA is pleased to be at the
forefront of ICT Week, a long-term initiative which has become a national
celebration in recent years. There are lots of events planned for next week,
including our flagship event, the free <a href="http://www.ictweek.vitta.org.au/index.php?page=expo"><b>ICT &amp; Careers Expo</b></a> for students and teachers taking place at Melbourne High School on August 1 (download free
tickets from <a href="http://www.ictweek.vitta.org.au">www.ictweek.vitta.org.au</a>), <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents"><b>Natcoll Short Multimedia Courses</b></a>, a <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au//trainingevents/id/91/title/PixelEd%20Meet%20the%20Industry%20Dinner"><b>PixelEd Industry Dinner</b></a>, and some new initiatives including the <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au//trainingevents/id/101/title/ICT%20Industry%20Bus%20Tour%20-%20Applications%20Open%21"><b>ICT Industry Bus Tour</b></a> (there are still a couple of vacant places so register today at <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents">www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</a>).
Make sure you get involved in the celebrations by participating in at least one
of these exciting programs, or by hosting your own ICT Week event in your
school or community. </span></p>

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For more information about all of these events, or ICT Week in general, please
visit the ICT Week website at <a href="http://www.ictweek.vitta.org.au/">www.ictweek.vitta.org.au</a>
or contact the VITTA Office on (03) 9495 6836. We also look forward to hearing
about how you plan to celebrate the week. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Kind regards,<br>
VITTA Office</span></p>

<br>-- <br>______<br>Lisa Chadderton <br>Senior Project Officer <br>VITTA<br>P: +61 3 9495 6836 <br>F: +61 3 9495 6834 <br>M: 0402522596 <br>E: <a href="mailto:lisa@vitta.org.au">lisa@vitta.org.au</a> <br>W: <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au">www.vitta.org.au</a> <br>
Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge St <br>PO Box 1099 <br>Collingwood VIC 3066<br>