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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> Tuesday, 11 August 2009
12:32 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year
12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName>';
yr11it@edulists.com.au; yr7-10it@edulists.com.au; primaryit@edulists.com.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Year 12 SofDev] VITTA
Programming Awards 2009</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross posts)!,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>It is my please to announce the opening of the VITTA Programming Awards
for 2009!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><a href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/">http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>This year we have tried to make the awards as open as possible by
allowing any software type to be used! There are four student categories
of entry: Primary Programming, Primary Games Programming, Secondary Programming
and Secondary Games Programming. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>There is also a Teacher category this year!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Students are challenged to write a general purpose or game program that
addresses one of the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>United Nations
Millennium Development Goals</span></b> in some way. The amount to which
the program is linked to one of these goals could vary immensely, but students
should be able to describe and justify this link. You can find the
Millennium Goals here: <a href="http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/">http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/</a>
and you will also find them listed on the Programming Awards web-site as well
as some program ideas!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Schools can send in as many student entries as they like – but
must register by the 24<sup>th</sup> August. If you do not have a good
idea of how many entries you will be sending in – have a rough
guess. The main purpose of the registration process is so that I can
email updates and reminders out to you (or the person who will be managing the
student’s entries from your school).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Entries may be new or existing programs (as long as they have not been
entered into the Programming Awards previously) – and (or course) must
address the theme. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>All the best – and good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Adrian Janson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
11.0pt'>VITTA President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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