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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Dear colleagues</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Technology and Ideas forum: Designing globally –
Driving the future (Thursday 29 March, commencing </span></font><font size=
=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>6.30pm<=
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font-family:Arial'>I received information from lab.3000 yesterday about the
following forum which may be of interest to Design and Technology and System=
s
Engineering teachers.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"http://lab.3000.com.au/events/events/index.jsp?page=3Darticle&id=
=3Dfcc218f2-91e9-4d9a-a588-e067f0bf9ded">http://lab.3000.com.au/events/event=
s/index.jsp?page=3Darticle&id=3Dfcc218f2-91e9-4d9a-a588-e067f0bf9ded</a>=
</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Although it is free, you need to register for this event.=
</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From the description, the forum may be useful for VCE <b>=
<span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Design and Technology</span></b> Unit 3, Area of=
study
2: Product development in industry and <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>S=
ystems
Engineering</span></b> Unit 2, Area of study 3 New and emerging technologies=
.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Regards, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</=
span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</spa=
n></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>41 St Andrews Place</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>=
<span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3002</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vi=
c.edu.au</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href=3D"mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.=
au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10=
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font-family:Arial'>Telephone: (03) 9651 4407</span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: =
041 933 1630</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D=
'font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The VCAA provides curriculum and
assessment for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly
responsible to the Minister for Education and Training and serves government
and non-government schools. </span></font></p>
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