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<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Dear
Colleagues</span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>An
international schools competition to design a sustainable city is being held in
conjunction with the 2008 International Solar Cities Congress - Energising
Sustainable Communities - options for our future. The schools competition will
provide a unique educational component to the Congress. The purpose of the
Competition is to:</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 color="#38b4d8" face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#38B4D8'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>raise the profile of
sustainable city design amongst school students</span></font><font
color="#38b4d8"><span style='color:#38B4D8'> </span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 color="#38b4d8" face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#38B4D8'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>develop students’
understanding of sustainability issues</span></font><font color="#38b4d8"><span
style='color:#38B4D8'> </span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 color="#38b4d8" face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#38B4D8'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>showcase young
people’s skill in tackling sustainability issues</span></font><font
color="#38b4d8"><span style='color:#38B4D8'> </span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2 color="#38b4d8" face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#38B4D8'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>add a unique
educational element to the Congress.</span></font><font color="#38b4d8"><span
style='color:#38B4D8'> </span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:
.0001pt'><font size=3 color="#38b4d8" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#38B4D8'> </span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color="#ff6600"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#FF6600'>Schools
must register their intent to submit an entry by </span></font><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#FF6600'>27 July 2007</span></font><font size=2 color="#ff6600"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#FF6600'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For further details go to:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.solarcitiescongress.com.au/schools.htm">http://www.solarcitiescongress.com.au/schools.htm</a></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards, </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>41 St Andrews Place</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3002</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Telephone: (03) 9651 4407</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mobile</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:
041 933 1630</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='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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