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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span 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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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All the best!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheers,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Adrian</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Adrian Janson, </span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>VITTA President</span></font></b></strong><b><span
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">Melbourne</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Forrest Hill, South Yarra 3141 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<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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