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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone (and apologies for the cross posts),<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>During ICT week, VITTA will be holding two events which we
would like as many students and teachers of ICT to be involved in as
possible. ICT Week culminates with the ICT Careers Expo on Saturday 2<sup>nd</sup>
August at Melbourne High School, however, we will be holding a companion event
targeted at girls who are interested in ICT on the 30<sup>th</sup> July.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This will be the first year that we will run this event, but
we hope to establish it as an annual event as well as form an online community
to continue the dialogue with interested students. Events such as
‘Go Girl’ are well establish and successful and we feel that we
also can assist by providing another avenue by which students can come into
contact with ICT professional women and have their questions answered.
Swinburne Uni. are kindly hosting the event and we are in the process of
sourcing speakers for the sessions on the day.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Details are below – and feel free to use this
description for your newsletter or in an email notice to your students.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>VITTA Girls in ICT event – 30<sup>th</sup> July,
Swinburne Uni. 8.30am – 3.00pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Did you know that the ICT industry is one of the fastest
growing industries in Australia? Not only is this the case, but it is an
industry which offers a wide range of specialisation, great wages and working
conditions, and global recognition. Despite these obvious positives, it
is still an industry that fails to attract a large number of professional
women. Why is this the case?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Come along to this all day event being held at Swinburne
University (Hawthorn Campus) on the 30th July to hear from professional women
working in the ICT industry today and hear about the state of the industry from
those on the cutting edge. Hear about some of the pathways for women to
enter the industry and the breadth of career choices that are available.
In addition, bring along the questions that you want to know about the industry
and how it works. Come along and be inspired!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please help us promote this event and bring along your
classes! As a companion event to the Careers Expo on the 2<sup>nd</sup> August,
it would be great if your interested students attended both events – and by
doing so, they would gain access to all of the information they could want
about the industry. As the Girls in ICT event is on a week-day, we want
you to organise your students and bring them along. The event is totally
free – and we hope will be of great interest to all!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you would like more information on the event, or if you
plan to bring your class, could you please email me with the details so that I
can best accommodate for the attendance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Adrian Janson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>VITTA President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director of ICT, Melbourne High School<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jansona@mhs.vic.edu.au">jansona@mhs.vic.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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