[Yr7-10it] ACEC'08 Update

[andrew barry]

what opportunities are you talking about? employment?

On Jan 31, 2008 5:39 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:

> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: "Ian Webb" <ian.webb at ozemail.com.au>
>
> ACEC'08 Update
>
> Dear Colleague
>
> As the holiday memories fade turn your thoughts to the future and the
> opportunities on offer at ACEC'08. Lots has been happening since the
> last update:
>
> Digital Education Revolution (DER)
> Given the significance of the new Government DER policy ACEC'08 has
> invited Julia Gillard to open the conference.
>
> Trade Display Brochure
> The Trade Display Brochure is now on the website (under Trade
> Exhibition) for downloading. It contains all the exhibition details,
> satchel insert information, other sponsorship opportunities and a
> booking form.
>
> Keynote Speakers
> ACEC'08 is pleased to announce the third keynote speaker is Dr
> Matthew Rimmer. The other keynote speakers are Keith Krueger (CEO of
> COSN - www.cosn.org) and Liz Murphy
> (http://researchandmedia.ning.com/profile/lmurphy).
>
> Dr Rimmer is a senior lecturer and the director of Higher Degree
> Research at the ANU College of Law
> (http://law.anu.edu.au/scripts/StaffDetails.asp?StaffID=238), and an
> associate director of the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property
> in Agriculture (ACIPA). He is a member of the Copyright and
> Intellectual Property Advisory Group of the Australian Library and
> Information Association, and a director of the Australian Digital
> Alliance. He is also a regular media commentator on intellectual
> property.
>
> Conference Papers
> The closing date for the submission of abstracts for refereed papers
> has now passed.  In excess of 80 high quality abstracts have been
> received and will undergo the refereeing process. Proposals for other
> papers (non-refereed papers, workshops, panels and symposia) can
> still be submitted up until February 29. Details are in the
> Presenter's Area of the conference website - www.acec2008.info
>
> Registration Brochure
> The finishing touches are happening with an expected release date
> early February. Also details of the pre-conference workshops will be
> released at this time.
>
> Testing and Tagging of Electrical Equipment
> The National Convention Centre have advised that all portable
> appliances (including laptops, data projectors, etc) brought into the
> conference venue must have been tested and tagged as per Australian
> Standard AS/NZS 3760:2003 (www.electricaltagging.info).
>
> For further information about ACEC'08 visit the conference website at
> www.acec2008.info or email enquiries at acec2008.info
>
> Ian Webb
> On behalf of the ACEC'08 Organising Committee
>
> --
> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>
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> --Margaret Mead
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