[Yr7-10it] Brilliant VITTA conference - congratulations to all whoworked on this outstanding event

[Kennedy, Zooad J]

I totally agree with all of you out there in regards to the conference. That the conference was excellent does not surprise me. I have been attending these conferences for some time now and, in my humble opinion, they have always been first class conferences. This conference; however seems to have been even better than the preceding ones (I am only referring to the conference itself; not to the venue). My perception was that everyone involved in the conference (from helpers to organizers) was flat out, working hard on each day of the conference helping people in every way possible; from finding rooms to finding lost property and lost people- and always with a patient smile.  And as far as the conference content, it was also first class. I learnt heaps from every presenter and session I attended. I picked up lots of new and innovative ideas that I will surely be taking to the classroom. Thank you VITTA - and all those hard-working organizers, helpers and presenters.

 

Zooad Kennedy

Bairnsdale Secondary College

Bairnsdale.


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Subject: [Yr7-10it] Brilliant VITTA conference - congratulations to all whoworked on this outstanding event



Hi Folks,

  Sorry to lumber you with cross posts BUT ...

I think we can agree the VITTA conference was fantastic with an amazing professional setup, excellent organisation, a diverse number of speakers, subjects and ideas to inspire, take back to our schools and use to improve our teaching.

On behalf of everyone there my thanks to the VITTA committee, the EO Renee , Adrian , Phil , Antonia , Denise, Roland , Ros, Lisa, Mia, and the list just goes on and on and I will apologise for not naming all the others but you know who you are.

 For the majority who attend. walk in,  sample the offerings, and walk out, the effort that goes behind the scenes into this type of event may not be so obvious. How many for example, know that Phil was at the airport at 4 am or thereabouts to pick up the keynote Derek Robertson who came from Scotland especially for the conference ? and others gave up their weekends and time to help make Derek as comfortable as possible for the 2 weeks or so he was here.  These folks are teachers just like the rest of us with marking, reports to write and families to look after.

 Consider also that Roland packed up and shipped a whole lab of PCs from his school  ( that he had to then take back and reimage, reinstall ) to help deliver a few hands on sessions just to make it a little more meaningful for all attending. He could have demonstrated Scratch and Python on his laptop , but he wanted to " make a difference " as he often describes in an almost throw away fashion his legendary work ethic. 


 For all you workers behind the scenes and all the attention you paid to every little detail such as the reaction of a delegate at a particular moment to a simple detail like the agenda for one event or session, and how you may have taken things to heart, a sincere thank you for all your efforts.


  It makes me proud to say I work with and belong to such a dynamic, professional fraternity ( and sorority ) of wonderful teachers and fabulous human beings.



Signing off from this great love in

Warm Regards




Kevork Krozian
IT Manager , Forest Hill College
k.krozian at fhc.vic.edu.au
http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au <http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au/> 
Mobile: 0419 356 034


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