[Yr7-10it] ACEC2010 Registrations are open! Register before Oct 30 to win tix to the dinner!

[Donna Benjamin]

Hi all,

Hadn't seen this distributed much about edulists - the national
conference is coming to Melbourne in April and tickets are now on sale.
Early Bird pricing and an opportunity to be first in line for session
preferences are a couple of good reasons to act quickly!

cheers
Donna

ACEC2010: Digital Diversity 
Tuesday 6 - Friday 9 April 2010 
at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 
http://acec2010.info   

The Australian Computers in Education Conference is on again and ICTEV
is delighted to announce that bookings for ACEC2010: Digital Diversity
have now opened. 

The ACEC2010 is the biennial conference of the Australian Council for
Computers in Education being hosted by ICT in Education Victoria in
April 2010.   This comprehensive conference program delving into ICT
enriched learning anywhere, anytime best practice, will be of interest
to all educators and leaders throughout the Australian education sector.
For conference program updates visit http://acec2010.info from mid
October to follow the evolving program as it is finalized. Be part of
ACEC2010: Digital Diversity. 

The four day conference program features an abundance of sessions,
on-site educational visits, countless trade exhibits and the highly
regarded leadership forum, which in April 2010 will focus on the
national curriculum and ICT, all of this will take place in the brand
new and very impressive Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.   

Program at glance 

Tues 6 April:                   
Pre-conference hands-on workshops and the Leadership Forum focusing on
the national curriculum and ICT Registration, Welcome Cocktail Party and
opening of the Trade Expo  

Wed 7 - Fri 9 April:                  
300 Presentations from Australian ICT leaders and classroom
practitioners, including 35 hands-on workshops and 75 refereed papers
from academics and educational on-site visits. 

Thurs 8 April:                  
Conference dinner, Victory Room, Etihad Stadium

Keynotes:    http://acec2010.info/keynotes
     
Sylvia Martinez, President of Generation YES, advocating student
involvement in education reform through technology. Prior to joining
Generation YES, Sylvia oversaw product development, design and
programming for consumer software, console games and educational games
at several software publishing companies.   

Alan November, Technology and Learning Magazine named Alan one of the
nation’s 15th most influential thinkers of the decade. In 2001, he was
listed one of eight educators to provide leadership into the future by
the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.   

Gary Stager, Executive Director of The Constructivist Consortium, for 27
years Gary Stager, an internationally recognised educator, speaker and
consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace
the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for
self expression.   

Adam Elliot, Academy Award winning director of films such as Uncle,
Cousin, Brother, Harvie Krumpet and the recently released Mary & Max.
Adam’s world famous claymation will a be highlight to educators who are
interested in using this technique with young Australians in their
classroom.   

Tom March, ‘Bright Ideas for Education’   

Chris Rogers, MIT Boston   

‘On the Couch with Jeff Richardson’ ABC, ‘The Coodabeens’  

Conference ticket options 
Early Bird Ticket: $660 (Early Bird expires 28 February 2010) or
Individual Day Tickets: $250 per day. Conference tickets are available
online from http://acec2010.info   

Why you will want to act soon! 
1. If you register for the conference by 30 October 2009, you will go
into the draw for two free tickets to the conference dinner. 
2. You are able to book the full conference at Early Bird rates. 
3. Be first in line to lock in your session preferences.


-- 
Donna Benjamin          ACEC2010: Digital Diversity Conference
web & tech committee    Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
http://acec2010.info    6 - 9 April 2010
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