[Yr7-10it] [Year 12 IT Apps] Seats still available on our Industry Bus Tour!

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Sounds like a great tour with some good learning opportunities to share back
in the classroom .. thank you for organising this :-)

Regards Roland

On 26 July 2010 16:28, Bridie Mackay <bridie at vitta.org.au> wrote:

> Hurry, don't miss out on this great experience to see the ICT Industry in
> action!
>
> Have you ever wondered what career paths are available in the ICT industry?
> The ICT Week Industry Bus Tour, to be held on Friday July 30, will see 40
> ICT and Careers teachers from around the state conduct site visits at
> several locations throughout Melbourne. Each location will provide a
> different insight into the ICT industry. This could be you - Register now!
>
> Download the Itinerary <http://www.vitta.org.au/documents/item/390>here.
>
> A preliminary itinerary is provided below (please note that this is subject
> to change).
>
> *8:00am* Registrations @ VITTA
>
> *8:30am* Departure
>
> *9:00am* Site Visit 1 National ICT Australia <http://www.nicta.com.au/>(NICTA) is Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
> Centre of Excellence at The University of Melbourne (includes morning tea)
>
> *10:30am* In Transit Industry Speaker 1
>
> *11:00am* Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing<http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/>,
> Swinburne University dedicated to fascination in the Universe through
> research and education including Astronomy Visualisation, Star & Planet
> Formation, Pulsars, Globular Clusters, Supermassive Black Holes, Galaxy
> Evolution and Big Bang Cosmology
>
> *12:00 pm* In Transit Industry Speaker 2
>
> *12:45 pm* Site Visit 3 Monash University Caulfied<http://infotech.monash.edu/about/projects/museum/>Includes Lunch, Computer Games (with Andrew Owen) and computer museum tour –
> lunch provided
>
> *2:15 pm* In Transit Industry Speaker 3
>
> *3:00 pm* Screenworlds <http://www.acmi.net.au/screen_worlds.aspx> @ Australian
> Centre for the Moving Image <http://www.acmi.net.au/> (ACMI) Federation
> Square
>
> *4:15 pm* Signal Creative Arts Centre for young people<http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/signal/Pages/Signal.aspx>Signal is Melbourne’s first arts studio dedicated to people aged 13 to 20
>
> *5:15 pm *Return to VITTA
>
> The day will not only be a fun introduction to possibilities in the ICT
> industry, but also a great way to network with colleagues and industry
> representatives.
>
> Register online at
> http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/ict-industry-bus-tour-applications-open
>
>
>
>
>
> ___________________________________
>
> Bridie Mackay
> Senior Project Officer
> Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association
> T: +61 3 9495 6836
> F: +61 3 9495 6834
> E: bridie at vitta.org.au
> Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge Street
> PO Box 1099
> Collingwood, VIC, 3066
> Australia
>
> Bookmark VITTA's Professional Learning Program 2010
> http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events
>
>
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-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

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