celebrating IT
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE

VITTA Conference
Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 November 2000
LaTrobe University.

Since it's inception, VITTA has proudly held a yearly conference at the end of the schooling year.

president's message - Claudia Graham

Celebrating IT - a vision for the future
The theme of this year's VITTA Conference combines the coming-of-age of the information technology industry and the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association. We confront exciting and challenging implications as we explore the way in which information technology impinges on all aspects of our lives. Assisting our students to deal with these issues, to be innovators and leaders in the IT industry and to be competent and effective citizens in an IT-based society, is our responsibility. The diversity of this year's conference program, provides an opportunity for both primary and secondary teachers to explore new boundaries and celebrate IT - a vision for the future! IT Careers Forum What expectations does industry have of our students? What are the career opportunities available? Is there an IT skills shortage? These and other questions will be addressed by industry representatives.

Keynote Speaker

Monday Opening Address
Associate Professor Terry Laidler
Director, CIRCIT RMIT University
(Centre for International Research into Communication and Information Technology)

Terry Laidler is well-known as a former radio presenter with a passion for communication and social issues. More recently he has taken the position of Associate Professor at RMIT University and Director of CIRCIT, The Centre for International Research into Communication and Information Technology. Terry has a great knowledge of the media industry and for the past nine years presented programs in various time slots on ABC radio. His broad spectrum of abilities and interests are reflected in both his academic qualifications and responsibilities. On the academic side he completed an Arts Degree with Honours in Psychology in 1978 and a Law Degree in 1992, both from The University of Melbourne. Terry also has a keen interest in community affairs and has served on many boards and committees. These include the Victorian Attorney General's Law Reform Advisory Council, the Victoria Police Ethical Standards Consultative Committee, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and the Australian Advisory Committee on Road Trauma. With this background and standing, Terry is eminently qualified to present the Opening Keynote Address, Celebrating IT: A vision for the future.

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