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| by Sam Varghese | |
| Tuesday, 25 December 2007 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The Open Day programme is still under development (to use an IT term) and the cut-off date for finalising things will be mid-January. The only criterion for an activity to be part of the programme is that it must be accessible to non-geeks. Jacinta regrets that she was unable to inform schools about Open Day before the academic year ended. "I'm personally feeling rather guilty right now," she says. "I could not get the message to schools but at least the universities will be well represented." There has been some publicity for Open Day in the shape of advertisements through the Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association, "a non-profit organisation supporting information and communication technology teachers at primary schools, secondary colleges and universities and other tertiary education institutions in Victoria". At the 2007 conference where Open Day made its debut, the area was crowded and it was difficult to move around. There was less chance to play and more room for stands, making it difficult for people to get to areas of interest, says Jacinta, adding that she hopes to avoid such problems this year. She has not set the bar very high for attendance at Open Day. "If we have less than 100 people, I'd consider it a dismal failure," she says. "But if it's anything from 300 to 400, then I would be very happy." Those who attend Open Day will be given a free lunch and the first 100 attendees will get a conference bag. Jacinta is also thinking of giving out a questionnaire in order to obtain feedback to improve next year's event; if the questionnaires are handed out, there will be a small prize as an incentive for people to take part. "Personally, I would like to see recruitment companies sponsoring the conference and coming along to Open Day," says Jacinta, simply because there is such a wealth of IT talent floating around during that one week. Open Day will be held at the University of Melbourne union building on February 2.
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