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Activity Map 2015
www.digitalcareers.edu.au
This document provides an overview of information and communication activities, events and competitions on offer around Australia. The aim is to
create awareness and stimulate interest in the possibilities available to students in the information, communication and digital technologies fields.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content provided, we suggest contacting the owners of each activity for the
most current information available or visit their website for further details.
Program Name
Program Details
Australian Innovation Challenge
Duration: Competition commences May and ends November
Innovation awards helping drive some of the nation's best ideas to
commercialisation or adoption.
Age Group: Open to both professionals and the general public
5 professional categories plus a backyard category and the Young
Innovators Award (new in 2014)
Location: National
This new category, which carries a $5000 prize, invites Australia‘s
next generation of budding innovator and emerging talent to step
forward.
It is open to young people under 21, either at school or in the early
years of post-secondary education or training. Entrants under the
age of 18 must provide formal permission for their participation from
parents or guardians
Gender: Both
Event Dates: Entries open May, Professional and Backyard entries close August
11, Young Innovator entries close beginnning of September, Finalists
announced weekly from October onwards, Awards Ceremony during
November
Website: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/innovationchallenge
The scope of this category is open-ended, covering any inventions
and novel initiatives with the potential to make a difference to our
lifestyles, environment, work or play
Acronym: AIC
Computational and Algorrithmic
Thinking Competition
Duration: 1 hour
The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition is a
one-hour problem-solving competition which seeks to identify
computer programming potential—something which students
might not normally have an opportunity to demonstrate.
The CAT is not a programming competition and no programming
experience is required. Results in the CAT often enable a talent to
be discovered that is not always apparent or sought in normal
classroom activities. Some questions test the ability to accurately
perform procedures; others require logical thought, while the more
challenging problems require the identification and application of
algorithms.
Age Group: Upper Primary school (Yeats 5 and 6). All high school students,
separate competitions for Junior (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Years 9 and
10) and Senior (Years 11 and 12).
Gender: Both
Location: All participating Australian Secondary Schools
Event Dates: Tuesday 24 March 2015
Website: http://www.amt.edu.au/aic/
Contact: Australian Mathematics Trust
Ph: +61 2 6201 5136
[email protected]
Acronym: AIO
Australian Informatics Olympiad
The Australian Informatics Olympiad is a national computer
programming competition held annually in early September.
Students write short computer programs to solve three problems
that range in difficulty. The competition does not test computer
literacy or knowledge, but is focused on problem solving through
programming skills. A free training program to help students learn
an appropriate programming language is available through the
AMT website link below.
Duration: 3 hours
Contact: Australian Mathematics Trust
Website: http://www.amt.edu.au/aio/
Age Group: All high school students, Two levels of competition, Intermediate
(up to Year 10) and Senior (Years 11 and 12)
Gender: Both
Location: All participating Australian Secondary Schools
Event Dates: Thursday 3 September 2015
[email protected]
Ph: 02 6201 5136
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Australian STEM (science, technology, engineering
and mathematics) Video Game Challenge
Duration: The 2015 Challenge will run from 20 April to 21 August
The Australian STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) Video Game Challenge is a national competition
open to all Australian students in Years 5-12.
Gender: Both
Age Group: Years 5-12.
Location: National
The Challenge is free to enter, and represents a great opportunity
for upper primary and secondary students to engage in learning
about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in a fun
and challenging way.
Event Dates: Registrations Open 20 April
Registrations Close 19 June
Submissions are due 21 August.
Website: http://www.stemgames.org.au/
Entries can be from individuals or from teams of up to four.
The games will be played by industry professionals as part of the
judging and the winners will be recognised at a national level, and
by international bodies within the global gaming industry.
If you‘re an Australian student, in Years 5-12, and you‘ve got a
great idea for a game – share it with the world! Tell your classmates,
friends, parents and teachers and get everyone you know involved
with this year‘s Australian STEM Video Game Challenge!
Contact: Ph 03 9277 5768
[email protected]
Bebras Australia Computational
Thinking Challenge
Duration: approx. 45 – 60 minutes to complete the challenge,
Bebras is an international initiative whose goal is to promote
computational thinking for teachers and students (ages 8-17 /
school years 3-12). Bebras is aligned with and supports the new
Australian Digital Technologies Curriculum. Bebras is run by NICTA
under the Digital Careers program, funded by the Australian
Government as represented by the Department of
Communications
Contact: Digital Careers
Karsten Schulz
[email protected]
Gender: Both
BiG Day In
Acronym: BDI
Age Group: Year 3 -12
Location: Online
Event Dates: Challenge held 16 – 27 March 2015
Website: http://www.bebras.edu.au/
The BiG Day In™ is an IT careers conference designed by students
for students. It is designed for both high school (Years 9-12) and
University students interested in careers in technology.
Duration: 1 day per each event
Age Group: Year 9, 10, 11 & 12
Gender: Both
In 2015, The BiG Day In™ roadshow will be run in at 10+ locations
nationwide.
Location: QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, SA
Event Dates: visit the BiG Day In website for 2015 event dates
Contact: Kerrie Bisaro, ACS Foundation
Website: http://www.thebigdayin.com.au
Ph: 02 8296 4444
[email protected]
Club Kidpreneur
A social enterprise seeking to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in
primary-aged children on a national level. Club Kidpreneur runs
programs in primary schools (aligned with the Australian Curriculum)
and in the community (holiday camps and after-school programs)
to develop financial literacy, business acumen and a range of
personal life skills. Programs include Ready-Set-Go, Camp
kidpreneur and the Club Kidpreneur $50 challenge
Duration: Varies depending on the program.
Age Group: Primary
Gender: Both
Location: Nationwide, across every Australian state. (Also in New Zealand)
Event Dates: vist the Club Kidpreneur website for further program details and
2015 event dates.
Website: http://clubkidpreneur.com/
Contact: Lydia Scott
Ph: 1300 464 388
[email protected]
Code Club Australia
Age Group: Children aged 9 - 11
The mission of Code Club Australia is to give every child in Australia
the chance to learn to code by providing project materials and a
volunteering framework that supports the running of after-school
coding clubs.
Code Club Australia is part of the Code Club World network
Gender: Both
Location: Code Club Australia is a network of volunteers based
throughout Australia
Event Dates: ongoing
Cost: Free, volunteer-led after-school clubs
Website: http://codeclubau.org/
Contact: Please use the form located on the website
to contact Code Club.
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Age Group: 6 and up
CoderDojo
CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer led movement orientated
around running free not-for-profit coding clubs (Dojos) for young
people.
At a Dojo, young people between 7 and 17 learn how to
code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and much more.
In addition to learning to code, members meet like-minded people,
show off what they‘ve been working on and learn new things.
CoderDojo makes development and learning to code a fun,
sociable and awesome experience. CoderDojo also puts a strong
emphasis on open source and free software, and has a strong
network of members and volunteers globally. CoderDojo has just
one rule: ―Above All: Be Cool―, bullying, lying, wasting people‘s time
and so on is uncool
Gender: Both
Location: International – online, clubs in over 22 countries
Event Dates: ongoing
Websites: http://coderdojobrisbane.com.au/
http://coderdojosunshinecoast.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/coderdojohobart
http://coderdojo.com/
Duration: The format varies to suit the course, during and outside school hours.
eg. Co-curricular, incursion and holiday workshops.
CoreEd - Educating The Creators of
Tomorrow’s Technology
Age Group: Programmes for Students, teachers and parents of Stages: P-3, 4-6
and 7-9
Technology is embedded in almost every aspect of our daily lives.
The resulting paradigm shift in society‘s expectations has created an
unprecedented demand for digital literacy and innovation. This,
combined with the speed that technology is evolving, now requires a
leap in education to match; strategies that inspire and empower
students, parents, educators and industry.
Gender: Male and Female
Location: National
The aim of CoreEd is to engage and inspire students to collaborate, problem
solve and create innovative solutions to real world challenges through a
variety of digital literacy and entrepreneurship extra-curricular programs.
Event Dates: Register now for Terms 1, 2 3 and 4
Website: www.CoreEd.com.au
Our mission at CoreEd is to become the national training and certifying
authority at the forefront of global education in ICT, digital literacy and
entrepreneurship.
CoreEd is developing its own syllabus for Prep to Year 9, in addition to
empowering school-based educators to confidently incorporate ICT
aspects and entrepreneurship across the entire curriculum.
CoreEd is unique in its vision to address the challenges that the digital
age poses to youth, educators and industry, combined with its
progressive approach to teaching & learning practices.
Contact: www.RegisterYourSchool.com.au
Natalie McDonald,
Director of Curriculum and Training
CoreEd Founding Partner
0418 883 401
Duration: 3 days
ECOMAN
ECOMAN, is an international business simulation program,
implemented in secondary schools and colleges across Australia to
familiarise students with the world of business. The program is
delivered by Queensland Private Enterprise Centre (QPEC), a notfor-profit organisation run by prominent business leaders whose
mission is to help inform and educate teachers and young people
about the central role and contribution of enterprise in our society.
QPEC has been conducting ECOMAN programs for students in
central and southern Queensland since 1995 and the program has
been growing steadily to meet increasing demand.
Age Group: 13 and older
Gender: Both
Location: Brisbane, and regional centres including Cairns, Townsville, Ipswich,
Redlands, the Gold Coast, Beaudesert, Kingaroy, Emerald, Gladstone and
Bundaberg.
Event Dates: arranged by participating schools with ECOMAN
Website: http://qpec.org.au/ecoman.html
Contact: Mr Barry Hopf, Education Co-ordinator
Ph: (07) 3816 3775 or e-mail
[email protected]
Endeavour Schools Program
The Endeavour Schools Program connects with Primary and
Secondary schools across Victoria, bringing an engaging
introduction to Engineering & IT along with all kinds of technology
demonstrations.
University of Melbourne
[email protected]
Ph: +61 3 8344 6642
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Age Group: Primary and high school, Years 5 - 10
Gender: Both
Location: Melbourne and Victoria
Event Dates: In 2014, the roadshow ran from 14 July to 25 July and the
adventure was held on 23 October
Contact: Endeavour Management Team
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Duration: Roadshow - one hour presentations; Adventure - Workshop and
access to design expo at the University
Website: http://endeavour.unimelb.edu.au
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Exploring Interests in Technology and Engineering
EX.I.T.E. camps are one of IBM‘s diversity initiatives to help fuel
young girls‘ interests in taking science and maths classes throughout
high school. The camps are also designed to help girls understand
how rewarding engineering and technology careers can be and
how they offer opportunities to be creative, to become a leader
and to give back to the community.
Acronym: EX.I.T.E
Age Group: 13 – 16, year 8 – 10
Gender: Girls
Location: Camps have been held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,
the Gold Coast and Ballarat.
Event Dates: annually each summer since 2005
Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/IBMEXITECamp
Women in IT -Diversity information:
http://www-07.ibm.com/employment/au/diversity/women.html
Contact: Sharon Parr
[email protected]
Lisa Marland
[email protected]
Press Releases:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19565.wss
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/au/en/pressrelease/28764.wss
Twitter: @FITT AU
Acronym: FITT
Membership: 4000 members across Australia in all age groups and every role
function in ICT.
Founded: in NSW in 1989
Age Group: Women working in the ICT industry at all sectors, job roles
and seniority
Gender: Women
Location: National association
Event Dates: http://www.fitt.org.au/Events/CurrentEvents.aspx
Other programs: Webinars, mentoring program, networking activities and
co-partnering events
Website: http://www.fitt.org.au/
FIRST LEGO League
Acronym: FLL
Females in Technology & Telecommunications
A not-for-profit network whose purpose is to inspire women to
achieve their career aspirations and potential at all levels and
disciplines within ICT, by facilitating peer networking and support
through their programs.
Contact: [email protected]
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Females-in-InformationTechnology-Telecommunications-FITT/131291833615373
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=65663
Teams of up to 10 students learn about a modern scientific problem
and develop solutions for it, while having fun with robots. FLL® is a
multi-part competition judged on three important elements:
1) Robot 2) Project 3) Core Values
Duration: 1 day per tournament
Age Group: 9 - 16
Gender: Both
Location: NSW (Sydney), QLD (Brisbane, Gladstone), WA (Perth), VIC
(Melbourne), SA (Perth)
Regional Contacts:
Event Dates: Regional tournaments occur November – December, National
Adelaide:
tournament December
Teresa Jankowski, [email protected]
Brisbane, QUT Garden’s Point:
Website: http://firstaustralia.org/competitions/first-lego-league/
David Nutchey, [email protected]
Perth
Brisbane, QUT Caboolture:
Tim Keely, [email protected]
Chris Chalmers ([email protected])
Brisbane, Grace Lutheran College:
Melbourne
Peter Kellett ([email protected]
Milorad Cerovac, [email protected]
Gladstone
Sydney
Leanne Martin, [email protected]
Fred Westling, [email protected]
Acronym: FRC
FIRST Robotics Competition
A large-scale robotics competition, FRC® brings together students
and mentors to build robots that perform in a competitive but
gracious environment against teams from all over the world.
Duration: Build commences January with the Duel Down Under held in
June. In 2015, a larger competition event will be held in March/April.
Age Group: 14 - 18
Gender: Both
Contact: Luan Heimlich:
Location: Duel Down Under in Sydney
[email protected] or 02 9850 7413
Fred Westling:
[email protected]
Event Dates: game released early January annually
Website: http://firstaustralia.org/competitions/first-robotics-competition/
iAwards
Duration: State awards and a national event are held annually
The iAwards honours both companies at the cutting edge of
technology innovation as well as leading professionals across the
ICT industry. Most importantly, the iAwards recognises the
achievements of home-grown Australian innovators.
Age Group: All secondary school students
Gender: Both
Locations: ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
The iAwards spans ICT excellence across seven domains, including
a secondary school category and recognises individual
achievement, product innovation, project excellence and
entrepreneurial spirit. Winners from each state go on to compete in
the National iAwards
Event Dates: State award events are held in each year in June and the
National iAwards Gala Dinner is held annually in Melbourne in August
Website: http://www.iawards.com.au/
Contact: Australian Information Industry Association
[email protected]
Ph: 1300 64 145
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ICT Career Kickstarter session
The Tasmanian ICT Conference is being held on Thursday 14
August. As part of that event, ICT students from around Tasmania
are invited to attend an ICT Career Kickstarter session from 10am –
12 noon.
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Students/TAS TAFE staff free entry on registration
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One hour session (10-11) with presentations from ICT leaders
and professionals.
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One hour (11-12) with ICT businesses at the trade booths.
Duration: 10am – 12 noon.
Age Group:
Gender: Both
Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania
Event Date: In 2014 the conference took place on Thursday 14 August
Website: http://www.tasict.com/conference
Contact: TasICT
Dean Winter
Executive Officer
[email protected]
Ph: 0427 253 654
Acronym: ICTiS
ICT in Schools - a partnership program
Scientists, Mathematicians and ICT in Schools is a national program
that creates and supports long-term partnerships between primary
or secondary school teachers and scientists, mathematicians or ICT
professionals. Partnerships are flexible to allow for a style and level
of involvement that suits each participant.
Duration: Since the program began in July 2007, over 3730 partnerships have
been established in over 1415 schools across Australia. Currently, 1660
partnerships are active in 1172 schools as at 30 June 2014.
Age Group: Primary and secondary students
Gender: Both
Location: National
Event Dates: Ongoing
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected]
Ph: 02 6276 6397
Website: www.scientistsinschools.edu.au/ict
Acronym: IoT
Internet of Things Developer Challenge!
The IoT Developer Challenge is an online contest that rewards
developers who create an IoT application using Java Embedded
with computer boards, devices or other IoT technologies.
Age Group: any developer, student, hobbyist, and professional
Gender: Both
Location: online competition
How to Win
1. Create a well-implemented, innovative and useful application
using java embedded with devices, boards or other IoT
technologies.
2. Make a video presenting your project.
3. Fill out the submission form
https://www.java.net/challenge/registration
with links to your video and code.
Event Dates: Submissions begin in March
Submission deadline is in the end of May
Winners announced late June
JavaOne 2015 event – 1 week during September - October
Website: https://www.java.net/challenge
Junior Engineers
An after school program teaching children software programming
in a fun and entertaining way. The courses develop children‘s
mathematical and problem solving skills through software
programming.
Students start at an introductory level and progress towards more
sophisticated programming through challenges that are adjusted
to individual pace. Junior Engineers runs programs in primary
schools and commencing soon in high school and adult education
centres. Various levels are available.
Contact: Rod Klayman
[email protected]
Ph: 0431 444 241
Little Scientists
‗Little Scientists‘ is a not-for-profit initiative of FROEBEL Australia and
the ―Little Scientists‘ House Foundation‖ in Germany. It has been
designed to facilitate children‘s curiosity for science, maths and
technology through child-appropriate, fun and playful experiments
already in their early years. Education and care services, preschools
and kindergartens that work with children from 3 to 6 years of age
are invited to join the program and to become an accredited
―Little Scientists‘ House‖. Teachers and educators are continuously
trained through the initiative and are empowered to implement the
program together with the children in their care.
Contact: Sibylle Seidler
Trialled in September 2013 at Ironside State School.
Rolled out to various schools in Brisbane in 2014 with now more than 300
students participating.
Duration: ongoing
Age Group: Primary school from Year 3 to junior high School
Gender: Both
Location: Brisbane, Gold Coast and now in Melbourne. Currently seeking
interest from new schools in Sydney and Melbourne.
Event Dates: starting each school term
Cost: from $220 a term
Website: www.jnrengineers.com
Duration: The participating teachers and educators from education and care
services join a 6-montly 1-day hands-on ‗Little Scientists‘ workshop and then
implement the program with the children in their care.
Age Group: Kindy, Prep, 3 - 6 years of age
Gender: Both
Location: Throughout Australia, where ‗Little Scientists‘ Local Network
Partnerships have been established. At this stage they are based in ACT, NSW
and WA with more Local Network Partners planned to come onbaord.
Event Dates: Ongoing
Website: http://wwww.littlescientists.org.au/
[email protected]
Ph: 02 8080 0065
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Acronym: NCSS
NATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOOL
Duration: Summer School - 10 days in duration
NCSS Summer School 2015
Age Group: Year 11 (and some Year 10) and teachers
An intensive 10 days of computer programming, robotics, web
design and related activities at the University of Sydney. No
programming experience is required.
Gender: Both
Contact: NCSS Co-ordinator
Cost: $400 per student or teacher (including GST)
Location: School of IT and The Women's College, University of Sydney
Event Dates: Sunday 4th - Tuesday 13th January, 2015 (10 Days)
[email protected]
Ph: (02) 9351 3424
Website: http://www.ncss.edu.au
NCSS Challenge 2015
Duration: 5 weeks
The NCSS Challenge is a five week competition giving high school
students an opportunity to learn and experience computer
programming. The Challenge is designed to cater for beginners,
intermediate and advanced students.
Age Group: High School students, teachers
Gender: Both
Location: Online at the NCSS Challenge website
Event Dates: In 2015 the challenge will commence on Monday 3rd August
and run until Sunday 6th September
Contact: NCSS Co-ordinator
[email protected]
Ph: (02) 9351 3424
Cost: starts at $20 per student or teacher (including GST)
Website: http://www.ncss.edu.au
Girls’ Programming Network 2015
Acronym: GPN
The Girls' Programming Network (GPN) is an extra-curricular
program run by girls, for girls. In this one-day workshop participants
have the opportunity to develop their own games, learn about
digital media, sound, image and video manipulation and even
create smart phone applications.
Duration: 1 day
Age Group: Girls in high school interested in Computers and IT,
with or without programming experience.
Gender: Girls
Location: School of IT Building, University of Sydney
Event Dates: Workshps are held in each term. Visit the NCSS website for
information on event dates.
Contact: NCSS Co-ordinator
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.ncss.edu.au
[email protected]
Ph: (02) 9351 3424
National ICT Careers Week
National ICT Careers Week showcases study and career
opportunities in information and communications technology for
young people. In 2014, the annual National ICT Careers Week ran
across Australia with over 100 events and activities being presented
by businesses, educational institutions, government agencies,
industry bodies, women's groups and professional bodies.
Acronym: NICTW
Duration: 1 week
Age Group: Secondary school and other young people
Gender: Both
Location: National
Event Dates: 27 July - 2 August 2015
Website: http://www.ictcareersweek.info/
Contact: Michel Hedley: [email protected]
Kerrie Bisaro: [email protected]
Duration: 2 days
RACQ Technology Challenge Maryborough
Every September over 2,000 students from schools throughout
Queensland race human powered vehicles, smilie pushcarts,
CO2 Dragsters, solar boats and cars for four state titles across one
energy busting weekend!
Age Group: Year 5 – 12 students
Gender: Both
Location: Queensland
Event Dates: 12 – 13 September 2015
Contact: Nicole Hawker
Website: http://www.technologychallenge.com.au/
[email protected]
Ph: (07) 4120 5630
Robocup Junior
RoboCup Junior is a project-oriented educational initiative that
sponsors local, regional and international robotic events. It is
designed to introduce RoboCup to school children, as well as
undergraduates who do not have the resources to get involved
in the senior leagues. The focus in the junior league is on
education. RoboCup is an international effort whose purpose is
to foster Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics research by
providing a standard problem where a wide range of
technologies can be integrated and examined
Contact: Damien Kee
Use the contact form at:
http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/contact
Duration: 1 day for regional competitions, 2 days for state and the national
competition
Age Group: Primary and Secondary
Gender: Both
Location: National (except NT)
Event Dates:
7th August: South Australia State Competition
15th - 16th August: Queensland State Competition
21st August: Australian Capital Territory Competition
25th-27th September: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL COMPETITION - Adelaide
Other states are currently in the process of finalising their dates for 2015.
Details will be provided when available.
Website: http://www.robocupjunior.org.au/
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Duration: all year - workshops at council libraries and primary schools
Robogals
Robogals is a student-run organisation that aims to increase female
participation in engineering, science and technology. Robogals
believes that this is best achieved in a gender balanced
environment. We believe that this will give female students the
confidence to work in a realistic engineering workplace.
Age Group: Year 6 - 12
Contact: [email protected]
Website: https://my.robogals.org/chapters/
More information on each chapter and their activities can be found on the website
Ph: 03 9035 3880
Women in Technology
Founded in 1997, Women in Technology (WiT) - is one of
Queensland's most respected and active technology industry
associations and a peak body for women in the technology
industry in Queensland developing a sustainable and growing
network of members, sponsors and supporters. WiT aims to support,
develop, recognise and promote the achievements of women in
the technology industries
Contact: Lisa Cawthorne
[email protected]
Ph: 0430 219 091
Youth Festival of ICT
YITCON brings together more than 1,000 senior secondary students,
university students, and young professionals interested in ICT careers
to discover how they can prosper in the digital future.
The conference motto is ―Change Minds, Change Futures, Change
Worlds."
Gender: Aimed at girls, but also open to boys
Location: chapters in QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA and ACT
Event Dates: ongoing
Acronym: WiT
Membership/Affiliates: Combined members and affiliates is 2208 and
growing.
Age Group: Females working in IT, Life Sciences and other technology fields
ranging from students through to professionals. We support women at all
career levels and those coming in and out of career breaks.
Gender: Women (men are however welcome)
Location: Qld
Event Dates: Ongoing Networking and Professional Development Events,
Flexible Mentoring Program, Awards Program, Board Readiness Program and
free membership for students.
Website: http://www.wit.org.au/
Acronym: YITCON
Duration: 2 days
Age Group: Senior secondary students, university students, and young
professionals
Gender: Both
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Event Dates: 2015 dates to be advised, held 9 & 10 October in 2014
Contact: Andrew Johnson
[email protected]
Ph: 02 9299 3666
Conference Fees: begin at $255 for a student up to $450 for a young
professional (non-member) registration
Website: https://www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events/yitcon-2014
Acronym: YICTE
Young ICT Explorers
YICTE is an all-year competition in which students work on ICT
projects of their own choice at home and at school. In
August/September, the students come together to showcase their
projects high-profile judges from industry and academia and the
general public Students and teachers work together to align
potential entries with the school curriculum, enabling them to apply
what they‘ve learned in the classroom to the competition project.
The goal is to encourage and inspire school students to use their
creativity and innovation skills to gain a greater understanding of
the diverse possibilities of today‘s technology. YICTE does not
prescribe topics or technologies. Projects are judged according to
their Creativity and Innovation, Quality and Completeness, Level of
Difficulty, and Documentation. The competition is open to primary
and secondary school students from Years 3 -12.
Duration: all year, with a 1 day competion day held across 4 states in
August/September
Age Group: Year 3 -12
Gender: Both
Competition Locations: Brisbane and Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne,
Canberra, Perth
Event Dates: Competion days held August to September
Website: http://www.youngictexplorers.net.au
Contact: SAP
Travis Joy
[email protected]
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OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
Career information
http://www.digitalcareers.edu.au
http://youtube.com/acsfoundation
Profiles of different jobs within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and interviews and profiles of ICT
Professionals.
http://dotdiva.org/ - aimed at girls, this website gives an idea of the power of computing in various industries to create a better world
CS4HS grants for educators
CS4HS is an annual grant program promoting computer science education worldwide by connecting educators to the skills and resources
they need to teach computer science & computational thinking concepts in fun and relevant ways
http://www.cs4hs.com/
Free technology courses
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Learn to code! http://code.org/learn
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Hour of Code http://hourofcode.com/us
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Develop your own games with GameMaker: http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio
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Build and program robots to do what you want: http://mindstorms.lego.com
ICT Apprenticeship, Cadetship & Graduate Program
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http://www.finance.gov.au/collaboration-services-skills/ict-skills/ict-cag-programs/
Online free courses
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http://coursera.com
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http://khanacademy.org
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https://www.udacity.com
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Create stories, games and animations with Scratch - http://scratch.mit.edu/
Blogs
What if coding were a game: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msr_er/archive/2013/05/15/what-if-coding-were-a-game.aspx
National Science Week
National Science Week is Australia‘s annual celebration of science and technology. Running each year in August, it features approximately
1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, museums and science centre
http://www.scienceweek.net.au/
Brisbane opportunities:
The Edge (State Library of Queensland): http://edgeqld.org.au
The Edge runs courses on many technology-related topics for beginners (incl. Java programming, data visualisation, Wordpress websites
etc) and most of them are free.
Canberra opportunities:
Digital Canberra Challenge is an ACT Government initiative to engage Canberra‘s brightest minds to help build and support a dynamic,
healthy and prosperous Digital City for the 21st century.
http://www.digitalcanberrachallenge.com.au
GovHack Canberra is the official open data competition for the ACT and is part of the national GovHack competition which will run across
the country simultaneously on 11-13 July.
http://www.govhack.org/locations/canberra/
Make Hack Void supports and encourages arts, science and technology culture in the ACT by providing a physical space for Canberra
residents, as well as national and international visitors to meet, interact and create. At Maker Meetups you can check out the Makerspace,
meet interesting people in Canberra‘s Maker community and see the cool stuff people are working on. http://makehackvoid.com/
Questacon: the national Science and Technology Centre with more than 200 interactive exhibits relating to science and technology.
http://www.questacon.edu.au/
KID TECHNIC: Today's children have grown up in a world where technology is a norm. They show incredible intuition when asked to interact
with all sorts of devices. In particular, with computers they frequently surpass the skills of their adult teachers, mentors and carers. Many kids
are looking for a place to expand their knowledge and be challenged. At Kid Technic organisers use LEGO Mindstorm™ based robots to
introduce children to design, mechanics, programming techniques, networking and much more.
http://www.kidtechnic.com/
Tasmanian opportunities:
IT’S Your Career is offering bright Tasmanian students the chance to work in innovative, exciting roles within the Information,
Communications and Technology (ICT) sector. Students are to be matched with nearby ICT businesses where they will take on paid
employment while studying. We‘re recruiting students (rookies) and businesses (bosses) right now, so go on, apply to be a part of the
program NOW.
http://itsyourcareer.com.au/
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