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    <p>    A fantastic outcome to help improve tech diversity in rural,
      regional and indigenous settings. Special thanks to Sae Ra
      Germaine, who did a lot of the background work on this one. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Please do share with your regional, rural and indigenous
      networks. <br>
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    <p>Kind regards, <br>
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    <p>Kathy<br>
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            <td>VALA Tech Camp 2019 Diversity Scholarship</td>
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            <td>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 04:03:31 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>VALA - Libraries, Technology & the Future
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:admin@portal.vala.org.au"><admin@portal.vala.org.au></a></td>
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            <td>Ryall, Lesley <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vala@vala.org.au"><vala@vala.org.au></a></td>
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            <td>Kathy Reid <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:president@linux.org.au"><president@linux.org.au></a></td>
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                                    Announcing the VALA Tech Camp 2019
                                    Linux Australia Diversity
                                    Scholarship<br>
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                              <p><font style="font-family: Helvetica;
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                                  font-size: 12px;" face="Helvetica">Dear
                                  Kathy,</font></p>
                              <p><font><font style="font-family:
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                                    are invited from across Australia
                                    for the VALA Diversity Scholarship
                                    for Tech Camp 2019, generously
                                    sponsored by Linux Australia. The
                                    Scholarship will fund one
                                    individual’s attendance at VALA Tech
                                    Camp 2019, in Melbourne, from 10 -
                                    11 April 2019.</font></font></p>
                              <p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255,
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                                  rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:
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                                  face="Helvetica">Returning to
                                  Melbourne in April 2019, <a
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                                    Camp 2019</a> is an intensi</font><font><font
                                    style="font-family: Helvetica;
                                    background-color: rgb(255, 255,
                                    255); font-size: 12px;">ve, active,
                                    hands-on learning and sharing
                                    experience run for and by the people
                                    who code, build, teach and maintain
                                    technology for libraries and
                                    collections.</font></font></p>
                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica">VALA and Linux
                                  Australia recognise that regional,
                                  rural and indigenous members of the
                                  Library community face additional
                                  barriers to participation in both
                                  library and technical events. The <a
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                                    moz-do-not-send="true">Diversity
                                    Scholarship</a> is offered to
                                  individuals who in normal
                                  circumstances would not generally
                                  attend this type of event or would
                                  struggle to attend due to financial or
                                  other hardship.</font></p>
                              <blockquote>
                                <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica"><strong>Linux
                                      Australia is committed to
                                      diversity of participation in open
                                      technologies and has chosen to
                                      support the Diversity Scholarship
                                      in line with their organisational
                                      values.</strong></font></p>
                              </blockquote>
                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica">The recipient of the
                                  first Diversity Scholar, Nathan
                                  Sentance from the Australian
                                  Museum, said of his experience at Tech
                                  Camp 2017 - </font></p>
                              <blockquote>
                                <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica"><em>"Winning the
                                      VALA/Linux Diversity Scholarship
                                      and attending VALA Tech Camp was
                                      an invaluable experience for my
                                      career. I have long had an
                                      interest in being part of
                                      something like the VALA Tech Camp
                                      as I believe information
                                      technology presents exciting
                                      opportunities for Aboriginal
                                      communities to access, revitalise
                                      and disseminate our culture and
                                      knowledge."</em></font></p>
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                              <p align="center"><span style=""><font
                                    style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">Read Nathan's full
                                    report <a
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                              <p><font face="Helvetica"><strong
                                    style="background-color:
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                                      style="font-size: 12px;">Who is
                                      eligible?</font></strong><br>
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                              <ul>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">Any Australian
                                    person of Indigenous heritage;
                                    and/or</font></li>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">Any Australian
                                    person who resides in a regional,
                                    rural or remote location, including
                                    Darwin.</font></li>
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                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica"><strong>Scholarship
                                    Offer:</strong></font></p>
                              <ul>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">Up to $2,000 for
                                    flights and accommodation<br>
                                  </font></li>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">Free Camp ticket
                                    (value $480.00 inc gst at non-member
                                    price)<br>
                                  </font></li>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">VALA buddy at
                                    conference</font></li>
                              </ul>
                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica"><strong>How to apply:</strong></font></p>
                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica">Applicants will
                                  submit a 200 word statement OR a 3
                                  minute Youtube video explaining the
                                  impact the Scholarship will have on
                                  your future career in the library
                                  and/or technology sector, including:</font></p>
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                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">why you want to
                                    come,</font></li>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">what you want to
                                    learn,</font></li>
                                <li><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                    face="Helvetica">how the
                                    community/organisation you serve
                                    will benefit from your attendance.</font></li>
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                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica"><strong>Please share
                                    news of this scholarship within your
                                    own networks across Australia. </strong></font></p>
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                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica">Applications will
                                  close <strong>12 February 2019</strong>.</font></p>
                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
                                  face="Helvetica">For more information
                                  or to apply, see the <strong>VALA
                                    Diversity Scholarship webpage <a
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                              <p><font style="font-size: 12px;"
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                                    style="background-color:
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                                    Matthias Liffers</strong><br>
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