[Linux-aus] Grant Request: To Present at ACEC2006

[Donna Benjamin]

On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 21:23 +0800, Trent Lloyd wrote:
> Hi Donna,
> 
> I'd be interested if the conference would be able to pay for your
> registration? Alot of conferences seem do this if you are presenting.

I have asked, but their policy is to provide a discount for speakers,
rather than a full fee waiver. The conference organiser asked that if I
can't make it due to cost to let them know ASAP, so they can give the
speaking slot to someone else.

Conf rego fees are as follows.
Type / Cost
Early Bird - MEMBER (Before 28 JULY 06) / AUD$550.00
Early Bird - NON-MEMBER (Before 28 JULY 06) / AUD$660.00
Full Registration - MEMBER (After 29 JULY 06) / AUD$660.00
Full Registration - NON-MEMBER (After 29 JUL) / AUD$770.00
Speakers / AUD$495.00
Full Time Students (Identification required) / AUD$330.00

- Donna

> Cheers,
> Trent
> 
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:09:42PM +1000, Donna Benjamin wrote:
> > Hey Everyone :)
> > 
> > The Australian Computers in Education Conference 2006
> > (http://www.acec2006.com/) is the biennial conference of the Australian
> > Council for Computers in Education (ACCE). It is being held in Cairns in
> > the first week in October. It's _the_ major "IT in education" conference
> > for teachers in Australia. At this year's LCA education mini-conf in
> > Dunedin, we discussed why there weren't many teachers present, and
> > determined that we FOSS people, should try to get to the conferences
> > where teachers are. When I saw there was a call for papers open for
> > ACEC, I submitted an abstract based on the presentation I gave in
> > Dunedin.  It was accepted! Yay! Unfortunately I still have to pay to
> > attend, and Cairns is a long way from Melbourne.
> > 
> > This is an important forum, because this is where teachers go to refresh
> > their thinking on using ICT in education. Advocating the use of free
> > software in a world where proprietary software is heavily subsidised can
> > seem like an uphill battle, but unless we engage in dialogue with
> > teachers, and talk with them about the educational outcomes of using
> > FOSS, we won't make an impact in this critical sector.  I would also
> > like to take the opportunity to promote the education mini-conf of LCA
> > to those teachers who indicate a genuine interest and commitment to
> > further exploration of Free and Open source Software.
> > 
> > So, I hereby apply for a Grant of $1500.00 to cover my costs to attend
> > the conference. Being for Conference Registration, $495, return airfares
> > $550, and accommodation.  All receipts will be provided, and I would be
> > happy to report on my attendance at LUGs or for the LA podcast.
> > 
> > The abstract I submitted:
> > Education Spokesperson for Open Source Victoria speaks about OSV's
> > education initiatives; the Free and Open Source Software for Education
> > Catalogue, the LiveLAMP server on a CD, and the Curriculum Matrix which
> > will link examples of FOSS software to the Victorian Essential Learning
> > Standards. This session explores the nature of educators working to
> > implement ICT in education and seeks to foster an open discussion about
> > the opportunities and challenges they face. Donna participated in the
> > Open Source Software in Education Mini Conference as part of
> > linux.conf.au, one of the world's top three Open Source Software events,
> > held this year in New Zealand, Dunedin.
> > 
> > Thanks for your consideration, I'm happy to answer any questions.
> > 
> > cheers
> > Donna.
> > 
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