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SIF Association AU: Annual Meeting and Technical Events

The Systems Interoperability Framework (SIF) is a set of open standards to facilitate the exchange of information and services between software applications operated by schools, school authorities and service providers. SIF has been endorsed by Education Ministers as the preferred method for exchanging information across the Australia school education sector and is increasingly being used behind the scenes to enable digital learning and reporting initiatives.

The SIF Association AU is pleased to be holding its inaugural Annual Meeting and associated technical events in conjunction with the !dea11 Conference.

The SIF Association AU Annual Meeting brings together member organisations, including state and territory education authorities, non-government school bodies, national education agencies and other partner organisations as well as leading solution providers active in the Asia Pacific region. Members will have access to technical development workshops, SIF AU Community and Working Group meetings and technical demonstration events showcasing interoperability opportunities.

SIF Association AU Members are encouraged to attend the entire !dea11 conference to connect with key players from all sectors of education and training education sectors and to share in the outcomes of the Bootcamp and Connect-a-thon on the final day. To register go to: idea.ncsonline.com.au/conference

For Members unable to attend the whole conference a special One Day AGM and Conference package is available at a cost of $270. This covers conference participation up to lunch on Thursday 1 December, including the "Linking Learning in Schools" forum. To take up this option please select "SIF Association AU AGM and 1 day Conference Registration Package (SIF Association AU Members only)" in the drop down selection box on the second page of the online registration form.

Key events for SIF AU Members are as follows:

30 November to 2 December 2011

SIF AU Bootcamp 101: attend the technical developer Bootcamp conducted over two and a half days to build or extend a SIF AU agent for your organisation. This workshop will focus on creating software assets with the guidance and support of some of the industry's best developers. It is suitable for those new to SIF wishing to design, build and test a SIF AU agent.

SIF AU Connect-a-thon: an advanced level workshop operating over two and half days provides an opportunity for SIS Baseline Profile (SBP) Agent development incorporating the linking of participants systems. Leading up to this workshop participants will be provided with online course materials, seminars and open source demonstration software.

To register your interest in SIF AU Technical events please contact: mim.ingvarson@nsip.edu.au

30 November 2011
9:15am - 12:00pm	Data Standards Working Group Meeting (AU Tech Board) - for DSWG members
30 November 2011
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Inaugural SIF Association AU Annual General Meeting with keynote presentation by SIF Association CEO Larry Fruth - for SIF AU Members
1 December 2011
11:00am - 12:30pm	Linking Learning in Schools: Educators, standards experts and solution providers join the dots to define and tackle key challenges facing digital learning - this is an !idea open session

For further Technical Events details regarding the SIF Association AU Annual Meeting Agenda and for information about SIF in general go to: http://www.sifinfo.org/au/

The 2011 SIF Association AU Annual Meeting and Technical Events are supported by the National Schools Interoperability Program (NSIP). NSIP acknowledges support provided by the participating education authorities and by the Online Curriculum Resources and Digital Architecture Initiative, one of a suite of initiatives under the Australian Government's Digital Education Revolution (DER) provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Further information is available at: www.nsip.edu.au