VALA2012 L-Plate Series
On Monday 6th February 2012, VALA will present the VALA2012 L-Plate Series. This series of introductory sessions focuses on the technologies that will be discussed during the VALA conference. Brush up your knowledge and enhance your VALA2012 Conference experience by attending the VALA2012 L-Plate Series on Monday afternoon. This series is free to all registered VALA2012 Conference delegates. The 2010 VALA L-Plate Series proved to be very popular, with 146 delegates registering to attend in 2010, so book early as spaces are limited. L-Plate Series registration includes afternoon tea.
Please collect name badge and satchel at the Registration and Information Desk before attending the L-Plate series.
| TIME | TITLE | SESSION DETAILS |
| 1200 – 1745 | Registration | |
| 1300 – 1730 | VALA2012 L-Plate Series Room 212 #VALA2012 #LPL | |
| 1300 – 1330 | L-Plate Session 1 | Tablets vs Netbooks / Notebooks Bart Rutherford, Wesley College Melbourne, Vic |
| 1330 – 1400 | L-Plate Session 2 | Cloud Computing 101 David Feighan, Bialik College, Vic |
| 1400 – 1430 | L-Plate Session 3 | XML Exposed Claire Stent, Statistics New Zealand |
| 1430 – 1500 | Afternoon Tea – Room 212 Foyer | |
| 1500 – 1530 | L-Plate Session 4 | Trove API and what it can do for you Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia |
| 1530 – 1615 | L-Plate Session 5 | Content Management Systems: Making the Choice (Joomla vs. Drupal vs. WordPress) |
| 1615 – 1645 | L-Plate Session 6 | Gaming 101 Eli Neiburger, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA |
The L-Plate Series programme is preliminary and is subject to change. VALA reserves the right to alter this programme as planning progresses.