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Event title
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Event date
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Location
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| United Nations Literacy Decade 2003-2012 |
01 Jan 2003 |
Global |
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| Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People |
01 Jan 2005 |
Global |
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| United Nations International Decade for Action: Water for life 2005-2015 |
01 Jan 2005 |
Global |
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| Premier's Summer Reading Challenge starts - WA |
06 Dec 2007 |
WA |
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| Year of Physical Activity 2008 - QLD |
01 Jan 2008 |
QLD |
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| Year of the Scout 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Year of the Reef 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of Languages 2008 |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Year of Sanitation 2008 (World Water Council) |
01 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| International Internet-Free Day |
27 Jan 2008 |
Global |
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| War Child Reading Challenge starts |
29 Jan 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| SA Premier's Be Active |
01 Feb 2008 |
SA |
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| Premier's Reading Challenge starts - SA |
04 Feb 2008 |
SA |
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| Chinese Year of the Rat 2008 |
07 Feb 2008 |
Global |
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| International Duchenne Awareness Week |
10 Feb 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Swingame 08 Game Design Competition |
11 Feb 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Premier's Summer Reading Challenge ends - WA |
11 Feb 2008 |
WA |
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| YABBA shortlist nominations open - VIC |
14 Feb 2008 |
VIC |
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| National Servicemen's Day |
14 Feb 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Organ donor awareness week |
17 Feb 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Japanese Web Page Contest |
20 Feb 2008 |
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| KOALA Awards nomination kits sent to schools - NSW |
29 Feb 2008 |
NSW |
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| Sydney Harbour Week - NSW |
29 Feb 2008 |
NSW |
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| Schools Clean Up Day |
29 Feb 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Sunnies for Sight Day |
29 Feb 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Premier's Reading Challenge registrations open - NSW |
01 Mar 2008 |
NSW |
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| National Seaweek |
02 Mar 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| World Book Day |
06 Mar 2008 |
Global |
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| Victorian School Sports Awards |
07 Mar 2008 |
VIC |
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| Ride2School Day - VIC |
12 Mar 2008 |
VIC |
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| YABBA shortlist nominations close - VIC |
14 Mar 2008 |
VIC |
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| Holi Mahotsav |
15 Mar 2008 |
Global |
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| Future problem solving competition |
16 Mar 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Youth Tobacco Free Day |
19 Mar 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Sun-Earth Day |
20 Mar 2008 |
Global |
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| Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination |
21 Mar 2008 |
Global |
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| Palaeontology Week - SA |
22 Mar 2008 |
SA |
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| KOALA Awards nomination close - NSW |
28 Mar 2008 |
NSW |
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| Law Week - NSW |
30 Mar 2008 |
NSW |
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| Daylight Saving ends - WA |
30 Mar 2008 |
WA |
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| IASE International Statistical Literacy Project Competition |
31 Mar 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Wakakirri Registration |
04 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
04 Apr 2008 |
Global |
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| The Rio Tinto Big Science competition - registrations close |
04 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Trust Heritage Festival - NSW |
05 Apr 2008 |
NSW |
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| National Youth Week |
05 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Seniors Week - NSW |
06 Apr 2008 |
NSW |
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| Daylight Savings ends - ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC |
06 Apr 2008 |
ACT,NSW,SA,TAS,VIC |
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| Arthritis Awareness Week |
06 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Term Two starts - VIC |
07 Apr 2008 |
VIC |
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| Term Two starts - NT, QLD |
14 Apr 2008 |
NT,QLD |
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| YABBA start reading shortlisted books - VIC |
14 Apr 2008 |
VIC |
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| Switch Awards |
16 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| New Zealand Term One ends |
18 Apr 2008 |
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| Global Action Week 2008: "Quality education to end exclusion" |
21 Apr 2008 |
Global |
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| Global Campaign for Education Action Week |
21 Apr 2008 |
Global |
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| National Playgroup Week |
27 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Day of the Dog |
27 Apr 2008 |
Global |
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| Term Two starts - ACT, NSW, SA |
28 Apr 2008 |
ACT, NSW, SA |
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| Term Two starts - WA |
29 Apr 2008 |
WA |
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| World's Biggest Playgroup Day |
30 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Guide Dog Day |
30 Apr 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Young Environmentalist of the Year Award |
01 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Scitech: Animation Film Festival 2008 |
01 May 2008 |
WA |
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| Back to School Month |
01 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| MayDay 2008 |
01 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Family Reading Month |
01 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| fit4fun month - QLD |
01 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| Jelly Baby Month |
01 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Information Awareness Month |
01 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Mother Goose Day |
01 May 2008 |
Global |
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| Intermediate Virtual World Librarianship - Programming and Planning |
02 May 2008 |
Online only |
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| Setting Up an Educational Presence in Second Life |
02 May 2008 |
Online only |
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| Walk Safely To School Day |
02 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Rostrum Voice of Youth |
03 May 2008 |
SA |
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| National Heart Week |
04 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Skip a Treat for Save the Children Week |
04 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Orienteering Day |
04 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| 9th Annual Public Affairs Convention on Social media and public relations |
05 May 2008 |
NSW |
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| Labour Day - QLD |
05 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| New Zealand Term Two starts |
05 May 2008 |
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| Saltwatch Week - VIC |
05 May 2008 |
VIC |
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| International Midwives Day |
05 May 2008 |
Global |
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| National Mothering Week |
05 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| ASLA Online III: Under construction, a world without walls |
05 May 2008 |
Online only |
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| Second Life 101 |
06 May 2008 |
Online only |
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| Yom HaZikaron |
07 May 2008 |
Global |
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| Yom HaAtzma'ut (Israel Independence Day) |
08 May 2008 |
Global |
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| World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day |
08 May 2008 |
Global |
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| Jump Rope for Heart |
09 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Coin for a Cord Day |
09 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| 16th ASSITEJ world congress and performing arts festival for young people |
09 May 2008 |
SA |
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| World Lupus Day |
10 May 2008 |
Global |
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| Oxford Summer Program Libraries and Librarianship: Past, Present and Future |
11 May 2008 |
Oxford |
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| Law Week - SA |
11 May 2008 |
SA |
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| National Families Week |
11 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Law Week - WA |
11 May 2008 |
WA |
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| Mother's Day |
11 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Personalising relationships |
12 May 2008 |
Online only |
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| National Volunteer Week 2008 : Volunteers change our world |
12 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Making Music Being Well 2008 |
12 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Volunteer Week |
12 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| International Nurses Day |
12 May 2008 |
Global |
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| Law Week - QLD |
12 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| Law Week - VIC |
12 May 2008 |
VIC |
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| National Literacy and Numeracy Testing 2008 |
13 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Auckland Writers & Readers Festival 2008 |
14 May 2008 |
Auckland |
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| 8th EURAM (European Academy of Management) 2008 Conference |
14 May 2008 |
Ljubljana |
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| International Day of Families |
15 May 2008 |
Global |
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| Black and White Day: Save the Tasmanian devil |
16 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Loud Shirt Day |
16 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| KOALA Awards voting kits sent to schools - NSW |
16 May 2008 |
NSW |
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| History Week - SA |
16 May 2008 |
SA |
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| Plane Crazy Day |
16 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| World Information Society Day |
17 May 2008 |
Global |
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| 2008 VISTA Annual Conference: Skills warming. Storm clouds or clear skies? |
18 May 2008 |
VIC |
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| 9th International Digital Government Research Conference (dg.o 2008). Partnerships for Public Innovation |
18 May 2008 |
Montreal |
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| Simply Sharing Week |
18 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
|
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| AusCERT2008 Asia Pacific Information Technology Security Conference |
18 May 2008 |
QLD |
|
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| Education Week - VIC |
18 May 2008 |
VIC |
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| Million Paws Walk |
18 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Archaeology Week |
18 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Teaching Our Digital Kids Hub |
19 May 2008 |
SA |
|
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| Curriculum mapping practices, procedures and possibilities |
19 May 2008 |
SA |
|
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| Web Search Pacific - Melbourne |
19 May 2008 |
VIC |
|
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| Connecting Up 2008: Nonprofit Information Technology Conference |
19 May 2008 |
QLD |
|
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| Visualising new literacies in your classroom |
19 May 2008 |
TAS |
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| Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability |
19 May 2008 |
NSW |
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| Pervasive 2008 - 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing |
19 May 2008 |
NSW |
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| Leaders with a life conference 2008 |
19 May 2008 |
SA |
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| Financial Planning Week |
19 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| Australian Library and Information Week |
19 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| 11th Annual open forum for metadata registries 2008 |
19 May 2008 |
NSW |
|
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| International Masterclass for School Leaders: Brisbane |
20 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| Guiding Children's Behaviour |
20 May 2008 |
VIC |
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| Technology in Education Seminars: Day Two: Sydney |
20 May 2008 |
NSW |
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| Technology in Education Seminars: Day One: Townsville |
20 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| CeBIT Australia 2008 |
20 May 2008 |
NSW |
|
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| Vesak/Wesak Buddha Day |
20 May 2008 |
Global |
|
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| Directions in Research Systems and Repositories Forum |
21 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| Developing and delivering industry-relevant education and research |
21 May 2008 |
WA |
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| Technology in Education Seminars: Day One: Sydney |
21 May 2008 |
NSW |
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| Technology in Education Seminars: Day One: Hervey Bay |
21 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| Coca-Cola Careers Expo: Dunedin |
21 May 2008 |
Dunedin |
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| World Forum: Men in early childhood education |
21 May 2008 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Sydney Writers Festival: Writing for Young Adults |
22 May 2008 |
NSW |
|
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| E-learning workshops |
22 May 2008 |
SA |
|
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| Leading professional learning for curriculum mapping |
22 May 2008 |
SA |
|
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| Swiss Centre for Innovations in Learning (scil) - 3rd International scil Congress |
22 May 2008 |
St. Gallen |
|
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| Dr. Megan Gunnar in New Zealand |
22 May 2008 |
Wellington |
|
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| Technology in Education Seminars: Day Two: Brisbane North |
22 May 2008 |
QLD |
|
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| edna workshop - State Library of Victoria |
22 May 2008 |
VIC |
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| Australia's Biggest Morning Tea |
22 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| The Rio Tinto Big Science competition day |
22 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| The Rio Tinto Big Science Competition |
22 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| National Mathematics Day |
23 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
|
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| NSW WRAPS 5th Annual Conference |
23 May 2008 |
NSW |
|
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| State of Environmental Assessment: a national conference |
23 May 2008 |
ACT |
|
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| C&K Early Childhood Conference 2008 |
23 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| Technology in Education Seminars: Day Two: Southport |
23 May 2008 |
QLD |
|
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| Sustainable Technology and the Environment |
23 May 2008 |
WA |
|
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| Under Eights Week - QLD |
23 May 2008 |
QLD |
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| World Turtle Day |
23 May 2008 |
Global |
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| 65 Roses Day |
23 May 2008 |
All Australian states |
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| ICTEV 2008 Conference - Successful stories using ICT |
24 May 2008 |
VIC |
