Schools need to be vigilant daily in their fight against security breaches. This was a meeting theme for the term 2 VINE meeting in 2018. So significant that member feedback has recommended that the theme should be addressed again in 2019. The meeting will be held at: Flinders Christian Community College, Carrum Downs Campus, 100 Ballarto Road, ... Read more

HP Evolution 2019: Shaping the Future Transformation is all around us. From fundamental changes to how we work and how we design and manufacture products, to how we approach Healthcare and support the Education of our future generations. Our physical and digital realities are fusing to shape the future, create new experiences and transform industries ... Read more

PLC Learning Management Systems (LMS) are now common place in schools. It is significant that a number of member schools have recently changed their LMS. Presentations on LMS occurred in August 2016 at the solutions showcase. This meeting provides the opportunity for an update on the LMS landscape and permits a deeper discussion and presentation ... Read more

This is not a VINE Event, but is relevant to VINE members. A full agenda and registration details can be download from here. LawSense School ICT Law Topics Include: Privacy and confidentiality: examining your school’s obligations and managing access Data storage, security, the cloud and reporting ICT contracts, insurance and dealing with external contractors: Copyright and ... Read more

The Term 2, 2018 meeting will be held at Hillcrest Christian College, 500 Soldiers road, Clyde North VIC 3978. The theme of the meeting will be Security! The day is sponsored by CyberHound, Bitglass and The Missing Link The draft schedule for the day is Time Activity Notes 9.30am – 10.00am Coffee/Tea on arrival Collect ... Read more

So successful was the 2018 VINE meeting on School Databases and Systems that attendees recommended this theme to become an annual meeting theme. So here we are! This meeting will address a number of issues relating to this critical area of school operations and impact on the business.  The program for this meeting will be published closer ... Read more

This is not a VINE Event, but is relevant to VINE members. A full agenda and registration details can be download from here. 2019 ICT Management and Leadership Conference: Is comfort the enemy of progress? We often feel comfortable - it's good when everything is going well, and it’s natural to stop and enjoy it for ... Read more

Register HERE!  The annual mobile device showcase allows vendors to present their offerings to members of VINE. For members, it is a one stop showcase to have a peak at the device offering in one location. Feedback from both attendees and vendors is that the showcase day is not to be missed.   In 2019 ... Read more

Join VINE, VEEAM and Somerville for a briefing on the current play of back-up, focusing discussion on the different use cases for O365 backup in Education, explanation of improved education pricing, and some common disasters to avoid. After a networking lunch, take a technical deep dive into some capabilities of Backup and Replication that are ... Read more

This meeting is a joint VINE/ASBA event. ASBA - Association of School Business Administrators. When : Thursday 24 October 2019 Where : NAB – The Arena - at 700 Bourke (nestled in between Southern Cross Station and Marvel Stadium) Time : 9:30 am to 2.00pm What : The Program is to be finalised shortly but the current agenda prepared as ... Read more

*** UPDATE 11/03/2020 *** After some discussion with the VINE Committee we have decided to postpone our first meeting which was scheduled for Monday, 16/3/2020 at ISV. The decision to do this was made in recognition that many of us are IT leads in our respective schools and are heavily involved in the response to ... Read more

VINE is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the National FutureSchools Festival 2020 to be held in Melbourne on March 18/19 2020. This partnership provides a discount code (provided in an email to members) to help schools attend the event. Register here. Download the National FutureSchools Festival 2020 Conference brochure HERE.