VINE Calendar

*POSTPONED* National FutureSchools Festival 2020
2020-03-18 08:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online, Online
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.

*POSTPONED* Term 1 Meeting - Emerging Trends in Edu
2020-03-16 09:30 - 16:00 | Independent Schools Victoria, 40 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne, Victoria, 3003, Australia
*** 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 the Covid-19 situation.
Although we won’t be meeting in person on Monday, it is still possible to share, learn and grow via our VINE Forum. A dedicated category has been created for VINE members to share their approaches to the current situation or to ask questions of others who may be able to help.
While most of the agenda for Monday’s meeting was not time critical, we were planning to hold our AGM on the day. The AGM will be held at the next VINE meeting in Term 2.
We plan to re-schedule this meeting at a later date.
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The term 1 meeting is focused towards teachers, e-learning coaches and IT management, and sincerely appreciate the support of the ISV in hosting this event.
We have a range of speakers who will explore what different schools are doing in the world of technology and how this translates to the classroom and the verifiable positive impact? We know that pedagogy is evolving along with the varied teaching staff use of technology, and looking forward to hearing from practitioners about what ‘good’ look like in terms of the role of technology in the learning and teaching process?
Agenda is currently being finalised and will include the VINE AGM. Details available in the coming days!

Term 4 meeting - The Common Ground
2019-10-24 10:00 - 13:30 | The Arena, NAB Docklands, 700 Bourke St, Docklands, Victoria, 3008, Australia
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 follows

9.30 am
Registration – Tea and coffee on arrival

10.00 am
Presidents’ Welcome

10.10 am
NAB Welcome and Laura Hartley, NAB Senior Cyber Crime expert

10.40am
The changing education landscape (Paul Dowie, Deputy Principal, Kardinia International College)

11.00am
Data Breach and Privacy (Cecelia Irvine-So, Practice Leader, Moores)

11.50am
Working together – panel discussion featuring ICT Managers and Business Managers

12:10pm
Threat landscape – a practical glimpse of threats facing schools (Pavel Rogik, Extreme Networks)

1.00pm
Lunch

This is a NO CHARGE event. This continues the development of proactively working together in this space noting the key relationship between the IT Manager and the Business Manager roles in our schools
As this event is being held at the NAB, there is no requirement for VIT or WWC numbers/registration.
Note also that your contact details (name, school and email address) will be shared with event sponsors.

VEEAM Technical Deep Dive
2019-10-16 10:00 - 14:30 | Carey Baptist Grammar School Tennis Lawn Bowls Club, 397 Barkers Rd, Kew, Victoria, 3101, Australia
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 often valuable for education, but underutilised. Chances are you own these capabilities but are not maximising on it if you are a VEEAM customer.
Agenda

Start
Run time (mins)

Segment

Description

Presenter

10:00

30

Bump in and networking
Arrive between 10 and 10:30, say high to peers and settle in.
N/A

10:30

5

Event Introduction
Why these topics, and what is the meeting objectives.
Ryan Lee – Veeam Rep for VIC Education

10:35

10

Veeam Keynote
Get a snapshot of where Veeam is as a company, and the roadmap ahead.
Tristan Cox – Territory Manager

10:45

15

Somerville Update
Helping you with cost effective IaaS storage for O365 Backup.
Aden Axen – Somerville Infrastructure Manager (or Veeam on his behalf if unable to attend)

11:00

15

Microsoft Responsibility Model
Learn about the limitations of native retention, and why you need 3rd party backup if your data is critical.
Tristan Cox – Territory Manager

11:15

10

Discussion Break / overtime buffer
Stretch your legs, have a chat, or get back on schedule
N/A

11:25

10

Real O365 disaster cases and causes
Learn about some of the different things that can have gone wrong for an O365 deployments, with high consequences without strong recoverability.
Tristan Cox – Territory Manager

11:35

15

Common Education use cases
Learn about some of the unexpected things that can go wrong, with high consequences without strong recoverability.
Ryan Lee – Veeam Rep for VIC Education

11:50

10

Our New Total Tenancy Pricing
Overview of our pilot group for improved pricing specifically for education customers backing up student licences.
Ryan Lee – Veeam Rep for VIC Education

12:00

30

Lunch and Networking
Good opportunity to discuss perspectives and knowledge on compliance, O365 learning initiatives, and backup strategies.

12:30

120

Technical pesentation, demos, and Q&A for Backup and Replication
Stick around for a longer lunch and networking, or if you are a Veeam technical user, join our engineer Vish for a deep dive into some of the areas of VBR that are valuable in education, but often underutilised. Chances are you own these capabilities, but are not utilising them!
Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

O365 Technical Demo

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

Sure Backup data-labs VERY IMPORTANT

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

Secure Restore CYBER SECURITY RELEVANT

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

Raw format backup exports

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

Database publishing – instantly restore of SQL

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

ReFS implementation and storage benefits BIG ROI

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

Conclude

Veeam ONE monitoring, reporting, dashboards & alerts BE PROACTIVE

Vish Venkatesh – Veeam Engineer

Term 3 meeting - Mobile Devices Showcase and Solutions for Community Engagement
2019-08-07 10:00 | Online, Online
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 the device showcase is complimented by vendors presenting on Community Engagement. This is an area of core significance to all schools. The topic covers a number of areas such as:

policy including privacy, enrolment agreements and parent communication policy
academic reporting – progressive and end of semester
approvals including excursions, camps and policies
updating of data
general communication.

As has become the tradition at the showcase, the day finishes with drinks/nibbles at the Principal’s Residence followed by dinner at Swipers Gully Restaurant. Please sign up for the dinner session as well as the day if you intend to stay for dinner.
Eltham College
1660 Main Road
Research VIC 3095

Please note that VINE requires all attendees to register for the event and to provide their mobile phone number, WWC number and VIT number (if teaching staff). This permits VINE and the host school to meet new child safety and protection regulations. Note also that your contact details (name, school and email address) will be shared with event sponsors.

AIS ICT Management and Leadership Conference
2019-07-31 08:00 - 2019-08-02 17:00 | Victoria
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 a while. But technology doesn’t stop.
Development is constant and the longer you wait the further things move ahead of you until you’re in a frantic race to catch up. Stepping out of our comfort zone requires extra effort, energy and determination. And with it comes the risk of failure… what if we get it wrong? What if we look silly? Will it be worth it in the end? Will I stand alone? What if I fail?
But what if it succeeds and helps ICT delivery? If we are going to strive for progress, whether professionally or personally, we have to get comfortable with the idea of being uncomfortable.

Term 3 meeting - School Databases and Systems
2019-07-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Victoria
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 to the event date. Please add to your calendar now!
Please note that VINE requires all attendees to register for the event and to provide their mobile phone number, WWC number and VIT number (if teaching staff). This permits VINE and the host school to meet new child safety and protection regulations. Note also that your contact details (name, school and email address) will be shared with event sponsors.
Luther College
1-39 Plymouth Road
Croydon Hills VIC 3136

Term 2, 2018: Security
2019-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Hillcrest Christian College, 500 Soldiers Rd, Clyde, Victoria, 3978, Australia
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 name tag

10.00am – 10.15am
Welcome and housekeeping – Hillcrest
Welcome from VINE President, comments about the day
James Poulos
Rob Flavell

10.15am – 10.45am
Keynote – Security “The Big Picture” Why you need to be concerned!
CyberHound (TBC)

10.45am – 11.00am
Workshop around the theme, small group discussion and report back
Explanation of following activities. Say 6 tables of 8-10 people. Each group nominates a scribe and a speaker. The speaker reports back at the next session.

11.00am – 11.15am
Morning Tea

11.15am – 11.45am
Discussion on one element of the theme by each table. Focus on each school’s story, issues and suggestions for VINE actions in the future.

11.45am – 12.00pm
Elements of security – session 1

12.00pm – 12.15pm
Elements of security – session 2

12.15pm – 12.30pm
Elements of security – session 3

12.30pm – 1.00pm
Keynote – Bitglass
Bitglass (TBC)

1.00pm – 1.45pm
Lunch

1.45pm – 2.00pm
Elements of security – session 4

2.00pm – 2.15pm
Elements of security – session 5

2.15pm – 2.30pm
Elements of security – session 6

2.30pm – 3.00pm
Case study – Why security audits are important.
Case study Kardinia College
The Missing Link (TBC)

3.00pm – 3.30pm
Keynote – The Missing Link

3.30pm – 3.45pm
Wrap up on security!

3.45pm – 4.00pm
VINE report, update on Mobile Device and Solutions Showcase (August 15 at Eltham College), Term 4 meeting (October 24 at Kardinia College) and Term 1/2019 at Flinders Community College

4.00pm – 4.15pm
Wrap up of the day

The day is sponsored by CyberHound, Bitglass and The Missing Link

SCHOOL ICT LAW - Lawsense
2019-05-29 08:00 - 2019-05-30 17:00 | Victoria
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 trademarks update: navigating current laws affecting schools and social media

Event Brochure

Term 2 meeting - Learning Management Systems - Deep Dive!
2019-05-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC), 141 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia
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 of the area.
The program and agenda will be published closer to the date. Sign up now and enter the event into your calendar!
Please note that VINE requires all attendees to register for the event and to provide their mobile phone number, WWC number and VIT number (if teaching staff). This permits VINE and the host school to meet new child safety and protection regulations. Note also that your contact details (name, school and email address) will be shared with event sponsors.
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
141 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125

HP Evolution 2019: Shaping the Future
2019-04-03 14:30 - 2019-04-04 17:00 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl., South Wharf, Victoria, 3006, Australia
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 and processes.
You can expect to learn about the latest industry innovations and receive incredible insights from forward-thinking speakers, ranging from futurists to professors and global leaders. You will journey through the future of computing and gain an understanding of how the terrain of tomorrow will bring exponential advancements to the edge of our imaginations… and beyond.
Check this page regularly as we continue to announce more speakers to help you identify your next big opportunity and shape your future.
https://www.thehphub.com/evolution/

Location:
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Pl. South Wharf VIC 3006

Term 1 VINE Meeting - Security
2019-03-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Flinders Christian Community College, Australia
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, Carrum Downs.
An agenda for the day will be published soon.
Please note that VINE requires all attendees to register for the event and to provide their mobile phone number, WWC number and VIT number (if teaching staff). This permits VINE and the host school to meet new child safety and protection regulations. Note also that your contact details (name, school and email address) will be shared with event sponsors.

VINE Special Event - Darktrace
2019-03-07 11:00 - 12:30 | Carey Baptist Grammar School Tennis Lawn Bowls Club, 397 Barkers Rd, Kew, Victoria, 3101, Australia
You are invited to a special VINE seminar with Darktrace on the topic of cyber artificial intelligence (AI) – and how to trust AI to fight back in real time.
The education sector is full of intellectual property, with many educational institutions embracing digital applications to better facilitate learning and enabling students to use personal devices on the network to enrich their educational experience. This simultaneously creates more network vulnerabilities and opportunities for cyber-attacks, adding pressure on lean infrastructure teams responsible for protecting users and sensitive data. How can the security teams defend their institution, regardless of network size or complexity?
Darktrace is today the most widely-deployed application of AI in the enterprise. From our experience across 7,000 deployments worldwide, Darktrace will present on:

The current cyber-threats specific to the education sector
How AI’s autonomous response decision-making works (and how to trust it)
Darktrace’s predictions for the evolution of automated threats
A live demo of the Threat Visualiser, using Carey Baptist Grammar School’s network environment

The speaker at this event will be Steven Archibald, Information, Communication and Technology Manager at Carey Baptist Grammar School. Steven will speak about his experience with Darktrace, during the Proof of Value (POV) and how Darktrace’s machine learning and AI technology is helping Carey to defend against cyber-attacks and provide total network visibility.
Where: Carey Baptist Grammar School, 349 Barkers Road, Kew VIC 3101.
Lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the seminar.
Please note that registration for this seminar is required. Attendees will need to provide their mobile phone number and WWC and/or VIT numbers. This is a requirement of schools and VINE in regards to best practice for child safety.

Term 4, 2018: School Databases and Systems
2018-10-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Kardinia International College, 29-31 Kardinia Drive, Bell Post Hill, Victoria, 3215, Australia
The Term 4, 2018 VINE meeting will focus on school database systems. Although this could be viewed as a Synergetic, TASS or Maze view of the world. The topic or theme will be far broader than looking at specific packages/systems. Please direct suggestions on content to info@vine.vic.edu.au
The program guide is available for download by clicking here.
The Term 4 meeting is sponsored by Centorrino Technologies and Laserfiche.

Mobile Device Showcase 2018
2018-08-15 10:00 - 15:30 | Eltham College, 1660 Main Rd, Research, Victoria, 3095, Australia
The Mobile device and solutions showcase will be held on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at Eltham College.
We have two themes this year:

Mobile device vendors will present their device options for 2019
Solution providers will present their applications/systems.

There are 16 vendors participating:

Acer
Cloud Works
Dell
Digistorm
Edsmart
Elcom
Selectec/foldr
Fujitsu
HP
Lenovo
looplearn
Microsoft
Pixevety
STM Brands
Targus
Toshiba

Each vendor will exhibit in the showcase area throughout the day and will have 15 minutes to address the group – for details, please refer to the full agenda.
As in previous years, there will be drinks and nibbles at the Principal’s residence at the conclusion of the program. Dinner at Swipers Gully Restaurant will follow drinks.
This is a free event to all VINE subscribers and member of the Ning site. Registration is via this web site.
Come along to the 2018 Mobile Device and Solution showcase and support vendors who cover the cost of catering throughout the day and ensure there isn’t a fee to attend.

Term 1, 2018: Service and Support in a 24/7 School
2018-03-27 10:00 - 14:30 | Scotch College, 1 Morrison St, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
Meeting theme –“The Changing Nature of ICT Service and Support Delivery in a 24/7 School”
Agenda

Start
End
Item

9.30am
9.45am
Coffee and registration

9.45am
10.00am
10.00am
10.15am
Welcome to VINE Term 1 meeting at Scotch and theme of the day.
Scotch’s presentation on the theme and development of an emergency management and communication system – reflections on recent real-world experience.

10.15am
11.15am
Four IT Managers reflect on their experience and compare support 5 and 10 years ago compared to today. Future trends will also be addressed.
Luke Georgiou – De La Salle College (Apology provided and accepted)
Brett Graham – Flinders Christian Community College
Josh Lyon – Donvale Christian College
James Poulos – Hillcrest Christian College
Warren Moseley – Whitefriars College

11.15am
11.30am
Morning Tea

11.30am
12.00pm
Presentation on the theme by Vivi

12.00pm
12.30pm
Presentation on the theme by Microsoft

12.30pm
1.15pm
Lunch

1.15pm
1.45pm
Reflections on the presentations by all speakers. Questions and answers.

1.45pm
2.45pm
Microsoft – changes to education licensing arrangements

2.45pm
3.00pm
VINE update and wrap up of the day

3.15pm
4.15pm
VINE committee meeting

The Term 1 meeting is sponsored by Microsoft and Vivi
