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WIPCE 2008 - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIAThe Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI) is the successful bidder to host the World Indigenous Peoples Conference: VAEAI competed with several other organizations and countries to be the host of the auspicious World Indigenous People's Conference, Education in 2008 ? WIPC: E 2008. The announcement that VAEAI had been successful in its bid to host the conference in Melbourne was made during the recent 2005 Conference held in Hamilton , New Zealand . This international conference, held every 3 years, provides a forum for Indigenous people around the world to come together not only to share and learn from their experiences and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice but also to honour and celebrate their cultures and traditions. Expecting up to 4000 delegates the WIPC.E: 2008 will be held at the Melbourne and Olympic Parks from 7th to 11th December. Cultural events associated with the Conference will be held at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl and sites of cultural significance to Indigenous people across Melbourne . Ms Geraldine Atkinson, Chairperson of VAEAI said ?this is an important event for all Indigenous Australians and educators as it will provide us with a unique opportunity to showcase initiatives and programs from across the breadth of this continent now called Australia which have a positive impact on the educational outcomes and lives of Indigenous people. We will also be able to learn about strategies and practices that have been successful for Indigenous people in a vast array of other countries. And of course, a forum like this will enable us, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders across all of Australia , to celebrate our culture and identity with each other and our friends and colleagues from overseas?. Preparations for the conference have commenced and VAEAI will be working closely with many other people and organizations around Australia including Aboriginal Education Consultative Groups, Indigenous organizations, Educational Institutions and State and Federal Governments to ensure this event is a huge success. Further information can be obtained from Micheal Saunders,. Phone: 03)
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