Microsoft IT Academy Summit 2011 @ Reading HQ

Microsoft are hosting their annual IT Academy Summit at their Reading HQ Offices today. A thread is available here for questions to ask at the event.

Update: Slides from the event are available here http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/blogs/schools/ita-summit-2011-slides.aspx

Myself (@TheScarfedOne), and James (@EduTech) are attending - and keeping the Twitter feed up to date. If you want to see what is going on anf get involved - the hash tag to follow is #ITASUM11. We are keeping an eye on the feed - so if you have any questions, please send them across. Our direct twitter names are @TheScarfedOne and @EduTech90.

The agenda is as follows...

9.00 Welcome

9.30 Introduction: Greg Pearson - MSFT UK Lead

9.40 Keynote: Karen Price - CEO e-Skils, Steven Uden - Head of Skill & Economic Affairs MSFT

10.10 ITA Benefits and Update: Greg Pearson - MSFT UK Lead

10.40 Product Development: Simon Garratt - QCA

11.10 Microsoft Lync: Ewan Dalton - MSFT

11.40 BREAK

12.10 Product Development: Ken Gaines - City and Guilds

12.40 ITA in Practice: Alan Stevens - Sawtry College, Julian Brunger - Walsall College, Richard Seaton - Open University

13.40 LUNCH

14.10 Microsoft in Teaching and Learning: Lee Stott - MSFT

15.30 Academic Service Partners - Prodigy and IT Skills Company

Stuart Wilkie