Week 4 Finished!!

Today, I attended the Inside Government Event: ICT in Education: Shaping a New Generation in Learning. I arrived at One Great George Street at 7:45 am to help with set up. For set up, we had to insert nametags into the plastic holders that enable the delegate to wear them on their clothing, stuff pamphlets and agendas in folders and organize the nametags in alphabetical order. One of my tasks was to help with registration. When a delegate arrived, I handed them their delegate pack, told them where coffee and tea were held and where the conference was held. If a delegate was not registered or switched with another delegate who was suppose to attend, I had the responsibility to register the delegate or fill out a delegate switch form, and then print out a new nametag. I was also a point person for delegates to approach regarding information about the conference. During the conference, I listened to the insightful discussions and during question and answer sessions, I handed out the microphone to the delegates who asked questions. I also took notes of some presentations for Mr. Chaudhry who was unable to attend, but wanted to have some information about recent news of ICT in Education since this is a yearly event. During the breaks, I was able to mingle with delegates and also was one of the people that invited the guests to return to the conference room. I also helped various exhibitions set up, helped speakers and presenters organize their presentations and answered many questions regarding GovNet and the event itself. Afterwards, I helped clean/pack up. I returned back to GovNet with the supplies from the event and emailed Mr. Chaudhry my notes from the conference.

At the conference itself, I also met Berry Sheerman MP and Chairman, House of Commons Select Committee for Children, Schools and Families. This is equivalent to a chairman of one of the big committees in the House of Representatives or Senate. It was a great opportunity to actually attend an event and was a great learning experience. I was able to mingle with many delegates and see the logistics behind the event, from the catering, to the layout, to the floor plan, to registration etc. It was a great experience and I am excited to attend more events in the future.

For lunch, we had chicken in a leak cream sauce, vegetables and salad. It was actually pretty tasty.

After my internship, I headed toward the National Portrait Gallery just to sign in for the EUSA Cultural Activity. I then headed home to pack and take a nap before Venice.

Tonight, I am going to take a quick nap, and head over to South Kensington where we will leave at 3:00 am to catch our plane at 6:30 pm. We will be staying at the Hotel Palladio - http://www.hotelpalladio.it/en/index.htm. Anyways, I hope my Italian is quite good - I only know like ten words!

Have a great weekend!

Ciao!