OVITA Ohio Valley Interactive Technology Alliance is now the official name for the department of labor funded Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development - WIRED Initiative in Appalachian Ohio.
Ohio Valley Interactive Technology Alliance

October 2007 OVITA Newsletter
November 2007 OVITA Newsletter
WIRED Implementation Plan
Appalachian Ohio WIRED 4th Qtr report
4th Qtr Attachment 1 Scholarship program
4th qtr Attachment 2-11
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see below, last years conference details
Shawnee 5.0 Conference on Interactive Digital Technology Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, Shawnee State College Portsmouth, Ohio
October 26, 2007 9:30 - 3:00
Join several hundred experts, educators, students, researchers, and Interactive Digital Technology developers/businesses in the region’s only conference and venue for interactive digital technology, immersive digital technology, computer game development, serious game development, computer simulation, and computer animation.
Be a part of a game tournament…….with prizes!!! See the student exhibits of their computer games, of computer animation works, digital graphics, and game-based art. Exhibits from game development companies, educational programs, and much, much more………..an incredible day!!!!!!
ITAAO public meetings were held in Athens, Portsmouth and New Philadelphia on May 1, May 3 and May 16 for input on the implementation plan for the Department of Labor Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant.
These meetings were held in conjunction with Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and Workforce Investment Board (WIB) 1, Workforce Connections serving Adams, Brown, Scioto, and Pike Counties.
Additional meetings were held this summer; final WIRED grant implementation Plan will be posted here soon.
Download in pdf format is available of the original proposal on the WIRED Initiative by ITAAO to the Department of Labor. Click on the Wired Proposal below to obtain the document. If you have questions and comments contact itaao@itaao.net or call 740-597-1408…Additional information on the Department of Labor WIRED Initiative can be found at www.doleta.gov/wired/
Wired Proposal (click here)

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