ICS Skills

Lobbying Organisation ICS Skills

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details The World Conference on Computers in Education 2017 (WCCE) venue fee waiver.

Intended results The waiving of fees for the use of Dublin Castle as a venue for The World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2017) on 3-6 July 2017.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jim Friars, CEO, Irish Computer Society & ICS Skills

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

About WCCE 2017 This is the largest international conference in Educational Computing and will welcome important stakeholders from Education, Academia and IT worldwide. The conference provides an opportunity for Ireland Inc. to showcase the quality of our education system and the technology developed by Irish companies and used by Irish schools in 21st century classrooms. You can find out more about the conference on www.WCCE2017.com.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)