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Tickets are now available for the Archives of IT Forum on Norms for the Digital Age 🎟️

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Tickets are now available for the Archives of IT Forum on Norms for the Digital Age 🎟️

The first #adventcalendar is believed to have appeared in mid-19th century Germany, with its origins rooted in Christian traditions of counting down the days to #Christmas. #techbooks4kids tinyurl.com/4u3th36t @ArchivesIT

Penguins have become associated with Christmas due to their snowy, icy habitats and their cute, festive appearance, which fits well with winter and the holiday season. Try this activity to make your own jumping #penguins tinyurl.com/4u3th36t @ArchivesIT #techbooks4kids

Thx to @ArchivesIT for this activity - The tradition of #Christmascards dates back to the 19th century + is rooted in the desire to share festive greetings and maintain social connections during the holiday season. #families #teachers #techbooks4kids tinyurl.com/4u3th36t

Three reasons to create a #Christmas2024 Scrapbook 1 - Preserve Memories 2 - Get Creative 3 - Family Activity Now create yours! #techbooks4kids #families #parenting tinyurl.com/4u3th36t @ArchivesIT

It's with great sadness that we bring you the news of the death of Dr Tom Abram, AIT's former chief executive. Since 2017 Tom tirelessly managed the development of the charity and was an inspiration to all who worked with him and will be greatly missed. archivesit.org.uk/tribute-to-dr-…

Explore contributions from @ArchivesIT Archives, such as a walkthrough video for using their website and several blog posts buff.ly/3YAB9pF What will you discover? #HistDay24

Calling all students! 📢 Find out more about how Archives of IT can help you with your research project on the history of I.T. and Tech as part of History Day buff.ly/3YAB9pF @ihr_history @SenateHouseLib #HistDay24

Yesterday we welcomed our new CEO, Tola Sargeant, to the AIT team and today we would like to thank Dr Tom Abram for his work over the past few years as AIT's Director. His vision, passion and dedication have built a solid platform for the team to work from in the future.

🎉 AIT is extremely pleased to announce Tola Sargeant as its Chief Executive Officer. 🎉 Tola encapsulates AIT’s mission of Capturing the Past, Inspiring the Future having been a trustee since 2021 and brings a wealth of knowledge of the tech industry. archivesit.org.uk/tola-sargeant-…

This is the final 'Meet the Archives of IT Team' post before we announce our new CEO tomorrow morning! And it's Adrian Murphy, AIT's PR and Communications Manager, who helps promote the charity and creates content for the website, social media and newsletter.

AIT will announce it's new CEO tomorrow morning! In the build up we have been reintroducing some of the team. The latest is Archivist, Stephanie Nield, who manages our resources and has raised the profile of AIT as a significant resource for the heritage of UK’s IT industry.

It's getting close to AIT announcing its new CEO. So, a few more introductions to the team today and first up is Ravi Chagger, IT Consultant, who collaborates with AIT in the development of its schools’ resources and organising school visits.

Don't forget we'll be introducing our new CEO next week! In the meantime we introduce our Education Lead, Katie Anderson, who creates all our school lesson plans and activities for young students. #AITEducation Find out more on our Teacher Tools page: archivesit.org.uk/teacher-tools-…

AIT is proud to be collaborating with Beverly Clarke MBE @MsBClarke to promote her new charity @TechBooks4Kids📚with a mix of content over the next few months. To begin, Beverly's written a blog about the charity and the role of books in a digital world. archivesit.org.uk/blog-2/the-sto…

You can read about John's pivotal role in the emergence of mobile technology in our feature: From Bricks to Bendables, 40 years of mobile phones by clicking this link: archivesit.org.uk/from-bricks-to…

As we mentioned yesterday, we'll officially announce our new CEO next week and in the run up we're reintroducing some of the team. Today we feature Chair of Trustees, John Carrington, who advocates passionately for AIT's mission of Capturing the Past and Inspiring the Future!