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CDN Update

I hope this Update finds you safe and well.

I’d like to extend a huge personal thanks on behalf of the CDN team to everyone who attended or contributed to the first Virtual College Expo20! With more than 1,200 delegates from across our sector registered, an amazing exhibition of partners and stakeholders, and more than 21 keynotes and practical seminars, the day was buzzing with activity and online chat. Congratulations to Dr Julie McElroy, who was virtually inducted into the CDN College Hall of Fame by the Minister, Richard Lochhead MSP, during the event. Read more below.

Anyone who registered to attend Virtual College Expo is able to watch the sessions from the day by logging back into the platform. We hope to open the platform to all, and will provide further information about that when it becomes available.

A little reminder to get your entries in for the CDN College Awards - this year it's completely free to enter. The awards recognise the talent, skills and achievements of colleges, their staff and learners. Please do get your entries in by Friday 3 July . Find out more below.

As ever, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you’d like to talk about any aspect of our work, if you'd like to suggest new ways that we can support you, or share experiences and great practice that colleagues in the sector would find useful. You can email me at: jim.metcalfe@cdn.ac.uk
Jim Metcalfe, Chief Executive, CDN
College Expo20
We'd like to say a massive thank you to all those who 'attended' and supported College Expo20 - our first ever online exhibition and conference. We've been overwhelmed by the positive feedback from delegates and speakers.

Thanks again to all of our sponsors, our headline sponsors SQA and Tribal and our media sponsor TES . See you at College Expo21!
College Awards - Enter Today!
You have just over two weeks to enter the 2020 College Awards , which take place in December.
Entry fees for this year have been waived, which means that you can enter for FREE by Friday 3 July .

Click here to take a look at the 10 Award categories, which include Digital Learning , Inclusive College and Student of the Year .

Need help with creating an award-winning submission?
Webinar - Virtual Bridge
CDN and Jisc's free webinars will return after a short break this Friday.
Kate Pyper from University of Strathclyde will talk about delivering online learning activities using the free DataCamp Light exercise block. Join this session to find out how to keep students engaged in a single environment! Watch past webinars back on CDN's YouTube channel .
College Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Dr Julie McElroy , who was inducted into the CDN College Hall of Fame at College Expo last week. The Glasgow Clyde College graduate was presented with her award online by Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science. Julie said:

"I feel honoured to be recognised by the Further Education sector and the accolade will hold me in high regard in pursuing my future career aspirations."
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