1. 1 Challenge the future PATT: a short history Marc J. de Vries

2. 2 Challenge the future PATT: a tradition of thirty years Started in 1983 with a small international workshop on attitude research Continued and extended in scope Thematic conferences Became allied with ITE(E)A Annual Conferences, but also kept its original character (alternating conferences) Proceedings as products available to all

3. 3 Challenge the future A short PATT history 1983: PATT workshop in Eindhoven, the Netherlands PATT = Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology 1984: PATT-2 conference... PATT as an international platform for discussing development and research in technology education Conferences in various places of the world PATT-sessions at ITE(E)A conference 27-29 March 2014, Orlando, FL... 2012: PATT-26 in Stockholm And now: PATT in Christchurch, New Zealand

4. 4 Challenge the future And now... PATT-27 in Christchurch, New Zealand

5. 5 Challenge the future Any connections with the origin of PATT (the Netherlands)? Yes! 1642: Abel Tasman from the Netherlands discovers what he calls ‘Nieuw-Zeeland’. Not a great success: fight with Maori because of miscommunication But maybe it was a success after all: Nieuw Amsterdam was sold for almost nothing and became New York (only the name Breukelen survived) Nieuw-Holland (1644, same Abel Tasman) became Australia But: Nieuw-Zeeland became: New Zealand!

6. 6 Challenge the future The Ten Commandments of PATT 1.Thou shalt not apologise for thy English 2.There shall be no or almost no parallel sessions 3.Thou shalt not sneak away during the conference 4.Thou shalt stay in the same hotel as where the sessions are held 5.Thou shalt not give long, formal introductions to presenters, except perhaps for special, invited speakers 6.Thou shalt not use up all the time for thy own voice, but also leave time for discussion with thy neighbor 7.Thou shalt treat thy colleague attendants almost as family members 8.Thou shalt make available a text for the Proceedings 9.Thou shalt pay all thy bills in time and not bother the organisers with that 10.Thou shalt sincerely intend to come back to the next PATT conference

7. 7 Challenge the future Future PATT-s 2015, 8-11 April, Marseille, France http://espe.univ-amu.fr/fr/patt-conference-2015 2017: China? 2017: Utrecht, Netherlands? 2018: Limerick, Ireland?

8. 8 Challenge the future I wish you all an enjoyable, useful and inspiring PATT-New Zealand conference Thank you