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connectionswith a night of costumed triumphal pageantry. The Melbourne 2014MasqueradeBall will reflect Melbourne as amarvellous, multifarious, multifaceted, andmulticultural delight. Delegates shouldmerrilymingle and masquerade. Your aim is to remain disguised until midnight chimes. A three course, all-inclusivemeal will be served and “Chunky Jam” will ensure a great night’s entertainment is hadby all. TheGuild InsuranceConference Dinner is includedwith all Full Practicing Member andNonMember Conference registrations. If you did not indicate on your registration form and nowwould like to attend, or if youwish topurchase additional tickets, please contact the National ConferenceManager. Sponsors&Exhibitors TheCPCwould like thank all the Conference sponsors and exhibitors. There are a few stands and smaller sponsorship opportunities available, so if you knowof any company thatmight be interestedplease contact Pamela Richards, National ConferenceManager. Call forStudent Volunteers/Assistants TheCall for Student Volunteers/ Assistants is now closed and unfortunately it was not possible for all applicants tobe accepted. Thank you to all the studentswho submitted an application. Call forSessionChairs Kerry Ttofari Eecen, ScientificProgram Sub-CommitteeChair would like to thank thememberswho have volunteered to chair a session at the 2014National Conference. Full details regarding the session andpresenters biographieswill be sent out before the end of April 2014.

Accommodation PRConferenceConsultants is ready to take your booking. To view the hotels and apartments available please visit theConferencewebsite and the accommodation link. Bookings can be made online. PublicTransport Trams andTrains For full details of public transport, how topurchase aMYKI ticket and how to get to/fromCrownConferenceCentre, please visit http://ptv.vic.gov.au . If travellingby train, it is recommended you disembark at either SouthernCross or Flinders Street stations. Airport Shuttle Skybus operates a shuttle service from theMelbourne airport to the city centre. Tomake a booking, please visit www.skybus.com.au . At the time of printing a return ticket costs $26. Taxis are also available from the front of Melbourne airport. Car Parking SpeechPathology Australia has negotiated complimentary parking for delegates driving to theNational Conference. Please park in the “Westend/Multideck” car park and collect the ticket upon entry. A validating machinewill be located near the ConferenceRegistrationDesk toprovide an exit ticket. Only one ticket per day is provided. For further details about transport to theConference, please visit www.speechpathologyaustralia. org.au , 2014National Conference and then the Getting toCrown ConferenceCentre link at the bottom of the page. TheCPC looks forward to seeing you at the 2014National Conference.

Skydeck ‘TheEdge’ Competition

May Event e-News will include the last of the competition questions. If youwould like the chance to goout on ‘TheEdge’ please ensure you enter the competition. Four luckywinnerswill be drawn during Pre-Registration onSunday 18May 2014. RestaurantNight TheRestaurant Night, a long standing Conference tradition, will be held on Tuesday evening. To help facilitate the process and have a clearer estimate of participant numbers, we ask members to select their restaurant preference at the time of registration. Four restaurants of various cuisines have been selected. At theConference delegateswill be asked to re-confirm their attendance bymorning tea Tuesday 20May so restaurant reservations can be finalised. Payment for the dinner anddrinks is tobemade directly to the restaurant on the evening. Guild Insurance ConferenceDinner

Melbourne 2014 culminateswith the eagerly anticipatedConference Dinner. TheGuild InsuranceConference Dinner, tobe held in the plenary room, level 2 of theCrownConference Centre, will provide a fitting conclusion to connections: client.clinician. context ! Melbourne 2014 invites you to “mask up” and celebrate your new

Diane Jacobs ConferenceConvenor 2014 PamelaRichards National ConferenceManager

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