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Exhibition Stand prize, which is one complimentary exhibition
stand at the 2014 National Conference in Melbourne.
Welcome Reception:
Sea World
Delegates who had entered the
‘Meet the Dolphins’ competition
wore their Conference sunglasses
when they registered and then went
into the final draw. Congratulations
to Cathy Naismith (left) and Tiffany
Hogan who were our two lucky
winners. It was a fantastic night
under the ‘super’ moon, the weather was clear, the dolphins
were amazing and everyone had a great time.
Special thanks also goes to our Conference sponsors:
Major sponsor
Lanyards
Online Conference program
and Conference dinner
This year’s Conference
culminated in the
“Gold, Glitz and
Glamour” themed
Gala dinner at the
Convention Centre.
Thank you to everyone
for embracing the theme
and turning out in their
best style. Many of those
at the dinner took the
opportunity to capture
their style (with a few
embellishments) in the
very popular photo
booth which was kept very busy for the entire night.
Thank you...
To the amazing and conscientious Liz Ward who
chaired the Scientific Planning Sub-Committee and
the other excellent members of the CPC, Shareen
Forsingdal, Nadine Lawson and Karen Nicholls, thank
you for all of your contributions, hard work, humour and
generosity over the past 18 months – we were a great
team together. I would also like to say a special thank
you to the student volunteers who worked with Pam on
the Conference registration desk, assisted the session
chairs and ensured the delegates were attending their
selected sessions.
SEA change : Synthesize, Evaluate, Act! would
not have happened without the planning, endless
attention to detail, diligence and efficiency of Pamela
Richards, National Conference Manager. Few people
consider the enormous amount of ‘behind the scenes’
work that Pam undertakes with patience each year.
We wish to extend our sincere and deepest thanks
to Pam for her advice and hard work in organising
this year’s Conference. We would also like to thank
Rebecca Bluschke, an event management student
from Victoria University, who worked with Pam leading
up to the Conference.
We would like to extend a very big thank you to the
Council of Speech Pathology Australia and National Office
staff for their ongoing support and advice during the
Conference planning period.
Delegate feedback Survey
Thank you to the 462 members who took the time
to complete and submit their survey. Congratulations
to Rachel Trebilcock from South Australia, who was
the lucky winner of the complimentary Conference
registration to the 2014 National Conference in
Melbourne connections: client.clinician.context.
ALL information, be it good or bad, has been carefully
collated and identified and will form the basis for a
detailed report to Council in August. There will also be
direct feedback to the 2014 Melbourne CPC to assist
them in their planning processes.
And last, but certainly not least, we say a big THANK
YOU to the many delegates who joined us on the
Gold Coast. We really hope that you found SEA
change: Synthesize, Evaluate, Act! a stimulating,
challenging, inspiring, and most of all, enjoyable
Conference in 2013.
On behalf of the Conference Planning Committee,
Alison Smith
2013 Conference Convenor
Pamela Richards
National Conference Manager