14 SpeakOut
April 2014
SpeechPathology Australia
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
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
. 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
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
,
and then the
link at the bottom
of the page.
TheCPC looks forward to seeing you at
the 2014National Conference.
Diane Jacobs
ConferenceConvenor 2014
PamelaRichards
National ConferenceManager
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