Speak Out
October 2014
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2015 national conference news
The 2015 Conference Planning
Committee (CPC)
is pleased to advise
that the abstracts of the Keynote and
Invited speaker’s Masterclass, Keynote
address and Seminar are available from
the Conference website.
Call for Papers
The closing date has passed and the
reviewers are busy grading each abstract.
The CPC would like to thank everyone
who submitted an abstract and every
effort will be made to include as many as
possible into the Conference program.
Authors of abstracts accepted into the
Conference program will be contacted in
early November 2014 and asked to confirm
their participation.
Welcome Reception:
National Arboretum
Canberra and Bonsai Deck
When Walter Burley Griffin designed
Canberra he envisaged, as part of the
design, a continental arboretum; a place
that would showcase iconic trees from
all over the world. Today, the National
Arboretum Canberra features 100 forests
of rare and symbolic trees from Australia
and around the world, and spreads over
250 hectares. Finger food and drinks
will be served, plus the opportunity to
network informally with fellow delegates,
sponsors and exhibitors. The winner of the
National Gallery of Australia ‘gift voucher’
will be drawn on Sunday during the Pre-
Registration, so please ensure you are in
attendance.
Starting from 1 October, each issue of
Event
e-News
leading up to the Conference will
include a ‘question’ and lucky members
who answer the question correctly will go
into the draw to win the ‘Gift Voucher’.
Sponsorship & Exhibition
The Sponsorship & Exhibition Invitation is
now available and members are asked to
advise the National Conference Manager
details of companies they consider
would benefit themselves and members
from participating. Please visit
The CPC is pleased to announce the
following companies who have already
taken stands at the Conference: Flavour
Creations, Multimedia Speech Pathology,
Pearson Clinical Assessment, Precise, Pro-
Ed Australia, ReadingDoctor, Sandpiper
Publications and Wise Words Australia.
The CPC would also like to welcome
the new sponsors:
Guild Insurance
has confirmed the
sponsorship of the Conference Dinner;
and
Olympus Australia
has confirmed
the sponsorship of the Online Registration
Brochure.
Accommodation
SPA has appointed PR Conference
Consultants to manage the
accommodation requirements for the
2015 Conference delegates. Details
regarding the accommodation options will
be available from the Conference website
shortly.
Due to the various airlines, discounted fares
and private company arrangements, SPA
has decided to allow Conference delegates
to make their own travel arrangements and
pre/post Conference tours.
We are currently working with a local
company regarding discounted coach
transfers from Canberra Airport to local
hotels. Further information will be advised
shortly.
Felicity Martin
2015 Conference Convenor
Pamela Richards
National Conference Manager
17–20 May 2015
National Convention Centre,
Canberra, Australia
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