ACQ Vol 10 No 2 2008

Associate Professor Alison Ferguson

Associate Professor Alison Ferguson presented the Betty Usher Memorial Lecture on the Discourse of Speech- Language Pathology and challenged us to critically reflect on the discourse of speech pathology. There were a number of opportunities for people to get together and share ideas with special interest group and member network lunches a particular highlight. The CPC was delighted to have the support of the conference sponsors and the exhibitors who made a particular effort to bring their displays to New Zealand. The Gala dinner proved to be a social highlight with an impressive range of “bling” on display, not to mention

Associate Professor Margaret Maclagan with Stella Ward.

dancing which was up to the usual high standard! Despite some dysphonia the next day, delegates turned out in full force for the action packed final day. The Adelaide Conference was launched at the Gala dinner with delegates decked out with glow bracelets. We passed the baton to the Adelaide CPC and look forward to seeing you all in Adelaide in May 2009.

Gala Dinner dancing

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