Speak Out August 2013

2013 National Conference News 23-26 June 2013 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach QLD

Thank you Thank you to everyone who attended the 2013 National Conference on the beautiful Gold Coast in June. I am very pleased to announce the event was a successful one, with a higher than expected number of registrations. On behalf of SPA I would like to thank Conference Convenor Alison Smith for her calm professionalism and dedication leading up to and during the event. Alison was well supported by Shareen Forsingdal, Nadine Lawson and Karen Nicholls as members of the Conference Planning Committee. Liz Ward as Chair of the Scientific Program Committee put together a quality program. It is a huge task to organise an event such as this and the Association acknowledges the committee’s efforts in creating an atmosphere conducive to much fruitful networking and learning in a stimulating environment. Pamela Richards (National Conference Manager) and her assistant Rebecca Bluschke once again deserve mention for their overall management and organisation of the event. It is always good to see National Office staff attending: Joanna Wood (Communications & Marketing Manager), Marni Bradley (Manager, Member Services & Operations), Christine Lyons (Senior Advisor, Professional Practice), Jemma Skeat (National Advisor, Research & Policy) and Nicole Pantelleresco (Council and Executive Assistant). Our CEO Gail Mulcair and President Chris Stone once again had a busy Conference. I thank them for their professionalism and good humour in their support of the Conference. The contributions of our student volunteers are also gratefully acknowledged: Carla McEwan, Katie Huggard, Rachel Hull, Emily Maeer, Megan Nevall, Stephanie Ng, Madeline Raatz and Joy-Ann Xiang. Thank you for your helpful enthusiasm in assisting with the running of the Conference. The Association acknowledges the contribution of our sponsors and exhibitors who continue to support our National Conference and add another dimension to the event by keeping us up-to-date with new products and services. Finally I extend my sincere thanks to all delegates who helped to make the 2013 National Conference a memorable one. Your feedback is vital in assisting SPA to continue to offer a quality annual event. I hope to see you in 2014 at the National Conference being held in Melbourne. Michelle Foley National Coordinator, Scientific Affairs To see a range of photos from the 2013 National Conference and Annual General Meeting, make sure you check out pages 22 – 23 in this issue of Speak Out or head to our Facebook page via the SPA website!

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Conference Proceedings Under the editorship of Dr Nicole Watts Pappas, the keynote presentations and selected research papers will comprise the Conference Proceedings and be published in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Dr Watts Pappas brings a wealth of experience in publishing to this role, including her previous editorship of Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology.

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