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NATIONAL CONFERENCE 30 May - 2 June 2021 Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory

Elizabeth Usher Memorial Award recipient Associate Professor Sally Hewat is the Head of Speech Pathology at The University of Newcastle. Sally’s leadership

curriculum development and the preparation of speech pathology students for practice. Her recent her work has focused on the development of speech pathology in majority world countries and under-served communities. Call for reviewers The SPC is becoming increasingly busy as papers, posters and workshops are now being submitted. These submissions need to be reviewed, and the SPC is encouraged by the response to the invitation so far. If additional reviewers are required, an announcement will be included in the next issue of Conference eNews. Sponsors & exhibitors The Sponsorship & Exhibition Invitation is now available for download from the conference web site. However, if you know of a company or organisation you feel would benefit from attending the conference, please email their contact details to confassist@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au Come join us in Darwin for Local Contexts, Global Practice, the conference will include something for everyone! Bea Staley 2021 Conference Convenor Pamela Richards National Conference Manager

roles have included Head of Discipline, Deputy Head of School (Research) and Assistant Dean Research Training. Sally’s work has been supported by international and

external funding exceeding $2M and has been recognised through five University awards; including two VC citations for outstanding contribution to student learning. Sally’s leadership has enabled international mobility and education for Australian speech pathology students, securing more than $350k in short-term mobility funding to support more than 70 students over the past 5 years to undertake assessable clinical placements across the Asia Pacific Region. Sally is recognised nationally and internationally as an innovative academic leader in transnational education,

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