Speak Out August 2021

Student Oral Presentation Emily Armstrong Nhaltjan limurr dhu djäma rramba ŋ i manymakkum: How can we work well together in intercultural communication research?

up meetings or via the chat options. We congratulate AGOSCI for winning The Best Exhibition Stand prize, which is one complimentary exhibition stand at the 2022 National Conference in Melbourne. A massive thank you goes to the dedicated, committed and, creative members of the Conference Planning Committee – Bea Staley, Rebecca Amery, Fran Edis, Amanda O’Keefe, Edwina Pursehouse and Melba Ridd. Plus, assistance from Cori Williams, Senior Advisor Evidence Based Practice and Research. It truly was a team effort and wonderful to be part of such a supportive group that responded with a positive attitude to the unanticipated events of 2020. The CPC extends a huge thank you to National Conference Manager Pamela Richards, for all her hard work, assistance and, advice along the way. The CPC also thanks National Conference Assistant Colleen Moloney, who worked with Pam leading up to and during the conference. Finally, on behalf of the CPC we would like to sincerely thank all delegates and presenters, for being a part of the Association's first national virtual conference. Without you there is no conference. We are grateful for the verbal, email and twitter feedback received that made the hard work worthwhile. We wonder, what did you learn at this conference that you will be implementing in your workplace in the year ahead?

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The conference app was popular and from the feedback delegates appreciated this year’s format and features. Delegates were able to view the sessions, speakers, their bio, social events, posters, as well as vote for the People’s Choice Poster Prize. Delegates could also collect points in the Game Zone. Congratulations to Melissa Davis from WA , who ended up "top of the ladder" and won a complimentary registration to the 2022 National Conference in Melbourne. Thank you to Colleen Moloney for doing a great job to produce the app. Conference proceedings Under the co-editorship of Dr Karen Wylie and Dr Bea Staley, the 2021 keynote presentations and selected research papers will comprise the Conference Proceedings to be published in the International Journal of Speech Language Pathology. Conference feedback survey Thank you to the conference attendees who took the time to complete and submit their survey. ALL feedback, positive and constructive, has been collated and will be included in a detailed report to the Board in August. There will also be direct feedback to the 2022 Melbourne CPC to assist them with their planning. Thank you! Grateful thanks to our conference sponsors, whose support is so important in delivering the conference: Guild Insurance (major dponsor), PAA, Control Bionics, Flavour Creations, Mundipharma and vivir healthcare. Thank you also to the many exhibitors for their ongoing support of our conferences – who also had to navigate their way around our virtual conference. The virtual exhibition hall for this year’s conference gave delegates the opportunity to liaise with the exhibitors either via set

Bea Staley 2021 Conference Convenor Pamela Richards National Conference Manager

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