Speak Out Feb 2013

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

Restaurant Night The Restaurant Night is on the

If you are interested in this opportunity, ensure you are a

current financial Speech Pathology Australia member and email your resumé to Pamela Richards, National Conference Manager at conference@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au no later than Thursday 28 March 2013 . Please include your area/s of interest so if you are successful Pamela can try to match you to relevant sessions. Call for Session Chairs Experienced Conference session chairs are invited to chair one or more program sessions at the 2013 National Conference. You must be a Speech Pathology Australia member and planning to attend the Conference to be eligible for consideration. We have already received a number of offers from people willing to be session chairs – thank you to all those people! However there are still sessions available so if you are interested in assuming this valuable role, please email Liz Ward, Scientific Program Sub-committee Chair on liz.ward@ uq.edu.au with your details and a short list of your topics of interest, no later than Friday 15 March 2013 . Accommodation PR Conference Consultants is ready to take your booking. Please visit the Conference website and the Accommodation link for the online process.

Tuesday evening of the Conference and has been a long tradition. This year, to help facilitate the process and have a clearer estimate of participant numbers, we are asking members to select their restaurant preference at the time of registration. A variety of restaurants with various cuisines have been selected. At the Conference, delegates will be asked to re-confirm their attendance by morning tea on Tuesday 25 June so restaurant reservations can be finalised.

Make sure you check the next issue of Event e-News for your opportunity to win a pair of SEA change promotional sunglasses and go into the main draw to win the ‘ Meet a dolphin ’ grand prize at the Conference!

Airport Transfers Speech Pathology Australia has organised airport transfers with Airport Con- x -ion for the 2013 Conference attendees. Airport

Con- x -ion is offering a 10% discount off the quoted fare. If you wish to avail this offer and make an online booking, please visit the Conference web site and the Airport Transfers link for the online process. The code for the booking is SPA13NC .

Call for Student Volunteers/ Assistants Speech Pathology Australia is calling for speech pathology students who are members of the Association and attending either Central Queensland, Griffith, James Cook and Southern Cross Universities in Queensland to volunteer as staff assistants for the SEA change : Synthesize, Evaluate, Act!: Speech Pathology Australia 2013 National Conference . You will need to be available from the morning of Saturday 22 June through until the evening of Wednesday 26 June 2013. In appreciation of your commitment, your student Conference registration fee will be waived. You must be prepared to work hard, be flexible, responsive to organisational requirements and have some fun as well!!

Alison Smith Conference Convenor 2013

Pamela Richards National Conference Manager

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