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2014 NATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS

interventions, and assist clinicians to identify those interventions best suited to key client outcomes. Whilst this masterclass utilises paediatric data and examples, the concepts discussed apply equally to an adult population. Registration for connections: client. clinician.context A reminder that the online Conference brochure and registration is now available on the Conference website. Please ensure you have renewed your membership for 2014 to take advantage of the early bird registration rate. The early bird rate closes Tuesday 8 April 2014 . We ask that you read through the Conference program, select the sessions you wish to attend, and then proceed to the online registration process. This will ensure a faster process and less chance of being logged out. Restaurant Night The Restaurant Night is on the Tuesday evening of the Conference and is a long-standing tradition. To help facilitate the process and have a clearer estimate of participant numbers, we ask members to make their restaurant selection 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 20 May so restaurant reservations can be finalised.

Call for Student Volunteers/Assistants Speech Pathology Australia is calling for speech pathology students who are members of the Association and attending one the following Universities – La Trobe, Melbourne, Australian Catholic or Charles Sturt (Albury), to volunteer as staff assistants for the connections: client.clinician.context: Speech Pathology Australia 2014 National Conference . You will assist the National Conference Manager and need to be available from the morning of Saturday 17 May through until the evening of Wednesday 21 May 2014. 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!! 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 on conference@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au no later than Thursday 13 March 2014 . Please include your area/s of interest so if you are successful she can try to match you to relevant sessions.

Call for Session Chairs Speech Pathology Australia members are invited to chair one or more program sessions at the 2014 National Conference. 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 Kerry Ttofari Eecen, SPSC Chair, on kerry.ttofarieecen@acu.edu.au with your details and a shortlist of your topics of interest, no later than Friday 7 March 2014 . Accommodation PR Conference Consultants is ready to take your booking. Please visit www. prcc.com.au/spa2014 for the online process.

DIANE JACOBS Conference Convenor 2014 PAMELA RICHARDS National Conference Manager

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