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2016 national conference

15–18 May 2016 Crown Perth, Western Australia

The 2016 National Conference is to be held in Perth, where Australia meets the Indian Ocean with a beautiful stretch of coastline, surf and glorious beaches. Perth’s geographical isolation has contributed to a level of innovation, creativity and resourcefulness which is evident in many spheres including speech pathology. This Conference will be MAKING WA VES by promoting new ideas and research to ensure that we continuously strive to achieve more for our profession and the people we work with. The theme takes us from the creation of sound waves when we speak, to the waves made by challenging communication barriers and advancing effective advocacy for people of all ages with communication and swallowing disorders. The Conference will offer a wonderful opportunity for speech pathologists to venture west to share the best of current research and clinical insights. We want to challenge you to make waves, to gain knowledge, insights and ideas so that you can continue the momentum for dynamic, innovative and creative practice. In this issue of Speak Out you will find the Invitation & Call for Papers. We encourage you to ‘spread the news’ through your many networks, colleagues and friends, wherever they are in the world. Provide them with a link to the Association’s website www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au , where they can read more about the 2016 National Conference and submission process. We have also included on the Conference website, Instructions and Guidelines for making submissions, which will assist you prior to the actual submission process. Please remember that delegates will only have access to the title of the paper and author(s) name when they register and select sessions they wish to attend, so please carefully think about

your presentation title. This will help ensure the audience you wish to attract and those who have the greatest interest in your topic will attend. While the closing date for submissions is Wednesday 16 September 2015 , there is no need to wait until the due date to submit your proposal. Deborah Hersh is Chair of the Scientific Program Sub- Committee and will look forward to working with you during the submission process. The CPC is currently researching keynote speakers and will look forward to introducing them to you over the coming months. On behalf of the CPC, we look forward to bringing to you the 2016 National Conference, MAKING WA VES .

Michelle Quail Conference Convenor, 2016 Pamela Richards National Conference Manager

2016 Conference Planning Committee (CPC) • Michelle Quail – 2016 Conference Convenor • Deborah Hersh – Scientific Program Sub-committee Chair (SPSC)

• Natalie O’Brien • Ashleigh Pascoe • Kathryn Ramsay

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