2008
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Creating new futures: Challenges
for today, strategies for tomorrow
28 to 30 August 2008
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Creating new futures: Challenges
for today, strategies for tomorrow |
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Delegate Information Please find below useful information regarding the conference.
Venues All conference sessions including the ACPET AGM on Thursday 28 August and the Tasting Tasmania Conference Celebration Dinner on Saturday 30 August will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, located at 1 Davey Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000. The Welcome Reception on Thursday 28 August will be held at the stunning Hobart Function and Conference Centre on Elizabeth Street Pier. We have also included a couple of local favourites for the optional dinner on Friday night; the stunning Moorilla Winery and Hobart’s most awarded restaurant, Marque IV. On Sunday 31 August, the post conference lunch cruise will travel to Peppermint Bay. You will need to collect your conference satchel and name badge from the registration desk. The registration desk will be open in the Federation Ballroom Foyer at the Hotel Grand Chancellor as follows: Wednesday 27 August 3:30pm to 5:30pm Thursday 28 August 7:30am to 5:45pm Friday 29 August 7:30am to 5:30pm Saturday 30 August 8:00am to 5:00pm Messages and Emergency Contact Details Messages may be left for you during the conference by phoning the Hotel Grand Chancellor on 03 6235 4535 and asking for the message to be delivered to the ACPET 2008 National Conference Registration Desk. Faxes may be sent to 03 6223 8175. Emergency messages ONLY may be left by phoning 0408 498 860. A message board will be located near the registration desk. Please check the message board regularly if you are expecting a message. Unfortunately messages cannot be delivered personally. An updated program is available on the program page of the website www.acpetconference.info/program.htm. All delegates will receive a copy of the updated program upon registration. You may attend the Concurrent Session of your choice, regardless of the session you booked when registering for the congress. The ACPET Annual General Meeting will be held in the Federation Ballroom from 1630 to 1730 on Thursday 28 August 2008. All ACPET members are encouraged to attend this members-only event. Name Badges and Tickets to Social Events All delegates are required to wear name badges throughout the conference. Name badges are your ticket of admittance to all conference sessions. Tickets for social events are located in the back of your name badge. Please ensure you bring these along to each social event. A participant list including name, organisation and state will be provided to all conference participants, sponsors and stakeholders. If you do not wish to appear on this list please inform us in writing no later than Friday 22 August 2008. August in Hobart is winter and the average temperatures range from 5°C to 13°C. We recommend delegates dress in business attire for the conference and Historic Hobart Welcome Reception. For the optional dinners on Friday evening, smart casual attire will suffice. Please note Lounge Suit / Evening Wear is appropriate dress for the Conference Dinner on Saturday evening. The dress code for the Special Governor’s Reception on Wednesday evening is Lounge Suit / Day Dress. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be held in the MarketPlace amongst our exhibitors on each day of the conference. Please take the time to visit them to discuss how their products and services can assist you. We have fantastic prizes for two lucky people who correctly complete the Exhibitor Prize Form. Please ensure your entries are handed in at the registration desk by the end of lunch on Saturday. The prize will be drawn from all completed correct entries at the High Tea on Saturday afternoon (you need to be in the room to win)
Included in the full
conference registration:
Friday 29 August 2008
Saturday 30 August 2008 The Conference Dinner is included for full conference delegates. Additional tickets to the Conference Dinner are available for day delegates and accompanying persons at a cost of $121.00 per person inclusive of GST which includes entertainment, three-course dinner and beverages. If you have special dietary requirements that you have not listed on your registration form, please email acpet@pco.com.au at your earliest convenience. NOTE: While the Networking Reception and Conference Dinner are included in the full registration fee, we do understand that some people will be unable to attend due to work, family and/or travel commitments. For catering purposes, we ask that full delegates unable to attend, please send an email to acpet@pco.com.au. Optional Moorilla Winery Wine tasting and gourmet dinner – Friday 29 August 2008
$110 per person including beverages – tickets still
available! Optional Marque IV Three Course gourmet dinner and beverages – Friday 29 August 2008
$110 per person including beverages – tickets still
available! Optional Networking Lunch Cruise to Peppermint Bay – Sunday 31 August 2008
$78 per person excluding beverages – tickets still
available! All pre-paid accommodation deposits have been credited to your hotel accounts. You are required to pay the balance of your account, plus any incidentals, upon departure. If a credit card number was supplied to guarantee the reservation, this is being used as a guarantee only (unless requested otherwise) and the full account will need to be settled upon departure.
Grand Chancellor Hobart
Henry Jones Art
Hotel
Somerset on the Pier Hobart
The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel
Zero Davey Studio Apartments
Hobart Airport:
It takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the Hotel Grand
Chancellor by car from the airport. Transfer to the
city centre by Airporter Bus will cost approximately $6. From the city centre a
taxi to the Hotel Grand Chancellor will cost approximately $5.
Hobart Police
Centre: 03 6230 2375
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