2010 national convention report

There was a good turnout of people to the Convention committee meeting held at Jo's place on the 17^th October. There were changes made to the itinerary such as activities added and some removed. The first things that were decided to get going included emailing the professional people who we'd like to attend, sorting the dinner dance venue and music, the MC for the quiz night, confirming DJ for the disco, organising the bus/es and what we need for arrivals.

I’d like to send many thanks to Anne, Chris, Helen, Marjan, Jocelyn, Peter and Shayne for all their input, ideas and suggestions.

Next meeting is on the 20th November 2009 at Chris’s place. Contact Jo if you'd like more information.

Planning for the 2010 Convention is still moving along. We have an estimate of costs, a draft of activities, events planned for fundraising and an attentive, amazing, assiduous sub-committee working on it.

The planning for the National Convention that’s to be held in WA in 2010 is coming along nicely! We have a sub-committee with lots of people on it, the site (Point Walter Recreation and Convention Centre) booked for Sunday Oct 3^rd to Saturday Oct 9^th 2010, a bus and driver (may need another bus and we have another driver lined up) and a person who can help with getting grants, (so whoever does the grants in the East can you please contact Jo so she can put you in contact with Suzann in case she needs your help?).

The sub-committee will be getting together soon to nut out activities so that we also have an idea what meals, am/pm teas and supper’s (if any) we’ll need. Then we will send this information to the caterer to get menus and prices.

We have already begun looking at venues for the WA Convention in 2010. We are thinking of having it at the Point Walter Recreation and Convention Centre (check out the website www.auscamps.asn.au/campsite for more information) near Fremantle. Erica & Jo checked it out on the 8^th May for suitability and thought it a perfect venue. We might be able to book it two years in advance rather then the usual one year but we will need an idea of how many people will be attending, so if you can email Kirsty, Erica or Jo by Sept (08) that would be terrific. We may also be eligible to apply for a discount on accommodation costs so we need to draft a letter stating why we should have one. If anyone out there has experience writing such letters for please contact one of us for more details… thank you!