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CALL FOR PAPERS - 21st PANDDA CONFERENCE 2010

National Conference for Nurses in Disability
27 August 2010

21st PANDDA Conference & AGM 2010
Mercure Hotel, Parramatta, NSW.
Professional Association of Nurses in Develpmental Disability Areas. (PANDDA)

Conference Program and registration http://www.pandda.net/PANDDA/Conference.html

Web  www.pandda.net

Global is again the Platinum Sponsors for the 4th year.


ATTENTION: Conference Organisers why not lodge your 2010 and 2011 event details with us - for consideration for our online Global Conference Calendar that will also appear in the Global Gazette Disability & Ageing newsletter that is now viewed by over 16,500 disability, aged care and health professionals around Australia and in over 100 different countries.
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2010



24 – 29 July 2010
14th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Barcelona, Spain. To be followed by the ISAAC Research Symposium, July 30-31, also in Barcelona. http://www.isaac2010.org/index.php

27 - 28 July 2010
Health Reform 2010: Integration To Improve Australia’s Health Services.
Rydges World Square, Sydney Australia. http://www.reforminhealth.com/

29 - 30 July 2010
First International Youth Mental Health Conference.
Melbourne, Victoria. Professor Patrick McGorry. Australian of the Year 2010. Conference Convenor.  http://www.iymhconference.com.au/

2 - 4 August 2010
Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies Conference.
Sydney Australia. http://www.acwa2010.com/

3 August 2010
Computer Essentials for Nurses and Midwives. Concord Hospital, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

5 – 6 August 2010
NCOSS 75th Anniversary Conference. Fairness in NSW – 75 Years of NCOSS.  Australia Technology Park, Redfern. NSW Council of Social Services. Samantha@ncoss.org.au 02 9211 2599 www.ncoss.org.au Download: Conference program

5 – 8 August 2010
2010 VELG National Conference - 'Investing in VET = Succeeding in VET'. Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney. Voc Ed Learning Group. http://www.velg.com.aunatconference@velg.com.au email

8 August 2010
ACT Nursing and Health Expo.
National Convention Centre, Canberra. Royal College of Nursing Australia. http://www.rcna.org.au/development/act_expo

8 - 19 August 2010
Dealing With Disabilities.
11-Night European Cruise Conference from Amsterdam, Netherlands. http://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedetails.php?program_number=798

11 – 13 August 2010
Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology National Conference ARATA 2010, The Tip of The Iceberg, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania. arata10@ammp.com.au 03 9372 7182 www.arata.org.au

11 - 12 August 2010
Sydney Carex 2010. Health & Aged Care Expo. Rosehill Racecourse. Free admission. www.totalagedservices.com.au email Wayne at office@totalagedservices.com.au

12– 13 August 2010
11th Victorian Collaborative Psychiatric Nursing Conference. Centre for Psychiatric Nursing. The Australian College of mental Health Nurses (Vic), The Health and Community Services Union, Australian Nursing Federation. http://www.cpn.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/vcpnc2009 Call for abstracts http://www.cpn.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/162338/Call_for_Abstracts_2010.pdf

12– 13 August 2010
The Australian Association of Gerontology (SA & NT Division) presents AAG Northern Territory Conference - Theme: The Aging North (PDF 242 KB) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

16– 22 August 2010
Brain Injury Awareness Week – 2010 Theme - Falls-related Traumatic Brain Injury – check out the events at http://braininjuryaustralia.org.au/

18– 20 August 2010
11th International Mental Health Conference: Depression & Anxiety. Holiday Inn
Surfers Paradise, Queensland. ANZMHA Australian & New Zealand Mental health Association. http://www.anzmh.asn.au/conference10/default.asp

20 August 2010
Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses and Midwives. Coffs Harbour Ex Services Club, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

20 August 2010
ASSID NSW ACT State Conference. Liverpool Catholic Club. NSW. 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Australasian Society for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability.

20 – 21 August 2010
10th Rural Critical Care Conference.
Orange Ex-Services Club.
www.ruralcriticalcare.asn.au

22 – 26 August 2010
28th International Congress International Association of Logopedics & Phoniatrics.
Athens. Greece. http://www.ialpathens2010.gr/

24 – 26 August 2010
NZASID 7th Annual Conference.
Scenic Hotel Southern Cross, Dunedin. New Zealand Assiciation for Intellectual Disability.
Email: gary@accessability.org.nz   web: http://www.assid.org.au/



27 August 2010

21st PANDDA 2010 Conference
PANDDA Conference web page

Mercure Hotel, Parramatta, NSW.

The major national professional development conference for nurses in the disability sector.
Global is Platinum Sponsors for the 4th year
Professional Association of Nurses in Develpmental Disability Areas.

Conference Program and registration http://www.pandda.net/PANDDA/Conference.html

www.pandda.net


1 – 3 September 2010
6th National Homelessness Conference. 'Many Ways Home: Ending Homelessness by 2020' Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Click here for more information.

3 September 2010
Aged Care Nurses Forum. Camperdown, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

6 September 2010
Father’s Day

6 – 7 September 2010
NDS Employment Forum. NDS National Disability Services. Melbourne
.

7 - 10 September 2010
5th Biennial Disability Studies Conference. Lancaster University, UK. http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/disabilityconference/

8 - 11 September 2010
INP/APNN Conference 2010. Brisbane, Australia. International Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nursing Network. Advanced nursing practice responding to changing environment: Creating opportunities, enhancing services and maximising outcomes. International Council of Nurses (ICN) and Royal College of Nursing, Australia. http://www.rcna.org.au/conferences/INP_APNN%202010/welcome

9 - 12 September 2010
22nd Annual Psychotherapy Conference.
The State Library of NSW. Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (NSW) ltd. http://www.anzapweb.com/html/news/22nd-annual-conference-2010.html

10 - 13 September 2010
INTNSA Annual Educational Conference. Tucson, Arizona. USA. JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort. International Nurses Society on Additions. http://www.intnsa.org/events.php

14 - 17 September 2010
The MHS 20th Annual Conference: 20 years strong:  and now a renaissance. Sydney, Australia. Mental Health Services. http://www.themhs.org/2010-annual-conference

15 - 16 September 2010
Implementing Disability Inclusive Development in the Pacific and Asia: Reviewing progress, planning the future. Australian Disability and Development Consortium, Darwin Convention Centre. www.addc.org.au

21 September 2010
International Day of Peace

20-22 September 2010
Refocus on Recovery 2010. Friends House, London. www.researchintorecovery.com

23-24 September 2009
National Dementia Research Forum 2010.
Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Queensland. Dementia Collaborative Research Centres. Queensland University of Technology, School of Nursing & Midwifery. QUT Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovations, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute.  http://www.dementiaresearch.org.au/  http://www.dementia.unsw.edu.au/DCRCweb.nsf/page/home  

22 September 2010
Mental Health Nurses Forum. Camperdown, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

23-24 September 2009
National Dementia Research Forum 2010. Holiday Inn,
Surfers Paradise, Queensland. Dementia Collaborative Research Centres. Queensland University of Technology, School of Nursing & Midwifery. QUT Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovations, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute.  http://www.dementiaresearch.org.au/   and http://www.dementia.unsw.edu.au/DCRCweb.nsf/page/home
 

27 - 28 September 2010
CCSMH 4th National Conference: Connecting Research & Education to Care in Seniors' Mental Health
. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH). http://www.ccsmhevents.ca

28 – 29 September 2010
NDS Regional Support Worker Conference 2010.
Queanbeyan. Contact Emily Caska 02  9256 3112 emily.caska@nds.org.au Call for Papers http://www.nds.org.au/nsw/Resources/links/RSWC_Call_for_Papers_Jan10.pdf

28 September - 1 October 2010
5th National CAPS Conference - Ageing and Spirituality: Resistance, Resilience and Change
. Canberra, ACT, Australia. Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies. http://www.centreforageing.org.au/

MEDIA RELEASE

29 – 30 September 2010
Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium
: Winds of Change. Canberra, Australia. . Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association.  http://www.anzmh.asn.au/rmh10

29 September - 1 October 2010
45th ASSID Australasian Conference.
Hilton Hotel, Brisbane. Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability. Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine. Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support. Registration closes 31 August 2010. assid2010@optusnet.com.au (07) 3163 2496 www.assid.org.au

3 to 7 October 2010
XVIIITH World Congress On Psychiatric Genetics
. Athens, Greece. International Society Of Psychiatric Genetics. http://www.ispg2010.org

4 October 2010
Labour Day Public
Holiday

8 October 2010
Enrolled Nurses Forum. Camperdown, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

8 – 18 October 2010
Women’s Health. 10-Night Mediterranean Enchantment Cruise Conference from Rome, Italy. http://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedetails.php?program_number=767

12 – 15 October 2010
Forensic Psychiatry Annual Conference. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Prato, Tuscany, Italy. http://forensic2010.conorg.com.au/

15 October 2010
Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses and Midwives. Wagga RSL Club, Wagga Wagga, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

18 - 19 October 2010
NDS Queensland Communities of Practice Conference 2010. Sofitel Brisbane. National Disability Services. Queensland, Australia.

19 - 21 October 2010
Coming of Age: Dementia in the 21st Century
. London, United Kingdom. Dementia Services Development Centre. http://www.dementia.stir.ac.uk/London2010

20 – 21 October 2010
Dementia and Recreation National Conference 2010.
The Sebel Albert Park. Melbourne  Victoria  Australia. http://www.totalagedservices.com.au/workshops_conferences.asp

20 – 22 October 2010
3rd IASSID-Europe Congress international Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities Rome, Italy  http://www.iassid.org/iassid/

20 – 23 October 2010
INTNSA Annual Conference.
Hyatt Regency Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. International Nurses Society on Addition. http://www.intnsa.org/events.php

23-27 October 2010
The 9th Asia-Oceania Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology,
Melbourne, Australia, Hosted by the Australian Association of Gerontology with the New Zealand Association of Gerontology, the conference theme is "Ageing well together: Regional perspectives" focusing on the key areas of health, function, psychological, social and spiritual well-being.. For more info email  info@ageing2011.com  or visit:  http://www.ageing2011.com/

24 - 26 October 2010
RCNA Community and Primary Healthcare Nursing Conference.
Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Royal College of Nursing Australia. http://www.rcna.org.au/conferences/cphcc/welcome

25 October 2010
Computer Essentials for Nurses and Midwives. Concord Hospital, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

28 - 30 October 2010
14th Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists Scientific Meeting
. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association. http://www.anzmh.asn.au/PRCP10/

29 October 2010
World Stoke Day
www.strokefoundation.com.au

3 – 5 November 2010
British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting
. Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland, UK. http://www.bgs.org.uk/

5 November 2010
Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses and Midwives. Panthers Club, Port Macquarie, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

6 – 13 November 2010
Women’s Health.
7-Night Hawaiian Islands Cruise Conference from Honolulu. http://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedetails.php?program_number=777

13 November 2010
Keeping Baby in Mind: Enhancing Reflective Parenting in Early Intervention.
Rydges Parramatta. Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Inc. NSW. http://www.aaimhi.org/news.php

14 November 2010
World Diabetes Day
www.worlddiabetesday.org

17 – 18 November 2010
10th ASSID Disability Support Worker Conference.
University of Melbourne. “10 Years on: Looking Back But Moving Forward” Australiasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability. http://www.assid.org.au/  

17– 19 November 2010
6th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental & Behavioral Disorders. Washington, DC. Omni Shoreham Hotel. USA. Education Development Centre. World Federation for Mental Health. http://wmhconf2010.hhd.org/

18 – 19 November 2010
Mind & Its Potential Conference.
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. www.mondanditspotential.com.au

18 – 19 November 2010
The Inaugural National Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Conference.
John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW Kensington. SPRC Social Policy Research Centre. http://nipdc.arts.unsw.edu.au/

19 November 2010
Drug and Alcohol Nurses Forum. Camperdown, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

MEDIA RELEASE

24 – 26 November 2010
Australiasian Orientation and Mobility Conference 2010. The Women’s College,
University of Sydney. Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.
  www.guidedogs.com.au/amc2010  conference inquiries email amc2010@guidedogs.com.au

26 - 27 November 2010
2nd Conference on Positive Aging
. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. UBC Inter-professional Continuing Education. http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/

26 November 2010
Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses and Midwives. Panthers Club, Newcastle, NSW. NSW Nurses Association. PO Box 40 Camperdown NSW 1450 Fax: 02 9550 3667 Phone 02 8595 1234

27 November 2010
Victorian State Government Elections

2 – 3 December 2010
17th National Unemployment Conference: The Aftermath of the Crisis: 12th Path to Full Employment.
University of Newcastle. Callaghan, NSW. Centre of Full Employment and Equity. http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/conferences/2010/index.cfm

3 December 2010
International Day of People with Disability http://www.idpwd.com.au/

5 December 2010
International Volunteer Day
www.worldvolunteerweb.org

6 – 7 December 2010
NDS CEO Meeting. National Disability Services. Canberra.

6 – 9 December 2010
TASA Confernece: Social Causes, Private Lives.
Macquarie University. The Australian Socialogical Association. http://www.soc.mq.edu.au/tasa-conference/

9 - 12 December 2010
The 7th International Congress on Mental Dysfunctions & Other Non-Motor features in Parkinson's Disease (MDPD 2010).
 Barcelona, Spain. KENES International. http://www.kenes.com/mdpd

10 December 2010
Human Rights Day
www.un.org

25 December 2010
Christmas Day Public Holiday

25 December 2010
Boxing Day Public Holiday


2011


2011 International Year of Forests

I January 2011
New Years Day Public
Holiday

26 January 2011
Australia Day Public Holiday

11-12 February 2011
Lifelong Learning & Empowerment In Mental Health,
Paris, France
.
The aim of this conference is to present the state of the art research and current practice in the field of Lifelong Learning and Empowerment in Mental Health. http://www.lifelonglearninginmentalhealth.net/ Email ida@nlsh.no

17 to 20 February 2011
The 1st Global Congress for Consensus in Child Health & Pediatrics
. Vienna, Austria . Global Initiative for Consensus in Pediatrics (CIP). Paragon Conventions. http://www.cipediatrics.org


7 - 8 March 2011
AIC Conference – Young People, Risk And Resilience: The challenges of alcohol drugs and violence.
RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC. Email: aic.events@aic.gov.au  Australian Institute of Criminology.  http://www.aic.gov.au/events/aic%20upcoming%20events/2011/vscn.aspx

21 - 22 March 2011
Disability Support: Options for Reform
Conference. Melbourne The deadline for contributions is 30 November 2010.  CLICK HERE to submit your expression of interest and abstract.    CLICK HERE for further information.

22 - 23 March 2011
National Disability Services- Disability Professionals Victoria Conference.
From Strength to Strength. The Sebel, Albert Park. More info to come.

26 March 2011
NSW State
Government Elections

7 – 9 April 2011
British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting
. Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland, UK. http://www.bgs.org.uk/

5 – 6 May 2011
National Disability Services Conference 2011. Sydney.

11 – 14 May 2011.
National AAIMHI Conference: Growing Up Solid: Integrating Emotional & Mental Health Throughout Infancy, Childhood & Adolescence.
Perth, Western Australia. Australian Association for Infant Mental health Inc. in conjunction with RANZCP. Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatry.  http://www.aaimhi.org/conferences.php

12 – 14 May 2011.
10th Bienial AGOSCI Conference 2011
– ‘Taking it to the Streets’. Adelaide Convention Centre, SA. The major national professional development conference for people with complex communication needs, their families and service providers. http://www.alloccasionsgroup.com/AGOSCI2011

4 - 6 July 2011.
2011 AHDA Australasian Human Development Association Conference.
Dunedin, NZ. 17th Biennial Conference. http://www.ahda.org/conference/

1 August 2011 (subject to comfirmation)
PANDDA 2011 Conference,
The Epping Club, Epping, NSW.
Professional Association of Nurses in Develpmental Disability Areas.
www.pandda.net

5 - 8 October 2011
II International Congress Dual Pathology. Addictive Behaviors and other Mental Disorders
. Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. sociedad@patologiadual.es Sociedad Española de Patologia Dual. http://www.cipd2011.com

12 – 14  October 2011
British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting
. Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland, UK. http://www.bgs.org.uk/

1– 3 November 2011
Global Domestic Violence Conference.
Kuala Lumur, Malaysia. Guidelines for submissions at http://www.domesticviolenceconference.net/


2012


22-27 July 2012

International Congress of Psychology ICC, Cape Town South Africa www.icp2012.com

1 August 2012 (subject to comfirmation)
PANDDA 2012 Conference,
The Epping Club, Epping, NSW.
Professional Association of Nurses in Develpmental Disability Areas.

www.pandda.net

20 October 2012
ACT
Territory
Elections

September / October 2012 (tentatively)
Rehabilitation International Assembly
, Executive Committee Meeting, and RI 22nd World Congress, to be held in Korea. Contact: Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (KSRPD), rikorea@freeget.net


2013


18 to 23 May 2013
ICN 25th Quadrennial Congress. Melbourne, Australia
. Royal College of Nursing, Australia. http://www.rcna.org.au/conferences/2013_25th_icn_congress/welcome

1 August 2013 (subject to comfirmation)
PANDDA 2012 Conference,
The Epping Club, Epping, NSW.
Professional Association of Nurses in Develpmental Disability Areas.

www.pandda.net


GLOBAL'S PREVIOUS CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS


16-17 February 2009
National Disability Services NSW State Conference NDS NSW 2009 Strength 2 Strength
The Menzies,
14 Carrington St, Sydney.
Global was the headline major Platinum Sponsor for DS NSW 2009
Enquiries to Gabrielle Jones, State Planning Coordinator on 02 9256 3103  http://www.nds.org.au/nsw/2009conference.htm
Program:  Download the full colour program (2MB) or printer friendly colour program (1MB)
Registration:  REGISTER ONLINE HERE 


31 August 2009
PANDDA
20th Annual Conference 2009, The Epping Club, Epping, NSW.
Professional Association of Nurses in Developmental Disability Areas (Aust) Ltd.
Global was again the Platinum sponsor for this event.
Inquiries: conference@pandda.net Web 
www.pandda.net



15 -16 February 2010
NDS NSW ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE

Theme: “Dare To Be Different”

Global is Platinum Sponsor for the 3rd year
The major annual conference for the non-government sector disability service organisations.
National Disability Services NSW.
The Menzies 14 Carrington St, Sydney.
http://www.nds.org.au/nsw/Resources/events.html


ATTENTION: Conference Organisers why not lodge your 2010 and 2011 event details with us - for consideration for our online Global Conference Calendar that will also appear in the Global Gazette Disability & Ageing newsletter that is now viewed by over 16,500 disability, aged care and health professionals around Australia and in over 100 different countries.
Email details to
GlobalGazetteDisabilityAgeing@gmail.com



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