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Call for Speakers 

Abstracts are invited for oral presentations. All accepted presenters must register for the Conference by the required deadline or the presentation will be withdrawn by the Organising Committee. Online ubmission is the only method of receipt of abstracts.  Abstracts should be a maximum of 200 words.

Abstract Submission Deadline
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, 18 May 2009 and this cannot be extended. The only acceptable method of submission is electronically to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Confirmation of Receipt of Abstract
After submission, you will receive an emailed confirmation of your abstract. Submissions of, or changes to, abstracts will NOT be accepted after Monday 18 May 2009.

Presentation Format
The Programme Committee reserves the right to decide the format of presentation (oral or poster).

Abstracts Topics
Abstracts are to be submitted for the following topics (you can choose category when submitting):

*  Networking

*  Knowledge

*  Future

*  Leadership

Professional Conversation Sessions as part of the Breakout Sessions):
One of the main benefits of attending such an important professional development opportunity as the AUSTAFE Conference is the chance to discuss issues with your colleagues. So important is this interaction, the Conference themes incorporate networking, knowledge and leadership.

The Professional Conversation sessions have been designed to allow participants to not only informally share knowledge and ideas about ways organisations can improve, but also to learn from each other’s experience and knowledge.
To ensure the best outcome for these Conversations, numbers will be limited to 10 participants (preregistration is required).

Paper Submissions
Full paper submission is not required