Conference Webinar

21 & 22 July

• Pre-Conference workshops at Griffith University

• AAC Camp at Currumbin Community Special School

23 – 26 July

• Main Conference at Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

Pre-Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshops• Take the G:link to Gold Coast University Hospital Station or park

in Theatres Lane car park

• Make your way to Building G17

• Registration begins at 8:00am

• Full Day Workshops begin at 9:00am and finish at 4:00pm

• Half Day workshop begins at 9:00am and finishes at 12:30pm

• Morning and afternoon tea provided. Lunch provided for full day workshop registrants.

Saturday Workshops• Full day workshops

• Communication and Access for Children who have Severe Physical Challenges and Cortical Visual Impairment. Presented by Linda Burkhart.

• Daring to Dream: Turning Your Dreams into Future Realities. Presented by Jennifer Seale, Beth Moulam and Melinda Smith.

• Half Day Workshop• Evidence-Based Practice in Aided Language Modelling/Aided

Language Stimulation. Presented by Samuel Sennott.

Sunday Workshops• Full day workshops

• Comprehensive Approaches to Literacy in AAC. Presented by Penny Hatch and Lori Geist.

• The Lived Experience of Speaking through a Speech Generating Device. Presented by Kathy Howery.

AAC Camp• At Currumbin Community Special School (best reached

by car)

• Camp begins at 9:30am on Saturday and 9:00am on Sunday

• Campers BYO meals and prepare to have lots of fun!

Main Conference

Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre

• Take the G:link to Broadbeach North station or park at the Centre's car park

• Make your way to reception to register

• Enjoy the conference!

Registration at GCCEC• Open from 9:00 to 5:00 Sunday 22 for those who want to

get a jump on the queue!

• Registration open each day of the conference from 8am

Main Conference Program• Available for download from https://www.isaac-

online.org/english/conference-2018/conference-program/

• Also in the conference app

• Some sessions will be translated into Mandarin Chinese and a translated program will be available.

Monday Conference Program

8:00 Registration opens

9:00 Opening Ceremony

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 9 Concurrent sessions

12:30 Lunch and meetings

2:00 9 Concurrent sessions including Yarning Circle for PWUAAC and Poster Session A

3:30 Afternoon Tea

4:00 9 Concurrent sessions

5:30 Finish

6:00 Welcome Reception at GCCEC

Tuesday Conference Program8:00 Registration opens

8:30 9 Concurrent sessions including Research

Seminar which you can attend all or just one

8:30 Tobii Dynavox Learning Lounge open all day

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 9 Concurrent sessions and Poster Session B

12:30 Lunch and meetings

2:00 ISAAC Outstanding Consumer Lecture

3:30 Afternoon Tea

4:00 9 Concurrent sessions

5:30 Finish and Volunteer Appreciation Event

7:00 President’s Reception at The Star, Gold Coast

Wednesday Conference Program8:00 Registration opens

8:30 8 Concurrent sessions plus Tobii Dynavox

Learning Lounge open all day

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 9 Concurrent sessions and Poster Sessions C & D

12:30 Lunch and meetings

2:00 ISAAC Membership and Awards Meeting

3:30 Afternoon Tea

4:00 8 Concurrent sessions

5:30 Finish

5:45 Buses to Social Event leave GCCEC

7:00 Social Event at Dreamworld

Thursday Conference Program

8:00 Registration opens

8:00 Feature session: Jordan Nguyen

8:30 10 Concurrent sessions

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 10 Concurrent sessions and Poster Session E

12:30 Lunch and meetings

2:00 10 Concurrent sessions

3:30 Afternoon Tea

4:00 Closing Ceremony

5:00 Finish

Exhibit• Open from 8:30 to 5:00 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

• Open from 8:30 to 4:00 on Thursday

• Lots of exciting exhibits

Our Exhibitors

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G:link• Fully accessible tram system taking you to many of the

major attractions on the Gold Coast

• If you have pre-ordered a G:link pass and are staying at the Crowne Plaza you will be provided with it as you check-in

• Or you can collect your G:link pass from the lobby at the Crowne Plaza from 3 – 6pm on Friday 20th

• Or you can collect it when you register

Silent Auction• Please bring along an item to contribute

• Items go on Auction on Monday and sales are finalized at 12:30 on Wednesday

• Winners need to pay for and then collect items Wednesday afternoon

• Proceeds go to the ISAAC Conference Travel Grant

Social Events• Monday 6pm Welcome Reception

• Tuesday 7pm President’s Reception

Both of these events are included in a four day conference registration

• Wednesday 7pm Social Evening

This event is sold out. If you have a ticket, buses will be departing GCCEC at 5:45pm

Accessibility• Information at https://www.isaac-

online.org/english/conference-2018/conference-accessibility/

• Also in the conference app

Accessibility Features• Restroom with change table and hoist on each floor

• Other standard accessible restrooms through venue

• Quiet room

• Blender bar and access to a fridge and microwave

• 3 Lifts

• 38 accessible car parks

Conference App

Conference App• Download Elements Event Portal from the Apple App Store

or from Google Play

• Also available through a browser at https://isaac2018.entegyapp.com.au/

Using the App you can:• View the conference program

• Create your own custom schedule*

• Access session abstracts and author bios

• View the venue maps and accessibility information

• See the range of exhibitors and conference sponsors

• Find out what’s happening in the social program

• Take notes on sessions and then email them*

• Check out what’s happening in social media

*- not available in browser version

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