The Ballroom, Sofitel Wentworth Sydney

Closing date for registration and full payment is Friday 16 September 2011.

The NSW Primary Principals’ Association (NSWPPA) annual conference theme for 2011 is ‘New Wave - Leading and Learning’. The program has been designed to provide a rich professional learning experience for NSW public school principals focussing on the development of effective leadership.

The conference offers:

• a variety of guest speakers;

• the NSWPPA AGM and business sessions; and

• social functions concluding with the Dinner on Friday 28 October.

The conference is limited to financial members of the NSW PPA. Relieving principals must be financial members of the appropriate principals’ association in their own right or have permission from that association to attend the conference.  Relieving principals must be in the principal’s position at the time of the conference.

Principals will register online for the conference.  The cost of conference registration does not include accommodation. Principals will be required to arrange their own accommodation at one of the three hotels where special rates have been arranged or at another venue of their choice. The professional learning component of the conference registration package is discounted using funds contributed by organisations.  Social events have been discounted by funds raised through sponsorship. Payment is by cheque only.

Registration Cost:

• A full registration package (including social events from Wednesday to Friday and Welcome to Conference for Participants & Sponsors on Tuesday evening from 5:00pm – 8:00pm) is $800
• Single day registration is $280 per day, (which is for the speaker program, registration and publication costs for the day together with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.)

The professional learning program focuses on leadership and aims to inspire.  Speakers include: Kurt Fearnley, Prof Tony Vinson, Dr Adam Fraser, Michael McQueen, Nigel Marsh, Jim Molan, Feyi Akindoyeni and Glenn A Baker the compere. See the Program pages for details.

The social program includes:

• Welcome to Conference at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel (Tuesday 25 October);

• Harbour Cruise (Wednesday 26 October);

• Reception for Public Education (Thursday 27 October);

• Conference Dinner (Friday 28 October).

When completing online registration principals will be asked to nominate which social events they will be attending. There are no refunds for conference events that principals choose not to attend, nor are tickets transferable. Space permitting, tickets are available for partners of conference participants at cost. See the Social Functions pages for details.

Accommodation at the NSW government rate has been arranged at the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney, the venue for the conference, the Radisson Plaza Sydney and the Travelodge Martin Place. Please see the Accommodation page for details.

Should further information be needed, please contact:

• Registration Coordinator, Sandra Armstrong, (02) 4938 7331 or 0408 636 281 email: sandra.armstrong1@det.nsw.edu.au

• Conference Administrator, Mary Lambert: (02) 9604 5475 or 0427 962 279, email: mary.lambert@det.nsw,edu.au

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