Registration

Online Registration & Workshop Selection	Registration Form PDF Version (60KB)
For security reasons we do not take payments through our web site. We will use the information provided to create a tax invoice which will then be emailed to you. Direct Payment: The invoice will provide bank details. Credit card: Make payment by MasterCard, Visa or Bankcard by post or phone. Cheque: Made payable to 'VALBEC'.
Registrations are due by Friday, May 13, 2005. Late registrations cannot be guaranteed a place. We encourage members to register early.

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Registration
1. Fees includes all conference sessions, morning tea, lunch, tea/coffee, participant pack
2. Registrations cannot be accepted without payment or purchase order.
3. All registrations received by the due date will be acknowledged by email (preferred), fax or post.
4. Cancellations prior to April 22, 2005 will incur an administration fee of $22 (including GST)
5. After April 22, 2005, a cancellation fee of $55 (including GST) will apply
6. Payment must be received prior to attending the conference.

Conference Fees (includes 10% GST)
Member Rate	$145
Early Bird Member Rate (applicable to those current financial members for registrations received or postmarked on or before April 22)	$130
Standard Rate	$170
Presenter rate (applies to those confirmed by Conference organisers)	$100

Payment
An invoice for the items and amounts selected will be sent to the email address provided.
You may

Provide a Purchase Order No. (if applicable)
Send a cheque payable to ‘VALBEC’
Pay by credit card (phone or mail)
Make a direct payment into the Conference account (The conference account details will be on the invoice). You must provide a remittance advice of payment details.

Workshop Selection
To help the conference run as smoothly as possible, indicate your preferred workshop in each block. Click here for more details of each workshop. Note that the program is subject to change without notice; check this web site for the latest information.

• Coffee and muffins on arrival
• Opening
• Keynote Address: “Public Portraits, Personal Visions and Professional Practice”
Session A (Select one of three)

	A101	Who's Supporting Who? - Literacy and Numeracy Support Systems for Indigenous Students Narelle McGlusky and Lenora Thaker, Indigenous Studies Product Development Unit, Tropical North Queensland TAFE
	A102	New Thinking, Better Results - the Human Givens Approach to Teaching and Learning. Merv Edmunds, VCAL Coordinator, Mercy Regional College
	A103	What can research tell us about meeting the adult learning challenge in this ever-changing world - some strategic research and curriculum questions Cheryl Wilkinson, Senior Program Officer: Adult, Community & Further Education Community & Stakeholder Relations Branch

• Morning tea
• Keynote Address:“Writing Wrong: Conundrums of literacy and human rights”
Catherine Kell, The Centre for Flexible and Distance Learning at the University of Auckland
Session B (Select one of six)

	B101	Learners Guiding Classroom Practice: A Reflective Approach to Implementing the Certificates of English Language Literacies Sarah Deasey, Joanne Goodman and teachers from Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre and North Melbourne Language and Literacy.
	B102	Telling Stories: A Writing Experience for ALBE Students Debbie Soccio and Tony Bonnici, Access Program, Victoria University
	B103	Substitute workshop Histories … and display Daryl Evans
	B104	Rhetoric 101, Part 1: the theory Rob McCormack, Victoria University
	B105	Module Load Completion Rates and ACFE Courses: How can I Learn to Live with MLCRs? Venny Smolich, Program Manager, Women's Program, Victoria University
	B106	Finding Training Resources for the ACE Industry Robyn Francis, Australian Training Products

• Lunch
Session C (Select one of six)

	C101	Contradicting the Stereotype Peter Waterhouse & Crina Virgona , Workplace Learning Initiatives
	C102	Keeping Learners in Sight Using Accredited General Studies and Further Education Curriculum Liz Davidson & Lynne Fitzpatrick, CMM, Victoria University
	C103	Approaches to providing literacy support to students in Aged Care programs Kerrin Pryor, Upper Yarra Community House Learning Centre
	C104	Assessing Reading Difficulties and Writing Fiction for Adolescents Suria Naidoo and Marcia Hiatt, Holmesglen TAFE
	C105	Moving Out Through Song Lisa Kendall and Tina Lan, Kew Neighbourhood House
	C106	Substitute workshop Blended Learning in the adult learning classroom Debbie Soccio, Victoria University

Disclaimer
The VALBEC conference provides a valuable forum for discussion and debate, implicit in which is the understanding that none of the content of the conference is formally endorsed by VALBEC.

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