2011 Round Table Conference

Please find last year’s Round Table Conference in audio. The file is in DAISY format but it can be played in any media player.  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/84826323/RoundTable2011.zip

Regards,

Tony Iezzi

Round Table’s Annual Report

Round Table’s annual report for the 2010-2011 year was released at this year’s AGM, and is now available to read online or download. The report outlines Round Table’s work over the last year in guidelines and standards development, annual conference planning and communication with members and the public. It also includes a report on the Australian Braille Authority’s work, and an audited financial report.

(Photo: Mary Schnackenberg, Bruce Maguire, Maryanne Diamond and Christine Simpson at the Launch of the UEB Rule Book in Sydney, June 2010. Photo taken by Brian Conway.)

Conference specials

This morning at conference, the Executive announced a couple of special deals.

The first deal is conference-only pricing on professionally-printed copies of our guidelines on producing accessible information. The prices below apply if you buy copies of the guidelines in-person at the conference. All include Australian GST.

• Guidelines on accessible e-text: $20 for members (usually $30), $30 for non-members (usually $40)
• Duxbury Braille Translator Reference Manual: $40 for members (usually $50), $50 for non-members (usually $60)
• Guidelines on accessible assessment: $20 for members (usually $30), $30 for non-members (usually $40)
• Guidelines on producing clear print: $40 for members (usually $50), $50 for non-members (usually $60)
• For members only, a pack of all four guidelines is available for $100 (usually $160).

The second special deal relates to the membership fee for new Round Table members. If your organisation joins before 31 July 2011, you’ll get a 50% discount on 2011 membership, and a complimentary set of the four Round Table guidelines documents listed above. Visit the Round Table website for details of membership, or email Tammy Axelsen, Round Table’s administration officer, with any questions.

Free Technology Exhibition

Are you interested in reading?
Are you interested in technology?

The Round Table on Information Access is turning 30 and would love you to celebrate with us!

Play with gadgets
Join us for an exhibition of the latest technologies, such as
• Talking set-top boxes
• Text–to-speech
• GPS for the blind

View the future
Try out the brand new online talking book download system being developed by Vision Australia

When: Sunday 22nd May, 9:30am – 6pm
Where: Bayview on the Park Hotel conference centre, 52 Queens Road, Melbourne, one block from St Kilda Road trams
How much: FREE! Just turn up

30th Anniversary Round Table Conference Registrations Extended

As the Easter break has made it difficult for some delegates to have registrations processed within their organisations registrations for the 2011 Round Table Conference have been extended and now close on Friday the 6^th of May 2011.

Conference Venue:
Bayview on the Park Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria

Conference Dates:
Sunday 21st May 2011 – Tuesday 24th May 2011

Conference Theme:
Bridging the Information Access Gap: Past Successes & Future Challenges

The conference program and registration documentation are available by clicking on this link.

If you are posting your registration by regular mail please remember to check you have updated your database to include Round Table’s new mailing address:

PO Box 229

Lindisfarne TAS  7015

A special note for Round Table members

The 2011 Round Table AGM will be held on Monday afternoon, 23^rd May 2011. The Round Table Executive Committee request that a representative from each member organisation be present at this meeting if at all possible. It is a constitutional requirement that an AGM be held each year and a quorum is required before the AGM can proceed. This means at least 50% of eligible voting members must be present in person at the AGM. Please refer to rule 26,parts (1) through to (4) of the Rules of Association of the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Incorporated.

Should you have any queries or require any of the above documentation in an alternate format please do not hesitate to contact me on 0417 101 428 or by emailing admin@printdisability.org

REMINDER FaHCSIA Funding Applications Close this Friday the 15th of April for the 30th Anniversary Round Table Conference

Round Table are pleased to advise that a grant from the National Disability Conference Initiative has been approved by the Australian Government’s Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

This funding provides assistance towards travel, accommodation and registration costs for consumers (including a family member or carer to support them) to attend the 2011 Round Table Conference.

Important dates to remember

• FaHCSIA Funding Applications close Friday the 15th of April 2011.
• Accommodation booking at the Bayview are required by Tuesday 19^th April.
• Conference registrations close Thursday the 21st of April 2011.

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