ORGANISING COMMITTEE MEETING 3 August 2010 MINUTES and ...

4. Venue
No further information regarding the venue at this stage.
5. Sponsorship & Exhibition Update
Sponsorship committee will be contacting chemical companies again this month as it is the new financial year.
Application to HAL in progress and will hopefully generate $35,000 in sponsorship.
ACTION:
• Sponsorship committee to follow up chemical companies
6. Timeline
Timeline tracking well – items of interest for August:
Conlog to obtain AV quotes
Committee to identify official guests for conference opening and social functions
Committee to identify musicians/entertainment and send suggestions to Rachel
Conlog to obtain conference insurance quote
ACTION:
• Conlog to obtain AV quotes
• Conlog to obtain conference insurance quote
• Committee to identify official guests for conference opening & social functions
• Committee to identify musicians/entertainment for social functions & send suggestions to Rachel
7. Budget
No changes to the budget at this stage.
16 registrations received to date.
8. Social Program
No further update on Social Program.
Refer action items under timeline.
9. Scientific Program Update
Mark advised that all plenary speakers have been contacted and have received both formal and informal
acceptances from all speakers.
Mark receiving bio’s and pictures for the website and will follow up on those not received. Once all received
Mark to send all speaker details to Conlog to post on website and log in database.
4 nominees have been received for the McApline Lecture. Mark to distribute nominees CV’s to program
committee for decision.
Program committee will also identify chairpersons for concurrent sessions.
ACTION:
• Mark to follow up on speaker bio’s and pictures and send to Conlog once received
• Conlog to post speaker information on website once received
• Program committee to choose a nominee for the McAlpine Lecture
• Program committee to identify chairpersons for concurrent sessions