2012 FAA CONFERENCE: Weaving the Fabric of Time
In this edition of the journal our featured speaker Robert Hand has written an insightful article What are we doing Anyway? inviting us to reflect and delve deeper into what we do with our craft. We are delighted to welcome Robert Hand back to Oz where he has been one our favourite overseas presenters in the past. Robert Hand will be giving an all day workshop before the conference begins and this is filling fast. We expect this workshop to be filled, so we are suggesting early registration in order not to be disappointed. The pre-conference and conference lectures will be the only presentations Robert will be doing this time in Australia.
We have also changed the venue for Robert Hand’s workshop to the Abbotsford Convent as this is a beautiful venue and a great place to enjoy your day with Robert. Transportation will be available from University College to take our out-of-towners to the venue and bring them back. Plus there will be many locals available to help assist you to the venue. The committee thought it would be a great place to spend the day in this wonderful setting. As you enter the precinct you are taken back in time. Since astrologers come here to classes or seminars it also has become affectionately known as Hogwarts. As well the convent houses a wing of alternate therapists so if you also wanted to coordinate your visit with any other of the treatments available or if you are just interested in the venue go to: http://www.abbotsfordconvent.com.au/wellbeing. On site there are many places to have lunch or coffee, have time out, take a relaxing walk along the Yarra or visit the children’s farm.
ABBOTSFORD CONVENT
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The lecture schedule and timetable is now posted for each conference day. As you can see our conference program is packed with exceptional speakers who are offering exciting lectures, seminars and workshops; therefore it has been a huge task to arrange the schedule. Making choices will be tough; I sympathise with Libras trying to make their selections. However all the lectures will be recorded and there will be lots to discuss with your friends and colleagues during the breaks.
Good quality comfortable student rooms are still available; however if student accommodation is not your thing then on the website we have listed other accommodation nearby (see FAQ). All the apartments that we have been able to hold in other colleges have now all been booked.
The next early bird date is November 24 when Mercury turns and our planning and organising enters the final stage. Therefore I would invite you to register as early as possible because we will have a limit on the amount of attendees we will be able to accept. At this time we will also make the decision whether we will release one day or two day tickets.
All the best,
Brian Clark
FAA Conference Coordinator