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3 New Conference Records for Australasian Podiatry

The Australasian Podiatry Conference 2009, held on 12-16 May, broke three new records on its way to being the most successful conference of its kind.

Held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, the saw the largest number of delegates (651), including the most students (81); and the greatest amount of individual trade exhibitors (82); ever to attend a podiatry conference in the southern hemisphere.

A new fundraising record of $43,300 was also raised for the Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation (APERF) largely through both its major and silent auctions. The auction, in front of the largest conference dinner audience, broke the fundraising record together with a generous donation from the Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM).

The success of the conference is also attributed to the standard and variety of academic and clinically based presentations that featured in the conference program, especially from its keynote speakers, Professor Chris Nester (University of Salford, United Kingdom) and Dr Robert Frykberg (Carl T. Hayden Veterans’ Affairs Medical Centre, USA); and a range of invited guest speakers, from Professor Bill Vicenzino to Dr Paul Wraight.

Conference and Events Manager at the Australasian Podiatry Council and pioneer behind the conference organisation, Ms Elisha Warren, praised the terrific effort of all involved. “This feat would not have been achieved without the tireless work of the conference organising committee, staff at the Australasian Podiatry Council, sponsors, generous auction donors, venue management, exhibition hire and audio-visual staff and most importantly the participants: both delegate and trade who showed their enthusiasm and support for the podiatry profession.”

The Australasian Podiatry Council looks forward to building on this success for the next conference in 2011. An announcement on the host city for the next Australasian Podiatry Conference will be made shortly and feature in the August/September 2009 edition of the Podiatry Bulletin.

Australasian Podiatry Conference 2009 Committee members

Chair: Pete Lazzarini
Dr Angela Evans
Anthony Short
Barry Hawes
Chris Garside
Joshua Burns
Leah Cook
Paul Fleet
Stephen Urry

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