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!GENERAL!INFORMATION!

!Australian!Pain!Society!

!33rd!Annual!Scientific!Meeting!National(Convention(Centre(Canberra!

17(–(20(March(2013(CONFERENCE!VENUE(The(Australian(Pain(Society(33rd(Annual(Scientific(Meeting(will(be(held(at(the(National(Convention(Centre((NCC),(Canberra,(located(in(the(heart(of(Canberra’s(city(and(just(7km(from(the(airport.((Address:(31(Constitution(Avenue,(Canberra,(ACT(

!!REGISTRATION!The(conference(registration(desk(will(be(located(on(the(ground(floor(of(the(NCC.(Opening(times(are(as(follows:(((PreBConference!Workshop!delegates!only(Sunday(17(March(( 7.30(am(–(1.30(pm((APS!Exhibitors!Sunday(17(March(( 8.00(am(–(3.30(pm((APS!Conference!delegates(Sunday(17(March(( 3.30(pm(–(7.00(pm(Monday(18(March( 7.00(am(–(5.00(pm( (Tuesday(19(March( 7.00(am(–(5.00(pm(Wednesday(20(March( 8.00(am(–(5.00(pm((Staff(at(the(registration(desk(will(be(happy(to(help(with(any(queries.((

REGISTRATION!ENTITLEMENTS!Registration(for(full(registrants(includes(entry(into(all(sessions,(the(conference(satchel,(conference(handbook,(attendance(certificate,(morning(&(afternoon(teas,(lunches(on(each(day(of(the(conference(and(the(Welcome(Reception(on(Sunday(17(March.((Day(registration(includes(entry(into(all(sessions(for(that(day,(the(conference(satchel,(conference(handbook,(attendance(certificate,(morning(&(afternoon(teas(and(lunch(on(the(day(of(registration.(((

SCIENTIFIC!PROGRAM!The(Scientific(Program(is(now(available(to(download(from(the(conference(website,(please(visit(the(following(link:((www.dcconferences.com.au/aps2013/program((

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CATERING/BREAK!TIMES!Morning,(afternoon(tea(and(lunch(will(be(served(within(the(conference(exhibition(area.(!Monday!18!March!2013!10.30(am(–(11.00(am( Morning(Tea(12.35(pm(–(1.30(pm( Lunch(3.00(pm(–(3.30(pm( Afternoon(Tea((Tuesday!19!March!2013!10.30(am(–(11.00(am( Morning(Tea(12.35(pm(–(1.30(pm( Lunch(3.00(pm(–(3.30(pm( Afternoon(Tea((Wednesday!20!March!2013!10.30(am(–(11.00(am( Morning(Tea(12.35(pm(–(1.30(pm( Lunch(3.00(pm(–(3.30(pm( Afternoon(Tea(

!!PREBCONFERENCE!WORKSHOPS!Sunday!17!March(If(you(have(not(already(registered(for(a(preYconference(workshop,(places(are(limited(but(still(available,(please(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(if(you(would(like(to(attend(one(of(the(workshops(below:(Y(Workshop!1:!Acute(Pain(–(Also(a(National(Challenge,(8.30(am((for(an(8.50(am(start)(–(5.00(pm,(Bradman(Theatrette(Workshop!2:!Fundamentals(of(Pain,(8.30(am((for(a(9.00(am(start)(–(5.00(pm,(Menzies(Theatrette(Workshop!3:!Physiotherapy(in(Pain(Management,(1.30(pm(–(5.00(pm,(Swan(&(Torrens(Room(Workshop!4:(The(Challenge(of(Persistent(Pain(in(Paediatrics,(1.00(pm(–(5.00(pm,(Nicholls(Theatrette(Neuromodulation!Society!of!Australia!&!New!Zealand!Annual!Scientific!Meeting,(8.30(am(–(5.00(pm,(Sutherland(Theatrette((Please(visit(the(conference(website(to(view(more(information(for(these(workshops:(www.dcconferences.com.au/aps2013/PreYConference_Workshops(((

!BREAKFAST!SESSIONS!Industry(breakfast(sessions(will(take(place(from(7.30(am(–(8.30(am(on(Monday(and(Tuesday,(with(breakfast(being(served(in(the(room(at(7.15(am.((If(you(have(booked(a(place(at(a(breakfast(sessions(and(can(no(longer(attend,(please(notify(the(Conference(Secretariat(so(your(place(can(be(reYallocated.(Should(you(wish(to(attend(a(session,(places(are(still(available,(please(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(to(add(one(of(these(sessions(to(your(registration.(((Monday!18!March!Boston(Scientific,(Innovation(focused(on(pain(relief,(Swans(&(Torrens(Room(Pfizer,(Neuropathic(Pain(Update:(From(mechanism(to(management,(Ballroom!(Tuesday!19!March!Hospira,(Wound(Infiltration:(an(examination(of(current(practice,(emerging(technologies(and(practical(solutions(for(the(safe(delivery(of(medications,(Ballroom(Grunenthal,(Tapentadol(abuse(in(the(US:(The(first(24(months,(Swan(&(Torrens(Room((!INDUSTRY!EXHIBITION!This(is(held(in(the(exhibition(hall,(ground(floor(of(the(NCC(and(will(be(open(during(the(following(hours:((Sunday(17(March:( 5.00(pm(–(7.00(pm(Monday(18(March:( 8.30(am(–(5.00(pm(Tuesday(19(March:( 8.30(am(–(5.00(pm(Wednesday(20(March:( 8.30(am(–(5.00(pm(((

!!ACCREDITATION!POINTS!All(delegates(attending(a(preYconference(workshop(and/or(the(conference(will(receive(a(certificate(of(attendance.(The(attendance(certificate(will(note(the(number(of(educational(hours(completed.(((You(will(need(this(certificate(to(apply(for(CPD(accreditation(points(through(your(chosen(college.(We(recommend(all(delegates(selfYrecord(as(colleges(differ(in(their(professional(development(point(systems.((Attendance(certificates(will(be(available(from(the(registration(desk(at(morning(tea(on(Wednesday(20(March.(Day(delegates(should(request(their(certificate(from(the(registration(desk.((

!SPEAKER!PREPARATION!ROOM!The(speaker(preparation(room(will(be(open(from(7.00(am(on(Sunday(17(March(until(3.00(pm(on(Wednesday(20(March.(All(presenters(must(checkYin(at(the(speaker(preparation(room((located(in(the(Executive(Room,(on(the(first(floor)(at!least!2!hours!prior!to!the!start!of!their!session!time.(Presentations(must(be(brought(on(either(USB(memory(stick(or(CD.((Alternatively,(if(you(wish(to(upload(your(presentation(prior(to(arriving(at(the(conference,(you(can(do(so(by(visiting(the(following(link:(https://dropbox.yousendit.com/AudioAdviceYPresentationFiles(!!APS!2013!CONFERENCE!APP!The(APS(2013(conference(APP(includes(program(and(session(information(at(your(fingertips.(This(is(a(‘web(browser(app’(and(is(compatible(with(all(smartphone(devices(and(tablet(devices.(The(APP(user(guide(will(be(available(at(the(registration(desk.((To(access(the(APP,(please(enter(the(following(link(into(your(browser,(aps2013.mobievents.mobi(or(scan(the(QR(image(below(using(a(barcode(or(QR(reader;((

!(You(can(also(update(your(profile,(add(a(photo(and(contact(other(delegates.(For(further(information,(please(read(the(APP(user(guide.!(

!SOCIAL!PROGRAM!If(you(have(not(registered(for(any(of(these(social(sessions(and(would(like(to(attend,(please(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(as(soon(as(possible.(!Welcome!Reception(Exhibition)Hall,)Ground)Floor,)NCC)Sunday(17(March(2013(5.00(pm(–(7.00(pm(The(Welcome(Reception(is(included(in(the(registration(fee(for(full(registrants.((Dress:(Smart(Casual(Additional!Adult!Ticket!prices:(($60.00(Should(you(wish(to(purchase(a(ticket(or(if(you(have(selected(to(attend(but(no(longer(wish(to(then(please(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(as(soon(as(possible.((((

((Neuromodulation!Society!Dinner!Chairman)&)Yip,)108)Bunda)Street,)Canberra(Sunday(17(March(2013(7.15(pm(Dress:!Smart(casual(Price:!$120(p/person(This(dinner(is(for(delegates(who(attend(the(Neuromodulation(Society(of(Australia(&(New(Zealand(preJconference(workshop.((Pain!in!Childhood!SIG!Dinner!Ardeche)Restaurant,)Cnr)City)Walk)and)Ainslie)Ave)(Monday(18(March(2013(7.30(pm(Dress:(Smart(Casual(Price:!$65.00((cost(includes(a(three(course(meal(and(limited(drinks.(Additional(drinks(can(be(purchased(at(the(venue)(!Conference!Gala!Dinner(Australian)War)Memorial,)Treloar)Cresent,)Campbell)Tuesday(19(March(2013(7.00(pm(–(11.00(pm(Dress:!Cocktail((Prices:(( $125.00((not(including(War(Memorial(Tour)(

$145.00((including(War(Memorial(Tour)((Transport:!For(guests(confirmed(on(the(Memorial(Tour,(buses(depart(from(the(main(entrances(of(the(National!Convention!Centre!and!Crowne!Plaza!at(6.00pm.(Guests(staying(at(other(hotels(are(to(either(make(their(own(way(to(the(National(Convention(Centre(for(the(bus,(or(go(directly(to(the(venue.((For(all(other(guests(buses(depart(as(follows:(a)(A(bus(will(depart(the(from(the(main(entrance(of(the(National!Convention!Centre!at(6.30pm(and(continue(to(pickBup!from!the!Mercure!hotel((b)(A(bus(will(depart(the(Clifton!on!Northbourne!at(rear(entrance(49(Mort(Street(at(6.30pm((The!Rex(guests(are(to(make(their(own(way(to(join(the(Clifton(pickYup),(and(continue(to(pickYup(from(the(Crowne!Plaza!at(6.40pm!!Return(shuttle(buses(will(commence(at(10.00pm(and(the(last(shuttle(is(at(11.15pm.(!This(is(a(ticketed(event,(should(you(wish(to(purchase(a(ticket(or(if(you(have(selected(to(attend(but(no(longer(wish(to(then(please(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(as(soon(as(possible.(((ASCEPT!SIG!Dinner!On(Monday(18th(March(the(newly(formed(ASCEPT(SIG(on(Behavioural(and(Neuropharmacology(will(be(holding(a(dinner(for(anyone(with(an(interest(in(this(area.((Please(contact(Mark(Hutchinson(if(you(would(like(to(attend,(at(mark.hutchinson@adelaide.edu.au(or(0466(304(980((

!POSTER!DISPLAY!The(poster(display(will(be(located(within(the(exhibition(hall.((Posters(should(be(in(place(by(8.30(am(on(Monday(18(March(and(will(be(displayed(for(the(duration(of(the(Conference.(Poster(presenters(are(to(stand(by(their(poster(to(answer(any(questions(during(the(poster(viewing(session(on(Tuesday(19(March(from(12.35(pm(–(1.30(pm.!Posters(should(measure(0.9m(wide(and(1.5m(high,(presenters(are(asked(to(bring(their(own(‘hook(and(loop’(velcro(to(affix(their(posters(to(their(display(wall.!!!!!!!!

!ACCOMMODATION!If(you(have(booked(your(accommodation(through(the(Conference(Secretariat(your(reservation(has(been(confirmed(with(the(hotel.(Any(amendments(to(bookings(must(be(sent(via(the(Conference(Secretariat.(Should(you(wish(to(contact(the(hotels(directly,(please(use(the(following(contact(details:((Crowne)Plaza(1(Binara(Street,(Canberra(+61(2(6247(8999(www.crowneplazacanberra.com.au((The)Clifton)on)Northbourne(100(Northbourne(Avenue,(Canberra(+61(2(6262(6266(www.cliftonsuites.com.au((Mercure)Canberra(Corner(of(Ainslie(&(Limestone(Ave,(Braddon(+61(2(6243(0000(www.mercurecanberra.com.au((The)Rex(150(Northbourne(Ave,(Canberra(City(+61(2(6248(5311(www.canberrarexhotel.com.au((Accommodation!Cancellation!Policy!There(is(no(guarantee(that(cancellations(made(within(30(days(of(the(arrival(date(will(receive(a(full(refund(as(hotels(reserve(the(right(to(charge(a(fee(equal(to(one((1)(night's(accommodation(or(the(full(duration(of(the(stay(on(any(rooms(cancelled(within(30(days(of(the(accommodation(arrival(date.(

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!!NAME!BADGES!All(delegates(are(provided(with(a(name(badge(included(in(the(registration(pack.(Delegates(are(required(to(wear(their(name(badges(at(all(times(throughout(the(conference(as(this(badge(is(your(the(official(pass(to(sessions,(teas(and(lunches.((

!!DIETARY!REQUIREMENTS!If(you(have(not(already(done(so,(please(advise(the(Conference(Secretariat(of(any(specific(dietary(requirements(and/or(food(allergies.(If(you(have(advised(of(a(special(diet(request,(please(make(yourself(known(to(banqueting(staff(in(order(to(collect(your(special(meal.(Please(note(that(vegetarian(options(are(available(within(the(standard(menu.(((

CLOAKROOM!The(cloakroom(is(situated(at(the(NCC(reception(desk.((

!BUSINESS!CENTRE!The(Business(Centre(is(located(at(the(NCC(reception(desk.(All(printing,(scanning(and(photocopying(services(are(available.!!!PARKING(NCC!Parking!Undercover(parking(is(accessed(from(Constitution(Avenue.(((There(is(direct(lift(access(from(the(top(level(of(the(Car(Park(to(both(levels(of(the(NCC.((The(following(rates(apply:(• Full(Day(Y($16.00(• Four(Hours(before(5pm(Y($8.00(• Weekend(&(After(Hours(Y($2.00(

(For(your(convenience(a(Cashcard(ATM(is(located(just(inside(the(front(entry,(in(the(lobby(of(the(NCC.(The(ATM(accepts(cards(from(major(Australian(banks,(most(major(overseas(banks(and(the(majority(of(Australian(credit(unions.(A($2.50(service(charge(applies.(

!!VISITOR!INFORMATION!www.visitcanberra.com.au!!Arriving!by!Taxi!NCC(is(a(15(–(30(minute(drive(from(the(Airport.(((• Canberra(Elite(((

Phone:(13(22(27(or(SMS(your(name,(pickup(address(and(time(to(be(collected(to(0417(672(773((For(wheelchair(bookings(phone:(6126(1596(

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• Silver(Service(((Phone:(13(31(00((This(premium(service(features(luxury(sedans(and(7(seater(vans,(accredited(silver(standards,(and(guaranteed(delivery(times(for(bookings.(!(

Airport!Express!Shuttle(((The(Airport(Express(shuttle(bus(operates(to(and(from(Canberra(International(Airport(and(Canberra(city(centre.(Airport(pick(up/drop(off(The(Airport(Express(collects(passengers(on(the(lower(level(of(the(Terminal(road(system,(closest(to(the(undercover(car(

park.(View(map(on(www.canberraairport.com.au(City(pick(up/drop(off(The(Airport(Express(collects(passengers(from(the(bus(stop(on(West(Row,(Civic(View(the(timetables(and(book(tickets(at(www.royalecoach.com.au!(Bus:!Various(routes(drive(past(the(NCC(on(their(way(into(and(out(of(Canberra(City,(including;(2,(3,(4,(5,(6,(80,(200.(!!CONTACT!DETAILS!Should(you(have(any(questions(or(require(further(information,(please(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(on(+61(2(9954(4400(or(email(aps2013@dcconferences.com.au(((If(you(need(to(contact(the(Conference(Secretariat(urgently(after(Friday(15(March(2013,(please(call(one(of(the(following(contacts:((Conference(Manager(Y(0467(410(905(Conference(Coordinator(–(0467(412(060(((

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!We!look!forward!to!welcoming!you!to!Canberra!!