ARCS Conferences

General Information

VENUE

The National Convention Centre is the largest purpose-built meetings and events facility in the ACT. The Centre is conveniently located between Sydney and Melbourne and is a great destination for delegates with easy access via plane, bus, train or car.

REGISTRATION DESK

The Registration Desk will be located in the Main Foyer of the National Convention Centre and will be open from 8.00am to 5.00pm each day. Upon arrival on your first day, please report to the Registration Desk to receive your delegate satchel, name badge and social event ticket/s.

NAME BADGES

All delegates will be given a name badge at registration. This badge will be the official pass to sessions, teas, lunches and official social functions. It is necessary for delegates to wear their name badges at all times when on-site.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPE) POINTS

Name badges will be scanned as you enter sessions to enable CPE points to be added to your record – please ensure you are wearing the correct name badge! See the Registration Desk for assistance.

INTERNET CAFE

There will be an Internet Café in the Exhibition Hall for you to use to keep up to date with work, family and friends whilst at Congress. This will be open the same hours as the Trade Exhibition.

DRESS

Smart business casual attire is appropriate for congress sessions.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

BUSES

Murrays coaches offer over 100 services a week from Sydney to Canberra. Go to www.murrays.com.au for more information or call 13 22 51.

AIR

The National Convention Centre, situated in the city centre is just a ten-minute drive from the airport. We recommend you visit the domestic airline websites of Qantas, JetStar and Virgin Blue. These carriers often have sale fares which could make your trip to Congress all the more affordabe.

TRAINS

CountryLink offers two daily XPLORER rail services from Sydney to Canberra.

PARKING

Parking for more than 400 cars is available beneath the National Convention Centre currently at a cost of $10 per vehicle per day, or $6 per four hours or part thereof. The National Convention Centre car park can be entered off Constitution Avenue.

ACCOMMODATION

Crowne Plaza Canberra is pleased to offer preferred accommodation rates to delegates attending the ARCS Conference. The following rooms are available at special rates:

• Superior King Room Non Smoking,
  including full buffet breakfast for one $230
•  Superior Twin Room Non Smoking,
  including full buffet breakfast for one $230
• Deluxe King Room Non Smoking,
  including full buffet breakfast for one $270
• Deluxe Twin Room Non Smoking,
  including full buffet breakfast for one $270

 To make a booking please call 1300 662 218 or 02 6247 8999 (dial zero and ask for In-house Reservations) Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm and quote the reservation code “DEL”.

Alternatively, for a comprehensive list of accommodation near the Centre please visit the Centre website at www.nccc.com.au/canberra/accommodation.html.

ARCS’ CONTRIBUTION TO REDUCING THE CONGRESS’ CARBON FOOTPRINT

Last year ARCS raised a modest $518, with 157 delegates kindly contributing an extra $3.30 on top of their conference registration to offset the carbon from their conference attendance. From the contributions collected, 157 trees were planted on behalf of the ARCS Annual Conference in Tumut NSW, west of Canberra, at a site called “Humes Crossing”.

ARCS hopes to improve on last years result and will again be encouraging delegates to donate an extra $3.40 when registering to contribute to offsetting their carbon footprint for this event through the planting of a tree in a carbon sink forest. Proceeds will be donated to Greenfleet who are a not for profi t forestry offset organisation and will plant these trees on our behalf. For further information about our Green Event, please contact Belinda King on 02 8905 0829.

Session handouts available online: Where permission is received from the Author, ARCS is making speaker presentations available online. Upon registration a secure link will be emailed to registered delegates giving easy access before, during, and after the event, to download and print the required presentations. The links to the presentations will be populated to this page as they become available.