[PDFlist] FW: Announcing Call for Papers: 2025 SPEVI conference

Tue Jun 4 12:54:15 +12 2024

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> *Subject:* Announcing Call for Papers: 2025 SPEVI conference
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> Dearest friends,
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> As you may know, the next SPEVI conference will be held early next year. I
> would love to receive some great abstracts from our blue Pacific region and
> beyond so I was hoping you could disseminate my Email below to your
> networks in order to maximise involvement.
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> Thanks so much!
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> On behalf of the 2025 SPEVI Conference Organising Committee (SCOC,) I am
> very pleased to formally announce we are accepting abstracts for next
> year's South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI) conference
> which will be held from 13/15 January 2025 at the University of Southern
> Queensland City Campus in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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> We are seeking interesting, engaging, dynamic, thought provoking,
> educational, participatory, memorable, unique and exciting presenters who
> will explore a plethora of topics, ideas and research with a wide audience
> of educators, parents, students and others connected to and interested in
> the education of students with vision impairment and additional
> disabilities. If you're currently working on a first of its kind research
> project, have a great idea that will assist teachers, parents and students,
> have a cool product that bridges the accessibility gap or just want to
> brainstorm with like minded professionals, we want to hear from you!
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> Our conference, the largest gathering of vision professionals in the
> Oceania region provides presenters an ideal platform to showcase the latest
> trends and happenings across the sector with a guaranteed engaged and
> informed delegate list who will benefit from your work.
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> We encourage presenters to focus on any area of interest relevant to
> education of students with vision impairment and additional disabilities
> but if you are looking for ideas, you could consider our theme for the 2025
> conference: "EmPOWERment through connection, inclusion and education". This
> conference will place emphasis on the voice of students and young people;
> your presentation could demonstrate voices of young people and how they
> shape inclusive education now and in the future. Our conference also
> coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first gathering of teachers of
> students with vision impairment in Australia, a gathering that was to
> transform into the SPEVI organisation we have today and ongoing
> celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Braille.
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> Being a fully hybrid event, your presentation should be maximised for
> enjoyment amongst a live audience and delegates tuning in online.
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> Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, the world! Abstracts are welcome from
> anyone, anywhere!
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> Check out our dedicated website: http://www.speviconference.net to keep
> up to date with the conference program as it evolves and to submit your
> abstract, simply choose the relevant link on the front page and fill out
> the form.
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> We will be accepting abstracts until Friday, 30 August 2024.
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> As the SCOC continues to build a memorable, informative and sensationally
> exciting conference, the first hybrid event ever for SPEVI and the first
> face to face gathering since 2020, your contribution via the sharing of
> ideas and research through your presentation will play a vital role in the
> success of this great event.
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> If you can, please distribute this invitation amongst your networks, far
> and wide across the globe. Also, if you know anyone who is interested in
> becoming a SPEVI member, our website can be found at: http://www.spevi.net
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> Benefits for members are useful and various, including exclusive
> conference rates, communities of practice events, discounts on professional
> learning opportunities and so much more. There is a membership category to
> suit every budget and status within the vision impairment community and all
> members automatically have 2-years before the need to renew. Also, full
> membership of SPEVI is free for Pacific Islanders resident in Pacific
> nations.
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> We on the SCOC and wider SPEVI community so look forward to receiving your
> abstract!
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> Kindest regards,
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> Ben Clare, Secretary and Vice President, South Pacific Educators in Vision
> Impairment Inc.
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