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Please circulate widely with your networks! Cheers, Soloveni Vitoso IO/PDF From: Soloveni Vitoso [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, 22 January 2013 4:56 PM To: 'GPDD'; 'UK Disability'; 'IDA CRPD Forum'; 'APD Asia Pacific Disability'; 'PDF Discussion List'; 'OZAdvocacy'; 'OZPhysDis' Subject: Pacific Regional Conference on Disability 2013 Wave Alone 3.jpg PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISABILITY 2013 NOTICE 1. Date - 8th - 9th April, 2013 2. Venue - Ramada Plaza Baie de l’Anse Vata – BP 8262 98807 Nouméa Cedex – Nouvelle Calédonie Telephone: (687) 239000 Fax: (687) 239001 http://www.ramadaplaza-noumea.nc/ Alternative Hotel; COMPLEXE NOUVATA PARC 123 Promenade Roger Laroque – BP 137 98845 NOUMEA Cedex – Nouvelle Calédonie Telephone: (687) 260516 3. Host Country - New Caledonia 4. Theme - Promoting Disability Perspective in the post 2015 Development Agenda 5. Programme Outline - · 8th April - Pacific Regional Forum on Youth with Disabilities · 9th April - Pacific Regional Forum on Women with Disabilities · 10th - 11th April - Pacific Regional Conference on Disability · 12th April - PDF General Forum (PDF Members Only) 6. Registration Fees - · PDF Full/Associate Members; Persons with Disabilities and students - FJD150 per day · Disability NGOs and Observers - FJD200 per day · Government/Institutions/ Companies - FJD250 per day Registration Fees include morning and afternoon teas, lunch and conference material. Please note that Pacific Disability Forum will fund 1 attendee and a personal attendant (if required) for each PDF Full Member. Other attendees will attract the above fees. 7. Call for Abstract - Wave Alone 3.jpgThose interested in presenting a paper in the 2 days Pacific Regional Conference on Disability (10th - 11th April) are to submit their abstract of no more than 500 words by 31st January 2013. Abstracts and questions can be sent to PDF's Information Officer; Soloveni Vitoso at [log in to unmask] Due to limited funds, the PDF anticipates that interested speakers are also to finance their own travel, hotel and related expenses. Successful applicants will be notified by email by 25th February 2013 8. Expression of Interest - If you are interested in attending this event, kindly complete the attached registration form indicating any requirements you may have and email your completed registration form to: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask] The conference is organised by the PDF in close collaboration with Collectif Handicap New Caledonia. The financial assistance of AusAID and the French Local Government in New Caledonia is duly acknowledged. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.