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The ACETA Convention Programme 2023

FRIDAY 5th May 2023

10.00am
​Golf Day tee-off at the championship Jubilee Course, Wangaratta. An 18-hole event with all welcome, bring your clubs, motorized carts provided, and lunch available. 
4.00pm
Opening Plenary for delegates, presenters and partners in the Wangaratta Gateway Hotel Ovens Room. Includes registration, introductions, directions, procedures and a Women in Industry initiative.
6.00pm
Meet and greet party with finger food & live entertainment by the legendary Phil Manning. Ovens Room

SATURDAY 6th May 2023

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BOGONG ROOM
OVENS ROOM
9.30am
Doing Business in a World that has Changed - Part 1
Dr Desley Lodwick - Aberrant
The Lost Technology of Architectural Audio and How to Get it Back
Frank Andrewartha - ACETA
10.20am
Morning Tea
10.30am
Doing Business in a World that has Changed - Part 2
Dr Desley Lodwick - Aberrant
A Real World Guide to Digital Marketing in 2023
Jason Allen - VCS Creative  
11.20am
Break
11.30am
            The ACETA Archive of Artistic Excellence
Phil Manning
The Australian Blues Music Hall of Fame Icon
Host Interviewer - Frank Hinton
12.20pm
Lunch
1.10pm
Service Provider Forum The Issues Requiring Address
Facilitator -
Time Management-Remove the Clutter Improve Effectiveness and Avoid Mental Health Pressures
Frank Hinton - ACETA
2.00pm
Break
2.10pm
The ACETA Archive of Excellence
Sunbury 72 Behind the Scenes Revisited
The politics, location, logistics, equipment, artists, statistics and the tax office
Host  - Peter Evans
3.00pm
Afternoon Tea
3.10pm
Counteracting the Skills and Labor Shortage Forum-Education, Training, Effective Employment Mechanisms
Facilitator - Julius Grafton - Kate and Julius Conglomerate
Manufacturers Forum The Issues Requiring Address
Facilitator -
4.00pm
Break
4.10pm
​The ACETA Annual General Meeting 2023 to be held in the Ovens Room
5.00pm
Close
7.00pm
The Fourth ACETA Gala Dinner to be held in The Gateway Hotel Ballroom
Live music by the Roger McLachlan Experience

SUNDAY 7th May 2023

BOGONG ROOM
OVENS ROOM
9.30am
Networking in a Culture that is Losing the Knack of it Doing it Effectively
Dr Desley Lodwick - Abberrant
The New ACETA Temporary Structures Compliance Guideline -based on ICOPER
Tiny Good - Showtech Australia
10.20am
Morning Tea
10.30am
The ACETA Archive of Excellence
Michail Barabasz  -Lorantz Audio Services
Six decades of Leading Edge Australian Speaker Design & Manufacture
Host Interviewer - Frank Hinton
11.20am
BREAK
11.30am
The ACETA Accreditation Forum - The 3 Streams Service Providers, Manufacturers and Distributors
Facilitator -
Distributor Forum
The Issues Requiring Address
Facilitator - 
12.20PM
Lunch
1.10pm
Open ACETA  Board Meeting of all Delegates
Pressing Issues and Prioritising Them
Incoming ACETA President
2.00pm
Break
2.10pm
Concluding Plenary to Review, Establish New Initiatives, Agree and Plan for Future Conventions.
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