Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Tuesday 4 February 2014
First Timers’ Morning Tea
| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1015 – 1050 |
| Location: | SAGE Red Carpet area in the heart of the Exhibition area |
| Dress code: | Smart casual |
| Cost: | Included with full registration for first time delegates |
The VALA Committee extends a special welcome to our first time delegates, and invites you to join us on the SAGE Red Carpet for the VALA2014 First Timers’ Morning Tea.
Entry is by wearing a green lanyard for the VALA2014 First Timers’ Morning Tea, a friendly, informal opportunity to meet the VALA Committee and each other.
Welcome Reception
| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1730 – 1830 |
| Location: | Exhibition area |
| Dress code: | Smart casual |
| Cost: | Free of charge to all delegates. Please wear your name badge for entry. Additional tickets: $66.00 per person including GST |
Join colleagues, friends and special guests at the VALA2014 Welcome Reception, on and around the SAGE Red Carpet in the Exhibition Area.
Melbourne’s own superstar illusionist, Simon Coronel, will prove that making the impossible possible is not the exclusive domain of the librarian!
Melbourne Library Tweetup
| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1800 onwards |
| Location: | The Boatbuilders Yard just near Polly Woodside www.theboatbuildersyard.com.au |
| Dress code: | Smart casual |
| Cost: | PAYG – pop in for a quick drink on your way home or stay for some food |
Join the Melbourne Library Tweetup to coincide with VALA2014. Pop in for a quick drink on your way home or stay for some food. VALA delegates please join us after the Opening Reception. For further info and RSVP @polyxena or email hecuba2005@hotmail.com
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Conference Dinner
| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1900 – 2300 |
| Location: | National Gallery of Victoria, 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne |
| Dress code: | After five |
| Cost: | $143.00 per person including GST. Tickets must have been pre-purchased as part of the registration process |
The VALA2014 Conference Dinner moves this year to the brilliantly transformed and visionary National Gallery of Victoria. You will be delighted to find that Sir Roy Grounds’ original Water Wall still greets you as you enter the building. The Great Hall features Leonard French’s stunning stained glass ceiling as the perfect backdrop for what is sure to be a memorable VALA2014 Conference Dinner.
VALA’s most prestigious information and technology award, the Robert D. Williamson Award, will be presented during the evening. Following dinner, a live band will perform your dance favourites on centre stage.
Book your tickets now for the VALA2014 Conference Dinner, before it sells out. It will be an evening to remember!
Travel to Dinner Venue
Conference Dinner guests are invited to make their own way to the National Gallery of Victoria. Walking distance is approximately 1.5km from the MCEC. Exit the MCEC at the Clarendon Street end and head north along Clarendon Street. Turn right onto Yarra Promenade and continue along until St Kilda Road. Turn right into St Kilda Road. Access is via the main entrance, behind the spectacular Water Wall.
Thursday 6 February 2014
Farewell Refreshments
| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1710 – 1830 |
| Location: | Melbourne Convention Centre – Main Foyer area overlooking Polly Woodside |
| Dress code: | Smart casual |
| Cost: | Free of charge for all delegates. Please wear your name badge for entry |
Gather for a final taste of Melbourne as VALA2014 draws to a close.