World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007
Hosted by Water Safety New Zealand

Saturday 6 October – Monday 8 October 2007
Wellington, New Zealand

Issue 1
December 2006

World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007

 

The World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007 will be held from the 6-8th October 2007 in Wellington, New Zealand

Preferential Registrations
This is the first of what will be regular email communications about the WABC 2007. All recipients of this email are encouraged to forward this to their network. Most importantly, all those intending to attend the WABC 2007 are urged to email wabc2007@watersafety.org.nz to secure a place on the Preferential Registration List. Those that have pre registered will be offered the opportunity to confirm and pay prior to full registrations opening on 1 April 2007.

Presenter Expression of Interest
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is calling for expressions of interest from people interested in presenting at the World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007.

The conference is targeted at Presenters, Aquatic Co-ordinators, Aquatic Professionals, Teachers/Instructors of Infant, Toddler and Preschool Aquatics/Water Safety and Infant, Early Childhood Practitioners around New Zealand and internationally. A range of sessions will be on offer including keynote and workshop based sessions.

WSNZ is the organisation responsible for the advocacy, promotion and coordination of water safety education in New Zealand. WSNZ wishes to ensure the world’s leading, emerging and creative theories, programmes and initiatives are showcased in Wellington at WABC 2007.

Follow the link to download the Presenter Expression of Interest the deadline for submissions is 31 January 2007.

Theme
A conference theme has been developed for WABC 2007 - He Oranga t
ō te Wai - Water is Life. This means that water in all its shapes and forms has the potential to give life or healthy qualities.

Venue
WABC 2007 will be held at Te Papa, The Museum of New Zealand, check out www.tepapa.govt.nz

Location
The city of Wellington will host WABC 2007. For more information and useful links on Wellington and New Zealand check out:

Don’t forget to register your interest in attending WABC 2007 now, along with submitting Presenter Expression of Interest forms before 31 January 2007.

 

New Zealand Provisional Drowning Statistics

(as at 30 November 2006)

Year to date: 76       Same time last year: 105

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