World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007
Hosted by Water Safety New Zealand

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

Issue 2
January 2007

World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007

 

The World Aquatic Babies Congress 2007 will be held in Wellington, New Zealand

The WABC 2007 will provide the opportunity for all with an interest in infant, toddler and early childhood aquatics to gather, share, learn and meet.

Following on from the successful Malmo conference in Sweden in 2005, New Zealand looks forward to offering an extensive programme that is engaging, thought provoking and inspiring.

The conference will run over three days, Saturday 6th October – Monday 8th October 2007. It will feature Keynote Presentations, Workshops and Panel Forums. Trade Displays and Sponsorship opportunities are available also.

The WABC 2007 will be held at Te Papa – The Museum of New Zealand and one of the foremost conference venues in the world.

WABC 2007 Statement
The New Zealand organising group for WABC 2007 (New Zealand) were not able to reach an agreement with Steve Graves and his organisation, World Aquatic Babies & Children, regarding the event.  There has been some confusion about whether WABC 2007 (New Zealand) is an official WABC event or not.  The information provided in The WABC 2007 Statement will provide some background and explanation.

Presenters
The Expression of Interest form for those wishing to present at WABC 2007 is available online for downloading and completion. Please email this form back to wabc2007@watersafety.org.nz

There are two options for presenting:

  1. Keynote Presentations are Lecture Format to the full conference delegates of duration 60 minutes

  2. Workshop Presentations are Classroom Format to smaller groups of duration 45 minutes

Go to our website by clicking on Presenter Expression of Interest and download the Form.

Preferential Registrations
The Preferential Registration process is well underway. To ensure your opportunity to register for WABC 2007 and confirm your place at the worlds leading aquatic conference for 2007 prior to General Registrations opening on 1 April 2007 email
wabc2007@watersafety.org.nz today.

Wellington / New Zealand
The following links will prove helpful in planning travel, accommodation and activities both in Wellington and around New Zealand:

WABC 2007 Website
The WABC 2007 website www.wabc2007.org.nz will house all general conference information as it is released. Be sure to check it out frequently as Registration and Presenter announcements will be made on it.

 

WABC 2007 will soon be making announcements on Sponsors and Partners. This will include air travel and conference clothing amongst others.

 

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(as at 30 December 2006)

Year 2006: 87       Year 2005: 116

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