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The Members of the ASSCT executive are happy to announce the new dates for the 2020 Conference.

The new dates are Tuesday 20 April to Friday 23 April 2021 and will be held at the same venue, Bundaberg Multiplex Sports & Convention Centre, Bundaberg.

All of the work that has already been done in planning for the ASSCT Conference will be transferred to 2021, including the exhibition, sponsorship, registered delegates, peer reviewed papers and posters which will automatically be rolled over until then.

We thank you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused during this time.

If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Wishing you all the best through these difficult times.

Kind regards

Doug Sockhill

Honorary General Secretary

ASSCT PO Box 5596

MACKAY MC  QLD  4741

Scholarships of $2,000 to $5,000 are currently available to women working in the agriculture sector to help support their participation in a range of career building leadership development programs.

The initiative is providing junior through to executive women managers with scholarships to support their growth and development via participation in one of three flagship development programs. Participants will benefit from course content such as Elements of a Successful Team, Team Dynamics, Purpose Priorities and Professional Development, Empowering Teams, and Evolving Strategic Change.    

Expressions of Interest
Find out more and register your interest by completing the Expression of Interest form here prior to Friday, May 15: https://www.wla.edu.au/farmingagriculture.html

The 2020 conference papers are now available for members from the ASSCT web site.

It is our intention to reuse the current USBs by adding next year’s papers to the current  USB’s  and to not distribute these to members this year.  This will save the ASSCT about $5000.
 
However, if you still wish to receive the current USB, notify This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will send one to you.  

Kind regards
Doug Sockhill
ASSCT
Honorary General Secretary
PO Box 5596
MACKAY MC  QLD   4741

Members of the ASSCT executive regret to inform you that the upcoming 2020 ASSCT Conference, has been postponed for 12 months due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The conference was being held in Bundaberg from 21-24 April. It was a difficult decision to make but one which we had weighed carefully.

The results are as follows.

a. The conference will be held in Bundaberg in 2021 with Mackay in 2022.
b. All impacted parties who have paid deposits will be asked to hold these over for 12 months. This will assist in minimising secretarial support workloads.
c. All 2020 papers can be delivered in 2021 along with any new papers in 2021. The 2021 conference may be longer in duration as a result.
d. 2020 papers will be put on the web and a memory stick sent by mail.
e. No abstracts will be printed this year.
f. We will consider having a technical webinar if there is enough interest from both people delivering and receiving the papers.

We hope that you will keep a look out for future messages from the ASSCT team and look forward to seeing you for a bigger, better 2021 ASSCT Conference next year.

Lastly, we thank you for the support you have given us. We apologise for any inconvenience the postponement may have caused you and wish you all the best of health.

If you have any further queries, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Doug Sockhill
Honorary General Secretary
ASSCT
PO Box 5596
MACKAY MC QLD 4741

13/03/2020