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Partners'
Program
A schedule of alternative activities has been
planned for partners. Partners are welcome to purchase tickets for the
following activities. To register your partner, simply register their
name and selected activities on the registration form.
Partner registration includes a satchel and one ticket to the Welcoming Reception, Partner's Meet and Greet, Monday morning tea and Music Recital.
Monday 24 June 2002
Meet and greet
Circular Gallery, Cairns Convention
Centre
1030 - 1230 hours
Included for registered partners
Meet other partners attending the conference and mingle with friends at
an informative welcome to Cairns. Learn about the history of Cairns and
the unique sights to visit during your stay. Plus find out more about
tours you would like to take while you are in North Queensland. The session
will also include an opal presentation from Evert Opals, a family-owned
Cairns business that specialises in the mining and retail of Boulder Opals.
Evert Opals will provide examples of the different types of opals and
explain the criteria for valuing opals. Evert Opals will provide a complimentary
opal sample for all registered partners. Includes morning tea.
Tuesday 25 June 2002
Red Ochre Grill Native Ingredients Cooking Demonstration & Lunch
Red Ochre Grill
1000 - 1400 hours
Cost: AUD$66
Spend time at one of Cairns' most original and creative restaurants for
a cooking demonstration and lunch featuring exotic dishes cooked with
native Australian ingredients. The Red Ochre Grill is an award-winning
restaurant that has been featured in many national and international reviews
including the Gourmet Traveller (Australia), the New York Times
(USA), and Tokai Walker (Japan). Capture the taste of Australia
as Red Ochre's Chef demonstrates how to cook dishes such as sugar cane
prawn sticks, salt and pepperleaf crocodile, steamed fish in banana leaf
and wattleseed pavlova. The cooking demonstration and lunch is perfect
for lovers of fine food and will include a three-course sit down lunch
and beverages. Cost: AUD$66 - includes cooking demonstration and three-course
lunch and beverages.
Wednesday 26 June 2002
Australian Art Gallery Tour
0900 - 1300 hours
Cost: AUD$96
Experience a variety of high quality Australian
art including indigenous, contemporary, emerging and traditional when
you visit some of Cairns' leading art galleries on the Australian Art
Gallery Tour. You will visit Queensland's largest regional gallery, the
Cairns Regional Gallery, where you have the chance to view paintings and
ceramics by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. At next stop,
the ATSI Arts TAFE Gallery, you have the opportunity to view artists at
work, perhaps working on their speciality - print making. See museum-quality
artefacts and specially commissioned artworks at the Tjapukai Aboriginal
Cultural Park Gallery, where you can also support indigenous artists by
purchasing artwork, didgeridoos and indigenous gifts. Finally, enjoy a
buffet lunch at Tjapukai before returning to the Cairns Convention Centre.
The coach tour will include commentary on local history and points of
interest. Cost: AUD$96 - includes lunch, entrance to galleries and return
coach transport.
Disclaimer
The conference reserves the right to cancel the optional social functions and partners' tours if minimum numbers are not reached. Regrettably, optional social functions and partners' program tickets will not be refunded if participation is cancelled less than 48 hours prior to the activity. The IEEE and Intermedia Convention and Event Management Pty Ltd and its agents act only as organisers of these activities and do not accept responsibility for any act or omission on the part of the service providers. No liability is accepted for any inaccuracy, misdescription, delay, damage, personal injury or death.
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for more information on delegate social functions
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for tours