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Conference Details
Pre Conference Workshops:
Wednesday 13 May, 9am - 5pm

The Art & Science of Love or
The Mindful Brain

 
Conference Day One
Thursday 14th May,
8.30am - 5:30pm

Conference Day Two
Friday 15th May,
8.30am - 5:30pm
 
Post Conference Workshops:
Saturday 16th May
 
Morning Workshops 9am - 12pm
Workshop 1: The Architecture of
Sustainable Happiness
Workshop 2: Your Creative Intelligence - how to develop your key to the future
Workshop 3: Living the Examined Life - the practice
Workshop 4: Building Resilience in
Families and Australian Communities
 

Afternoon Workshops 2pm - 5pm
Workshop 5: Ordinary Children,
Extraordinary Teachers - unlocking
the brilliant child within
every student
Workshop 6: The Joy of Meditation and the Altruistic Spirit of Awakening
Workshop 7: Practical Tools for
Positive Relationships that Transform You and the Organisation
Workshop 8: Happiness and
Creativity: the wake-up workshop

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Conference Volunteers
 
 
Do you want to lend a hand at one of Sydney’s most successful conferences?
We have a variety of volunteer roles available including, guest services, registration, set-up, information desk, speaker escorts and more.
For more information or to confirm your availability, please call Helen at the Vajrayana Institute on 02 8916 7414.
Look Back at 2008
 
"The conference has been awesome! Really exceeded expectations and I had pretty high expectations...I will take a lot of this inspiration home with me where I hope to apply it both professionally and personally."

Holly Vitale, Alzheimers Australia, VIC


"The conference was wonderful.  All the speakers were inspirational approaches were accessible and pragmatic confirming meditation and compassion for others does enhance our well-being."

Ann Dunn,
Counsellor, QLD Corrective Services

"Fantastic once again, after the third time! Thank you"

Paul Russell, Mental Health Services

To see more testimonials click here

2009 Sponsors
 
Professional Development Points

Members of some Endorsing Associations such as the Australian Counselling Association



The Australian Psychological Society

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)


 

are entitled to claim conference attendance as professional development points.
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Affiliates 2009
 

 
An initiative of

 

In association with

 

 
   
  VENUE
 

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour

With its prime Sydney waterfront location and world-class facilities, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is Australia's largest and most successful venue for conferences, exhibitions and special events.

The purpose built centre opened in 1988 as the centrepiece of Sydney's beautiful Darling Harbour precinct, on the edge of the central business district. Blessed with multiple entertainment, transport and accommodation options, the Darling Harbour precinct includes fine restaurants, museums, a retail marketplace and outdoor entertainment venues. The precinct is thronged with visitors both local and international, drawn by the hundreds of events held here each year.

The precinct's proximity to Sydney's Central Business District also makes it an appealing venue. Only a five minute walk from the city centre, Darling Harbour is easily reached by water taxi, light rail, monorail, coach or car and boasts parking for more than 5000 vehicles as well as a public marina.

Some of the nation's leading tourist attractions - the National Maritime Museum, the Powerhouse Museum and the Sydney Aquarium - are nearby, while the magnificent Chinese Gardens provides a tranquil retreat.

Accommodation is plentiful, with more than 4000 rooms available at hotels and serviced apartments located in the precinct.


SMC Convention Centre
Post conference workshops

Post conference workshops on Saturday 16 May will be held at the SMC Convention Centre, 66 Goulburn St (cnr Castlereagh St), Sydney. Only 15 minutes walk from Darling Harbour or a few minutes via monorail, the SMC is prominently located in one of the city’s most vibrant precincts, adjacent to World Square, and minutes from Chinatown.
 

Sydney Convention Centre

Bayside Auditorium

 

 

 
SMC Convention Centre

 

Travel and Accommodation
The Conference Accomodation Sponsor is Accor Hotels. Accor is offering a special accommodation rate for conference delegates for three hotels in Darling Harbour – Hotel Ibis, Novotel and Grand Mercure Apartments – all within minutes of the conference venue.

How to book for Happiness & Its Causes
  • Call +61 02 9934 0000 and quote HAPD130509 as a promotional code
  • Log onto www.accorhotels.com enter Sydney as the destination, and ITSCAUSES as the preferential code
  • Click on the below links
     

  

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Endorsing Bodies 2009