ACQ AGM & OPD 2021

The 2021 Alliance of Celebrants Queensland (ACQ) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be followed by 4 hours of Ongoing Professional Development (OPD).

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The ACQ AGM will be held on:
Sunday 14th March 2021
The Brisbane Golf Club
Tennyson Room
70 Tennyson Memorial Avenue
Yeerongapilly QLD

Registration
Registration opens at 8:30am. The AGM will begin at 9:00am.
Our numbers are limited due to Covid restrictions so register now to avoid missing out.

Committee nominations
Nominations are now open and we are looking to fill the roles of Vice President, Treasurer & 2 Committee members. At the opening of the AGM all positions will be declared vacant and we will be filling those positions for 2021 based on the nominations received. It would be wonderful to see some new faces joining the committee. New faces with fresh ideas keep the heart of our association pulsing away with the best interest of our members at the forefront of all decisions.

To nominate yourself or someone else for a position:

1. Complete the applicable nomination form below (you can cross out/disregard the forms for positions that are not applicable to your nomination)
2. Have your nominee counter sign it
3. Send the completed form to Secretary Julie Rudd at secretary.acq@gmail.com

Nominations for committee positions must be received by Friday 5th March.

ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
After the conclusion of the AGM we will be presenting OPD with presenter Karen Faa from Qualtrain Australia. This will count as 4 hours of the 5 hour OPD obligation. All celebrants will need to also complete the 1 hour compulsory activity which is available through your portal on the AG website.

We will have an information session at the conclusion of the 4 hour OPD session for any celebrants who have any questions about to the compulsory 1 hour activity. To register your attendance simply complete the online registration form. An invoice will then be sent to you for payment.

RSVP
All registrations must be received by close of business Friday 5th March.

Early Bird
This year ACQ Members will continue to receive a substantial subsidy for Early Bird OPD registrations. Early bird registration must be received by close of business Friday 26th February.

COST

ACQ Members

• $130 for Early Bird registrations (by close of business Friday 26th February)
• $150 (for registrations received from Saturday 27th February)

Non-Members

• $185 for Early Bird registrations (by close of business Friday 26th February)
• $195 (for registrations received from Saturday 27th February)

Discounted package deal membership plus OPD

• $250 for Early Bird registrations (by close of business Friday 26th February)
• $260 (for registrations received from Saturday 27th February)

Price includes tea and coffee on arrival, morning tea, and two course plated gourmet lunch. Please note dietary requirements on your AGM & OPD registration form.

If you have any questions please contact Julie at secretary.acq@gmail.com or treasurer.acq@gmail.com

Our annual conferences / OPD days, have been fully approved by the Attorney-General's Department have been held in a variety of locations across Queensland.  Some of our informative guest speakers have been Geoff Schatzel, videographer from Motion Art; Births, Deaths & Marriages Queensland representatives; Bloomtools on websites and social media; Kay Danes OAM, author; Perri Burton on Feng Shui; Pip Courtney, ABC Landline; Frances Whiting, author; Scott Stanton, First Aid; Margo Mott on presentation and elocution and Liz Pforr on behalf of Australian Celebrations Training, delivering the compulsory component of the day.