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I would like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate the Adelaide LOC and Scientific Committee on the success of the Society’s recent annual meeting. We have received excellent informal feedback from delegates on both the scientific program as well as the organisation of the meeting itself. Particular thanks go to Chris Ossowicz as Chair of the LOC and Phil Giffard as Scientific Chair for their tireless efforts in bringing this successful meeting together. The smooth running of the conference owes much to the expert guidance of our new National Office team and PCO, ASN Events – thanks to Maree Overall and Hamish Hill. A post-meeting survey was sent out to all delegates and we will be providing a summary of the feedback in a forthcoming eNews. We now turn our attention to Melbourne in July 2014. The Melbourne organising committee has already put in place a stellar line-up of overseas and local speakers to form the core of what will be an exciting program. We will also be trialling some new initiatives in the format of the meeting including more cross-disciplinary sessions to help foster a little Divisional cross-fertilisation. I look forward to seeing you all there!