Conference Programme
Our upcoming conference on 5th and 6th October aims to create synergy within the voice care industry, with presenters and panellists from a variety of backgrounds.
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Below is our programme (subject to changes). You can also download the programme by clicking on the button below.
Check back regularly for speaker details and further updates!
Registrations Close 5pm AEST,
Thursday 3rd October!
Day 1: Saturday 5th October 2024
8am-5pm
8.00AM
REGISTRATION DESK OPENS
8.50AM
CONFERENCE OPENS
Opening Address by AVA Board
9.00AM - 10.00AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 'Opera in Oz: Our Australian Challenges'
Stuart Maunder
10.00AM - 11.00AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 'The Science of Voice Use and Care: A Harmony of Manual Therapy and Physical Sciences'
Annie Strauch
11.00AM - 11.25AM
MORNING TEA & NETWORKING
11.25AM - 12.25PM
PRESENTATION: TRANSGENDER VOICE
'Working on Voice, Communication, and Wellbeing with Trans and Gender Diverse People'
Emma Ball, Dr Sterling Quinn, Dr David Azul
12.25PM - 1.05PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: TRANSGENDER VOICE
Dr Sterling Quinn, Dr Paul Paddle, Nadine Manion
1.05PM - 2.00PM
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
2.00PM - 3.15PM
PRESENTATION: 'Why bother with Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy?'
Kenneth Bozeman
3.15PM - 3.45PM
PAPERS TOPIC 1: SINGING VOICE
- S. Mann: 'Optimal Phonation of Western Operatic Singing Produces Distinctive Physiological and Perceptual Responses in Listeners'
- C. Yuen: 'Harmonize Your Golden Years: A Singing-Based Voice Intervention for the Aging Voice'
3.45PM - 4.00PM
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
4.00PM - 5.00PM
PRESENTATION: 'The neurophysiological mechanisms of vocal massage'
Stephen King
5.00PM
DAY 1 CLOSES
Welcome Function
6-8PM Saturday 5th October
Our Welcome Function on Saturday 5th October provides opportunities for our delegates to mingle and enjoy each other's company while partaking in a few canapés and cocktails.
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Please note: delegates who purchase full conference tickets receive access to the Welcome function. Delegates who purchase one-day tickets will need to purchase a Welcome Function ticket separately.
Day 2: Sunday 6th October 2024
9am-5pm
8.00AM
REGISTRATION DESK OPENS
8.30AM
CONFERENCE OPENS
8.30AM - 9.00AM
S. Wilmot: 'Tune Up- Experiential body, breath and voice integration'
9.00AM - 10.30AM
PRESENTATION: PAEDIATRIC VOICE
Dr Debra Phyland: 'Enhancing and Maintaining Vocal Resilience in Child Performers'
Alex Giannini: 'Children’s Hoarse Voices: Towards a Better Understanding'
Peter Rutherford: TBC
10.30AM - 10.55AM
MORNING TEA & NETWORKING
10.55AM - 11.25PM
PAPERS TOPIC 2: VOICE STUDIES
- Dr. D. Phyland: 'When the Story Tells the Picture: Voice Concerns and Phonotraumatic Lesions Among Professional Music Theatre Singers (PMTS)'
- K. Mclean: 'Keesha's Journey to Discovering and Treating Tongue Tie: A Case Study'
11.25PM - 12.55PM
MASTERCLASS WITH STUART MAUNDER:
Working with singers focussing on text/storytelling in the classical and music theatre genres
12.55PM - 1.55PM
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1.55PM - 2.40PM
PAPERS TOPIC 3: VOICE ASSESSMENT AND CARE
- P. Abblitt: 'The Design and Implementation of Preventative Voice Care Programs for Teachers: A Scoping Review'
- C. Stanley: 'A Novel Flexible Nasendoscopy Protocol for SP-led Voice, Swallow and Upper Airway Assessment'
- Dr D. Phyland: 'Occupational Voice: A Resonant Call to Action'
2.40PM - 3.20PM
ENDOSCOPY SESSION
Presented by: Pentax Medical and Plasmed
3.20PM - 3.45PM
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
3.45PM - 4.45PM
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: 'Power Source Filter: The Myofascial Paradigm'
Annie Strauch
4.45PM - 5.00PM
CONFERENCE CLOSES
Closing Remarks by AVA Board
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