Only two weeks to go until the National Forum, so if you haven't got your tickets already you better hurry! The forum is being held on the 20th-21st November in Adelaide. Tickets can be booked online here and to view the full forum program, click here.

Accommodation
The Chifley Hotel on South Terrace has offered us some discounted rates for conference attendees; the Deluxe Queen/Twin room is $130 per night and the standard Motel Room is $90 per night. We encourage delegates to stay at the Chifley and take the opportunity to network, chat and generally get to know others in CRN Australia outside of the jam-packed conference program. If you would like to book a room at the discounted rate, please ring 1300 272 132 or email reservations@snhgroup.com, and let them know you are attending the CRN Australia Forum.

Thursday evening networking dinner
Following day 1 of the Forum on Thursday 20th November, we will be walking to a nearby venue for an informal networking dinner and drinks. The cost of this dinner is not included in registration fees, but we'll be sure to arrange something accessible. This is an excellent opportunity to get to know others in the network, or catch up with colleagues around the country.

Flights
For those on the Eastern seaboard, cheap flights to Adelaide are still available, but will book out quickly at this time of year. We suggest booking well ahead to get the cheapest deal possible. For those attending the Site Tours on Friday 21st November, we anticipate a finish time of 5pm at the latest, and will do our best to shuttle people to the airport as needed.

Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Community Recycling Network of Australia will hold its Annual General Meeting at 10:00am on Friday the 21^st of November 2014, at the Chifley on South Terrace: 208 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000. All members of CRNA are warmly invited to attend.
 
Agenda:

In conjunction with the CRN National Forum, Waste Management Association of Australia is holding a special breakfast on Friday 21st November. Join Candice Quartermain and Tim Silverwood for breakfast, followed by a panel discussion with Anna Minns of Terracycle and Matthew Luxon of Envision NZ. Tickets are $50 including breakfast and can be purchased from TryBooking here: www.trybooking.com/GITY , or for more information visit the events page of the CRN Website here.

Candice Quartermain is founder and CEO of Circular Economy Australia. Candice believes that it’s one thing to intellectually and financially understand the Circular Economy, it really is another to get individuals and organisations to put this new thinking into practice.

Throwing facts and figures at people only gets you so far. Candice shows us how to engage individuals and organisations creatively and purposely, and in the process turning Circular Economy thinking into smart results. And transformative ones at that.

Candice has been strategically leading creative and technical teams on innovation projects for over 10 years. Her passion for connecting people and drive for good business practice is the force excelling Circular Economy Australia into the valued network represented today.

Tim will be talking on the topic of user/polluter/waster pays systems and true product stewardship.

Tim Silverwood is an ordinary guy who somehow found himself at the forefront of a global movement. His personal decision to clean plastic from his favourite surfing beaches and inspire others to do the same has led him down an extraordinary path of scientific exploration, advocacy and activism.

Following years spent studying sustainability and working in the not for profit sector Tim co-founded the organisation, ‘Take 3 – A Clean Beach Initiative’ in 2009 that asks everyone to simply take 3 pieces of rubbish with them when they leave the beach, waterway or…anywhere.

Through his passionate advocacy and unrelenting enthusiasm for creating positive change Tim has helped inspire the broader populace to take simple yet fundamental steps towards ‘true’ sustainability.

In 2011 Tim participated in an exclusive research expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, sailing 5000km from Hawaii to Vancouver to study and document the accumulation of plastic in remote oceans. Tim continues to raise awareness globally on the complex and frightening problem of plastic pollution. Tim conducted a popular TEDx talk in 2011, regularly engages with the media on the issue and consults to government and industry on practical solutions to the problem.

Tim is a co-founder of Circular Economy Australia that works with business, government and the education sector to find genuine solutions to current unsustainable operations. Tim is a Director at ReChusable, an enterprise that aims to provide sustainable alternatives to disposable products.

Tim has been an ambassador for Keep Australia Beautiful, was a finalist in the 2013 Pride of Australia Awards, is an Australia Day Award winner, is co-founder of the Plastic Bag Free NSW campaign, a spokesperson for the Boomerang Alliance campaigning for better recycling and lends his skills to many projects around the world striving to reduce the impacts of waste on the environment.

Tim has facilitated over 200 educational seminars to schools, universities, businesses, community groups and government departments since 2011. Tim has an insatiable appetite to inspire positive change, witnessed in the growing success of his outreach activities and testimonials from leading figures.

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