Australian Law Librarian's Symposium 2004

Social Program

Larrikin-Law Libraries-Limerick Competition

To celebrate this year's Symposium, you are encouraged to get creative and write a limerick with law libraries/librarianship as your theme. The best will be awarded a prize, to be presented at the Symposium on Friday 1 October.

Please send your entries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , along with your name and contact details. Or enter at the Symposium itself - put your entries in the Limerick Competition Box at the Registration Desk. Entries may be submitted by both individuals and groups. You may enter as many times as you like, but one author of each limerick must be attending the Symposium.

For information on how to write a limerick, go to http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.cfm or http://vtvt.essortment.com/limerickpoetry_nug.htm.

Welcome Reception

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Venue: Level 2, High Court of Australia, Parkes Place
Date: Wednesday 29 September 2004
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Cost: Included in the Symposium registration fee. Additional tickets for partners or guests $55.

Catch up with friends and meet new colleagues over drinks and canapes while being entertained by classical musicians amidst the atmosphere of the highest court in the Australian judicial system. Visit Courtroom One, used for all cases where a full bench of the seven Justices of the Court is required to sit and on all ceremonial occasions. Justice Michael Kirby will give the Symposium welcome address.

Symposium Dinner

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Venue: Questacon (The National Science and Technology Centre), King Edward Terrace
Date: Thursday 30 September 2004
Time: 7.00pm till late
Dress: Neat casual so that you can fully enjoy the interactive exhibits
Cost: Included in the Symposium registration fee. Additional tickets for partners or guests $110.

Roll up, roll up for all the fun of SideShow Alley - the science behind sideshows and funparks. Discover the sensation of motion without moving a muscle in the rollercoaster simulator. Experience free fall on the 6 metre vertical slide. Test your fear threshold on the guillotine. Perfect a high scoring technique on the crazy clowns. To find out more about the SideShow Alley Gallery exhibits access the Questacon web site at http://www.questacon.edu.au/

Pre-dinner drinks and canapes will be served among the interactive exhibits of the SideShow Alley Gallery, followed by a 3 course dinner and entertainment in the Questacon foyer.

Farewell Drinks

Bid farewell to new and old friends over drinks at the completion of the Symposium.

Watch out for more details of Symposium social activities as September draws closer as well as information on events and activities for your time in Canberra before and after the Symposium.