SWUG conference is ‘on the March’

The SWUG committee has decided to move the timing of the popular newspaper production conference to March each year with the next conference due to be held in Albury, NSW, in 2009.

Though it was traditionally held in September or October each year, the decision was made to move the conference dates due to repeated clashes with other events and the difficulty of finding suitable venues.

“September and October are traditionally the busiest months of the year for conferences, so competition for good convention facilities is fierce,” said Bob Lockley (pictured), SWUG President. “The continuing popularity of the SWUG conference has made it increasingly difficult to find suitable accommodation packages and conference venues so we decided it would be better for everybody to move it to a time of year when we can choose from the best available options for our delegates.

“By moving the conference to March, there will be no clashes with football grand finals, school holidays or other industry events such as the PANPA conference or IFRA expo.”

In another break from tradition, the 2009 conference will also be the first held at a non-newspaper site with the hosts being the Norske Skog paper mill at Albury in NSW. The conference itself will be held at the nearby Albury Convention and Performing Arts Centre from March 13-16, 2009.

“The Albury paper mill is a fascinating place to visit for anybody involved in the newspaper industry,” said Lockley. “Norske Skog have been good supporters of SWUG in the past and we thank them for their invitation to host our next conference in 2009.”

A site visit to Border Mail Printing will also be on the agenda.

For more information contact Anita White at Fairfax Media on (02) 4570 4444 or email anita.white@fairfaxmedia.com.au.

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