With the conclusion of the first week of May, it’s time to reflect on the activities and one of our busiest weeks of the year with some fabulous numbers!

• $2,200.00 the amount raised at the conference dinner for Nepalese earthquake victims
• 516  tweets and social media postings made with hashtag #NEAS2015
• 363  days to go till the next conference (we’ll need them all!)
• 262  conference goers at the NEAS 2015 conference – some great feedback also!
• 150  sushi rolls served on day two (yum!)
• 60  speakers on a range of topics; business, international and language learning
• 20  sponsors supporting and representing our innovative ELT sector
• 1  NEAS advisory council meeting held

Although Sydney made sure its blue skies stole the show, our thanks go to our fabulous sponsors and wonderful speakers for helping us to put on a fantastic conference.  If you missed the event and want to find out more about our sponsors and speakers, please check out the conference handbook for a small peek into how varied and diverse the expertise is that contributes to our exciting sector!   These events couldn’t go ahead without the enthusiastic support of the NEAS Board, guided by our fabulous chair - Denise Taylor!

Conference goers expressed their support for Nepalese eathquake victims by giving generously through a fundraising campaign lead by NEAS quality provider, ILSC Brisbane.  Through the efforts of ILSC, student volunteers and the NEAS team, over $1,100.00 cash was collected on the first day of the event. 

ILSC generously agreed to match these donations "dollar for dollar", resulting in over $2,200.00 being raised.  All funds go to Red Cross to help rebuild this devastated nation.  Thanks again !!!

Natoori Mehrnaz (International Institute of Business and IT) and Kellie Marzol (Australian Pacfic College) joined over 170 other conference goers for a balmy evening's champagne and laughter, backlit by the lights of Sydney and our world famous harbour.

After dinner, comedian Tommy Dean had us "rolling around laughing" with his dry banter comparing American and Australian language idioms.

With nights like this it's easy to understand why people want to study English in Australia.  Why not click through to find out some more!