Hi everyone, well the time is moving on. Did you know it’s only 14 days till the early bird bookings close? Don’t miss out and book today!  Oh, and if you have problems with booking, please let us know. We’ve had two people say they had problems, although all other bookings have been coming through fine. And we’ve set up a Paypal payment link as well, to give you options. Or, if you wish to pay by EFT, then fill out the registration form and let us know. We’ll give you the details.

In the meantime, we wish to introduce you to our Gold Sponsor for this year.

BeMyVA – In the beginning …

Since 1999, our parent company has operated as a business consultancy, engaging Virtual Assistants on a regular basis. In searching for specific skill-sets and availability, we became frustrated by many of the Virtual Assistant directories that have existed to date and more specifically, the search result information available.

BeMyVA.com has been developed as an independent, international and innovative directory for locating professional Virtual Assistants worldwide. Our primary business mission is to actively promote the value, skills, resources and professionalism of Virtual Assistants to the business community at large.

Please make sure you visit BeMyVA.com’s site to learn more about them.

By the way, we still have room for more sponsors so if you know someone who has an affinity with our industry and would be a potential sponsor, please point them in our direction.

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Last week we introduced our MC to you.  This week we’d like to introduce Annemarie Cross who is a Branding Strategist, Money Mindset & Business Coach and Host of the Ambitious Entrepreneur Show.

Annemarie helps entrepreneurs get more clients by standing out, getting hired and paid what their worth so they can breakthrough to a 6-figure (or more) business.

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We are so looking forward to seeing you all at our event which is really not that far away. So don’t forget,  set the date in your diary, make your travel plans and book to attend our event today!

Oh, and we’d like to leave you with some thoughts about why you should attend a conference in person!

Here’s 10 Reasons Why You Should Attend a Conference (in Person, not tele-seminars)

1. You may meet people with similar interests and experiences who may help you expand your network and circle of influence

2. Your mind may be open to new opportunities

3. Your mind may be challenged to consider new ideas and theories

read the rest here….

Kathie Thomas & Anita Kilkenny, co-founders of AVAC

P.S. if you’re tweeting about AVAC, the hashtag is #AVAC2012

We’re delighted to advise that Sandi Givens will be our MC for this year’s event.  Those in the office professional industry will know who Sandi is, especially since she is the Patron for AIOP.  Sandi has tons of experience when it comes to being involved in conferences and seminars and it will be great to have her join us this time round.

A Conference needs to stay on track, on time and provide optimal learning for all … that’s why we’ve engaged Sandi Givens as our MC!  Energetic, light-hearted and down-to earth, Sandi has an engaging style that is ideal for our conference.

A specialist in Shattering the Glass Ceilings that Limit Success, Sandi will also be delivering a powerful presentation guaranteed to move you forward in your business.

What else do you need to know about AVAC2012?  Early bird bookings close on 15 February (in 21 days!) and the cost is $225.00.  You can elect to pay in 3 part payments as well.  Full payment will be $299.00 thereafter.  Can’t come for both days? We have a one day option as well.

Have you seen our new look site yet? It had an overhaul over the weekend and has a brand new look. Why not come check it out?

Want to see who else is coming? Why not come join the chat at our .  And if you’re on you can follow us too.  #avac2012

And there’s only 22 days till the early bird fee closes. $225 early bird, $299 thereafter.

The countdown is on which you will see if you visit our new look site!   Please do come visit the site and let us know what you think.

The list of speakers is on the site, with an outline of the topics being covered.   We’re still open to sponsorships, or if you prefer, you can book a trade table, or even choose to have your brochures or product included in our conference showbags.  Lots of opportunities for you to get involved with our event – as well as come along.

While the focus of our conference is for the Virtual Assistant industry, we are aware that any home based worker will find all of our topics of interest. So please do share your knowledge of our event with everyone else you know – let’s make it bigger and better than ever!

Looking forward to seeing you at AVAC 2012!

Yes, AVAC will be on again in 2012.  Reserve the dates 4/5 May in your diaries now!

Our apologies for those who received a very old message. We have no idea how it got sent out or why, however it’s prompted people to email me to find out if there will be an event in 2012.

We have a new team working on it right now and we’re in the planning stages so we can’t yet tell you where it will be or what the line up is.  We will be accepting applications for speakers and sponsors very soon though and look forward to telling you what you can expect.  So, if you need to travel to Melbourne via air, now is probably a good time to start looking at flight bookings.  For accommodation we’re hoping to have that combined with conference costs for those who need it very soon.

Kathie Thomas
AVAC Co-ordinator