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Annual SAPSFconference

12-16 July 2011

Pharmacy students taking it to thenext level

Conference Brochure

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The58thSAPSFAGMandconferencewillbeheldatRhodesUniversityinGrahamstown,EasternCape,fromthe12

thtothe16

thJuly2011.

RUPSAwillbehostingyouduringthistimeandhopetofulfillyourconferenceneeds. Please

takethetimetoreadthroughtheinformationprovidedinthisdocument,soyouarefully

preparedforwhatGrahamstownhastoofferyou.

Accommodation Ifyouchoose,youwillbeaccommodatedinaRhodesUniversityResidenceroom RhodesUniversityresidenceshavesinglerooms,withcomfortablebedsandaheaterinevery

room

Alllinen,blankets,pillows, duvetsandtowelsareprovided Roomswillbeallocatedonarrival(allsinglerooms) Pleasebringyourowntoiletries Someresidenceshaveaplacetoputyourownpadlockwhereasothershaveanindividualyale

lock. Comepreparedwithyourownpadlock(5cm)

Pleasebringyourownlaptopleashtosecureyourlaptopwhenyouareleavingitunattended.

Food Allmealswillbeservedintheresidencedininghallorinthecaseofsomedinners,inanother

venue. Mealswillbepreparedtocaterfornormalandhalaalaswellasvegetarianneeds

IfstayingintheRhodesaccommodation,breakfast,lunchanddinnerisincludedintheconferencefee

Ifstayinginoffcampusaccommodation,lunchanddinnerisincludedintheconferencefee Morningandafternoonteabreakswilltakeplaceeachday,wherebeveragesandeatswillbe

served

FoodiswellpreparedandwellreceivedbyallconferencesheldatRhodesPlease note

OnTuesday12thJuly(thedayofarrival)onlydinnerwillbeserved OnSaturday16thJuly(thedayofdeparture)onlybreakfastwillbeserved Ifyouhaveadietaryrequirement,pleaseindicatethisclearlyontheapplicationform

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DresscodeTheweatherinGrahamstowncanbeunpredictableinJuly. Sometimes,itcanbereallywarm,butmost

often,itisreallycold. Takealookatthe7dayforecastbeforeyoupackyourbagasaguide. Butpack

fortheunpredictabletoo. http://www.weathersa.co.za/web/

DressformallyforallSAPSFconferenceactivitieswithsomeexceptions Therearethemesfortheeveningfunctionswhichyouwillbenotifiedaboutonceyouhave

submittedyourapplicationform

Pleasepackcomfortableclothesandshoesforwearingtotheoutdooradventurerace Pleasepackasetofolderclotheswhichcanbeworntothecommunityengagementactivity Thefollowingmightbenecessary: Rainjacket/Umbrella Summerclothes ThermalUnderwear

Yourowncamera(aphotographerfromKodakExpresswillbeavailabletotakeprofessionalpicturesoftheeveningfunctions,whichyouwillbeabletopurchasedirectlyfromKodakin

Grahamstown)

TransportPleasetakealookattheattachedmapsoyoucanfamiliariseyourselfwithpossibleroutestogetto

Grahamstown. WearesituatedontheN2,betweenPortElizabethandEastLondonintheEastern

Cape. Bycar,weareapproximately11hoursdrivefromCapeTown,Johannesburg,andDurban. Your

transportcostsareforyourownaccount,andoptionsincludeusing:

Yourownvehicletodriveyourselfhere BustransporttoGrahamstown(Greyhound,Translux,CitytoCity)whichbringsyoustraightto

Grahamstown. GreyhoundwillbringyouontoRhodesCampusifyouchoosetheKimberley

Halldropoffandcollectionpoint

o Ifyouaretravellingonabuswhichdropsyouintown,pleasenotifyusofthetimesofarrivalssoashuttlecancomeandcollectyou

Agrouptraveltogetherfromauniversityusingtransportofferedbyyouruniversity FlightstoPortElizabeth

o IfyouchoosetoflytoPE,pleaseuseaflightwhichcoincidesmostcloselytoourshuttleservicewherewewillbeabletofetchyoufromtheairport

o Pleasenotifyusofyourflighttimesandairlinecarrierassoonasyouhavebookedo PEairportisa1.5 2hourdrivefromGrahamstownwhenusingashuttleserviceo Pleasenote,thereisNOshuttleservicetoEastLondonairport

ShuttlesavailablefromPEairportat1pmonTuesday12July ShuttlesavailablefromGrahamstownat7:30amonSat16July Pleasenotifyy.irwin@ru.ac.zawithflightdetailsifyourequireaplaceontheshuttle

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MaptoGrahamstown(ReferenceSAPlaces[ONLINE]http://www.places.co.za/maps/new%20maps/eastern_cape_map2.gif)

CommunityprojectRUPSA,whoishostingthisyearsSAPSFconference,hasarelationshipwheretheyhelpourlocalHOSPICEbranchwithdonationswheneverpossible. Wewouldlikeeachmemberattendingtheconferencetobringsomethingtodonatetocharity. Itemswhichcanbeusedinclude:

o Oldornewclothes(anyage,adultorchild)o Stationery,readingbookso Toysorgamessuitableforchildreno Toiletries(soaps,faceclothes,towels,toothbrushes,toothpasteetc)o Blankets

Ifpossible,caneachbranchholdacollectionbeforetheendoftermandbringitemsfromfellowmemberswhocouldnotbepresentattheconference

Inadditiontothecollection,2hourshavebeensetasideintheprogramforacommunityengagementactivity. EachdelegatewillhaveachancetointeractwithamemberofourGrahamstowncommunityandmakeadifferenceadayinsomeoneslife.

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SocialsEacheveningasocialeventhasbeenplannedafterdinner

Tuesday : IcebreakerandMascotintroduction Wednesday : MikessMugandSlaveAuction(eachbranchtoputforward2peopleto

beauctioned)

Thursday : Pirates,shipwrecksandwoundsofbattle Friday : SAPSFFORMALBALL

NOTE Themesforeacheventwillbesenttoyouinadvance

SAAHIPclinicalskillscompetitionSAAHIPwillberunningaclinicalskillscompetitionduringthecourseoftheconference.

Brushuponyourskillsandputyourselfforwardtocompeteinthiscompetitiontoseewhohaswhatit

takestobeagreatpharmacistwithclinicalskills. Theprizeforwinningthiscompetitionisdefinitely

somethingtostrivetowards.

FinesTheconferencecommitteereservestherighttofineanydelegateforthefollowing

Beingcaughtformischievousbehaviors Notcomplyingwiththemesanddresscodes Attendingmeetingsundertheinfluenceofalcoholbeverage AnythingtheCommitteedeemspunishableFineswillbediscussedonopeningnight

RulespertainingtofineswillbedecidedbytheConferenceCommitteeandmaybeamendedastheyseefit

Miscellaneousfinesmaybeexchangedforcashfines(rangingatR5R10)NoteAttendanceofallmeetingsallpresentationsandallsocialeventisCOMPULSORY

Dailyproceedingsbeginafterbreakfasteachmorning

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CostoftheSAPSFconferenceEveryeffortisbeingmadetosecuresponsorsfortheconference. However,asadelegate,youwillbe

expectedtopaytowardsyouraccommodationandsomefoodcosts.

CostifstayinginRhodesAccommodation:R900(earlybirdregistrationfeepayablebeforethe20June

2011)orR1000ifpaidafter20Juneandbefore1July2011.

Costifstayingoffcampusinotheraccommodation:R500ifpaidbefore20June2011orR550ispaid

before1July2011.(Withthisoptionyoudonothaveanyaccommodationcostsorbreakfastincludedin

thefee)

Pleasemakesurethatifyourequireinternetaccess,youbringyourIDbook(Notdriverslicence)or

Passportwithyou,alongwithyourpersonallaptopandlockingleashforyourlaptop. Therearenoplug

pointsavailableinthevenue,soyouwillhavetochargeyourlaptopsinyourroomsatnight.

Sowhatdoesyourmoneygetyou? Allmealsandteas,includingsomebeverages Aconferencebagincludingallconferencestationery Wirelessinternetaccessinsidetheconferencevenue AnawesomeconferencewhereyouwilllearnmoreaboutPharmacy,andwhereitisheadedin

thefuture,socialisewithfellowpharmacystudentsfromaroundthecountry,andexperience

Grahamstownandallithastooffer

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WhatelsewillIhavetopayfor? TransportationcoststoGrahamstown Beveragesatsocialfunctions

Forfurtherenquiries pertainingto the Conference please contactus :RUPSApresident:

Fadzai Munedzimwe 0845507119 g09m3706@campus.ru.ac.za

Facultycontact:

YolandIrwin y.irwin@ru.ac.za

OrvisitthePSSAwebsiteandlookunderSAPSFNewsontheURL http://pssa.org.za/

OrtheFacultyofPharmacyswebsitehttp://www.ru.ac.za/pharmacy

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58thSAPSFAGMandconferenceproposedprogrammePharmacystudentstakingittothenextlevel(pleasenotethatthisissubjecttochange)

TUESDAY12July2011

14:00 17:00

ArrivalandRegistrationattheBarrettTheatre

complexatRhodesUniversity

17:00 18:00 PreConferenceEXCOMeeting

17:30 19:00 Dinner

19:15 20:00 OpeningofConferenceandWelcomeaddress

20:00 22:00 Icebreaker&MascotIntroduction

WEDNESDAY13July2011

07:0008:00 Breakfast

08:00 Putuppostersfromeachbranch

08:3008:50 Opening&rollcallStartofAGM08:5009:00 Adoptionofminutes(pleasereadminutesonthe

SAPSFwebsitefromthe2010AGM)

09:0009:10 ReportPresident

09:10 09:20 ReportbyVicePresident

09:2009:30 ReportbyTreasurer

09:3009:40 ReportbySecretary

09:4510:15 PharmDtakingpharmacytothenextlevel

InvitedSpeakerMrRenierCoetzee

10:1510:30 Vendoraddress(Teabreaksponsor)

10:30 11:00 Teabreak andinteractionwithvendors

11:00 11:35 BusinessaspectsofPharmacytakingittothenextlevelInvitedSpeakerMrTakiKyriacos

11:35 12:15 Academiaaddress (Guestspeakertobeconfirmed)

12:1512:30 Vendoraddress(Lunchbreaksponsor)

12:30 13:50 Lunch

14:00 16:30 SAAHIPCLINICALSKILLSCOMPETITION

14:0015:00 PSSA/SAAHIPtopresenttodelegatesnot

participatinginthecompetition

15:0015:15 Teabreakandinteractionwithvendors

15:3016:30 SAAHIPclinicalskillscasestudypresentations

16:3017:30 EXCOMeeting

17:3000:00 Dinner,withsponsoraddress,thenMikesmugandSlaveAuction(Venue:TheRatandParrot)

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THURSDAY14

July2011

07:00 08:00 Breakfast

08:30 09:15 AGMcontinuesNewmotionsfortheagendafor

2011

09:15 09:30 OutcomeofMotions2010

09:30 09:40 Nominationofmembersforelection

09:4009:45 VenuefornextAGMtobedecided

09:4510:30 Sponsorsaddressx3

10:1510:30 Vendoraddress(Teabreaksponsor)

10:30 11:00 Teabreakandinteractionwithvendors

11:00 11:40 Invitedspeaker

11:40 12:15 Sponsorsaddress

12:15 12:30 Vendoraddress(Lunchbreaksponsor)

12:30 13:50 LUNCH

14:00 16:00 Communityengagement

16:0016:30 Teabreakandinteractionwithvendors,judgingof

posters

16:30 18:00 EXCOMeeting

19:00 00:00 Dinner withThemeevening(Venue:Pirates)

FRIDAY 15July2011

07:00 08:00 Breakfast

08:15 08:25 RepotRUPSA

08:25 08:35 ReportNMMU

08:3508:45 ReportTUTULAPS

08:45 08:55 ReportPASV

08:55 09:05 ReportPEPSA

09:05 09:15 ReportULAPS

09:15 09:25 ReportUWCAPS

09:2509:35 ReportWUPSA

09:3509:50 SAPSFEXCHANGEOfficesReport

09:5010:00 Media&CommunicationsReport

10:0010:15 Motivationsfornominees

10:1510:30 Vendoraddress(Teabreaksponsor)

10:30 11:00 TeabreakandLASTinteractionwithvendors

11:00 11:35 ElectionofSAPSFcomm

11:35 12:15 DesigningyourCVtotakeyoutothenextlevel

InvitedSpeaker

12:1512:30 Vendoraddress(Lunchbreaksponsor)

12:3013:50 LUNCH

14:00 16:00 GrahamstownAdventurewithrefreshmentsat

theend

16:15 16:45 Closing

16:45 18:00 EXCOMeeting

19:0000:00 SAPSFBALL(Venue:SteveBikoBuilding,RU)

SATARDAY16July2011

07:00 08:00 BREAKFASTandthendeparthome

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