On behalf of the Australian Mushroom Growers' Association, I am delighted to invite you to
participate in this very special industry conference, the 38th Australian Mushroom Growers'
Conference, being held at The Sheraton on the Park Hotel, Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW one of
Sydney's premier hotels.
This year's conference will be a huge celebration from Tuesday night until Saturday night as it
will be where we will all come together to not only hold the 38th Annual Conference but also
to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Australian Mushroom Growers
Association. There will be a party atmosphere around this conference where we will continue
to build on the success of recent years to produce another memorable and rewarding event.
We will spend the day on the Wednesday undertaking a farm walk day. This will commence
with a visit to Elf Farm Supplies and will be followed by a tour to one of Sydney's best
mushroom facilities. Following lunch we will return to The Sheraton on the Park in
time to allow you to prepare for dinner at Watersedge, one of Sydney's leading
venues with a view to die for. This dinner is part of the 50th Anniversary
celebrations.
In the midst of these celebrations, the daily running of the farm will not be
forgotten, another exciting array of international and local experts will
provide presentations on the range of key topics impacting on the
mushroom industry today. In addition to the usual high calibre
international and local speakers we will be arranging some additional
activities/dinners to allow all the attendees to spend more of the
conference free time catching up with old and new friends. These
networking sessions are always important to any industry and ours
is no different.
The welcome dinner this year will be a 3 course dinner harbour cruise on
the sparkling waters of the world famous Sydney Harbour. We intend to
follow this up with a special celebration dinner at Watersedge on Wednesday
night. Watersedge is located under Sydney Harbour Bridge and the location
and views will be of special interest to our international guests.
When registering as a conference delegate you will have the opportunity to
register your wife, husband or your fiancée as a conference partner. This will
allow them access to the partner programme. This programme will include a
bargain shopping tour with lunch, a walking tour through the historic Rocks
area of Sydney and finally a visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park, where you
will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with unique Australian
Fauna.
The Celebration Dinner on Saturday night will be a dinner of outstanding food
and wine along with world class entertainment and a limited number of
speeches to recognise the people who are working hard to ensure the success
of this year of celebration. You will have to wait for another 50 years to pass
by before we can repeat this event so please do not miss this conference and
the 50th Celebration of the formation of the Mushrooms Growers Association.
We have spent 50 years of growing together now let us spend 5 days of
celebrating the formation and the successes of the AMGA, our association.
Yours sincerely,
Douglas Schirripa
Chairman
Australian Mushroom Growers' Association
