National conference

• 3rd National MND Conference Perth 2007
• 4th National MND Conference Melbourne 2008

Background

Since the late 1990's, NSW and Victoria have held Annual Health Professional days or conferences in their State.  Starting as half-day events, attendance grew as did the length of the sessions.  In 2003 and 2004 MND Association Family Support staff attended the one-day Conferences in NSW and Victoria. In 2004, at the NSW Conference, MND NSW and MNDVic agreed that in future the one-day Conferences would be extended to health and community professionals nationally.

At that time, it was agreed that the National MND Conference would be held annually on the Tuesday closest to Global Day (June 21) and that Conference papers would be called for nationally. 

On Tuesday 21 June 2005 MND Victoria hosted the first official National MND Conference in Melbourne.

2nd National MND Conference hosted by MND NSW, Sydney, 2006

3rd National MND Conference hosted by MND WA, Perth, 2007

4th National MND Conference hosted by MND Vic, Melbourne, 2008

5th National MND Conference hosted by MND NSW, Sydney, 2009

National MND Conference 2010 and 2011

MND Australia hosted the International ALS/MND Symposium in partnership with MND NSW in Sydney in 2011. The Symposium took the place of the 2010 and 2011 National Conferences.  

6th National MND Conference will be hosted by MND WA in September/ October 2012 - date and venue will be posted on this website as soon as they are confirmed.