Conference dinner

The Big Top Gala Dinner

Adelaide Oval
Friday 1 October 2010
7.00pm–late

This year’s theme will be ‘The Circus’, so prepare yourself for the exciting, the terrifying and the fantastic. Dress is cocktail/after five—just wear an outfit you can dance in!

This year’s conference dinner will also host the inaugural HESTA Early Childhood Education and Care Awards. For more information go to www.earlychildhoodawards.com or visit the awards page on the conference website.

The dinner is optional and available at an extra cost for all delegates, partners and guests. Ticket cost includes dinner, drinks and entertainment. Conference dinner tickets are $100 per person. Please order tickets on your registration form or online at www.amlink.com.au/secure/eilite/galadinner.htm.

One of South Australia's iconic venues, Adelaide Oval is widely regarded as the world's most picturesque Test cricket ground. St Peter's Cathedral rises behind the Oval's elegant Edwardian scoreboard, acting as a stunning backdrop to the northern end of the playing field.

A host to major entertainment events, Adelaide Oval has seen performances by some of the world's best-known entertainers such as Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Madonna and Billy Joel. State events held at the Oval have included the memorial services for Dame Nellie Melba, Pope John Paul and former Test cricketer David Hookes. Adelaide Oval is home to South Australia's elite cricket squads, the Redbacks and Scorpions.