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Climate
Dress
Swimming
Parking
Language
Telephone - Email - Electricity - Internet Connections
Climate
The Gold Coast enjoys year round sunshine and August is particularly
pleasant with sunny mild days and cooler evenings. August is late winter
with the average daily temperature of 21°C. Overnight temperatures
drop to an average of 13°C. The Gold Coast enjoys an average of
eight hours sunshine 300 days per year.
Dress
The Gold Coast has a casual, yet professional business environment.
The dress for all sessions and social functions (apart from the Conference
Dinner), would be smart casual. We suggest that a jacket be worn in
sessions as airconditioning can sometimes be cool. Dress for the Conference
Dinner would be lounge suit or smart casual clothing. Comfortable clothing
and footwear is recommended for the conference tours. To avoid sunburn,
we recommend that you wear a hat and apply sunscreen when outdoors.
Swimming
The Gold Coast has many beautiful beaches which are safe year round
for swimming. It is important to swim between the flagged areas which
are patrolled by life guards for your safety.
Parking
Complimentary parking is available at the Gold Coast Convention and
Exhibition Centre.
Language
English is the official language of the conference as well as the
official language spoken in Australia. The Gold Coast has a well established
tourism industry with translation services and multi-lingual tour guides
should you require this assistance during your stay.
Telephone, Email, Electricity,
Internet Connections
Before arriving in Australia – make sure your communications
equipment will operate.
The Australian telephone country code is +61 and the area code for
Queensland is 7, or 07 if calling from another state of Australia.
Australian electrical power outlets operate under 240V AC. Hotel bathrooms
have power points that accommodate shavers with US, UK and European
plugs and any voltage. For other 240V appliances a plug adaptor can
be purchased in travel stores overseas or in Australia.
An internet café will be operating during the conference to
enable delegates to access the internet and personal emails. There will
also be provision for receiving facsimiles (a number will appear on
this website closer to the conference) and for printing out documents
or conference papers.
  
Tourism images courtesy Tourism Queensland
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