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Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

This is my first Diary entry for 2005 and already is seems that we are off to a busy start. Our Sydney office has re-opened today after the Christmas holiday break, although our UK office has been in full swing for almost a week.

We have a large pile of orders to process today and no doubt the phone will be running hot as well. Over the break, I have taken time to undertake a number of administrative tasks in readiness for the new year, including reviewing our plans for future development and putting some new systems in place. A holiday period is a good time to do this kind of thinking - no phones, emails or other distractions to impede the thought processes!

The first priority will be to finalise the January 2005 catalogue, ready for printing and distribution. This issue will be bigger than ever, as we have a number of new and exciting products to add to our ever growing list. Twenty one new books, new charts, videos and DVDs plus some innovative teaching aids for parent educators are amongst the collection. If you don’t already receive this full colour catalogue, click here to go to the website area where you can order a paper copy. Although many people choose to view products and order on-line these days, a paper copy can be more convenient for sharing with colleagues or showing the boss.

While you are on the website, check out the big events for this year. Future Birth: With woman, with child is the major tour in Australia this year and early registrations (before January 31) are available at significant discounts.

Preparing for Birth: New strategies for parent education is the title of the major conference we are presenting in the UK in April. This innovative program features a number of international speakers and promises to be a practical, skills enhancing program for everyone who works in prenatal education. Full details can be obtained by clicking here, including the early registration special offers, which close on February 18.

We have two other exciting tours with international speakers planned for 2005 and details will be on the website soon. I will let you know when the information is available.

Posted by andrea at January 10, 2005 06:49 AM