NEWS FLASH! There will be a seminar at Rydges in Canberra on Saturday 20th January 2007, 10am - 4pm. Speakers to include Ron Klinger, John Newman, Lorraine Harness and Nick Hughes. All welcome. The AGM will be on the following Sunday at 9.30am.

Teachers - Australian Bridge Teachers Association (ABTA)
The aim of our Association is to encourage teachers of Bridge to improve their teaching methods, educate teachers and provide a forum where teachers may raise problems encountered. Our Association underwrites seminars in each State to assist teachers with the improvement of their teachings in general.
Membership
ABTA Membership $20 per year. (If joining in the second half of a year, membership runs to December the following year) In your first year, there is a joining fee of $10 plus an exam fee of $10. To become a full member of the ABTA, you will need to complete the written exam. You can download it from here , do it at your leisure, then mail it to the ABTA Secretary: Nick Hughes 4/104 Anglesea St BONDI  NSW  2026 Phone : 02 9387 6175 together with a cheque for $40, made out to the ABTA.He will forward your exam to the Examiner, Greg Quittner, and you will receive confirmation of your membership in a few weeks.
Benefits of membership include:	The starter booklet for new teachers A Bulletin mailed to your address 3 or 4 times a year. It contains news, reports of seminars, tips and upcoming events. Access to ABF & ABTA grants for teaching subsidies Access to the ABTA on-line library of teaching material
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