{"id":1406,"date":"2025-08-21T14:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T04:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1406"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:53:50","slug":"from-the-chapter-president-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/article\/from-the-chapter-president-3\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Chapter President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dear Members,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What an incredible time it has been for our Queensland Chapter! At the end of July, we hosted our largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educateplus.edu.au\/epevent\/qld-2025-chapter-summit\/\">Summit<\/a> yet, with over 350 delegates, 74 presenters, 46 sessions, and two inspiring keynote speakers. From the extended workshops to the new Leadership and People &amp; Culture streams, it was two days full of learning, connection, and plenty of \u201caha!\u201d moments. A huge thank you to my Co-Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/helenturner01\/?originalSubdomain=au\">Helen Turner<\/a>, the 18-strong Summit Committee, and of course our sponsors and partners who helped bring it all to life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7356930492631273474\">The Recognition Awards<\/a> were another highlight, which celebrated the outstanding contributions of our Advancement colleagues. It was wonderful to showcase the talent and impact within our community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We\u2019ve hit a huge milestone, 500 members in Queensland! That\u2019s our biggest membership yet. A big shout-out to our newest members, we can\u2019t wait to welcome you at upcoming events, especially the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.educateplus.edu.au\/2026-international-conference\/\"> International Conference in Brisbane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educateplus.edu.au\/civicrm\/mailing\/view\/?id=56ff4bf6454562de&amp;reset=1\">(1\u20134 September 2026)<\/a>. It\u2019s set to be our boldest, most exciting conference yet, so keep an eye out when registrations open soon!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, a massive thank you to our sponsors, partners, and of course <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, our members, for making this Chapter such a warm, generous, and inspiring community. We\u2019re so glad you\u2019re part of it!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Warm regards,<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-939\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/GRLJ-Claire-Headshot-Round-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/GRLJ-Claire-Headshot-Round-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/GRLJ-Claire-Headshot-Round-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/GRLJ-Claire-Headshot-Round-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/GRLJ-Claire-Headshot-Round.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Claire Grlj<\/strong><br \/>\nQLD Chapter President | Educate Plus<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:claire@leadingmarketingsolutions.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claire@leadingmarketingsolutions.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Members,\u00a0 What an incredible time it has been for our Queensland Chapter! At the end of July, we hosted our largest Summit yet, with over 350 delegates, 74 presenters, 46 sessions, and two inspiring keynote speakers. From the extended workshops to the new Leadership and People &amp; Culture streams, it was two days full [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-1406","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}