"Doreen Culliver worked tirelessly and at times at great personal risk and cost, to make the meeting a marvelous success." ...... "Lots of things make a meeting a success but the guidance Doreen offered together with her skill and capacity was the pre eminent contribution. Our best strategic decision was in our decision to retain her as the conference organiser."
"We did appreciate your unfailing kindness and efficiency. Your hard work was rewarded with the best organised conference I have attended - and my first was in 1938."
"... would like to thank you for your wonderful achievements over many years. The many successful conferences over the years are a testament to the dedication and extraordinary contribution that you have made."
"The AVA Board passes on their congratulations for a most successful AVA Conference in Perth. The Board appreciates the difficulties you faced ahead of the conference and is pleased that your usual excellent organising skills ensured that the conference was enjoyed by all participants."
"..and it has been a great pleasure to work with someone like you Doreen, someone who is highly competent, unfailingly courteous and for whom no detail was too much trouble or left undone. You are the essential reason why AVA conferences have progressed from success to increasing success....."
"The AVA conference held in Canberra, 6-11 March 1994 was a resounding success......We have received more letters of appreciation and congratulations on this conference than any previous event...."
"I just wanted to congratulate you on the organising of the conference, it was amazing. In all the time there I did not hear one single complaint from anyone about the running of it all. On the contrary, everyone I had contact with were profuse in your praise under the very difficult circumstances you encountered with the huge over involvement. It all seemed to go as smooth as clockwork but I know it was mostly due to your "work"...."
"..I would like to thank you once again for organising an excellent conference. The venue was very good and everything worked well. It was the best AVA conference I have attended".