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TEDxRuakura 2018 – Hamilton – 2 September 2018

What

Get ready to be inspired and challenged by local people changing the world around them with their unique ideas, creations and impact activities. In the session breaks get chatting to the equally incredible local attendees around you! Make social and business connections during the day to keep your TEDxRuakura experience going.

The day will be broken into four sessions of roughly 1 hour. Food and drink during the event is included in your General Admission ticket.

VIP ticket holders will receive a voucher to redeem a barista made hot beverage at the start of the event only, from 9:00 am.

On Sunday evening, once the talks are done, an exclusive experience awaits VIP ticket holders at our after party, held at a mystery location in central Hamilton.

When and Where

Sunday 2 September 2018
10am – 5pm

Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Knighton Road
Hamilton, Waikato 3216

How Much

General Admission $95
VIP Admission $120

TedxRuakura Website

WORD Christchurch – Writers & Readers festival – 29 August-2 September 2018

What

ADVENTUROUS

Whether you’re into extreme sports or more of an armchair traveller, invite a bit of adventure into your lives by checking out our adventurous-themed events, with whale lover Philip Hoare, intrepid traveller Robyn Davidson, extreme sportsters Nathan Fa’avae and John Hellemans, adventurous woman Hollie Woodhouse and Laurence Fearnley on mountain writing. Kids can even get adventurous with science, with Nanogirl herself, Michelle Dickinson.

SCOTLAND

This year, we celebrate all thing Scottish, with six writers from that bonnie land: poets Hollie McNish, Robin Robertson and Michael Pedersen; Shaun Bythell, author of Diary of a Bookseller; crime writer Denise Mina, and megastar novelist Irvine Welsh, who will revisit the Trainspotting crew. If you love a dram, don’t miss our tasting event, Whisky Galore!

Supported by the British Council and Creative Scotland.

SUFFRAGE 125

This September we commemorate and celebrate 125 years of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. Events include a look at how far we’ve really come (125 Years: Are We There Yet?, chaired by Kim Hill), readings and discussions on women’s bodies (The Body Issue, Sonya Renee Taylor: The Body is Not an Apology), an Adventurous Women event, and the Margaret Mahy Memorial Lecture from Barbara Else, author of Go Girl.

When and Where

Various venues in and around Christchurch

29 August – 2 September 2018

How Much

Tickets to most events $20 ( or $19 concession)

Some events more.

Dash Ticket for most events
Ticketek for Irvine Walsh and Starry, Starry Night.

Festival Website

New Zealand Chess Festival – Palmerston North – 1-11 October 2018

What

Ten Chess tournaments, including North Island, NZ Senior and NZ Junior championships for all three disciplines (classical, rapid and blitz).

Each tournaments are 6-8 rounds/games long.

When and Where

Cophorne Hotel Palmerston North
110 Fitzherbert Ave
Palmerston North

The individual tournaments are;
New Zealand Junior Chess Championship. 1st – 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Senior Chess Championship. 2nd – 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Junior Blitz Chess Championship. 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Senior Blitz Chess Championship. 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Junior Rapid Chess Championship. 5th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Senior Rapid Chess Championship. 5th October 2018 vega
Feilding Rapid. 6th October 2018 vega
North Island Blitz Chess Championship. 6th October 2018 vega
North Island Rapid Chess Championship. 7th October 2018 vega
North Island Chess Championship. 8th – 11th October 2018 vega

How Much

$50 per tournament for Standard and Rapids
$30 per tournament for Biltz

Entry form with details of tournaments

New Zealand Game Developers Conference – Auckland – 1-3 August 2018

What

The New Zealand Game Developers Conference (NZGDC) is an annual professional game development conference hosted in Auckland, New Zealand. NZGDC18 will be an action-packed three-day conference for professional and indie game developers.

This year’s conference will span three days with one day dedicated to hands-on workshops (1st August), and two days full of a mix of presentations and panels (2nd-3rd August). Sessions will cover a variety of topics, from Art & Game Design to Production & Marketing and everything in between.

When and Where

Level 4,
SKYCITY Convention Centre,
Federal Street,
Auckland

Wednesday 1 August 2018 – Workshops
Thurs 2/Friday 3 August – Main conference
Plus Evening events

How Much

NZGA Member – Full Pass $280
NZGA Member – Thurs Pass (+ Free Wed Workshop pass) $180
NZGA Member – Thurs Pass (+ Free Wed Workshop pass) $180
Student single day tickets $50

If you’re a New Zealand based game developer, make sure you’ve registered as an NZGDA member for a 15% discount on your NZGDC ticket! Register at http://nzgda.com/about-us/join-now/

Conference Website

Festival for The Future – Wellington – 27-29 July 2018

What

The Festival is an action-packed weekend of inspiring speakers, future-focused panels, workshops, entertainment and more.

It’s been called NZ’s most inspiring event, has grown year-on-year and attracted more than 1,300 delegates in 2017.

This year the 2018 Festival returns to Wellington. Imagine – Mayor’s, Ministers, CEO’s, creatives, entrepreneurs, future leaders from across the nation – and you. Be challenged. Be inspired. Build your network. Build your ideas and skills. The future is ours to create!

When and Where

Fri 27 Jul 2018, 4pm – 9pm
Sat 28 Jul 2018, 8am – 6pm
Sun 29 Jul 2018, 8am- 5pm

TSB Bank Arena,
Queens Wharf,
Wellington

How Much

Early Bird:

Student – $195+GST
Professional – $295 + GST

Regular:

Student: $245 + GST
Early Bird: $395 + GST

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Open Bank Project Workshop with Ismail Chaib – Auckland – 27 June 2018

What

An interactive workshop on day two of the Point 2018 conference with one of the international speakers, Ismail Chaib. Ismail is the COO of TESOBE, the Berlin-based company which leads the Open Bank Project. The workshop is designed for API practitioners and is open to anyone interested in how to design and implement a successful open API programme.

Ismail Chaib, COO of TESOBE, the Berlin-based company which leads the Open Bank Project, will use the experiences and technical framework of the Open Bank Project to explore open banking APIs.

He will discuss what makes a good open platform architecture, which APIs to open, how to design and build RESTful APIs that developers like to use, and how to attract the best and brightest to your platform. Using real world case studies, Ismail will share insights into defining, designing and implementing successful API programmes.

The workshop will end with an extended Q&A session where you will get the chance to directly interact with Ismail. Technical and business questions are welcome.

The Open Bank Project enables banks to offer an ecosystem of third-party apps and services to their customers through open source API technology and a community of over 8,000 fintech developers.

With over five years’ experience in open banking, Ismail brings a wealth of knowledge on what makes a successful banking API. He will also be speaking at the conference on day one in the future connections breakout stream, where he will share his vision of an open banking future and talk about what that could look like in a New Zealand context.

When and Where

27 June 2018 8:15 am – 10:15 am

Cordis, Auckland, Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand

How Much

A full conference pass gives you access to this workshop or tickets can be purchased separately for $75 +GST.
The Open Bank Project Workshop includes breakfast and will take place in the Crystal Ballroom at Cordis hotel. Breakfast and registration will start from 7.30am. Spaces are limited.

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Open Bank Project Workshop

Open Bank Project

ITx 2018 – Wellington – 11-13 July 2018

What

ITx is a collaboration of twelve tech-focused conferences and bodies and focuses on innovation, technology and education.

ITx brings IT professionals, decision-makers, leaders and academics together under one roof. This is a conference like no other: where industry, academia and government come together to network, learn and engage.

IT Professionals NZ is New Zealand’s leading body for those working or studying in Software and Information Technology (IT) related fields.
The IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) is the only internationally recognised and independent organisation dedicated to IT Service Management.
Computer and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ) is the representative body for the IT departments of New Zealand’s Polytech and Institute of Technology sector.
NZTech is the voice of the New Zealand technology industry.
NZRise exists to represent the interests of NZ-owned digital technology businesses.
Health informatics is about getting the right information to the right person at the right time.
AgileDay is a new Agile software development-focussed day at ITx.
The Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand exists to inform, educate and advocate.
InternetNZ’s vision is for a better world through a better Internet
TechCommNZ supports, educates, and encourages technical communicators around New Zealand
Project Management Institute is the world’s leading not-forprofit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession.
The New Zealand Open Source Society exists to share the freedom of open source software, open standards, and open information for the benefit of New Zealand.
ITx 2018 also sees the return of the New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards

There are also MasterClass Workshops on Tuesday the 10th of July.

When and Where

TSB Bank Arena and Shed 6 Complex
4 Queens Wharf, Wellington

Main Conferences:
9am – 6pm
Wednesday 11 July – Friday 13th July 2018

It Awards Gala Dinner
6pm – late
Thursday 12 July

ITx MasterClass Workshops:
1pm – 5pm
Thursday 10 July 2018

How Much

Earlybird Pricing:

Member 3 Days: $895
Non-Member 3 days: $1095
ITx MasterClass Workshops: ~$600 (not included in 3 day price)

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Astrobiology Australasia Meeting – Rotorua – 25-26 June 2018

What

The third Astrobiology Australasia Meeting (AAM), a joint meeting of the New Zealand Astrobiology Network and the Australian Centre for Astrobiology (at UNSW Sydney, Australia).

This meeting will be held on 25-29 June 2018 in Rotorua, New Zealand. It will be preceded by a one-day astrobiology teachers workshop on the 24th of June, and followed by associated field trips through the hot springs of the Rotorua area on the 26-27 June.

Conference themes and sessions:

The Origin and Evolution of Life
Life beyond Earth & its detection
Future of life

When and Where

Novotel Rotorua Lakeside
Tutanekai St
Rotorua

Teachers Astrobiology Workshop: Sunday 24 June 2018
Astrobiology Australasia Meeting: 25-26 June 2018
AAM2018 Field Trip Taupo Volcanic Zone: 27-29 June 2018

How Much

Teachers Astrobiology Workshop: $120 + GST
Field Trip: $217 + GST
Main conference Professionals: $528 + GST
Main conference students: $320 + GST

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New Zealand Bird Conference – Waitangi – 2-4 June 2018

What

The 2018 New Zealand Bird Conference and the 79th Annual General Meeting of Birds New Zealand will be held in Paihia Northland during 2-4th June 2018 (Queens Birthday Weekend). We look forward to welcoming you to the sunny Far North for what should be a fantastic weekend of birds and birding.

The conference will comprise two days of scientific papers and workshops,with field trips to local birding highlights on the third day. The AGM will be held on Saturday afternoon.

The conference again aims to continue the fine work of previous conferences in making this the premier New Zealand event for the communication of new research findings on New Zealand birds while providing opportunity for discussion, networking and workshops for bird researchers and birders in New Zealand.

The format of the conference will be similar to the most recent conferences, with the first two days largely being devoted to scientific presentations. A variety of workshops are planned for the Sunday morning.

As in previous years we look forward having a number of local speakers sharing some of the latest research knowledge with you. Alongside this we look forward to bringing together researchers and Society Members from across the country to share their knowledge and findings to make for a dynamic and informative event.

When and Where

Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands
Tau Henare Drive
PO Box 150
PaihiaSaturday 1 June – All day Conference
Sunday 2 June – All day Conferce
Monday 3 June – Field trips

How Much

Member late registration      $ 165.00
Non-member registration       $ 195.00
Daily registration member     $ 90
Daily Registration non-member $ 140
Dinners                       $ ~50
Field trips                   $ ~50

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Wordcamp Wellington – Wellington – 23-24 June 2018

What

Join us for a conference that focuses on everything WordPress, with a healthy Aotearoa New Zealand twist.

Over two days on 23-24 June 2018 you’ll get a chance to hear a mix of inspirational, entertaining and useful talks from speakers from around Aotearoa and the world. It’s also a great opportunity to meet your local community.

WordCamps are informal, community-organized events held world-wide that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.
When and Where

23-24 June 2018

BizDojo Wellington
3 Market Lane
Wellington

How Much

$50

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