2021 New Zealand Symposium
The New Zealand Symposium brings together engagement practitioners, community development practitioners, communications and marketing professionals and academics to explore the diverse and challenging topic of community and stakeholder engagement.
When is the New Zealand Symposium?
Registrations are now open for the New Zealand Community and Stakeholder Engagement Symposium. The Symposium is being planned as a face-to-face event, although of course contingencies are being put in place to deliver the event virtually should travel or event pandemic restrictions impact the delivery of the event.
Places are limited and early bird registrations close 30 April. If you are craving connection with your fellow NZ engagers then register now!
Dates: Monday 24 – Tuesday 25 May, 2021
Venue: Hilton Auckland, New Zealand
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Need help with your registration?
For all registration and accommodation enquiries please contact:
Email: iap2nz@theconferencecompany.com
Phone: +64 9 360 1240
View the programme
This year we have opted for an open forum of topics to cover what is most important to you, our IAP2A Community, within the practice of engagement.
Keynote sessions include:
- Pathways to good engagement practice, presented by Diane Owenga, Programme Director and Jayne Foster, Principal Advisor, The Policy Project, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Engaging with Disadvantaged Communities in a post-COVID-19 world, keynote panel.
- What meaningful child participation can look like in Aotearoa in 2021, presented by Judge Andrew Becroft, Children’s Commissioner.
- Engaging on Climate Change Adaption with Dr Paula Blackett, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
Note: Program is subject to change.
Important information
The Symposium is being planned as a face-to-face event at the Hilton Auckland and at this stage, is likely to proceed as intended. We will however monitor government restrictions closely, and keep you up to date of any significant developments or changes that will affect our event.
If the Symposium is required to go virtual due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, tickets will be converted to a one-day virtual ticket for the Tuesday 25 May sessions and a partial refund will be issued for full two-day registrations.
Should the event need to be postponed completely to a new set of dates, your ticket will be transferred to the new dates.
Registrations are now open
Register by 30 April 2021 and save with our early bird rates.
Early bird rates – full event registration
IAP2A Member: $625 (inc.15% GST)
Non-Member: $900 (inc. GST)
Student: $395 (inc. GST)
Full event registration includes attendance for all plenary, breakout and site tour sessions on 24 and 25 May; Welcome Reception 24 May; Lunch and afternoon tea on 24 May; Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on 25 May; Reusable water bottle.
Early bird rates – one day tickets
IAP2A Member: $395 (inc. GST)
Non-Member: $675 (inc. GST)
One day registration includes attendance for all sessions on the day of registration, plus Welcome Reception.
Need help with your registration?
For all registration and accommodation enquiries please contact:
Email: iap2nz@theconferencecompany.com
Phone: +64 9 360 1240
Sponsorship opportunities
Are you looking to engage with the best and brightest engagement professionals?
Do you want to have your brand associated with best practice in community and stakeholder engagement?
As a sponsor of the New Zealand symposium, you can gain access to IAP2 Australasia’s rapidly growing network of enthusiastic and committed professionals who are increasingly becoming the key influencers and decision makers in government, business and industry.
When it comes to sponsorship, IAP2 Australasia likes to work with our sponsors to understand your objectives and help you to leverage your sponsorship investment.
Take a look at the 2021 symposium sponsorship opportunities
If you have any questions or would like to know more, please contact Matthew Buxton, Business Development Manager, via info@iap2.org.au
Thank you to our sponsors
Just Add Lime
Sustainability Sponsor
No matter what we are doing, our work impacts people and communities. By understanding their aspirations and drivers, we integrate with the communities that we work alongside; building resilience and delivering better project outcomes.
At Just Add Lime, a sustainability ethos guides the decisions we take as a business and as individuals. We work together with you, adding new elements to your mix – making ordinary, extraordinary.
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Stantec
Coffee Hub Sponsor
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That’s a wrap – past symposium events
Read about our past symposium events.
NZ Symposium 2019 – It’s a wrap!
It was really quite satisfying to spend a couple of days with engagement colleagues growing our collective body of knowledge (matauranga) at our recent Symposium. The Matariki theme was focused on new beginnings and particularly relevant in that Christchurch is a city that has had more than its fair share of ‘engagement’ recently. Mostly due to the huge effort to help our people recover, rebuild and regenerate after a damaging series of earthquakes.
“Are we there yet?” Symposium report by Jo Wilkins
“Are we there yet?” Symposium report by Jo Wilkins
