The conference proper will run over three days – 13-15th February 2024.
On the morning of 13th Feb there will be a pōwhiri (an important welcome to guests that “removes the tapu (restrictions) of the manuhiri (visitors) to make them one with the tangata whenua (hosts)” link to overview).

There will be four keynote presentations and you can find more information on these here.

The conference will traditional platform presentations by participants, but there will also be an opportunity for informal presentations, workshop-style discussions, and other more relaxed fora. See here for more on the presentation formats.

More details on the conference programme

The conference programme is starting to come together now and will be finalised by 2nd Feb 2024. Once we have it finalised, we’ll email all the presenters a copy. Here’s a brief outline though:

Tuesday 13th February 2024

08:00 Registration desk opens on ground floor of WG building
09:45 Delegated congregate near registration desk to be briefed about pōwhiri process (formal welcome)
10:00 Pōwhiri begins
10:30 Kai / morning tea
11:30 Workshop #1
12:15 Kai / lunch
1:00 Workshop #2
1:45 Workshop #3
2:30 Kai / afternoon tea
3:00 Workshop #4
3:45 Keynote #1 – Annemarie Jutel
5:30 Optional social get-together at Brew on Quay. Informal, no reservation, pay as you go.

Wednesday 14th February 2024

08:00 Registration desk opens
08:30 Keynote #2 – Erin Stapleton
09:30 Workshop #5
10:15 Kai / morning tea
10:45 Workshop #6
11:30 Workshop #7
12:15 Kai / lunch
1:00 Keynote #3 – Pouroto Ngaporo
2:00 Workshop #8
2:45 Kai / afternoon tea
3:15 Workshop #9
4:00 Workshop #10

Thursday 15th February 2024

08:00 Registration desk opens
08:30 Keynote #4 – Ian Buchanan
9:30 Workshop #11
10:15 Kai / morning tea
10:45 Workshop #12
11:30 Workshop #13
12:15 Kai / lunch
1:00 Workshop #14
1:45 Workshop #15
2:30 Kai / afternoon tea
3:00 Workshop #16
3:45 Workshop #17
4:30 Poroporoaki / Conference closing meeting