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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Social Functions can be booked with your registration.

Wednesday Social Function

Kindly sponsored by ENVCO
Wednesday 3 Dec – from 6.00pm
Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club

32 Claudelands Rd - a short 5 min walk from the conference venue

See map for directions

Join your fellow delegates for an evening of bowls (weather dependent), pool and informal networking.   

Bar snacks and arrival drinks are complimentary, followed by a cash bar.

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Conference Dinner

Thursday 4 Dec – 6.30pm till late
Hamilton Gardens

 Dinner Theme:   Middle Earth
 

Dressing to theme is optional but encouraged!

There will be buses to and from the dinner venue: 

access to the gardens is limited after hours so taking the bus is recommended.

Buses depart from Claudelands (conference venue) at 6pm with a second pickup point at the Ibis Hotel, Alma St at 6.15pm

 

For your after dinner entertainment there will be live music by local band The Vinyl Frontier. Strap in for a sonic voyage through the greatest hits of the past, blasted with high-octane energy and infectious fun. Classic rock, sing along pop anthems and a sprinkling of modern hits, The Vinyl Frontier delivers a live show that’s part time machine, part party spaceship. Resistance is futile - you will dance.


 Ticket Price:  $130+GST - includes dinner, drinks and entertainment

Tickets can be booked when you register

Please note: dinner tickets are additional to your registration fee.

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SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSOR
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SILVER SPONSOR
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BRONZE SPONSOR
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KEY DATES

Abstracts open:  17 April

Registrations open: 22 May

Abstracts close:  21 August

Author Notification:  14 Sept

Draft Programme released:  Oct 

Earlybird changes to Standard: 25 Sept

Conference: 17-19 Nov

Conference Dinner: 19 Nov

Field Trip day: 20 Nov

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Joseph Thomas - Tasman District Council

Damian Velluppillai - Tonkin + Taylor

Rachael Armstrong - Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Jon Bell - e2 Environmental

Fraser Goodmanson - ESNZ

Monique Harvey - Tasman District Council

Stefan Beaumont - Nelson City Council​​

CONFERENCE CONTACT

Tracy Young,

OnCue Conferences

tracy@on-cue.co.nz

03 928 0620

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