Recognising that international travel may be challenging for some New Zealand members, and the need to reduce travel relating emissions, ACTS is hosting a special conference hub event in Wellington, New Zealand, The hub will feature a unique program, with live streaming of selected plenary sessions.
NZ Hub Registration inclusions:
The NZ Hub Registration fee entitles delegates to access the following:
- Full access to all hub sessions
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- Thursday evening dinner
Schedule overview:
- Wednesday 6 November: Full day program hosted by Massey University, Wellington Campus
- Thursday 7 November: Full day program hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus
- Friday 8 November: Zealandia Field Trip
FULL PROGRAM
Day 1
Wednesday 6 November 2024
| MASSEY UNIVERSITY | ||
| WELCOME | Tea & Coffee | 9.30am | ||
| WELCOME | KARAKIA | 9.50am | ||
| How sustainable is the sustainability team? Dr Ray O’Brien | University of Otago & Patrick Coelho | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| MORNING BREAK | 10.55am | ||
| LIVE STREAM FROM ACTS CONFERENCE | UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
ACTS WELCOME WELCOME TO COUNTRY | David Warrener | Head of Services at Riawunna Centre for Aboriginal Education, University of Tasmania HOST WELCOME | Professor Rufus Black | Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Tasmania KETNOTE SPEAKER | Bob Brown | Former Australian Green Leader & Environmentalist |
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| CAMPUS WALK | Via compost hub | ||
| LUNCH | 12.40pm | ||
| Let’s figure out how to get strategic sustainability objectives woven into your assets Scott Smith | Beca |
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| Sustainability as a Selling Point: Exploring New Zealand Universities’ International Marketing Dr Pii-Tuulia Nikula | EIT |
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| AFTERNOON BREAK | 3.00pm | ||
| Living Laboratories and the Built Environment Dr Ray O’Brien | University of Otago & Dr Charlotte Blythe | The University of Auckland |
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| A Toolbox for your Sustainability Learning and Teaching Goals Lucy McKenzie | AUT & Dr Charlotte Blythe | The University of Auckland |
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| CLOSE | KARAKIA | 5.30pm |
Day 2
Thursday 7 November 2024
| VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON | TE HERENGA WAKA | ||
| WELCOME | Tea & Coffee | 8.30am | ||
| WELCOME | KARAKIA | 9.00am | ||
| Learnings from Successful Nature Positive Projects and Future Aspirations Leena Tirrul | University of Otago |
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| Sustainable Procurement Leena Tirrul | University of Otago & Geoff Jorgensen | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment |
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| MORNING BREAK | 10.45am | ||
| KEYOTE SPEAKER | Sophie Handford | ||
| Professional Development: Influencing leadership Reece Moors | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| LUNCH | 12.40pm | ||
| Climate adaptation planning: Putting scenarios into action Andrew Wilks | Victoria University of Wellington & Jeremie Madamour | XRB |
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| Living Pā tour Rhonda Thomson & Andrew Wilks | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| AFTERNOON BREAK | 3.30pm | ||
| Behaviour Change for Sustainability: Current Thinking Dr Matt Morris | University of Canterbury |
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| Pulling it all together Andrew Wilks | Victoria University of Wellington & Dr Ray O’Brien | University of Otago |
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| CLOSE | KARAKIA | 5.30pm | ||
| Dinner in Town | Featuring Green Gown Awards Australasia announcement | 7.00pm |
Day 3
Friday 8 November 2024
| ZEALANDIA VISIT | ||
| MEETING POINT | Victoria University of Wellington Campus | Walk (25mins) / Bus to Zealandia | 9.20am | ||
| LUNCH | 12.00pm | ||
| HUB EVENT CONCLUDES | 2.00pm |
| Registration Type | Early Bird (until 20 AUG 2024) |
Standard (until 25 OCT 2024) |
Just in Time (until 1 NOV 2024) |
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| ACTS Member Conference Registration | $365 | $460 | $520 |
| Non – Member Conference Registration | $740 | $825 | $925 |
| All prices are exclusive of GST and in Australian Dollars (AUD) | |||
All confirmed presenters will receive a 10% discount on their conference registration. If you are a presenter, do not register until you have been notified that your proposal has been accepted.
If you need to arrange payment urgently, please contact conference@acts.asn.au.
ACTS is excited to offer a 10% discount group bookings of full conference registrations. To be eligible, three bookings must be from the same institution and made at the same time.
Group Discount rates do not apply to presenter registrations.