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A huge 'thank you' to everyone who attended or supported the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference last weekend. So far feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and the committee are delighted with how things went. Over the next few weeks, we will be contacting workshop presenters to ask for copies of their presentations to share with you here. We will also be sending out evaluation forms for your feedback and comments so please keep an eye on your inbox for the link and take a few minutes to respond.
If you attended the conference, we hope you were inspired, entertained and enlightened, and enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new ones. We look forward to seeing you again at the 2019 Waikato Regional Conference in Cambridge.
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Unfortunately Graphic Comics are now unable to be at the Regional Conference. If you had specific queries that you had been saving up to ask them, please contact them via their website.
As a replacement, we welcome Comics Compulsion from Christchurch and look forward to having them join our group of trade exhibitors. Registrations close Monday 10th September
If you haven’t already registered for the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference in Dunedin, you need to do so before Monday. We will be able to accept late payments up until Friday 21st but we need your registrations now for catering purposes. So don’t delay - register now! (Late registrations may be accepted in certain cases - please contact either caroleg@queens.school.nz or sc@kingshigh.school.nz for more details) The SLANZA Otago Regional Conference offers a programme that will cater for all types of library people. All members of the conference committee are school librarians in Dunedin, so we think we have a pretty good idea of the things that will interest you. And check out the workshop programme - there will be plenty there to interest you as well. To register for the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference, please visit the conference website and complete the online registration form. You will receive a confirmation email within 2 or 3 days with details on how to pay and how to select your workshops and social events. Registrations and fees are due before 10th September, but your early registration and payment would be much appreciated. We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin in September. Trade exhibitors for all your library needs
Our sponsors and trades exhibitors have got your library needs covered. From library furniture to book covering, software to school library support, and of course books of all shapes and sizes! There is a full list of all our sponsors and trade exhibitors on the conference website here. You can then click through to find out more about the individual companies and their specialities. We know they are all excited about meeting and talking to you throughout the conference. The SLANZA Otago Regional Conference offers a programme that will cater for all types of library people. All members of the conference committee are school librarians in Dunedin, so we think we have a pretty good idea of the things that will interest you. And check out the workshop programme - there will be plenty there to interest you as well. To register for the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference, please visit the conference website and complete the online registration form. You will receive a confirmation email within 2 or 3 days with details on how to pay and how to select your workshops and social events. Registrations and fees are due before 10th September, but your early registration and payment would be much appreciated. We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin in September. We are very excited to announce that our workshop programme has been finalised and is now available to view on the conference website. We think it provides something for everyone, in all kinds of libraries, and we are delighted that so many wonderful presenters have agreed to share their knowledge and experience with us. Delegates will be contacted after registering to select their workshops. Every effort will be made to ensure that all delegates are entered into the workshops of their choice but in the case of workshop sessions being full, preference will be given to those who have already paid their registration fee.
And in more exciting news, the Conference dinner is shaping up to be an event not to be missed! The dinner will be a buffet at the Kingsgate Hotel in central Dunedin and our guest speaker for the evening will be the effervescent Julie Woods (also known as That Blind Woman). Julie is much sought after on the Dunedin speaking circuit, being that perfect blend of inspiration and entertainment. Places at both the Conference dinner and our fabulous Friday night event can be reserved as part of the workshop selection process. (Please note: the Conference dinner is not included in your registration fee and will cost an additional $55 per person). To register for the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference, please visit the conference website and complete the online registration form. You will receive a confirmation email within 2 or 3 days. Registrations and fees are due before 10th September, but your early registration and payment would be much appreciated. We have a specialist travel broker, Adam Pope, working with us for this conference. He can help you with accommodation and flight bookings for a good price. Please click here to enquire or make a booking through him, if you have not already made your travel arrangements. We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin in September. We’re delighted to announce that much-loved New Zealand children’s author David Elliot will close the Otago Regional Conference with a keynote address on the Sunday afternoon. David is an award winning author and illustrator known for his work internationally as well as locally. He is an entertaining and erudite speaker. We are so excited to have him present at conference and we know that you will find him a great bookend to what we hope will have been a wonderful conference experience.
To register, please visit the conference website and complete the online registration form. Registrations and fees are due before 10th September, but your early registration and payment would be much appreciated. You will also find details of keynote speakers, our lovely venue, and the weekend’s programme on the website. Please be aware that while some changes to the programme may still occur between now and September, the start and finish times for each day will remain as they are now. Details of the workshop sessions are almost finalised and will be released very soon. Those who have registered will be contacted shortly thereafter to make their workshop selections, indicate their attendance at the Friday night sessions and reserve their place at the conference dinner. Every effort will be made to ensure that all delegates are entered into the workshops of their choice but in the case of workshop sessions being full, preference will be given to those who have already paid their registration fee. We have a specialist travel broker, Adam Pope, working with us for this conference. He can help you with accommodation and flight bookings for a good price. Please click here to enquire or make a booking through him, if you have not already made your travel arrangements. We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin in September. We are delighted to announce that beloved New Zealand children’s book author Kyle Mewburn will be the guest speaker at the conference’s Friday night event (kindly sponsored by the New Zealand Book Council). Kyle is joining us for a relaxed chat about all things children's books. Kyle is fun and chatty and a great friend to the school library community and we expect a great deal of laughing and chortling - a great start to what we hope will be a weekend full of this, along with some great professional learning.
Attendance at the Friday night session is included in your conference registration. To register, please visit the conference website and complete the online registration form. Registrations and fees are due before 10th September, but your early registration and payment would be much appreciated. You will also find details of keynote speakers, our lovely venue, and the weekend’s programme on the website. Please be aware that while some changes to the programme may still occur between now and September, the start and finish times for each day will remain as they are now. We are still finalising details of workshop presentations and these will be added to the website in due course. Once these are all confirmed, everyone who has registered will be contacted to make their workshop selections. Every effort will be made to ensure that all delegates are entered into the workshops of their choice but in the case of workshop sessions being full, preference will be given to those who have already paid their registration fee. We have a specialist travel broker, Adam Pope, working with us for this conference. He can help you with accommodation and flight bookings for a good price. Please click here to enquire or make a booking through him, if you have not already made your travel arrangements. We are still accepting conference sponsors and trade exhibitors. If you would be interested in either of these options, please contact the co-conveners Bridget Schaumann (sc@kingshigh.school.nz) or Carole Gardiner (caroleg@queens.school.nz). We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin in September. We are pleased to announce that we are now taking registrations for the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference to be held in Dunedin this September.
To register, please visit the conference website and complete the online registration form. Registrations and fees are due before 21st September, but your early registration and payment would be much appreciated. You will also find details of keynote speakers, our lovely venue, and the weekend’s programme on the website. Please be aware that while some changes to the programme may still occur between now and September, the start and finish times for each day will remain as they are now. We are still finalising details of workshop presentations and these will be added to the website in due course. Once these are all confirmed, everyone who has registered will be contacted to make their workshop selections. Every effort will be made to ensure that all delegates are entered into the workshops of their choice but in the case of workshop sessions being full, preference will be given to those who have already paid their registration fee. We have a specialist travel broker, Adam Pope, working with us for this conference. He can help you with accommodation and flight bookings for a good price. Please click here to enquire or make a booking through him, if you have not already made your travel arrangements. We are still accepting conference sponsors and trade exhibitors. If you would be interested in either of these options, please contact the co-conveners Bridget Schaumann (sc@kingshigh.school.nz) or Carole Gardiner (caroleg@queens.school.nz). We look forward to seeing you in Dunedin in September. We are very excited to announce that Adele Walsh will be travelling from Australia to speak and present at the SLANZA Otago Regional Conference. Some of you will remember Adele from last year’s conference in Auckland and will already be shrieking with delight! Adele has long been a passionate advocate of literature and for young people. She is the Programme Co-ordinator for the State Library of Victoria’s Centre for Youth Literature and has been instrumental in cementing the Reading Matters conference, Story Camp and the Inky Awards as highly regarded fixtures on the youth literature calendar. Many of you will also be huge fans of the Inside a Dog website which is another of her very successful projects. Adele is a dedicated supporter of youth readers and we are thrilled that she will be sharing her passion and enthusiasm with us.
Adele will be joining fellow keynote speakers, former Poet Laureate and Icon award recipient Bill Manhire, book recommender extraordinaire Joan MacKenzie from Whitcoulls, award winning author/illustrator Donovan Bixley and topical librarian blogger Moata Tamaira. Registrations will be opening before the end of June so please keep an eye on your inbox. Over the coming weeks, we will also be announcing workshops related to reading and literacy, developing library collections, engaging learners, and social media and libraries. The programme will have wide appeal to the primary, intermediate and secondary school sectors, as well as to other libraries with a youth or children’s focus. We have a specialist travel broker, Adam Pope, working with us for this conference. He can help you with accommodation and flight bookings for a good price. Please click here to enquire or make a booking through him. The following details may help with your planning and budget requests:
We are still accepting conference sponsors and trade exhibitors. We are in need of a major sponsor. If you would be interested in either of these options, please contact the co-conveners Bridget Schaumann (sc@kingshigh.school.nz) or Carole Gardiner (caroleg@queens.school.nz). |
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