Conference Programme
Friday 28th September
Otago Girls' High School Library and Staff Room
5pm Registrations, drinks and nibbles
5.45pm Guest Speaker Kyle Mewburn (sponsored by the New Zealand Book Council)
Unexpectedly Fabulous to Unexpected Lesbians
6.30pm SLANZA Otago Unconference
We expect the evening will conclude around 7.30pm
Otago Girls' High School Library and Staff Room
5pm Registrations, drinks and nibbles
5.45pm Guest Speaker Kyle Mewburn (sponsored by the New Zealand Book Council)
Unexpectedly Fabulous to Unexpected Lesbians
6.30pm SLANZA Otago Unconference
We expect the evening will conclude around 7.30pm
Saturday 29th September
8.30am Registration
9am Mihi whakatau (please gather in the courtyard to be welcomed into the Otago Girls' High School main building. Tea/coffee and a small bite to eat will be provided after the mihi)
9.20am Opening messages
9.30am Keynote 1 - Moata Tamaira (sponsored by Wheelers)
Brave New World : technology, programming and service delivery.
Christchurch will soon open Tūranga, a new, 21st century library in the centre of the city. But what does “21st century” mean now, and what will Tūranga have to offer young people?
10.30am Workshops (session 1)
11.15am Morning tea/time to visit the trade stalls
(Morning tea sponsored by SCIS)
11.45am Workshops (session 2)
12.45pm Lunch/time to visit the trade stalls
(Lunch sponsored by Accessit)
2pm Keynote 2 - Bill Manhire
Happy Accidents
3pm SLANZA 2018 AGM (afternoon tea sponsored by the University Book Shop will be available at the AGM)
3.30pm Keynote 3 - Adele Walsh (sponsored by Accessit)
Young People to the Front : ideas for an audience centred approach in school libraries
4.30pm Workshops (session 3)
5.15pm SLANZA Awards Function (drinks and nibbles provided)
7pm Optional Conference Dinner at the Kingsgate Hotel ($55 per person for a buffet dinner, cash bar available)
Guest Speaker Julie Woods (That Blind Woman) (Sponsored by Wheelers)
Sunday 30th September
8.30am Trade stalls reopen, tea and coffee available
8.30am Workshop (session 3.5)
9.30am Keynote 4 - Donovan Bixley (sponsored by Library Tech NZ)
Son of a School Librarian : Telling Stories With Words and Pictures
10.30am Workshops (session 4)
11.15am Morning tea/time to visit the trade stalls
(Morning tea sponsored by Hydestor)
11.45am Workshops (session 5)
12.45pm Lunch/time to visit the trade stalls
(Lunch sponsored by Accessit)
2pm Keynote 5 - Joan Mackenzie
My Picks : Joan talks about her life in books and the books in her life
2.45pm Update from National Library Services to Schools
3.15pm Keynote 6 - David Elliot (sponsored by the New Zealand Book Council)
Not Another Bloody Pig Book! : David Elliot and a Shameless Piece of Promotion For His Latest Literary Foray
3.45pm Closing speeches and farewells
Afternoon tea sponsored by the University Book Shop will be available throughout the afternoon
The conference will close at 4pm
8.30am Trade stalls reopen, tea and coffee available
8.30am Workshop (session 3.5)
9.30am Keynote 4 - Donovan Bixley (sponsored by Library Tech NZ)
Son of a School Librarian : Telling Stories With Words and Pictures
10.30am Workshops (session 4)
11.15am Morning tea/time to visit the trade stalls
(Morning tea sponsored by Hydestor)
11.45am Workshops (session 5)
12.45pm Lunch/time to visit the trade stalls
(Lunch sponsored by Accessit)
2pm Keynote 5 - Joan Mackenzie
My Picks : Joan talks about her life in books and the books in her life
2.45pm Update from National Library Services to Schools
3.15pm Keynote 6 - David Elliot (sponsored by the New Zealand Book Council)
Not Another Bloody Pig Book! : David Elliot and a Shameless Piece of Promotion For His Latest Literary Foray
3.45pm Closing speeches and farewells
Afternoon tea sponsored by the University Book Shop will be available throughout the afternoon
The conference will close at 4pm
