Key Event Details
| When | Wed 2 – Fri 4 December 2020 Optional tours are offered on Wednesday morning 1030 – 1230 with a snack provided. The conference will commence at 1.00pm Wednesday and close at 3.00pm Friday. The two evening dinners are Wednesday and Thursday evenings, both held at The Dunedin Centre. |
| Where | The Dunedin Centre 1 Harrop Street, Dunedin |
| Registration | Online registration is open |
Social Programme
Wednesday 2 December
| 1730 - 1830 | Sponsored by  Hynds Happy Hour Where: Exhibition Hall Includes: Canapes & Drinks Included with the full registration fee |
| 1900 - 2300 | Sponsored by Night Market with HEB. Dress: Smart casual Includes: A light dinner, beverage and roaming entertainment. Included with the full registration fee Additional tickets can be purchased for $95 |
Thursday 3 December
1900 - 0000 | IPWEA NZ Conference Dinner & Excellence Awards Where: Dunedin Centre Dress: Business/Cocktail attire After Dinner Speaker: Hayden Paddon Entertainment: Nick Lee - acoustic guitarist Includes: Dinner, beverage and entertainment Included with the full conference registration fee Additional tickets can be purchased for $120 |
Important Information
| Cancellations | Rego fee: Cancellations must be in writing. An administration fee of $150 will be charged on all cancellations prior to 17 May 2020. Thereafter refunds will be at the discretion of the Organising Committee and will be processed after the Conference. No refunds will be made for late arrival or early departure. Registrations may be reassigned to another person from the same organisation without penalty. Please notify The Conference Team of any changes prior to the Conference. Hotels: Please note, a change to your hotel booking could incur a penalty being charged by the hotels. The hotels will charge a FULL cancellation fee for any cancellation within 30 days of conference. If we can onsell your accommodation, we will. |
| Insurance | All insurance is the responsibility of registrants. The Conference Organising Committee, IPWEA NZ, The Dunedin Centre and The Conference Team accept no liability or responsibility for illness or death, injury or accident to or financial loss by any person attending the Conference, whatever the cause |
| Liability | n the event of any disruption or event leading to losses or added expenses being incurred in respect of the Conference, there shall be no liability attached to IPWEA NZ, the Organising Committee, The Dunedin Centre or The Conference Team. |
| Registration Credit Card Payments | We will neither collect nor store your credit card details. On the registration form, you will be directed to use the credit card payment facilities provided by Windcave. Windcave makes the following statement on security: “Windcave is committed to data security. Windcave uses a variety of technologies and procedures to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, Windcave stores the data in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities secured by advanced surveillance and security technology. When Windcave transmits sensitive information (such as a payment card number), Windcave protects it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) protocol. Credit card details stored onsite are encrypted using 168bit 3DES encryption. Windcave is a level 1 certified PCI-DSS compliant provider.” |
| Privacy Policy | By completing this registration form, you acknowledge that the details supplied by you may be made available to the Conference Committee, accommodation providers (for the purposes of room bookings) and conference sponsors. Your details will be included in the delegate list unless you have indicated otherwise on the registration form. This listing will include your name/organisation and city and does not include your email address. |
| Liability and Warranty | The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies to the sale of goods or services to consumers. If the goods or services are acquired for a business, then our liability is limited to the contract price. |
| Disclaimer | The convenors reserve the right to change activities, topics and presenters where necessary. Neither the organisers (The Conference Team Ltd) nor the convenors shall be liable for any loss caused by the cancellation or abandonment of the event where such cancellation is due to Force Majeure. The term “Force Majeure” means any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the organisers including but not limited to war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), terrorism, aircraft hijacking, military operation, riot, civil war, rebellion, civil commotion or unrest, pandemics or natural disasters, Acts or Regulations of government, refusal to grant visas, explosions, transport delays, transport difficulties and the insolvency of airline carriers. The organisers will use all reasonable efforts to conduct the event despite the intervention or occurrence of any such cause. Changes will be notified on this website |
| CPD's | CPEng registrants and MIPENZ engineers at this conference can record attendance in their CPD logs. Include the following as part of the description: Conference name, sessions attended and a brief statement identifying some of the specific learning outcomes. Reflect how these have ‘developed/enhanced’ the currency of your knowledge and skills and how these have been applied in your engineering projects/activities. Lastly reference the main competence elements addressed in the sessions |
| Airport Transfers | These are your own responsibility. Taxis to the city cost approximately $95 Shuttles provide a regular & cheaper service – $25per person |