Put this conference date in your diary…
Spring
2015 will bring the next national SLANZA conference to Christchurch and
planning is already well underway for this three day event.
The theme of the conference is From the Ground Up – Growing Libraries for the Future. Never before have libraries been in such a
time of change and re-evaluation of services. Everyone in the library and
information industry is on a journey and we are all at different stages of our
travels – sometimes the stage we are at even depends on any given day or hour
as we are all forever learning, building or growing our skills and
knowledge. It is the aim of the 2015 conference planning committee to
ensure there is something for everyone at conference to help you continue to
grow – no matter where you are on your learning journey. Every single
person who contributes to the school library community is valuable and we want
a conference that caters for and reflects how libraries are built figuratively
and literally ‘from the ground up’! We will bring everything from practical,
hands-on workshops to ideas to help you grow and change your library for future
focused learning. Early in 2015 the conference website will go live and
we will add workshops and information on keynote speakers as these are secured
or confirmed.
Conference
2015 will be held at St Andrew’s College in Christchurch. St Andrew’s
College is a Year 1-13 co-educational school situated in the north of
Christchurch on Papanui Road. Accommodation will be available on site in
the new boarding houses at very reasonable rates or you can choose hotel and
motel accommodation just minutes away. You will be able to enjoy the
river bank in springtime which runs through the College grounds and a wee touch
of Scotland in Christchurch.
It is too far out from conference as yet to give a confirmed
registration fee but we are endeavouring to keep the costs as close as possible
to the 2013 conference in Wellington. The early bird, member registration
for that conference was $375 with the conference dinner additional at
$80. We will also offer author breakfasts and these were a cost of $30 in
Wellington. Start talking to your school Principal now so you can
budget for this essential professional development opportunity.
If you have ideas for workshops you would like to
facilitate, workshops you would love to participate in or would like additional
information, please contact the conference planning committee at library@stac.school.nz. You can
also take a look at the short video that was presented at the end of conference
2013: Join us in Christchurch 2015.
Hope to see you there!
Your Aoraki Conference Planning Committee
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