Social Functions

Date: Wednesday, 4 November
Time: 1700 - 1900
Venue: Pre-Function/Exhibition area, Cordis Hotel
Dress code: Smart casual
Tickets: One ticket to the welcome reception is included with a full conference registration. Additional tickets can be purchased for $69.00 via the registration process.

Haere Mai welcome to Auckland!

The Welcome Reception will be held within the exhibition area at the Cordis Hotel.  Join fellow delegates, sponsors and exhibitors to network and re-connect with your colleagues from afar.

© Auckland War Memorial Museum -
Tamaki Paenga Hira

© Auckland War Memorial Museum -
Tamaki Paenga Hira
                       

Gala Dinner            

Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 1900 - late
Venue: Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland Domain, Parnell, Aucklanmd
Dress code: Lounge Suit
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased for $180.00 via the registration process.

The Gala Dinner will be a highlight of the conference, showcasing New Zealand's finest cuisine, wines and craft beer.   The venue is the magnificent Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira which in set in the picturesque grounds of the Auckland Domain.  

Your evening includes:

- Canapes & drinks upon arrival in the Grant Foyer
- Powhiri (Maori cultural) welcome
- Guided walk through the Pacifica section of museum to the dining room which overlooks Auckland's skyline
- MC: Mark Hadlow ONZM.  Mark is a New Zealand-Australian actor and comedian and may be familiar as Dori, one of the  Dwarfs,   
   in The Hobbit and Harry in King Kong. 
- Speaker: Shane Brady, Managing Director, Brady Heywood Pty Ltd, Adelaide.  Shane is a forensic structural engineer, an entertaining
   and challenging speaker.
- Presentation of the SCL International Medal