Programme

Held on Thursday 12 November and Friday 13 November, at Massey University, Wellington, Engage Your Community 09 features a full-day main conference, followed by a day of hands-on workshops. The main conference on Thursday will finish with drinks and networking at our cocktail function to end the day.

Thursday 12 November

Time

8.15 - 9.00 Registration
9.00 - 9.15 Welcome to EYC 09
9.15 - 10.00 Opening presentation: Colin Jackson
The Internet: empowering your community
10.00 - 10.40 Nathalie Hofsteede - Givealittle
Opportunities in the long tail of charity
10.40 - 11.10 Morning tea
11.10 - 11.50 Chris Brown
Other people's stories: communication strategy on the internet
11.50 - 12.30 Case study: Andrea Walker - Oxfam New Zealand
Social media for non-profits on a shoe-string budget
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 2.10 Case study: Ros Coote
Better communicating using the web: CommunityCentral is here!
2.10 - 2.50 Terry Neal
Second life: lessons from the virtual world
2.50 - 3.20 Afternoon tea
3.20 - 4.10 Natasha Lampard
Usability on a shoestring
4.10 - 5.00 Panel discussion: Where to from here?
Colin Jackson, Nathalie Hofsteede, Chris Brown - Moderated by Earl Mardle
5.00 - 5.15 Closing and wrap-up
5.30 - 7.00 Cocktails
Friday 13 November
9.00 - 10.30

Morning workshops

Workshop 1

Getting the quality website your organisation deserves
Stephen Blyth

Workshop 2

Blog, Tweet, KaPow: how to write for Web readers
Miraz Jordan

Workshop 3

Digital storytelling
Stephen Harlow

10.30 - 11.00 Morning tea
11.00 - 12.30

Morning workshops continued

12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 3.00

Afternoon workshops

Workshop 1

Engaging with your communities using free social media tools
Courtney Johnston
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Workshop 2

So you want a stylish email newsletter?
David Barrow and Deb Shepherd

Workshop 3

OpenOffice - Getting the most out of Free Software
Alison Aldred

3.00 - 3.30 Afternoon tea
3.30 - 5.00

Afternoon workshops continued

Contact us

Conference enquiries

Joel Umali - Director, Wellington ICT
Email: director@wgtn2020.org.nz
Phone: 04-473-5757