Speakers

Stephen Blyth says using the web for social change helps him get up every morning. Even after 12 years working on websites in various guises, he’s still enthusiastic about how the internet can help make the world a more just and greener place. As a freelancer he helps lots of good causes get the most out of their web presence. Mostly he’s a project manager who helps people with ideas create websites or online networks. Stephen also writes and wrangles website content, perpetually experiments, and advises organisations on internet strategy, selecting suppliers and website usability and analytics. Blog: www.commonknowledge.net.nz

Fraser is co-owner and Managing Director of FRESCO, Wotzon.com and Issues.co.nz. FRESCO describes itself as; “bringing together internet technology with tried and tested marketing and communications.”
Fraser takes a keen interest in community affairs, the not-for-profit sector and the arts, and participates in numerous activities – professionally and voluntarily – particularly in Wellington through his events website, www.wotzon.com. He blogs on www.frasercarson.com.
Fraser is a member of the Wellington executive of the New Zealand Pacific Business Council (NZPBC), chair of the advisory board for the Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research at Victoria University of Wellington (CACR) and a member of the Rotary Club of Wellington. He is also past chairman of Events Wellington, an event industry membership organisation serving the Wellington region.

Lee is the Operations Manager at NetSafe. In addition, she supervises the Contact Centre, she is the contact person for Education and training queries, and she delivers cybersafety presentations around NZ.
Lee started at NetSafe in April 2005. She has a background in management, mediation and counselling. When she was counselling, Lee was also part of a child protection education team. Training and presenting about the online world and the activites of young people in particular, follow on from that interest. She in particularly keen on working in the student support/ social work/ counselling area and with Early Childhood Educators.

Rochelle Furneaux has been a lawyer for 17 years, and specialises in Intellectual Property and Information Technology. She is currently obtaining registration to launch her own law firm, and in the meantime is working as a consultant in the commercial area with an emphasis on the creative industries. She is passionate about informing others of the impact complex laws can have on their on-line activities.

Tim McNamara is a New Zealander with a laptop and a mission: use computers for good. He has recently graduated from Victoria University's School of Government with a Masters in Public Policy. He was the 2010 recipient of the Laurie Cameron Scholarship. The award is granted for promising projects looking at the interaction of the public, private and community sectors. His research focused on the arguments around opening access to information held by government.
In his spare time, he contributes to technology projects that support humanitarian and development projects. This has included working to support the response in Haiti, Chile and most recently the Christchurch earthquake. He is now seeking support from international NGOs to fund a text messaging system in the Pacific Islands that will enable people to request a doctor and weather forecasts via their mobile phone.

Courtney Johnston is a project manager and usability analyst at Wellington web development company Boost New Media. Prior to working at Boost she was Web Manager at the National Library of New Zealand. She has presented workshops or sessions on user research and social media at the past two Engage Your Community conferences.

I love language and words, simplicity. Science and technology intrigue and excite me. I write, a lot: blogs, articles, columns, tutorials. I write the daily Tech Universe column for the NZ Herald online (see http://knowit.co.nz), weekly MacTips (http://mactips.info), monthly Panui Tips, books, websites, manuals. And I provide training too, on all sorts of things (http://blogbuddy.info). I love living in Aotearoa where it's always the future, even if it is just an accident of timezones.

Tom is the Managing Director of Catalyst90.
He's interested in sales, marketing and the quest for ultimate customer service, plus a dash of email and social media marketing for fun.

Alan consults on document design and accessibility and writes a monthly computer column for a national rural magazine. He is on the Executive of SeniorNet Wellington and represents Wellington seniors on the Wellington City Council's Accessibility Advisory Group and is a Wellington ICT Trustee.

Mike Riversdale (aka Miramar Mike) has been working in, with and against IT departments from all types of organisations around the world for nearly 20 years. His passion is connecting people with usable information – helping organisations collaborate, through clear communication and online collaboration.
Mike will take attendees through the joy, power and simplicity of using Google Docs leaving you with hands-on experience and concrete steps to removing the traditional barriers of working in teams spread across the country and organisations.
Mike co-founded WaveAdept in 2009 and is their Director: Google Apps.

Paul is a Senior Business Development Manager and Customer Relationship manager for Plan-b.
Paul has over 20 years experience in Information Technology and Data and Voice Communications across New Zealand and the UK markets. His experience in Business Continuity and Emergency Management is enough to make him dangerous. Based in Wellington he is responsible for spearheading Plan-b’s operations in the region and South Island.

• 12 years experience in New Zealand commerce
• Active member of NZ Computer Society
• Worked with many New Zealand’s Government and multi-national organisations in BCM and DR