Pre-Conference Activities
Please note: you can only attend ONE of the activities listed below.
Community Connect
Date: Monday 24 August
Timing: 12pm - 4pm
Location: Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University Wellington - specific room will be communicated via email.
Price: Included within a Full Tertiary ICT Conference Registration OR you can register for the Community Day only for $60+GST.
Complete the Tertiary ICT Conference registration to confirm your attendance!
Join us for a vibrant Community Connect event, designed especially for tertiary education IT professionals - your opportunity to connect with peers who truly understand your world. Through relaxed conversations and engaging discussions, you’ll strengthen your network and rediscover the value of community across our sector.
Come along to connect, have some fun, and help build a supportive, forward-thinking IT community together.
Who should attend
If you work in:
- Agility / Agile practices
- Applications, Integration & Engineering
- Cybersecurity & Identity
- Digital enablement
- IT project management
- Platforms, Infrastructure & Cloud
- Service Delivery & Customer Experience
- Solutions design, Strategy, Architecture & Leadership
…then this event is for you!
This Community Connect event also provides an excellent gateway into the Tertiary ICT Conference, giving you a chance to build connections ahead of the main event. Lunch included.
Register now and be part of the conversation - we look forward to seeing you there!
ATAIN
Date: Monday 24 August
Timing: 9.30am - 4pm
Location: Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University Wellington - specific room will be communicated via email.
Price: Included within a Full Tertiary ICT Conference Registration OR you can register for the Community Day only for $60+GST.
The Aotearoa Tertiary AI Network (ATAIN) un-conference is focused on the future of learning and teaching, and the human and technological capabilities that underpin it, in the evolving age of AI.
As an un-conference, the agenda and focus for the day will be set by the attendees, but key themes for the day will include:
- Developing values-driven capabilities and education approaches to AI
- Reconceptualising New Zealand-based education in the age of AI
- Responses and strategies to institutional change in New Zealand Universities
This event will begin with registration at 9am with the un-conference starting at 9:30am.
The day will also include a keynote speaker and knowledge-sharing opportunities. More information on the schedule will be provided closer to the conference.
Lunch, caffeine, and networking opportunities will also be provided!
Learning Environments Community Day
Date: Monday 24 August
Timing: 10am - 4pm
Location: Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University Wellington - specific room will be communicated via email.
Price: Included within a Full Tertiary ICT Conference Registration OR you can register for the Community Day only for $60+GST.
- Architectural responses to strategic learning environments, including MotarCAPS and Total Learning Architecture
- Responses and strategies to institutional change in New Zealand Universities
- Current state and constraints in digital learning and teaching
This event will begin with registration at 10am, and then beginning with a keynote presentation with ATAIN at 11am. After lunch, we will start the community day networking session.
Lunch, and networking opportunities will also be provided!
AETM Regional Chapter Meeting
After the success of the AETM Regional Chapter Meetings in 2025, the Aotearoa/New Zealand Regional Chapter Meeting will return on Monday 24 August 2026 at Victoria University of Wellington, prior to the Tertiary ICT Conference 2026.
This meeting is managed separately from TICT2026 and the other Pre-Conference Activities. For further information, including registration details and any associated costs, please visit the AETM website. Registrations are expected to open in early July