Pre-Conference Activities
Please note: you can only attend ONE of the activities noted below.
Communities of Practice
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 Day, 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 Day also provides an excellent gateway into the Tertiary ICT Conference, giving you a chance to build connections ahead of the main event.
Register now and be part of the conversation - we look forward to seeing you there!
ATAIN / Learning Environments Community Un-Conference
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.
Join us for the 2026 Learning Environments community day! This year we are joining with the Aotearoa Tertiary AI Network (ATAIN) to host an un-conference focused on the future of learning and teaching, and the human and technological infrastructure that underpins 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
- Architectural responses to strategic learning environments, including MotarCAPS and Total Learning Architecture
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, and networking opportunities will also be provided!