Want to hear about the fantastic data innovations being developed in Aotearoa New Zealand?

The programme involves lots of brief (5 mins max) presentations, keynote speakers as well as opportunities for networking. Talks will be grouped into themes on similar topics and/or data types, with plenty of time for catching up with colleagues in between sessions.

Registration is required, but there is no charge. Lunch as well as morning and afternoon teas will be provided as part of the registration. There will even be a coffee cart dispensing decent coffee.

Expect to hear about cutting edge work including large scale data analytics, data governance and sovereignty, lessons from the COVID pandemic, new analytics tools, including freeware as well as lots of other novel data stuff presented by people doing the work.

The symposium is open to anybody working in the collection, management, analysis or access to applied data, from government, non-government and academic environments.

Registration is FREE:

• In person, including all day catering
• Online, main session and breakout sessions

Abstract Submission Information:

Want to let others know about your fantastic data work?

You are invited to present on your innovative data work. Presentations will involve no more than 4 slides and 5 minutes to deliver the key points of what you’re doing, why it’s awesome and where to get more information. Talks will be grouped into themes on similar topics and/or data types.

Simply submit a very brief abstract to Tom Elliott via email – tom.elliott@vuw.ac.nz

Abstracts should contain the following information:

• Title
• Presenter(s)
• Affiliation (organisation)
• Summary (100 words maximum) – to include what, why, who and where to get more information
• Keywords (5 maximum)

Important dates

18 May 2021 at 5pm - Abstracts due

20 May 2021 at 5pm - Notifications of acceptance sent

1 June 2021 at 5pm - Presentations (no more than 4 slides) submitted

3 June 2021 - Innovations in Applied Data Symposium (registration required)