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Please note as with our physical conferences, all of the virtual conference sessions will be recorded.
To connect to the presentations please see the link in each of the presentation descriptions in the programme or use the following stream presentation links
| For the CITRENZ1 Stream | For the CITRENZ2 Stream | For the CITRENZ3 Stream |
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| http://itp.nz/citrenz1 | http://itp.nz/citrenz2 | http://itp.nz/citrenz3 |
This years poster presentations can be viewed at itp.nz/citrenzposters
Voting on the posters is also being held online, vote at itp.nz/citrenzvoting
In May this year the government announced that all six Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) will be fast-tracked for establishment by a target date of the end of 2020. This panel includes representatives of the "Creative, Cultural, Recreation and Technology" WDC, ITPNZ and CITRENZ. The goal of this session is to inform the attendees of the progress of the establishment of this WDC and allow for discussion on what the changes mean for vocational education.
Chief Executive, IT Professionals NZ
Paul Matthews is Chief executive of IT Professionals New Zealand, a role he has held for the past 11 years. He is a well networked leader, technologist, commentator within the tech sector.
At ITP, Paul leads the team that has transformed the organisation and delivered on a comprehensive programme of projects to improve the delivery of tech in NZ. His team also introduced professional certification to New Zealand (Chartered IT Professional NZ and CTech), accreditation of IT tertiary degrees, the ITx conference and much more.
Prior to this role Paul founded two technology-related companies including establishing and building the largest locally-owned IT company in Dunedin. Paul was originally MD and lead developer before expanding the company with teams focusing on both bespoke software and infrastructure.
He has a technology, management and entrepreneurial business background, supported by a BSc in Computer Science (Otago) and Executive MBA (Auckland).
Otago Polytechnic
Hamish Smith is an educator at heart who resides in tropical Dunedin. As Team Leader of the IT Certificate Programmes at Otago Polytechnic, his focus is very much on educational pathways and realising potential within learners. He mixes teaching with supporting the journey and is passionate about building a good future for IT Education in New Zealand.
Head of IT and Business, Weltec and Whitireia
Mary-Claire Proctor is the Head of School of IT and Business at WelTec and Whitireia. She has twenty years’ experience in the tertiary education sector, most recently as Head of Department of Arts, Media and Digital Technology at NMIT.
Mary-Claire has an excellent track record for leading and promoting Information Technology. She is the Immediate Past Chair of Computing and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ), part of IT Professionals New Zealand, and the national representative body for IT delivery by Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs).