Omicron is in the community, and while in principle an event of up to 100 people could still go ahead, the risk associated with so many people flying across the country is probably our biggest concern – and we understand that a number of participants would choose to not take that risk. The situation for the anticipated symposium has changed drastically with the move to national Red traffic light settings. In the event of an outbreak, it is also a possibility for the event to be postponed or cancelled at short notice. Equipment will be cleaned between presentations if necessary, and activities such as buffets will be avoided. In practical terms, this means that in-person attendance will be limited to a maximum of 100 people (with the possibility of online streaming of talks and a virtual poster session), and contact tracing, physical distancing and any mask requirements will be observed. For this reason, we are planning an event that can take place under the new Traffic Light system. Given the Covid-19 pandemic, we recognise that it is extremely important to adhere best practices advised by the Ministry of Health, and the New Zealand government. Replacing our former Future Leaders' Programme will be our new Career and Relevant-to-Industry Skills Programme (CRISP), which will be debuting its first in-person workshops at this event. Please note that this is an internal event available to MacDiarmid Institute members only, and that all in-person attendees will need to show their proof of vaccination (the My Vaccine Pass) upon arrival at the venue.Īgain, we will run this as a full conference with parallel, themed sessions.

Sustainable Resource Use - Mātauranga Māori Research Programmeįollowing on the success of our MacDiarmid Institute Annual Symposium and Future Leaders' Programme 2021, and in recognition of our partnership with Whakarewarewa Village in Rotorua, in 2022 we will be hosting the MacDiarmid Institute Annual Symposium and Career and Relevant-to-Industry Skills Programme (CRISP) 2022 on 1 - 4 February 2022, in Rotorua at the Holiday Inn.

Towards Low Energy Tech - Hardware for Future Computing.Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures.

Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems.

Management, Strategic, and Professional Staff.

Career and Relevant-to-Industry Skills Programme (CRISP).

MacDiarmid Institute affiliated spinout companies.

Scholarships for Māori and Pacific Island students.

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