New Zealand Symposium
The IAP2 Australasia New Zealand Symposium brings together engagement practitioners, community development practitioners, communications and marketing professionals and academics to engage, learn, share and network.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 26 – Thursday, 27 March 2025
Venue: Pullman Hotel, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Watch this space for programme and speaker announcements, or visit NZ Symposium website.
Get Involved – Abstract Submissions Are Now Open
We invite you to be part of the symposium by applying to present. Abstract submissions are open to professionals, academics, community members, and those exploring engagement in evolving design, planning, service delivery, and policy environments. We especially welcome submissions from community groups to share what works, what doesn’t, and why their perspective matters.
We are also inviting organisations and groups to run site visits in the Auckland area, offering attendees a chance to explore community-focused projects. Share your ideas at events@iap2.org.au.
Stay informed with the latest updates via our Engagement Matters newsletter or our NZ Symposium website.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Are you looking to engage with over 16,000 of Australia and New Zealand’s best and brightest engagement professionals?
Do you want to have your brand associated with best practice in community and stakeholder engagement?
As a sponsor of the NZ Symposium, you can gain access to IAP2 Australasia’s rapidly growing network of enthusiastic and committed professionals who are increasingly becoming the key influencers and decision makers in government, business and industry.
Interested in sponsorship? Contact Matthew Buxton via matthew@iap2.org.au to find out more, or fill out the EOI here.
That’s a wrap – past NZ Symposium events
Read about our past NZ Symposium events.
Reflecting on a Remarkable Symposium: Insights, Inclusion, and Innovation
What an amazing and inspiring two days at the New Zealand Symposium.
Thank you to all our attendees, speakers, sponsors and working group members. The Symposium wouldn’t be the same without the energy you bring to the event.
All wrapped up | A recap of the 2021 Symposium with Jo Wilkins
On Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 May, New Zealand engagement practitioners met at the Hilton Hotel in Tāmaki Makaurau for the ‘What’s on your mind?’ NZ Symposium.
NZ Symposium 2019 – It’s a wrap!
It was really quite satisfying to spend a couple of days with engagement colleagues growing our collective body of knowledge (matauranga) at our recent Symposium. The Matariki theme was focused on new beginnings and particularly relevant in that Christchurch is a city that has had more than its fair share of ‘engagement’ recently. Mostly due to the huge effort to help our people recover, rebuild and regenerate after a damaging series of earthquakes.
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