2023 IBSC Annual Conference
Westlake Boys High School
Auckland, New Zealand
July 5-8
Schedule
| Wednesday, July 5 (Wenerei, 5 o Hurae) | Location | |
| 1:30 - 2:45 PM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school |
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| 1:30 - 3:30 PM | Registration, School Tour, and Refreshments |
Gymnasium 1 |
| 3:30 - 5:30 PM |
Whakatau (Welcome) Opening Plenary Session Featuring Sir Ian Taylor, This Thing Called STEM? It’s in Your DNA! |
Auditorium |
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Pō Whakanui Manuhiri (Welcome Reception) (5- to 10-minute walk from hotels) |
Viaduct Events Centre |
| Thursday, July 6 (Taite, 6 o Hurae) | Location | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 AM | Plenary Session Featuring William Pike, Surviving by Dreaming Beyond Limits IBSC Update |
Auditorium |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Break | Rear of the Auditorium / The Street |
| 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Workshop Block 1 | |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch with IBSC Trustees Join an IBSC trustee for lunch to share your ideas and ask questions. |
Gymnasium 1 / Gymnasium 2 |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Workshop Block 2 | |
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM | Break | Rear of the Auditorium / The Street |
| 2:30 - 4:00 PM |
Plenary Session Featuring Mina Pomare-Peita, For Now, I Will Talk for My Brothers 2023 IBSC Hawley-Jarvis Award |
Auditorium |
| 4:00 - 4:45 PM | Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. | |
| Evening on Your Own |
| Friday, July 7 (Paraire, 7 o Hurae) | Location | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | Plenary Session Featuring Sir Graham Henry, The Culture of Leadership | Auditorium |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Break | Rear of the Auditorium / The Street |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Workshop Block 3 | |
| 11:10 AM - 12:00 Noon |
Workshop Block 4 Featuring IBSC Action Research Presentations |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch | Gymnasium 1 / Gymnasium 2 |
| 1:30 - 2:45 PM |
Plenary Session Featuring Susan Hassall, Aroha Mai, Aroha Atu (Why a Good Education Still Matters!) 2023 IBSC Action Research Award |
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| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | Break | Rear of the Auditorium / The Street |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Workshop Block 5 | |
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM |
Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. |
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| 5:45 - 6:30 PM |
Buses depart the conference hotels for the Auckland War Memorial Museum. |
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| 6:30 - 11:00 PM | Pō Whakanui (Special Reception) | Auckland War Memorial Museum |
| 8:30 - 11:00 PM | Buses depart the reception for the conference hotels. |
| Saturday, July 8 (Hatarei, 8 o Hurae) | Location | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Buses depart the conference hotels for the school. | |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | Workshop Block 6 | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Break | Rear of the Auditorium/ The Street |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon | Closing Plenary Session Featuring Tony Fernando, Finding the Missing Peace | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Whakawātea (Closing Protocols) Buses depart the school for the conference hotels. |