| This page contains information about our 2013 district
convention, held on the 6th and
7th of September, 2013 in Hamilton,
New Zealand. The convention was hosted by the Kiwanis Club of
Westside Hamilton.
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Hamilton and the Waikato region :
The Waikato encompasses
some of the best agricultural land in New Zealand. The area is a major producer of
milk, meat, race horses and winning rugby teams.
About the Venue and Accommodation :
The convention was held at the Skycity Casino in
Hamilton. Accomodation was available at various venues in or near downtown
Hamilton.
All workshops, meetings and social events (except as indicated otherwise) were
held in the Sky City Conference Centre.
Convention Program Highlights :
| Day 1 - Friday, 6 September, 2013 | |||||
| AM | District Foundation Trust meeting | ||||
| AM | 2012/2013 district trustees meeting | ||||
| PM | Welcome and opening ceremony. | ||||
| Business session 1. | |||||
| PM | Workshop - "I Love my Club" - led by Governor-elect Graham Chick. | ||||
| Evening | Function held at the
Waikato Diocesan School in Hamilton.
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| Day 2 - Saturday, 7 September, 2013 | |||||
| AM | Business session 2. | ||||
| AM | Keynote speaker. Dr. Assil Russell DDS, will gave an inspiring presentation on her work caring for the children of Iraq. | ||||
| AM | Eliminate workshop - led by Past Governor Bob Reay. | ||||
| PM | Business session 3.
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| PM | Workshop - New Ways to Grow - led by Faye Blank and Dean Tohill. | ||||
| Evening | Gala, with presentation of
Griffen and Zeller awards and a fabulous two-piece band (Sparx).
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| Post-convention - Sunday, 8 September, 2013 | |||||
| AM | 2013/2014 district trustees meeting | ||||
Partners Program :
The partners program was held on Saturday, 7 September, 2013
for registered partners program participants. The program included a Hamilton
Gardens tour, galleries and antiques in Cambridge and wine tasting at Mystery
Creek.
Club Display competition :
A new feature for this convention was a club static display competition
to share clubs' project ideas with other clubs.
Registration Fees :
The full registration fee for all Kiwanis members and partners
was NZ$200.
This included convention sessions, evening meals and functions on the Friday and the
Saturday and the partners program for partners.
Partial registrations were available for evening functions, business sessions
only and the partners program.
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Page last updated by webmaster@kiwanis.org.nz (David Fentress) on 23 October, 2013.
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