Our next big event
NZSTA 2024 Symposium – Ngā Hononga
A noho experience.
Date: 16-17th September 2024
Location: Te Wananga o Raukawa, Otaki Campus
The symposium will use wānanga based learning experiences as well as provide learning opportunities that are evidence based and relevant to clinical practice.
We want members to be excited to come to the symposium, to feel safe when they are there and to go away energized and with motivation for clinical practice.
Call for abstracts
In Māori, the concept of "connections" can be expressed through the term "Ngā Hononga." This phrase encompasses the idea of linking, joining, or bonding together. It resonates with the notion of establishing relationships, networking, and fostering connections, which aligns well with the context of a symposium focused on bringing people together.
We invite registered members to submit an abstract for consideration at the upcoming symposium:
The criteria for consideration:
- Must have a practical/clinical focus.
- Must reflect current evidence-based practice.
- Topics relating to tikanga (culture), te ara hou (innovation) or hāpori me te kotahitanga (communities and togetherness) will be welcomed.
There will be no streamed sessions, so all delegates will be invited to attend all sessions. Therefore, we encourage presenters to share work or research that is widely applicable across clinical areas and uses accessible language.
We will be welcoming presentations in many forms: single presenters, panel discussions, workshops, and stories.
The format of this year’s presentations will look a little different so that we can prioritise reflecting on the whakaaro of the speakers and collectively planning how new ideas can be implemented into practice. Our sessions will be action-focused. Please consider this when submitting your abstract.
Closing date for abstracts is close of business 24 May 2024.
The New Zealand Speech-language Therapists Association hosts a conference and a symposium in alternate years.
The 2022 symposium Titiro Whakamua – Looking to the Future was held in Christchurch at the Town Hall, 5 – 6 September.
We thank all those who attended, our trade exhibitors and all the people who assisted and volunteered to ensure this event was successful.
The 2020 and then 2021 conference, Aoraki Iho Ake – Grounded Aspiring Connected, was cancelled twice due to COVID-19.
The NZSTA pivoted the content into a couple of live webinars, and online pre-recorded oral presentations and the balance of workshops was successfully delivered as part of the 2022 symposium programme.
