Social Functions
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Conference DinnerTickets are selling out fast for the Universal Design conference dinner. Book your dinner ticket now through the registration process on our website, or contact Sandra Dube to amend your registration sandra@conference.nz 3 course meal for $95.00 3 course meal with 3 glasses of wine for $122.00 Cash bar will be available during the evening. Accessibility Information Access dogs are welcome, however they're not able to come into the restaurant. There is a separate room where access dogs will be looked after. There is a drop off area right outside the main entrance to Rydges Hotel. There is lift access up to level 1, to the Dans Le Noir restaurant. One accessible toilet unit is available in the Male and Female toilet facilities on the Ground Floor and on Level 1 Valet Parking Rydges Auckland offers Valet Parking for all guests. Daily charges are NZ$38.00. Guests can valet their car unlimited amounts of time for the one daily flat fee. The maximum height of the car park is 1.9m. Limited spaces are available. Self Parking Guests can self-park NZ$30.00 on a per exit basis per 24 hours. The reduced parking tickets require being validated from reception. |
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Touch Compass PerformanceTouch Compass will be performing on Friday, September 7th at the Conference. Their performance Drift will shift perceptions, empower participants and inspire audiences.Synopsis: In neither the past nor the future two friends dance a strange tango together. They drift in and out of contact with each other and throw down playful challenges of speed, dynamic, and gestural communication. As the dance partners drift in and out of contact we are invited to consider how we touch, and how this touch might be read by others. Performers: Rodney Bell, Julie van Renen Choreographer: Sarah Foster-Sproull Company: Touch Compass Dance Trust |
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Te Ao Tangata Hikoi Universal Design TourDate: Saturday 8 SeptemberTime: 1000 -1200 What: Guided tour of universal design highlights in the Auckland City Centre Stops include: Bledisloe Lane, Aotea Square, AUT Sir Paul Reeves Building, Central City Library Tamaki Pataka Korero, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, High Street, Ellen Melville Building/ Freyberg Place, Jean Batten Place, e Waka Taumata O Horotiu (resting waka) + Kaitiaki II (anchor stone), Queen St Cost: Free (limited places available) Tour Leaders: Elise Copeland, Darren Davis and Vivian Naylor You are welcome to download the App - AKL City Tours in advance of the Te Ao Tangata Universal Design Tour to your own device – phone or iPad, though this is not a requirement. On this App you will find a list of the tour stops, before and after pictures and descriptions of each stop. The App also features an interactive map based on Google Maps. The tours are open to all conference delegates, if you need to amend your registration to include the tour, please email sandra@conference.nz There are two sections of the tour route which exceed a 1:12 gradient, volunteers will be on hand to assist with negotiating this. All tour stops will be verbally described as well as the photographs shown. Tour leaders will be using amplification systems. |
