Grants announcement — Conference attendance awards
This year we reopened conference attendance funding for the first time since the pandemic. Attending events provides opportunities to learn, share research, test ideas and build connections.
We opened this funding to help the New Zealand Internet engage in shaping the future of the Internet and gain expertise and experience which will benefit the New Zealand Internet community and the development of the Internet in New Zealand.
As expected the funding went fast!
One recipient had this to say:
"I really appreciate the support, especially in a time like this where the universities are under financial pressure (at Massey all conference travel has ceased at the moment). For an early career researcher like myself attending conferences are extremely important to build networks, research impact and research visibility while adding to the knowledge. So very grateful for the team at InternetNZ for the effort in grants like these."
We’re delighted to share the award recipients:
Dianne Daniels, The Digital Wings Trust
TUANZ Symposium 2023 in Christchurch 16-17 May 2023, $2,000
Michael Twist, GetGravity
TUANZ Symposium 2023 in Christchurch 16-17 May 2023, $2,000
Jay Prasad
Tech Summit, San Francisco, 22-23 June 2023, $4,097
Three staff members from Recycle a Device
Hi-Tech Awards Christchurch, 23 June, 2023, $2,000
Three staff members from Digital Future Aotearoa
Hi-Tech Awards Christchurch, 23 June, 2023, $2,000
Citlalic Gonzalez Mendoza, Waikato Hispano Latino Cultural Trust and NIWA
NZTech Rally, Wellington, 7 July 2023, $700
Xiao Li, PhD student at University of Auckland
2023 Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Nanchang China, 8-12th July 2023, $3,746
Shohil Kishore, The University of Auckland
The Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) Nanchang, 8-12 July 2023, $4,111.50
Madeleine Hakaraia de Young, Māoriland Charitable Trust
To meet with web developers and AbTec - Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace and attend Frontieres - the international co-production market at Fantasia Film Festival 2023, Montreal, 24-30 July, 2023, $5,000
Libby Hakaraia, Māoriland Charitable Trust
Frontieres - the international co-production market at Fantasia Film Festival 2023, Montreal, Canada, 24-30 July, 2023, $5,000
4 staff members from Ngahere Communities
Retail Fest, Christchurch, 7-9 August 2023, $5,000
2 of OMGTech!’s Mana Tangata rangatahi alumni
Involve (Ara Taiohi), Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, August 14 - 16 2023, $1,570
3 staff members from Toi Matarau
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, USA 16 - 20 August, $5,000
Dr Victoria Huang, NIWA
32nd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence Cape Town, South Africa, 19-25 Aug 2023, $4,870.79
Dr Aaron Chen, Victoria University of Wellington
32nd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence Cape Town, South Africa, 19-25 Aug 2023, $3,850.00
Arnika MacPhail, Digital Storytelling Aotearoa (DSTA)
Arnika MacPhail, Digital Storytelling Aotearoa (DSTA), $2,767.00
Ryan Higgins, DSTA
Edutech, Melbourne, Australia, 23-25 August 2023, $4,860.00
Mele Togiaso, DSTA
Edutech, Melbourne, Australia, 23-25 August 2023, $4,160.00
Jonathan Brewer
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Brisbane, 28 August 2023, $2,837
Lee Timutimu, Te Matarau (Māori Tech Association)
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF), Brisbane, Australia, 29-31 August 2023, $2,000
4 staff members from Maori Warrior Media
New Zealand Game Developers Conference, NZGDC, Wellington, 31 August-2 September 2023, $5,000
3 staff members from 4Phase Games Ltd
Canterbury Tech Summit 2023, Christchurch, 5 Sept 2023, $5,000
Duncan Cameron, PhD candidate Victoria University of Wellington
APNIC 56 in Kyoto, Japan, 7 - 14 September 2023, $5,000
Dr Kasuni Weerasinghe, Massey University
17th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems (SITIS) Bangkok, Thailand, 8-10 Nov 2023, at Bangkok, Thailand, $4,995.89
Dr Chandra Harrison, Access Advisors
M-Enabling Summit, Washington, USA, 10-12 October 2023, $5,000
2 staff members from OMGTech!
Code.org’s CSEdCon, Las Vegas, USA, 31 Oct 2023, $5000
Jay Tihema, Toi Kai Rawa
Kubecon, Chicago, USA, 6-9 Nov 2023, $3,968
Prof Winston Seah, Victoria University of Wellington
IEEE Global Communications Conference Kuala Lumpur, 4–8 December 2023, $5,000
Jingjing Zhang, PhD student at Auckland University of Technology
3rd Qualitative Paper Development “Sprint” Workshop for Information Systems Auckland, 4-6 October 2023 and The Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Wellington, 5-8 December, 2023, $1,850
Zoë Haughton
CSUN international accessibility conference, California, USA, 18-22nd March 2024, $5,000
Dr Hongxia Qi, Adjunct Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington
19th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS 2024) Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-27 March 2024, $4,387.00
Total
$117,770.18