CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for both Oral and Poster Presentations is open. Early submission is recommended. The closing date is 15 February 2019. Presentations should relate to our MaD vision, mission and scope and could include collaborations and case studies describing innovative journeys from idea to commercialisation.
Conference Dates: Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 May, 2019
Venue: The Great Room, Cordis Hotel Auckland
Registration opens mid-January.
MaD2019 is brought to you by the University of Auckland’s Innovative Manufacturing and Materials Programme and will be a Techweek19 Programme Highlight event.
Additional Conference Information: Please visit www.mad.org.nz
MaD2019 is offering a range of sponsorship opportunities designed to provide maximum leverage throughout our national event. For the full MaD2019 Sponsorship Prospectus and Application Form please CLICK HERE.
The MaD Network is a cross-disciplinary community of New Zealand researchers in manufacturing and design that works in close collaboration with industry to envision and shape New Zealand’s future manufacturing economy. The MaD mission is to develop expertise and capability in translational research, to grow New Zealand’s high-tech manufacturing economy. The MaD vision is for New Zealand to be recognised as a leading, technology empowered economy driven by innovative, high-value, niche manufacturing and design.
The previous conferences in 2017 and 2018 were very successful in building a national network of researchers and industry stakeholders and initiating valuable new connections and projects. We are now actively developing an application for a National Centre of Research Excellence focused on the intersection of Design, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurial Research.
Engaging, short TED-Talk-Type presentations from researchers, industry and government representatives will enable productive communication between delegates from different backgrounds. In addition, MaD2019 will showcase industry/research work by way of Poster presentations, to be displayed in the exhibition and networking area; local and international Keynote Speakers will set the tone; Panel Discussions and Breakout Sessions will provide topic specific engagement opportunity; and our ticketed MaD2019 Conference Dinner will be our gala event on Monday 20 May 2019.
