Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga, as host of Hiwa-i-te-rangi – National Family Violence Conference 2023 is pleased to launch a poster competition to coincide with the conference being held in Te Whanganui a Tara, Wellington on 23-24 March 2023.
The competition is open to organisations, researchers and collaborations working in the family violence prevention and intervention space. It provides an opportunity to showcase innovative initiatives, best practices in service delivery, insightful research findings and useful resources relevant to specialist family violence sector kaimahi.
The competition has two prizes – $500 for the best poster as judged by delegates attending the conference and $500 for the best poster as judged by a judging panel comprising representatives from Te Kupenga, Te Puna Aonui, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Social Development and Ara Poutama.
Selection Criteria
To be accepted for entry in the competition, posters must meet the following requirements:
Please note that organisations, researchers and groups which are presenting papers at the conference cannot enter a poster on the same topic as their accepted conference paper.
Posters not meeting the selection criteria, or which contain offensive or inappropriate content will be disqualified.
Posters will be displayed during the conference at the main conference venue. Those submitting posters are encouraged to attend the conference and be available to delegates to answer questions, promote the content and share/distribute handouts and resources.
While Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga will cover the costs of A1 full-colour poster printing, any additional resources (e.g. handouts) supporting the poster must be provided by the individual/group submitting the poster.
Presentation Suggestions
To assist in developing a visually appealing poster the following suggestions are offered:
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REMEMBER: Submissions must be received by 5:00 pm Friday 10 March 2023