NZACE has arranged a discounted rate for the Novotel and IBIS Hotel in Hamilton Central. The IBIS Hotel has lower cost rates and is located next to the Novotel. Bookings need to be direct with the hotel, using the following discount codes.

• Novotel – 1835704

• IBIS – 1835705

There will be a university shuttle from the Novotel to the University (and back) at set times everyday.

Tourism Waikato

While in Hamilton, enjoy some of our local activities!

• The award winning and stunning Hamilton Gardens. Free entry.
• Hobbiton Village, 30 minutes south of Hamilton in Matamata.

The amazing Waitomo Glowworm Caves, blackwater rafting, and ziplining. Everything from an easy glowworm cave experience to a full-on adventure (abseiling into a cave, blackwater rafting!).

Great bush walks and cycling trails

• Blue Springs walkway.
• The Hakarimata ranges.
• Bridal Falls.
• Wairere Falls.
• Great cycle trails.

Call for Papers for 2020 NZACE Conference

Key dates are as follows:

• Abstracts – final date 17th December 2019
• Papers for proceedings  – 5th March 2020
• Abstracts for student posters – 5th March 2020

Abstracts will be reviewed with rolling acceptance, with notification received three weeks after submission.

General aims of conference:

➢ to report research in work-integrated learning(WIL)/cooperative education in New Zealand
➢ to debate topical issues
➢ to report on good practice & innovative features
The conference may help WIL practitioners, academics and NZACE members enhance their practice, research and publishing capability.

Conference streams:
➢ Research papers
➢ Topical issues
➢ Good practice papers
➢ Student posters

Presentations:.
➢ either Quick Pitch (10 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions) or
➢ Full Presentation (20 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions).
A Quick Pitch presentation is for topics more suited to a short presentation. All presenters are encouraged to submit a paper for the conference proceedings.

Papers will be accepted for the program on the basis of a short ‘structured’ abstract (see the full Instructions for Authors document).

Proceedings:
Papers for the proceedings can be either a short summary paper or the full conference paper. Papers are refereed and published in the conference proceedings. Papers need to be at least 1,200 words and must not exceed 1,800 words (excluding references). Authors may also be encouraged to produce a more substantial paper for publication in a journal such as International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning (IJWIL).

Student posters:
Student posters can be displayed at the conference. An abstract can be submitted for inclusion in the Abstract booklet and inclusion on the NZACE website. Alternatively just bring the Abstract to the conference.

Each poster must accompanied by someone registered for the conference. Posters can demonstrate visually the work a student has undertaken or can demonstrate reflection about their placement in work-integrated learning. Laminated poster minimum size of A2 and maximum of A1. Examples of previous posters available on request.

Call for Papers – Instructions for Authors

Instructions for EASYChair for NZACE Conference

If you have any queries, during the process, please contact info@nzace.ac.nz
EasyChair is an online conference management system used for NZACE Conferences. In order to submit papers to the conference you must first create an EasyChair account.
Note: If you have used EasyChair for a previous conference your existing username and password will work for the current NZACE conference – go to Paper Submission instructions on page 2.

EasyChair Account Creation
1. Go to the EasyChair NZACE Conference page.
2. Click the sign up for an account link
3. Enter the re-CAPTCHA text (this is to stop automated programs from misusing EasyChair)
4. Fill in the form and click Continue
5. You should now get an account creation email from EasyChair. Follow the link provided in the email and complete the Account Creation form and click Create my account.

NZACE EasyChair Abstract Submission
1. Go to the EasyChair NZACE Conference page.
2. Sign in using your EasyChair User name and Password
3. Selected New Submission from the menu bar
4. Complete the form with the author and submission details. Then copy and paste Title and Abstract into the box (NZACE prefers that abstracts are up to 400 words rather than the 500 allowed by Easy Chair). Enter Keywords. Select Topic (Type of Abstract – see instructions for authors for definitions of presentation types)
5. Click the Submit button
At this stage a file with the abstract should not be uploaded. This is for papers at a later date. Just ignore this part of the screen when submitting an abstract.

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Pre-conference workshop April 21 – in the afternoon

Managing risk in work-integrated learning 
Led by Dr Craig Cameron from Griffith University in Australia

Craig describes the workshop as:
Work-integrated learning poses ethical, legal, reputation, strategic, operational and financial risks for higher education. So what are some of the key risks and how can you manage them? In this hands-on workshop, I will equip you with the nuts and bolts of risk management, followed by group activities that explore recent conundrums experienced by WIL practitioners.  

Register for the workshop through the same process as for the conference.
Price: $85 plus GST = $97.75