Planning to attend

Where is the conference?

Room RHLT1
Rutherford House
Pipitea Campus
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand

How many people will be there?

Our venue caters for up to 300 people, so we hope our final number will be close to that.

How do I buy a ticket?

We’re selling tickets on Humanitix. You can purchase multiple tickets for different people at once!

Please head over to our ticket sale page to make your purchase. If you get a 404, try opening the link in incognito mode.

I bought a ticket, but forgot to add in attendee details. What do I do?

There’s a link in booking confirmation email which allows you to update attendee information before the event.

You can also use this to change/swap attendee is they can’t come anymore.

What type of payment do you accept?

We only accept debit or credit card payments on Stripe. We do not have the capacity to manage manual bank transfers right now.

I can’t attend anymore. Do I get a refund?

No, our tickets are not refundable, but you can transfer them to someone else. More information on our ticket sales policy.

Is food and drinks included?

Yes it is! We will provide morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.

Our co-founders are serious foodies. Please rest assured that the food will be tasty.

If we have enough sponsors, we’ll seriously look at hiring a coffee cart too.

But for the time being, filtered coffee and tea station will be managed by our lovely volunteer.

If you really need expresso style coffee, please feel free to purchase one from the Lab cafe downstairs.

What dietary needs do you cater for?

Our caterers will aim to cater for any medical or religious dietary requirements. They do not cater for any lifestyle choices (e.g., diets like paleo, keto etc) or personal preferences.

All of their meats are halal except for pork.

What access needs do you accommodate?

Glad you asked; this has been a large part of our focus.

If you’d like to help us make the event more inclusive and welcoming, please send prospective sponsors to our Sponsor’s information page!

By default, we’re providing these accommodations:

Physical access

First, we picked this venue due to its unparalleled access to public transport and reasonable wheelchair access.

Though we're closing off downstairs entrance to the room to reduce on-stage disruptions, we will let you in upon request during breaks.

The registration, catering, and other activities will be done on the mezzanine on the level above, which is accessible by a nearby elevator or a staircase.

Live caption

We've hired professional human captioner to provide live caption for the whole event. This was partially funded by our Accessibility Testing Workshop host, Steve!

The caption will be visible on screen during talks.

NZ Sign Language interpretation

We’re working to secure NZSL interpreter for all the talks. We will update the details once this has been confirmed.

Other

If you require other accommodations, please let us know when you’re purchasing a ticket or email registration@nztestingconf.nz if you have any questions.

Can I attend the conference online?

No, we do not have the capacity to manage a hybrid experience this year. But we are seriously researching it for our following events.

We understand not everyone is comfortable with large crowds or can attend in person. We will work hard to slowly make our events more inclusive as we gain more capacity and experience.

Actually, if you have experience hosting a virtual or hybrid event, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch by emailing volunteer@nztestingconf.nz.

We try to compensate by releasing the recording on our YouTube channel as soon as the event finishes. Often within a couple of days.

Do you publish talk recordings afterwards?

Yes, we do!

One of our primary purposes is to grow our community. It’s vital that our content is made available to as many people as we can.

We will endeavour to post all of the recordings on our YouTube channel for free within a few weeks after the event.

And yes, there will be video captions.