Levin 2011

Award winners

Oamaru 2012

Registration

Registration

Travel

Accommodation

Friday Fun Night

Peace Quilt

The Altrusa District Fifteen Conference is an annual event for all Altrusa Clubs in New Zealand.

Conference is a chance to change district policy, share ideas
and learn from guest speakers and each other.

There is always a mixture of new and experienced Altrusans at conference,
who are all working to make their communities better places.

Registration

Please complete the Registration  form listed either in  PDF and email to

Programme

The basic format of conference stays the same each year,
but the fine details change depending on the location and theme.

Conference starts on Friday afternoon with a first timers session,
key note speaker and business session and Friday Fun Night
which is a chance for attendees to dress up in theme and have a party.

On Saturday there are further business sessions and workshops,
with members expected to wear smart casual clothing.
Saturday lunch includes the district awards ceremony and the
Saturday night banquet is a chance to dust off the
evening wear.

On Sunday there is usually another guest speaker and a final business session.

A basic outline of times for travel purposes is:

Wednesday 6pm	District Finance Committee Meeting Starts
Thursday 9am	District Board Meeting Starts
Thursday 5pm	President Elect Training Starts
Friday 11am	Pre Conference Workshops Start
Friday 1pm	First Timers Session Starts
Friday 2pm	Opening of Conference
Sunday Noon	Conference Closes
Sunday 3pm	Post Conference District Board Meeting finishes

Conference attendees are expected to attend all sessions (including workshops).

Delegates

A club is entitled to one delegate for every 20 members up to a maximum of 5.

20 members and under	1 delegate
21-40 members	2 delegates
41-60 members	3 delegates
61-80 members	4 delegates
81+ members	5 delegates

Clubs may have other members attending conference,
above their quota of delegates.

Foundation Raffle

Each club is encouraged to bring an item to be raffled for the
International Foundation.

Raffle tickets are sold during the conference,
there is a raffle box for each item available to be won.

Winning tickets are drawn on the Saturday afternoon and the winners
are announced at the Saturday Night Banquet.

Peace Quilt Auction

The Peace Quilt is auctioned each year to raise funds for specified charities.
The Club with the winning bid takes the quilt home for the year
to use in promoting Altrusa within their community.

The Peace Quilt is composed of squares from 23 New Zealand clubs
plus a 24th square from Mary Check in Florida.
The fabric used reflects Altrusa colours.
The squares were sewn together by the Hibiscus Coast Club
and the quilted by Yoke Martens.