Events

2012 Annual ALGIM Conference

Wairakei Resort

11 November 2012, 3:00 p.m. – 14 November 2012, 1:00 p.m.

32nd Annual ALGIM Conference

The 32nd Annual ALGIM Conference was held on 11 - 14 November 2012 at the Bayview Wairakei Resort, State Highway One, Taupo, New Zealand.

This year’s conference combined ALGIM’s key areas and acquainted delegates with numerous exhibitor stands, best practice local government case studies, workshops, overseas experiences, networking opportunities, international and national speakers, and a prestigious national awards programme.

The event also showcased leading local government innovative case studies - both nationally and internationally. This year the programme focused on five key themes: Citizen Engagement, Mobility, Cloud, Shared Services / Collaboration and Open Data.

The Annual ALGIM Conference has been heralded by attendees as the best event for interacting and obtaining knowledge. This year continued to deliver outstanding value to its sponsors, exhibitors, vendors and ALGIM members – the local authorities of New Zealand.

Conference Highlights Included:

2012 Olympic Gold Medal winning Champion Rower Mahe Drysdale.
2012 ALGIM ICT Award Finalists
Theresa Clifford, Director – Customer Engagement for Cucumber, addressed delegates on Citizen Engagement through Social Media.
Nick Leggett, Mayor for Porirua City Council, How does an e-savvy mayor communicate with his community?
Panel Discussions on each of the 5 key themes of the Conference –Citizen Engagement, Mobility, Open Data, Shared Service / Collaboration and the Cloud.
ALGIM Annual General Meeting.
This year’s Great Debate “IT: IT’s just a game” with returning champion Billy Michels leading the negative team and a brand new leader of the Affirmatives….. Always a crowd pleaser.
Hampshire County Council, United Kingdom’s Chief Information Officer, Jos Creese returned to present on Cloud and Shared Service / Collaboration and the current trends in the UK.
Hamilton City Council and Rotorua District Council shared insights and lessons learnt from their shared service journey.
Keitha Booth (Programme Leader, NZ Open Government Information & Data Programme) and Alison Stringer (Programme Advisor, NZ Open Government Information & Data Programme) for Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) presented on Open Olympic Data – What can NZ learn from the Games?
Olympicising Procurement in the Public Sector – The ABC’s of AoG, presented by John Ivil, Manager of AoG Contracts, Commercial Solutions Branch, Economic Development Group – Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment.
ALGIM White Paper on "Mobility in 2012 and Beyond" presented by Damien Toman, Director of ICT Training and Consulting International Ltd
Motivational speaker and sports icon, Keith Quinn concluded the Conference.

2012 Annual ALGIM Conference Presentations

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2012 ALGIM ICT Awards

The use of technology in our organisations is continually expanding. There are many innovative solutions being designed and implemented which are worth sharing for the benefit of the local government ICT sector as a whole.

The ALGIM ICT Awards recognise and celebrate best practice within local government information technology and information management. They aim to encourage local authorities to be innovative and to exercise technological leadership through services to its community. The awards also promote the image of local government ICT throughout the wider community.

Your support through entry in the ALGIM ICT Awards is crucial to their success. We have endeavoured to keep the entry process simple to encourage councils to participate.

The awards were presented to the winners at the 2012 Annual ALGIM Conference Formal Conference Awards Dinner on Tuesday 13 November at the Bayview Wairakei Resort, Taupo.

Congratulations to the following award winners:

2012 ALGIM Best Project Award

2012 ALGIM Excellence in Innovation Award

2012 ALGIM Collaboration Award

2012 ALGIM Supreme Award

2012 ALGIM Excellence in Leadership Award

Winner: Leonie Rae, Christchurch City Council

2012 ALGIM VMware Award

Sponsored by | VMware, Westcon and ALGIM

Winner: Hamilton City Council.

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Conference Enquiries

Post event enquiries can be directed to:

ALGIM Event Coordinator on +64 (6) 351 6336 or email events@algim.org.nz - for event enquiries
ALGIM Administration Coordinator on +64 (6) 351 6334 or admin@algim.org.nz - for accounts enquiries