Join us for the final event of the year, the Aerospace New Zealand Annual Associates Christmas Party. held in Christchurch.

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Join Aerospace New Zealand for yet another Aerospace Elevator. This time with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, and a focus on due diligence.

Join us for Meet Up #36, hosted at the John Britten Foyer at the University of Canterbury Campus.

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Join the New Zealand Space Agency and Aerospace New Zealand for a conversation with Peter Mumford and Val Sim, two of the key people involved in writing the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017. This established our space regulatory system. Nicholas Borroz of the Space Regulatory System Team will moderate the conversation. There is a maximum capacity of 50 attendees. This event will be followed by networking near MBIE offices.

Join us for an 'Aerospace Elevator' Lunchtime webinar session on Tuesday 20th August, hosted in collaboration with The Advanced Air Mobility CRC. 

This webinar will provide an overview of the Advanced Air Mobility CRC’s Research Programs – Air Vehicles, Air Operations and Ground Operations – and opportunities for NZ entities to get involved in the CRC bid.

Grab your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/aerospace-new-zealand-aerospace-elevator-advanced-air-mobility-crc

Join us for Meet-Up #35, co-hosted by Aerospace New Zealand and Aerospace Auckland. At this co-hosted event, we will hear from aerospace professionals within the Auckland region who will discuss their latest projects and technology. This event promises to be a valuable opportunity for networking, knowledge sharing, and inspiration.

Please note the below event information:

5.00pm - Networking 

5.30pm - Presentations commence

Online Option: For people who can't make it to the event, we will be offering a live webinar, so please register for that and select the Online Ticket option under ticket type. ZOOM LINK HERE

Planned Presentations include: 

• Update from Aerospace New Zealand and Aerospace Auckland

• Geoff Lamb - Co-Founder, Stardust Me
  Recent Activities and Future Plans at StardustMe

• Ivo Gorny - Head of Mechatronics, Automation and Control, Callaghan Innovation
  Using R&D to Solve Gnarly Technical Challenges

• Tim Romanenko - Young Innovator in Aerospace

• Roberto Armellin - Professor, Te Pūnaha Ātea - Space Institute 

More presentations are to be announced. 

See you there!

Aerospace New Zealand and Aerospace Auckland. 

A special thank you to Aerospace Auckland for co-hosting this event with us, and to GridAKL for the use of their venue - Aerospace New Zealand.

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Join us for Aerospace New Zealand Meet-Up #34 - Innovation Te Whanganui-a-Tara! At our first Wellington event of 2024, we will hear from aerospace professionals from the Wellington region who will discuss their latest projects and technology. This event promises to be a valuable opportunity for networking, knowledge sharing, and inspiration.

Please note the below event information:

5.00pm - Networking 

5.30pm - Presentations commence

Online Option: For people who can't make it to the event, we will be offering a live webinar, so please register for that and select the Online Ticket option under ticket type. ZOOM LINK HERE

Planned Presentations include:

• Steve Smyth - Director, Emerging Technologies, Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

• Graeme Tilley -  Senior Systems Engineer, Nova Systems

• Randy Pollock - Chief Scientist/Engineer – Space, Paihau-Robinson Research Institute

• Michael Appleyard – Director Customer Delivery, SouthPAN

• Tulasi Nandan Parashar - Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington 

• Mike Tecofsky - Director / Laboratory Manager, RF Test Solutions

• Neil Calvert - Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Inventor, LINQ

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A special thank you to our Gold Event Sponsor, Nova Systems! 

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It is our absolute pleasure to invite Aerospace New Zealand Associates to join us at the Christchurch event for the NASA PREFIRE Launch. 

Launching from New Zealand, NASA’s PREFIRE mission aims to measure Earth’s spectrally- resolved thermal emission, capturing Earth’s Planck function for the first time globally. PREFIRE uses a novel instrument that combines simple, miniaturized, passively cooled heat sensors with specially shaped optics and microelectronics to provide these measurements. Data from this mission aims to increase confidence in future projections of various climate change impacts, such as ongoing ice sheet melt, sea level rise, and changing cloud types. The CubeSats being launched for this mission represent the frontier of low-cost Earth observation for robust climate science. This seminar introduces the mission design and the scientific background along with a discussion about future-proofing Earth observation and the complexities of doing science with CubeSats.

Key speakers include:

• Tristan L’Ecuyer is a professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) and director of the
  Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-
  Madison.

• Hamish Prince is a New Zealand-born atmospheric scientist who joined the PREFIRE team after
  travelling to the USA on a NZ Fulbright Scholarship for his doctoral studies.

Doors open at 5pm. Seminar begins at 5:30pm. 

Location: 231 High Street.

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Join us for Aerospace New Zealand Meet-Up #32 - Innovation Ōtākou Otago! At our first event of the 2024, we will hear from aerospace professionals from the Otago region who will discuss their latest projects and technology. This event promises to be a valuable opportunity for networking, knowledge sharing, and inspiration.

Please note the below event information:

5.00pm - Networking 

5.30pm - Presentations commence

Online Option: For people that can't make it to the event, we will be offering a live webinar, so please register for that and select the Online Ticket option under ticket type. ZOOM LINK HERE

Planned Presentations include:

• Sarah Ramsay - CEO, United Machinists

• David Powell - Business Development Manager & Co-Convenor of Aero+Space South, University of Otago 

• Brad Hurndell - CEO, Immortal Camera Systems

More presentations to be announced shortly.

See you there!

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Location

15 Thomas Burns Street 15 Thomas Burns Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

Get your ticket for the annual Aerospace New Zealand Associates Christmas Party! There are only 140 tickets so get in quick, you don't want to miss out on a stellar party!

Tuesday, 5th December 2023, 5.00pm to Late

Dux Central, Upper Dux, 144 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City

Tickets: $20+gst per head

Drinks: Bar tab of $1,000

Awards: Informal awards are up for grabs, including for best dressed (Christmas themed!)

Food will be covered and will include:

Plain & Meat Antipasti, Falafel, Beef & Fish Sliders, Calamari, Fried Chicken, Bread and Dips, Curly Fries, Hand Cut Fries and Vegan, Chorizo, Margarita, Fungi and Crispy Chicken Pizzas!  All dietary requirements can be catered for.

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Join us for Aerospace New Zealand Meet-Up #31 - 2023 Over & Out! At our final event of the year, we will hear from aerospace professionals who will discuss their latest projects and technology. This event promises to be a valuable opportunity for networking, knowledge sharing, and inspiration.

Please note the below event information:

5.00pm - Networking 

5.30pm - Presentations commence

Online Option: For people that can't make it to the event, we will be offering a live webinar, so please register for that and select the Online Ticket option under ticket type. ZOOM LINK HERE

Tickets: To help cover our organisation's running costs, we are now charging $10 per ticket.  It's still free if you're an Associate or are live streaming. You can become an Associate via our website.

John Britten Foyer - University of Canterbury

Planned Presentations:

• Ed Barker - Manager, Partridge Advisory

• Emily Blyth - CEO, Pyper Vision

• Linda Falwasser - CEO,  Tāwhaki Joint Venture

• Maksym Khovalko - Co-Founder and Managing Director, Blackmaps Geospatial

• Dr. Sarah Kessans - Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury
  
  See you there!

Aerospace New Zealand

A special thank you to our Event Sponsor Partridge Advisory and to the University of Canterbury for hosting us on their campus!

We are incredibly excited to be working with Badger to create a dynamic discussion space between event attendees, speakers and sponsors - before, during and after Meet-Up #31. Sign up for free here to join the conversation! 

Join us for Aerospace New Zealand Meet-Up #30, where we will be shining a spotlight on the innovative work being done on Green Aerospace Advances This is a unique opportunity to find out, first-hand about the innovations in sustainability and green Aerospace being carried out in New Zealand, or just to network with fellow members of the Aerospace Community.

MC: Mark Rocket 

Planned Presentations: 

Jordi Blasco - CTO, HPCNow! 
Towards High-Efficiency Simulations
High-Performance Computing (HPC) plays a vital role in the aerospace industry, enabling complex simulations and rapid design iterations, enhancing safety, optimising aircraft performance, enhancing aerodynamics, promoting greener propulsion systems, developing lighter materials, and other critical areas. In this talk, Jordi Blasco, CTO @HPCNow!, will introduce some case studies where institutions have been able to improve the scalability and performance of several codes and workflows.

Jason Hill - Head of Emerging Tech Business, BNZ
BNZ Update

Michelle LaRue - Associate Professor, University of Canterbury

Shah Aslam - CEO, Ocean Flyer & John Hamilton - Operations Director, Ocean Flyer
Seagliders bringing Sustainable Connectivity
Ocean Flyer signed a historic $700m agreement in April 2022 with REGENT to bring 25 seagliders to New Zealand. Ocean Flyer is the first bespoke seaglider-only company set up in the world to bring sustainable, fully electric, fast, affordable and comfortable new mode for mass public transport. Ocean Flyer is committed to connecting communities across the motu, tackling climate change, and building a more resilient and affordable transport network for everyone.

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ASSOCIATE EXCLUSIVE: We have 40 exclusive spots for our associates for the private, invitation-only Careers in Aerospace event with NASA. It's first in, first served, so get in quick! An online webinar is available for those that are unable to attend in-person. 

“Discover what a career in aerospace has to offer at Aerospace New Zealand's Careers in Aerospace event!"

Join us at our first meet-up of the year, as we launch into a world of endless possibilities within an aerospace career. 

We will be hearing from various keynote speakers and a panel of industry experts who will tell us about their careers in aerospace, and how to get started within the industry, with a careers display and networking with local and national aerospace companies to follow. 

Special Guest Speakers:

• NASA Administrator Bill Nelson 

• NASA Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy 

• Minister Ayesha Verrall

Panel Speakers: 

• Richard Adams, Regional Manager, Oceania, Swoop Aero  

• Dr Michele Banister, Planetary Astronomer and Science Communicator, University of Canterbury 

• Roland Sommer, CEO, Argus Group

• James Ramsay, Team Lead - Spacecraft Tanks and Structures, Dawn Aerospace 

• Dr Lisa Brown, General Surgeon & Aerospace Medicine Researcher; Lead of New Zealand Space Health Research Center

Careers Fair and Networking Post Presentations and Talks

Need a new LinkedIn Profile Picture? We've got you covered! All attendees will be able to get a headshot taken by our LinkedIn photographer. 

Please note this is a private event for our associates involved in the aerospace sector OR education providers. Please do not publicly share or advertise this event. This event has limited capacity, so it is first in, first served. 

Thank you to our event sponsors and partners, ChristchurchNZ, the University of Canterbury and Merlin Labs NZ for their ongoing support.