Venue: Convention Centre, Distinction Hotel, 390 Fenton St, Glenholme, Rotorua

Violin - Haruo Goto (Australia)

Piano - Kasia Borowiak (UK)

Cello - Yoshi Terada (Japan)

Guitar - Zeah Riordan (Australia)

Flute - Kate Bergen (Australia)

Suzuki ECE -  Bea Joblin (NZ) + Danette Warren-Schuh (USA)

Registration for Conference Opens: Friday June 16th 

Registration for Conference Closes: Friday July 28th

$400 (incl GST) for registered Suzuki teachers. The fee covers morning and afternoon teas, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and contributes to conference costs. (These fees apply to 2023 NZSI teacher members and internationally registered Suzuki teachers. A $60 surcharge is payable in the case of non-members.)

It is desirable that participants stay at the Distinction Hotel where rooms have been reserved for the NZSI. Rooms have been reserved for us until the 12th August. 

Sharing a room with others will reduce your accommodation costs. If you wish to share a room, please indicate this on your conference registration form along with the name of the person with whom you intend to share if known.

Room rates: 

Superior room - $170 (incl. GST) per room per night single/twin occupancy 

Deluxe room - $190 (incl. GST) per room per night single/twin occupancy

Please note: 

- Distinction Hotel bookings must be made through the Conference Coordinator by completing the appropriate section of this form. 

- Accommodation and other hotel costs are to be paid by participants directly to the Distinction Hotel at the end of conference. 

- On check-in, all guests will be required to provide a credit card for pre-authorisation or a $50.00 bond must be paid.

- A buffet breakfast is available for $32 per person

Conference costs: 

If assistance is needed with these costs, participants are encouraged to approach their local branch of NZSI

Buffet Dinner and NZSI AGM on Thursday: 

A buffet dinner for conference participants, their partners and National Executive Committee members will be held on the Thursday evening at a cost of $69 per person. 

Payment: 

The Conference registration fee and Thursday dinner should be paid when you send your application. Late registrations will incur a $20 surcharge.

Conference enquiries: 

If you have any questions or queries about the conference then please contact the Conference Coordinator, Kate Ellingham-Hunt by email conference@suzuki.org.nz 

Conference registrations will be acknowledged in early September when further information will be provided to those who have registered. 

If you know of any overseas Suzuki teachers interested in attending our conference, please pass this conference information on to them