Social Functions  Welcome Reception Crowne Plaza Friday 30th March from 18.00 - 20.00 Join us for welcome drinks at the Conference Venue on Friday evening. This is an ideal opportunity to collect your registration material then catch up with friends and colleagues in a social setting before the conference sessions begin the following morning.  Drinks and canapés will be served.  Attendance is inclusive with registration; however please confirm your attendance on the registration form. Mystery Dinner Location undisclosed Saturday 31st March from 17.30 - late You would be mad to miss this exciting evening function!  Coaches will collect all delegates from the Crowne Plaza and transport you to an undisclosed location for an evening filled with food, drink, entertainment and fun.  Attendance is inclusive with registration; however please confirm your attendance on the registration form. Half Day Tours Sunday 1st April Click here to see more information about the half day tour options.  Walter Peak Farm Excursion and Afternoon Tea TSS Earnslaw Monday 2nd April from 13.30 - 17.00 Beautifully situated on Lake Wakatipu's south-western shores, this farm is the perfect place to spend a relaxing few hours. Our rural host will meet you when you disembark from the TSS Earnslaw and take you for a walking tour of the farmyard. The first stop is the holding pens, where you can help feed the sheep and deer, and even get up close to the Scottish Highland Cattle. Then stroll through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel's Homestead for a traditional high country morning or afternoon tea of scones and pikelets. Afterwards the farmer will lead you over to the shearing shed where you can watch the farm dogs rounding up sheep from the hill paddocks, and see the farmer shear a sheep. You can even try your hand at spinning wool before boarding the TSS Earnslaw back to Queenstown. Attendance is inclusive with registration; however please confirm your attendance on the registration form. Dinner at Gibbston Valley Winery Monday 2nd April from 18.00 As the first commercial vineyard in Central Otago, Gibbston Valley are proud of the tradition of 'firsts' they have established: from the very first vines to be planted in the region to the first New Zealand wine to sell at retail for over $1000 - a record made all the more impressive by the quality of wines produced in this exceptional region.   Their wines have also been recognised around the country and across the world for creating, and redefining the measure of New Zealand wines.   To date, Gibbston Valley Wines has won close to 300 national and international awards, including the prestigious title of Champion Pinot Noir for the 2000 Reserve Pinot Noir at the London International Wine Challenge, putting Gibbston Valley and the Central Otago region on the map as the source of high quality boutique wines, and creating a worldwide reputation for Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir.   The Gibbston Valley Winery, at the heart of Gibbston Valley, is renowned as one of the finest dining experiences in the Queenstown region.   Located in the premier wine-growing centre of Central Otago, the Gibbston Valley Restaurant offers a year- round selection of the best local produce, sourced fresh from local artisan suppliers, farmers and growers. Attendance is inclusive with registration; however please confirm your attendance on the registration form. Conference Dinner at Skyline Restaurant Tuesday 3rd April from 18.00 Coaches will depart from the Crowne Plaza for the Gondola, reputed to be the steepest lift in the Southern Hemisphere. Sit back and relax as the views from the gondola unfold while you journey to the Skyline Restaurant. The best vistas in the region are found here, spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama. Once you arrive ,the Skyline complex has numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. Truly magnificent and awe-inspiring. Enjoy one of the highlights of the social programme with an exquisite Conference Dinner at Skyline, recently voted by Trip Advisor as the number one restaurant with incredible views in the world. Attendance is inclusive with registration; however please confirm your attendance on the registration form. Dress Code:  Smart Casual.  Please bring along your favourite IFMSS t-shirts or hat from the past 30 years for a fashion parade which will take place after dinner!