Welcome to NMC2023
The NMC Board respects the essential living custodial relationship between all First Nations peoples and the land, the water and the oceans, and we respect their cultural and spiritual practices.
We respect all Elders and are committed to reconciliation among all people.
Following extensive discussions with key NMC collaborators, and on behalf of the Board of NMC Ltd, I am very pleased to welcome everyone to the website for next year’s conference, which will convene in Wellington, New Zealand, between 3 and 6 September. This will be the first time NMC has convened off-shore and we are delighted that the Conference Design Committee and the Professional Conference Organisers are New Zealand-based.
The conference theme, ‘Connecting, Disrupting, Courageous conversations’, reflects the strengths of the dispute resolution sector in Australia and in New Zealand. We bring people together, we disrupt the status quo, and we welcome complex and courageous discussions.
NMC2023 will be your opportunity to catch up with the latest developments in our sector, and to enjoy face-to-face get togethers. In keeping with the conference location, NMC2023 will also celebrate and showcase the important contributions that New Zealand’s practitioners have made to dispute resolution, in particular to restorative practices and processes.
The Board and I want to thank Associate Professor Jane Bolitho and Associate Professor Grant Morris for Co-Chairing the Conference Design Committee (CDC) and overseeing the development of a packed program of activities and events to engross and delight delegates throughout the three-day conference.
In keeping with NMC’s recent commitment to honouring First Nations persons the Conference Design Committee reflects the First Nations people of Aotearoa - Māori , as well as Pacifika and pakeha (white) persons. The members of the CDC are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and working in partnership to this end.
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The Board and I look forward to seeing you in Wellington next year for NMC2023.
Alysoun Boyle
Chair, NMC Ltd
