Speaker Programme can be downloaded

Before completing your Registration Form please download and read the

 Registration Notes,    Programme,    Topic Profiles,    and    Speaker Profiles. 
There is a range of optional functions arranged during Congress which you may be interested in attending:

Opening Function
The Opening Function will be held in the Dome at the Auckland Museum from 7pm to 9 pm on Friday, 16
January.   This will be a Cocktail Function and will include a welcome, a few formal speeches with plenty of
time allowed for mixing and mingling, catching up with friends from past Congresses and making new friends in the genealogy world.   We won't mind if you daydream while admiring Auckland from this magnificent vantage point with 360 degree views.

Congress Banquet
The Congress Banquet will be held on Monday, 19 January, 2009 in the ASB Lounge at Eden Park, the home of the famous New Zealand All Blacks.   This will be a lavish buffet dinner with great entertainment.  
Presentation of the AFFHO awards will be made at this dinner.   An occasion not to be missed.

Pre and Post Congress Tours

Auckland Research Repositories Tour arranged for Friday 16 January 9am – 4pm and Wednesday 21 January.

A scenic day tour of Auckland has been arranged for our out of town visitors.

NZSG Family Research Centre visits
Included in the programme is the opportunity to research at the NZSG Family Research Centre in Panmure.   Special sessions have been arranged for Saturday and Sunday evenings from 7pm to 10pm.   This is limited to 35 only per evening.   The centre will be open for research prior to and after the Congress.