Breaking news – David Dubois confirmed to participate in conference

We are delighted to announce David Dubois, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, is to join us online during our upcoming Youth Mentoring Conference as a panellist in our Q&A session.  David is co-editor of the ‘Handbook of Youth Mentoring’ and author of two widely-cited meta-analyses of ‘the effectiveness of youth mentoring programmes’.  David will join panellists Pat Bullen and Kelsey Deane, University of Auckland, Julie Moore, Foundation for Youth Development and Dave Marshall, Big Brothers Big Sisters to discuss ‘Measuring the effectiveness of mentoring interventions’ and to share the latest research and findings in the youth mentoring field.

Conference registrations close in 2 weeks - Tuesday 3rd September!  Register now

Do you want to understand Government policy and direction particularly around the Children's Action Plan?   Do you work with young people? Is mentoring an area that interests you? If your answer to any of these questions is YES, you need to attend this conference!

Our line-up of over 20 guest speakers cover the spectrum of mentoring in New Zealand including education, health, welfare and the youth justice sectors. 

Download the Conference Brochure to read more about our presenters and the programme for the 2 days. 

The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet our many conference presenters and connect with your peers in this field. 

Our next conference is not until 2015 so make sure you don't miss out this time around.

Register on line today. 

Special group registration offer for 3 or more people!

Don't forget about our special group deal: 

• First 2 people from an organisation:  standard registration fee of $420 plus GST each
• Each additional person from the same organisation:  $300 plus GST

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to discuss your organisation’s particular needs.  We appreciate the conference represents a significant investment and are keen to work with you to ensure that your people are able to attend.

Please pass this e-newsletter on to others in your community that work with young people and may be interested in attending the conference.  

Nicki McDonald

General Manager New Zealand Youth Mentoring Network | PO Box 99726 Newmarket M:  027 520 2981   | W:  09 521 8240   E: nicki@youthmentoring.org.nz | W: www.youthmentoring.org.nz