2014 was a busy and successful year for NZSA, with over 50 new corporate and individual members joining, as well as a steady uptake of the new Small business Membership. Our monthly dinners were well attended, and they are proving to be valuable networking events, with engaging speakers, and enjoyable wine tasting! It was also a busy year for the committee, as we revamped the NZSA Brand and website, as well as moving onto the Ubiquity platform to improve our engagement.
AGM in June 2015
Those who attended the AGM in December 2013 will recall that the association’s “year” has been shifted from January-December to July-June. This is the transition year which runs from January 2014 to June 2015. In preparing for the upcoming AGM and 2015/2016 year, we would love to hear from members who are interested in playing a more active role in the NZSA, or who have ideas on how the NZSA could broaden its membership benefits. Please feel free to approach any exec committee member at the monthly dinners, or to email Gavin Lennox on president@nzsa.org.nz.
Business Intelligence Summit
NZSA members were given the chance to grab a free ticket to the 2 day Business Intelligence Summit in February. Congratulations to the lucky recipient, Rick Rainey of PMR Consulting.
2015 off to a great start
Murray Holdaway, CEO of Vista Entertainment, took a near capacity audience on an entertaining and insightful journey into what it takes to build business critical software, which is operated by 17 year old staff.
Anne Fulton and Jo Mills from Fuel 50 delivered a fascinating presentation on their journey over the last 5 years, bringing their career path solution to market in the USA. With an open mind to engaging with investors and industry expert advisors, they have rapidly accelerated their start-up in the USA.
NZSA Events
Our April Event – Make Media work for you.
Hear from a panel of experts who’ve been involved with the media from decades. The panel discussion, hosted by Bob Pinchin, Director of Swaytech, will include Bill Bennett, freelance writing and blogger and Clare Coulson-Dalton, Editor of iStart and Software Shortlist.
IBM has announced its Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups. This program is designed to help entrepreneurs harness the power of IBM Cloud, connect with enterprise clients, consultants, IBM Innovation Centres, VCs, Accelerators, Incubators & more.
