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Otago University Medical School
Class of 79
45th Reunion
Wellington
October 2024
Fri 18 Oct
1900 pm
Parliamentary Reception
Grand Hall, Parliament Buildings
Corner of Lambton Quay and Bunny St
Reception at Parliament as guests of Mr Greg O'Connor MP.
This is an enrolled event. You will be admitted after checking of the attendance list by the Parliamentary Security staff - they MAY ask for ID (e.g. driver's licence) but this is unlikely.
Please be prompt - we will be admitted from 18:30 pm on.
Function closes at 21:30 pm. Refreshments, including substantial finger-food, will be served.
Sat 19 Oct
Meeting and Lectures
Wellington Clinical School
23A Mein St, Newtown, Wellington
8.30 am
Meet for muffins and coffee
Wellington Clinical School Nordmeyer Theatre Foyer
Mein St, Newtown (adjacent to Wellington Hospital Campus)
0900 am
Nordmeyer Theatre
- Welcome from Dean Of Wellington Clinical School, Prof William Levack
- Welcome from President of Wellington Medical Students Society
- In Memoriam for any class mates who have died in the last five years
- Short addresses from past Class of 79 Scholarship winner
- Invited papers from class members
1045 am
Morning Tea
1100 am
Free Papers from Class Members
1230 pm
Lunch and Tours at Zealandia, Wellington City's Nature Reserve.
Buses to Zealandia provided, leaving at 1230 from the Clinical School
1300 pm - 1600 pm
Zealandia, including lunch, talks, guided tours, and boat trip.
(Bring walking shoes and a raincoat!)
1600 pm
Return to accommodation via Zealandia Shuttle and/or Cable Car (bring your Gold Card!)
Saturday Evening
Class of 79 45th Reunion Dinner
The Wellington Club
88 The Terrace
1800 pm for 1900 pm
Drinks and canapes from 1800 pm
Dinner from 1900 pm
Sun 20 Oct
0900 am
Nordmeyer Theatre, Wellington Clinical School
Free Papers
1030 am
Morning Tea
1100 am
Open Mike Session
This is for anyone to say a few words.
- A reflection
- An observation
- An anecdote
- A request
- A joke
Just to let you know, short unscripted contributions only please, lasting three to five minutes, with no AV support.
1230 pm
Lunch
Then free time for chatting, catching up, and conviviality. The venue will be open until 1600 pm.
Instructions for Free Papers.
We wish to run these on the "Pecha Kucha" principle (Japanese for chit-chat—you can look it up on Wikipedia). This principle limits the number of slides to 20 maximum and the talk length to seven minutes. This way, as many people as wish to speak can be accommodated.
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