Comms Connect expands to New Zealand

The Radio Frequency Users Association of New Zealand is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with Westwick-Farrow Media to take over the organisation of the annual conference and exhibition that takes place in Wellington, New Zealand.

“Westwick-Farrow Media is a well-known event organiser in the wireless communications sector and has been providing very successful and growing conferences in Australia in conjunction with our Australian counterpart ARCIA,” said RFUANZ Chairman David Thomson.

The new conference will be known as Comms Connect NZ and will be organised by WF Media in association with the RFUANZ. The conference will continue to address topics and developments specific to the New Zealand market, but at the same time it will benefit from international contacts Westwick-Farrow Media has developed over the years.

Paul Davis, Events Director for WF Media and lead organiser of the Comms Connect events, said, “Having worked with RFUANZ for a number of years to help promote the Wellington conference via our numerous media channels — including Critical Comms magazine and website — the team and I are very excited to be organising the show from 2016. We have existing relationships with quite a few of the 2015 exhibitors, sponsors and speakers and look forward to working with all stakeholders, especially the RFUANZ, to further develop what is already a very successful event for New Zealand radiocommunications users and industry.”

“The conference and exhibition has become an important focal point for the New Zealand radio industry and with this new arrangement in place, the RFUANZ committee has ensured that it is secured for years to come and will continue to grow,” said Thomson.

“RFUANZ will continue to organise the gala dinner on the evening of the first day of the conference, during which we will continue to honour those individuals who have made a difference to the industry.”

The Comms Connect New Zealand 2016 conference and exhibition will be held on 14 and 15 April at Te Papa Museum, Wellington, in conjunction with the RFUANZ Gala Dinner on the 14th.

Enquiries:

Conference: Lisa Crossley — lcrossley@westwick-farrow.com.au

Exhibition and sponsorship: Paul Davis — pdavis@westwick-farrow.com.au

RFUANZ: events@fruanz.org.nz