AGM & Industry Professional Development Day 2024


Join us for a day of upskilling and connecting with your friends and colleagues in the wool and wool harvesting industry. All welcome.

Speakers include:

  • Laurie Boniface, retiring after 60 years in wool and 40 years as a wool tutor;
  • Helen Cameron, wool buyer and exporter for Schneider NZ;
  • Ryan Cosgrove, chairman of Campaign for Wool NZ, co-founder fusca.co.nz, and on the team at Mons Royale.

  • Date: Monday 13th May 2024
  • Venue: Taieri Bowls Clubrooms
    12 Wickliffe St, Mosgiel
  • Cost: Members: Free. Non-Members: $30*
  • Pre-register: by Tuesday 7th May 2024

Smokos and Lunch are provided.

For more information contact Marg Forde (NZWCA Registrar):
reg@woolclassers.org.nz
Ph. 0274 743 104

*Student and shearing gang rates available. Contact us for more details.

Registrations

All pre-registrations go into the draw to win a Bremworth wool rug valued at $1499!

Bremworth logo

Sorry, pre-registrations have now closed but, should you still wish to register, please email secretary@woolclasers.co.nz

Programme

8:15am

Registration/sign-in.

8:30am

Welcome, Karakia and H&S briefing.

8:35am

Wool exercises.

10:00am

Morning Smoko.

10:15am

Speakers.

11:45am

Lunch (provided).

12:30pm

AGM, including Wool Classer 2023 Season Awards and WRONZ Scholarship recipients.

1:15pm

Speakers including wool broker panel.

2:00pm

Bremworth wool rug draw, wool exercise discussion and results + acknowledgements, questions, suggestions, feedback forms.

2:45pm

Afternoon Smoko.

3:00pm

Depart venue for PGGW Wool Store, 176 Dukes Rd North, Mosgiel.

3:20pm SHARP

PGGW Wool Store tour including demonstrations and discussions.

4:30pm Approx.

Day ends at conclusion of tour.


Posted April 2, 2024 by David.