About CITRENZ
CITRENZ was formed as an organisation in 2010, as a result of an expansion of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ), which dates back to 1988.
CITRENZ has supported academic staff in several different ways, such as workshops, panels, research seminars, assessment of prior learning, moderation, the publishing of a separate academic journal, and by organising an annual conference. The philosophy of COITRENZ is the encouragement and support of new, emerging, and established researchers, while encouraging excellence and academic discourse.
CITRENZ brings together academic staff from polytechnics and institutes of technology from across New Zealand to share ideas, investigate new technologies, look to the future of IT, and ensure they are delivering the very best quality education for students.
2023 Conference Organising committee
Conference Chair: Susan Bennett, Unitec
Programme Chair: Dr Hamid Sharifzadeh, Unitec
Sponsorship and Publicity Chairs:
Dr Bashar Barmada, Unitec
Dr Masoud Shakiba, Unitec
Poster Chairs:
Dr Guillermo Ramirez-Prado, Unitec
Alison Clear, EIT
Finance Chair: Victoria MacLennan, ITP NZ
Registration and Web Chair: Christan Pianta, ITP NZ
Local Arrangements Chair: Angela Hunt, Unitec
Technical Committee Members:
Dr. Emre Erturk, EIT
Dr. Hamish Smith, Otago Poly
Dr Iman Ardekani, Unitec
Dr. Eltahir Kabbar, Unitec
Dr Lei Song, Unitec
Dr Soheil Pour, Unitec
Mary-Claire Proctor, Whitireia and WelTec
Dr. Bernard Otinpong, ARA