March 2-3Creating Customer ‘Wow’, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Deborah Law-Carruthers, 0-9 571 3840, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 3-4Developing Influencing Skills, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Deborah Law-Carruthers, 0-9 571 3840, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 4-5Key Account Management, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Deborah Law-Carruthers, 0-9 571 3840, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 5Strategic Prospecting, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Avalien Benjaminsen, 0-9 525 3300, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 8Emotional Intelligence at Work, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Deborah Law-Carruthers, 0-9 571 3840, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 8-9Internet Marketing Workshop, Contact: Tricia Mather, 0-9 571 3844, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 9-10Fundamentals of Project Management, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Avalien Benjaminsen, 0-9 525 3300, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 9-103rd Annual Finding Value in Mergers & Acquisitions Summit, Stamford Plaza, Auckland. Contact: Dominic Duncan, 0-9-912 7633, [email protected]
March 11-12Dealing with Difficult Behaviours, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Avalien Benjaminsen, 0-9 525 3300, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 11-12Negotiation Skills, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Deborah Law-Carruthers, 0-9 571 3840, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 15-164th Annual Effective Management Accountant Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Sukumar Verma, 0-9-912 7636, [email protected]
March 16-19Benchmarking for Best Practice Conference & Workshop, Waipuna Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Rosemary Hancock, 0-6-358 7155, [email protected], or www.coer.org.nz
March 17-18Recruitment & Selection, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Avalien Benjaminsen, 0-9 525 3300, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 17-188th Annual Precision in Payroll Conference, Mercure Hotel, Wellington. Contact: Melanie Grassby, 0-9-912 3609, [email protected]
March 22-239th OH&S Masterclass Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Melanie Grassby, 0-9-912 3609, [email protected]
March 24Holidays Act Update, Copthorne Hotel, Wellington. Contact: Melanie Grassby, 0-9-912 3609, [email protected]
March 22-24Accounting for Non-Accountants, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Avalien Benjaminsen, 0-9 525 3300, [email protected] or www.nzim.co.nz
March 23-24The 6th Annual Public Law Forum, Wellington Town Hall. Contact: Anja Nenadic, 0-9-912 3611, [email protected]
March 29 & 30The 7th Annual Strategic Communications & Public Relations Forum, Sheraton Hotel, Auckland. Contact: Sukumar Verma, 0-9-912 3618, [email protected]
March 30-31Developing Current and Future Leadership in the Public Sector, Copthorne, Wellington Plimmer Towers, Contact: Filip Nikolic, 0-9-912 3610, [email protected]
March 30-312nd Annual Waste Management Conference, Stamford Plaza, Auckland. Contact: Melanie Grassby, 0-9-912 3609, [email protected]
April 5-62nd Annual Governance & Accountability in the Public Sector Conference, Duxton Hotel, Wellington. Contact: Lone Tapp, 0-9-912 3615, [email protected]
April 6-75th Annual SuperFunds Summit 2004, Te Papa Museum, Wellington. Contact: Dominic Duncan, 0-9-912 7633, [email protected]
April 20-215th Annual One Stop Update for the Public Sector Accountant, Wellington. Contact: Melanie Grassby, 0-9-912 3609, [email protected]
April 27-286th Annual Food and Beverage Congress, Stamford Plaza, Wellington. Contact: Lone Tapp, 0-9-912 3615, [email protected]
April 29-307th Annual Local Governement Asset Management Conference, Stamford Plaza, Wellington. Contact: Lone Tapp, 0-9-912 3615, [email protected]
October 8-9NZIM/AMMO International Management Conference, Hyatt Regency Auckland. Contact: [email protected]
December 8-11Australia & New Zealand Academy of Management General Conference, Dunedin. Details in future issues.

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