The registration price includes
- Entry each day at the symposium
- Morning and afternoon tea each day
- Lunch each day
- Evening social function on 18th November
Announcing Earlybird Registration
We are pleased to announce that earlybird registrations are now open for the upcoming NZSOLD 2026 Symposium, to be held on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November 2026 at the Novotel Rotorua Lakeside.
The Symposium theme for 2026 is: Understanding and managing legacy risk for a resilient future.
Objective: To advance dam safety risk management practice in New Zealand by improving how legacy risks are understood, identified, analysed and managed across technical, regulatory and decision-making domains.
Day 1: Understanding the technical and historical roots of legacy risk, and how these risks can be identified in practice (understanding and identification)
- Develop a common understanding of legacy risk in the New Zealand dams and stopbanks context;
- Explore how technical practice, organisations, regulatory settings and hazard understanding have evolved over time
- Examine risk identification and information management tools and methods
Day 2: Assessing and managing risk in practice through a holistic approach (assessment and management)
- Approaches to risk analysis and evaluation, including dealing with legacy challenges such as ageing assets and information gaps
- Making risk-informed decisions over long asset lifecycles and across complex portfolios, including prioritisation, review and communication
- Making risk-informed decisions over long asset lifecycles and across complex portfolios, including prioritisation, review, and communication
- Integrating technical practice, regulatory requirements and organisational decision-making in risk management
- The importance of growing capability, succession planning and knowledge management.
Ticket Pricing
| Type | Earlybird (until 31 August) | Standard (from 1 September) | |
| NZSOLD Member | Not yet a member? Register as an individual member for $ 50 + GST or as a corporate member here | ||
| Both days | $970 | $1080 | |
| One day (of your choice) | $510 | $610 | |
| NZSOLD Young Professional under 40-years of age | Not yet a NZSOLD YP?Join NZSOLD. Register as a Young Professional for FREE here | ||
| Both days | $740 | $850 | |
| One day (of your choice) | $330 | $390 | |
| Non-member | |||
| Both days | $1100 | $1200 | |
| One day (of your choice) | $570 | $670 | |
| Speakers | |||
| Both days | $690 | $690 | |
| One day (of your choice) | $300 | $300 |
Note: All prices include GST.
Standard rates will apply after the earlybird period.
The Organising Committee recognises the financial pressure many members are experiencing. We have been deliberate in keeping registration fees as affordable as possible, particularly for Emerging Professionals, whose attendance continues to be subsidized while ensuring the symposium remains financially sustainable.
Register early to secure your place at the discounted rate.











