Call for Workshops

All workshops are for 60 minutes and include time for Q & A and discussion. We want all sessions to be inspirational, interactive, and align with our conference theme.

We appreciate the time and effort involved in preparing and presenting a workshop. Presenting authors of accepted abstracts will receive one full complimentary conference registration.  If more than one presenter, the complimentary registration fee will be shared – i.e. 50% discount each.  Please note that travel, accommodation, and other related expenses remain the responsibility of each presenter.

Online application will require

• Title / 300-word abstract
• Theme that best suits your workshop – see below
• Presenter details
• Resources you will provide (most things will be converted to pdf format)

WORKSHOP THEMES

Addressing Housing Insecurity

• Discussing housing insecurity, housing unaffordability and the role of social housing, affordable rentals and home ownership programmes as they relate to Pasifika whanau
• Types of housing models (including Affordable Rental and Home Ownership models) that address the housing needs and housing insecurity for Pasifika    whanau and how wrap around services support positive outcomes.
• How to bridge the gap of severe housing deprivation that exists amongst Pasifika whanau, while acknowledging cultural identity and community support
• Types of housing that addresses the balance between need and value for money and social impact return
• Types of supportive Home Ownership programmes, including the wrap around services, to improve low participation as it relates to Pasifika whanau

Multi-Generational Housing

• Discussing what multigenerational and intergenerational housing (MGH) means as it relates to Pasifika whanau
• The role that cultural and socioeconomic factors play in MGH and location considerations
• How MGH can achieve security of tenure, affordability, habitability and suitability
• Housing designs that are adaptive to meet changing family dynamics
• Balancing spatial and cultural considerations
• Accessibility to meet the needs of an ageing population

Housing Designs

• Discussing adaptive housing designs that aim to meet the evolving dynamics of extended family living
• Accessible designs that encompass fully accessible versus universal design standards
• Catering designs that meet the needs of residents who are; elderly, require supported living or disabled
• How integration of renewable energy and smart technology can have a positive financial impact
• Bespoke housing designs, compared to modular houses and how they meet the needs of culturally appropriate designs

Government Policy

• Discussing how partnership and collaboration in developing policies can address the housing needs of Pasifika whanau and close the housing deprivation  gap
• Different international funding models that can address the policy, design and delivery of housing need while considering the balance between value for  money and social impact return
• Addressing the need for supportive home ownership programmes

Apprenticeships