Email geocart@cartography.org.nz to contact the Organising Committee.

No, the New Zealand Cartographic Society is not registered for Goods and Services Tax in NZ. No GST needs to be added to your conference registration fee.

In the event you are unable to attend the conference, you may reassign your registration to another person without charge. If requesting a refund, the following rules apply:

• Written cancellation received by 5 August 2022: 90% refund
• Written cancellation received by 12 August 2022: 50% refund
• No refunds will be given after 12 August 2022.

Please submit your cancellation via email to geocart@cartography.org.nz. Be sure to specify if you would like to transfer your registration or are requesting a refund.

NZCS Members:

• The member discount will be applied automatically provided you are logged in to the website
• Please double-check you are logged in and the discount has been applied before submitting your registration

ANZMapS members:

• A guest login for the website will be provided to you by ANZMapS to automatically apply the member discount
• Please double-check you are logged in and the discount has been applied before submitting your registration

Unclaimed membership discounts will be forfeit and no refunds issued. If the final payment total does not reflect the discount, do not submit your registration!  Instead, contact geocart@cartography.org.nz for assistance.

Authors of both standard and Young Geospatial Competition abstracts will be contacted by the Programming Committee no later than 10 July 2022 to advise if their abstract has been accepted or declined. Principal Authors of accepted abstracts will be provided with a discount registration coupon at this time. If the deadline date has passed and you have not been contacted, please email geocart@cartography.org.nz.

Do not register for the conference until you have been contacted; registrations submitted without the discount coupon will forfeit any presenter discount.

Please visit the AUTHOR GUIDELINES page.

The following information has been sourced from Immigration New Zealand:

• Conference attendees must enter NZ on a visitor visa. Please see the INZ VISA FREE COUNTRIES list to determine whether a visa waiver automatically applies or if a visa application is required before travel to NZ.
• All international visitors to NZ must obtain a NZeTA AUTHORISATION before depature from their port of origin.

How to apply:

• Apply ONLINE at Immigration NZ

Documentation needed:

• A fully completed application
• Application fee
• Passport (must be valid for at least three months beyond date of departure from NZ)
• Evidence of onward travel from NZ
• Evidence of funds to support your stay (NZ$1000/month or $400 if accommodation is prepaid)
• A letter of invitation from the conference Event Coordinator (request via email)
• Note: individual INZ branches or case officers may request additional information when assessing applications. Failure to provide this information will likely result in the visa being denied.

Timeframes:

• We recommend that applicants apply for their visa at least six weeks before they intend to travel. In some countries Immigration New Zealand does not have visa processing services, so it is important that applications sent by post allow sufficient time to reach the appropriate office, be processed, and return passports to the applicant. You can find information on where to send applications and what fees apply at INZ.

Transit visa for Australia:

• Some nationalities are eligible to transit through Australia without a transit visa. Those from all other countries must hold a valid transit visa for Australia. Details on how to apply for a transit visa can be found at AUSTRALIA DHA. Please note that Australia will not grant a transit visa without confirmation that a New Zealand visa has been approved. This means conference attendees should apply for their New Zealand visa first and as early as possible.