18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception Venue: The Westin, 21 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Guest speaker: Finlay MacDonald

		8:00 Registration Venue: Hyatt Hotel, Cnr Waterloo Quadrant and Princes Street, Auckland 9:00 Welcome Chair: Diana Clement, freelance journalist 9:15-09:45 Plenary session: Things can only get better John Cranna, director AUT Centre for Creative Writing 9:45-10:30 Plenary session: Challenging the conventions Kim Griggs on copyright Jenny Ruth on negotiating Peter Calder on rates 10:30-11:00 Morning tea 11:00-12:00 Plenary session: An unconference hour Diana Clement will lead discussion on issues raised before morning tea 12:00-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:00 Breakout sessions: Freelancing nuts and bolts Hawking your wares overseas David Cohen, journalist Tracey Barnett, journalist Negotiating -  a way to better pay Jenny Ruth, freelance business journalist Julia Thorne, photographer and writer Slicing/dicing your interviews/expertise Gill South, freelance writer  Rod Oram, journalist and commentator Making your writing a business Baubre Murray, director, Dowse Murray Chartered Accountants Simon Penlington, partner, Jones Fee, barristers and solicitors 14:00-14:15 Break to swap workshops 14:15-15:00 Breakout sessions: Freelancing nuts and bolts Hawking your wares overseas David Cohen, journalist Tracey Barnett – journalist Negotiating -  a way to better pay Jenny Ruth, freelance business journalist Julia Thorne, photographer and writer Slicing/dicing your interviews/expertise Gill South, freelance writer  Rod Oram, journalist and commentator Making your writing a business Baubre Murray, director, Dowse Murray Chartered Accountants Simon Penlington, partner, Jones Fee, barristers and solicitors 15:00-15:30 Afternoon tea  15:30-16:30 Breakout sessions: Specialising for success Have laptop, will travel Jill Malcolm, editor NZ Motorhomes, Caravans and Destinations Bette Flagler, freelance writer, editor and project manager Yvonne van Dongen, freelance travel writer Turning business into your business Ellen Read, editor, Management Mark Fryer, editor, The Business Eugene Bingham, NZ Herald writer at large A writing lifestyle Virginia Larson, editor, North and South Brenda Ward, editor, Next Suzanne McFadden, freelance journalist Being paid to pontificate Jeremy Rees, multimedia editor, NZ Herald Linley Boniface, columnist, Dominion Post, The Listener Philippa Stevenson, blogger and writer, co-editor Freelance Market 16:30-17:30 Plenary session: How to tackle the big stories Nicky Hager, researcher and author 17:30 Conference closes  18:00-20:00 After-conference hospitality Upstairs at the Shakespeare Brewery & Hotel. Address: 61 Albert Street Tel: (09) 373 5396 View location map For more details see Shakespeare Hotel website 6:15pm Presentation of Statistics New Zealand Journalism Award by Minister of Statistics Darren Hughes 6:30pm Presentation of Freelancers' Choice award

This programme may be subject to change.