NZ Carpentry Connect 2026

Monday 09 February 2026
Online & In-person at the University of Auckland

NZ Carpentry Connect is a FREE pre-conference event hosted by REANNZ and co-located with eResearch NZ / eRangahau Aotearoa.

Registration now open!

 

Preliminary programme outline

(Subject to change)

11:00 – 11:10 | Welcome & Opening Remarks

11:10 – 11:50 | Keynote

11:50 – 12:30 | Presentations

12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 | BoF Session 1

14:30 – 15:45 | Group Activity

15:45 – 16:30 | National Collaboration Discussion

16:30 | Closing Remarks & Next Steps

 

 

What is Carpentry Connect?

 

The Carpentries is a global community teaching researchers foundational coding and data science skills. Carpentry Connect NZ is a local event to bring together trainers, helpers, maintainers, and anyone interested in The Carpentries or building researchers’ digital skills. It’s a chance to exchange ideas, network, and collaborate.

All are welcome, whether you’ve been involved with training activities or The Carpentries for years or if you are just getting started.

In New Zealand, The Carpentries community is growing as more institutions and universities run Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry workshops and have staff attend instructor training.

Missed NZ Carpentry Connect 2025?
Read a recap here.

 

What happens at Carpentry Connect

 

Trainers, helpers, and maintainers from across Aotearoa engage with The Carpentries community in different ways but there is seldom a chance to learn from each other’s successes and challenges. This is why we host a day dedicated to networking and connection-building.

At Carpentry Connect events you can expect:

  • An energizing update from the global Carpentries team (guest speaker TBD)
  • Networking, games and icebreakers geared towards deepening community connections
  • Open discussions on topics of interest (eg. how to maintain learner momentum after a running a Carpentries workshop, how to co-deliver Carpentries workshops, etc…)
  • …and more!

 

Pictures of participants chatting and listening to presenters during the 2024 NZ Carpentry Connect event.

Participants from the 2024 NZ Carpentry Connect event.

Questions?

Contact Nisha Ghatak
REANNZ Research Communities Advisor – Training Lead
The Carpentries Community Coordinator & Board member