School trustees’ conference returns to the South Island

<h4>New Zealand’s largest education conference is gearing up to be held in Dunedin&comma; July 14-16&comma; the first time to be held in the South Island since the 2011 earthquake closed the Christchurch Convention Centre&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>The conference&comma; known throughout the industry for its intensive professional development schedule and upbeat mood&comma; has grown steadily in popularity over the past decade&period;  This year’s event is expected to attract more than 1&comma;000 trustees from around the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This year’s highlights&comma; include keynote addresses from the children&&num;8217&semi;s commission Judge Andrew Becroft&semi; human rights commissioner David Rutherford&comma; and chief ombudsman Judge Peter Boshier&period; There will aslo be 54 breakout seminars on offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NZSTA president Lorraine Kerr is pleased to be able to have a presence in the South Island again&period; She has been painfully aware that it has been a long time coming for the association&&num;8217&semi;s South Island members&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NZSTA is using the wide range of venues around Dunedin including the town hall&comma; art gallery and the Regent Theatre&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;