Rotary meeting 2 September 2026
Sep 02, 2026 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Our speaker this week is:
Bryony James
Vice Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington
The vision for Te Herenga Waka
Professor Bryony James became the Vice-Chancellor in June 2026. Prior to that she was the Provost at Te Herenga Waka, starting in October 2023.
She has previously held various leadership roles in the New Zealand university sector, including Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Waikato, and Deputy Dean (Research) and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland.
Professor James gained her PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Auckland, and her Bachelor of Engineering with Honours from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Over the decades of her academic career her research interests evolved from traditional areas of materials engineering to the intersection of materials, food and nutrition.
Professor James has been recognised for her teaching with an Auckland University Engineering Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, an Ako Aotearoa National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award, and a University of Auckland award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching.
Please register yourself and any guests for next week's meeting no later than 6pm Sunday 30 August (best do it now) with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club.
Please note - if you register after the cut off 6pm 30 August or just turn up - there will not be any breakfast available. You are able to have tea and coffee.
Duties for the meeting (please see sheet attached for an outline of each duty):
Desk - 6.45am Brad Weekly
Greeter - 6.45am Simon Warburton
Set up/Pack up - 6.45am Nick Duncan
Kaikohau Howard Tong
Opening Thought Lindsay Chitty
Introduction Rod Badcock
Thanking Brenda Lazelle
Parting Thought David Quinn
Club Reporter Marc Rands
Photographer Jeff Lee
Guardian - 6.45am
If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise our President David Barnes ( david.barnes.s@gmail.com) and Jo Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.
Notes for the coming weeks meeting:
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RSVP no later than Sunday 30 August, 6pm (Best do it now).
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Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
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If you have any dietary requirements and are having a full breakfast, please note them in the comments section of the registration
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Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
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If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
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If you do not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
Looking for the register button? If coming from an email first click on the "View Details" button. Then look for the big blue button near the top right. If it is after 6pm on Sunday, the register button will no longer be available.
