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Early Career Networking Event @ Space Place

Date: Monday, 9 February 2026
Time: 19:00–22:00
Attendance: Open to all early career researchers, scientists, and scholars participating in the CliC OSC
Location: Space Place at Carter Observatory, 40 Salamanca Road, Kelburn, Wellington (Located at the top of the Cable Car, just a short stroll from the terminus)
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About the event

CliC welcomes all early career researchers, scientists, and scholars at the OSC to join us for a networking event at Space Place! This event is a chance to get to know new friends and colleagues over drinks (soft drinks, beer, and wine) and canapés after the first day of the CliC OSC. Please register here if you plan to attend.

About Space Place

At Space Place we share the stories of our New Zealand skies through multimedia exhibits, interactive galleries, the historic Thomas Cooke telescope and our digital, full-dome planetarium. Learn about planets, stars, constellations and galaxies and New Zealand’s contribution to astronomy and space sciences. Complete your trip through the galaxy, look back in time to our history of exploration with the transit of Venus and Māori starlore. Learn more here.

Location

40 Salamanca Road (top of the Cable Car), Wellington Central, New Zealand

Proximity to airport: Approximately 20 minutes drive, 9.2km to Wellington Airport
Proximity to coach terminal: Wellington Railway Station 7 minutes drive, 2.6km direct route
Proximity to town: A short 10 minute cable car ride from Lambton Quay to the top of the Cable Car