The Ihanzu Symposium is a small series of talks designed to help students from the course 'Linguistic Field Methods' share the outcomes of their work with a speaker of the Ihanzu language. These remarks provide some further context for the Ihanzu language, including where it is spoken, the format of the course, as well as the schedule of presentations. Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change. Acknowledgement and citation: Harvey, Andrew. 2022. An Introduction to the Ihanzu Symposium. Talk given at the Ihanzu Symposium, Bielefeld University, Germany. 29/09/2022.