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2024 ASTEN Conference

 PLAY!
Melbourne, 10-11 October

Hosted by

Scienceworks & Melbourne Museum

10 October - Melbourne Museum 

11 October - Scienceworks

Location

Ticket Prices

Early Bird: $435 

Standard: $530 

Non-Member: $860

One day Member: $285 

One day non-member: $460

Children playing in Scienceworks. Source: Museums Victoria Photo: Benjamin Healley

conference INFORMATION

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Registration

Conference registrations are now open with early bird pricing available to members until 13 September 2024. Shortly followed by full price registration. Note: Associate members and member organisations will receive a discount for full price registration. 

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Conference Fellowships

Want to attend but need some financial support? Conference Fellows will receive up to $2000 to attend the ASTEN conference, including the expense of the conference registration, travel and accommodation costs. In return we ask for some assistance in helping our conference run smoothly. Applications will close 06 August 2024 12:00pm AEST, find out more and apply here.

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Call for Speakers

We invite speakers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to share their expertise, insights, and experiences. We are particularly interested in presentations that address the conference theme: Play! Submit your presentation idea below!

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AGM/General Council Meeting

The General Council Meeting will take place on an evening of the conference, an agenda, distribution of papers, and proxy forms will be distributed one month prior to the meeting, and we are hoping to have a hybrid option. All members are welcome to attend, but there will be only one vote per member organisation. 
On the agenda will be:

  • 2025/26 membership fee increase

  • ​Constitutional changes

  • Election of Executive Committee

Sub-themes

Power of Play:

Pedagogy & Impact

Play-Doh!

Learning through our mistakes

Playing With Our Future:

AI, digital tech, sustainability & more!  

Playing it Safe:

Taking the right risks

Permission to play:

Engaging grown-ups

Sponsorship Opportunities 

Interested in sponsoring part of the conference? Support the conference networking night, a travel fellow or a presentation and raise your profile within our community!

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