The APEN Board are calling for interested parties to host the 2025 APEN Conference.
The APEN’s biennial conference has been described as the ‘the heart and soul of APEN’.
The APEN Board invites interested parties to submit an Expression of Interest to host the APEN Conference in 2025. The EOI criteria to address are listed on Page 2. The timing of the conference would be between August and November 2025.
Hosts will have the opportunity to contribute to the design and organisation of a conference tailored to the needs of regional APEN members in that nominated location. The APEN 2025 conference will provide an opportunity for APEN members to exchange ideas and experiences among practitioners, researchers, policymakers and others involved in extension and education. Once the conference host has been appointed and the location agreed, they would be encouraged to form a committee with representatives of the APEN Board to finalise the conference theme.
APEN Board’s commitment to the APEN 2025 organising committees:
- We will support the organising committee to ensure the conference is a success.
- Selected Board members will contribute to the operation of the organising committee.
- The use of professional conference organisers will be supported.
- Details of past conferences are available.
EOI assessment criteria
- Ability to meet APEN’s professional development and networking conference goals
- Likelihood to attract a critical mass of attendees
- Likelihood of generating a profit
- Ability to attract sponsorship (cash and in-kind)
- Confidence that the organising committee has the experience and commitment to deliver a high-standard APEN conference.
Timeline
EOI issued: 15 April 2024
Submission closure for EOI: 30 May 2024
Successful and all parties notified: 25 June 2024
For further information:
Peter Long: peterlongconsulting@bigpond.com or + 61 4 9032 4671
Roy Murry-Prior Treasurer) : roy@agribizrde.com or +61 4 2721 2079
Noel Ainsworth (President) : noel.ainsworth@daf.qld.gov.au or +61 4 0900 3909
Download the Expression of Interest form here and send your completed EOI to info@apen.org.au by CoB 30 May 2024.