TASA Conference

The 2013 Conference, in TASA's 50th Anniversary year, will be held at Monash University - Caulfield Campus

TASA 2014 Conference

Expressions of interest are sought for hosting the November 2014 TASA Conference.

The annual conference is a key event for sociologists to present their research and network with peers, attracting approximately 350 participants each year. Hosting the conference is an ideal opportunity for a university or department to showcase their achievements, and promote their strengths. Alternatively a collective of sociologists from universities in a particular city or region may wish to use the conference to highlight the benefits of sociology to a broader audience.

TASA has secured the services of a professional conference organiser to provide continuity in processes and assist in organising the administrative side of the conference. The intellectual input into the conference is provided by the Local Organising Committee, which will select the theme, invite guest speakers, determine the format and maintain overall responsibility for the success of the conference.

In 2012, TASA introduced a reinvestment initiative in the form of a teaching release grant, to be made available to the hosting university in the 12 months preceding the Conference; a sum of up to $15,000 for the purpose of obtaining release for the Local Organising Committee from their usual teaching duties.

Expressions of interest are due in the TASA office on or before Friday 5th July 2013. In preparing an expression of interest, please refer to TASA’s Conference Hosting Application Guidelines.

For more information on hosting TASA’s 2014 Conference, including preliminary inquiries, please contact TASA Vice-president: A/Prof Katie Hughes