Melbourne Institute

Full Conference Registration includes:

• Conference dinner on Thursday 3 July 2014
• Lunch, morning/afternoon teas and beverages throughout the conference
• Conference satchel, program, conference papers and electronic access to download conference proceedings

 

Single Day Conference Registration includes:

• Lunch, morning/afternoon teas and beverages on the day of the conference
• Conference satchel, program, conference papers from the day of attendance and electronic access to download conference proceedings

 

Cancellation and Substitution Policy

Delegates who find themselves unable to attend the conference after submitting a registration form are most welcome to nominate a substitute.

All cancellations requests must be made in writing to the Functions Manager at the Melbourne Institute. Cancellations received on or prior to Friday 20 June 2014 will receive a full refund.

Cancellations received from Saturday 21 until Thursday 26 June 2014 will incur a $100 administration fee.

Cancellations received on or after Friday 27 June will not receive a refund. However, your registration may be transferred to another name at no cost prior to 4.00pm, Tuesday 1 July 2014. Non-payment does not constitute cancellation.

Due to the security arrangements required for this conference, substitutions must be received by 4.00pm, Tuesday 1 July 2014. Substitutions after this date or on the days of the conference will not be allowed except at the discretion of the Functions Manager.

 

Conference Dinner

The Conference Dinner will be held in the Olympic Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and is included in the Full Registration. Delegates may attend the Conference Dinner only and guests are welcome. The cost for the dinner only is $120.00.

Corporate Tables may also be purchased at a cost of $990.00. Tables fit 8-10 people.

The dress for the conference dinner is 'business suit'.

 

Dinner Venue

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

The conference dinner will be held at one of Australia’s most iconic venues: the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Built in 1854, the MCG was the venue for the first Test cricket match (1877), the first one day international cricket match (1971), the largest crowd at a Test cricket match (1961), the largest crowd at a one day cricket match (1992) and was the main stadium for the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games. It is the largest sporting stadium in Australia (10th largest in the world) and the largest cricket ground in the world. The Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, the 3 Tenors and Pope John Paul II have all performed here.

Getting There

Trains

There are two train stations close to the MCG. Jolimont (otherwise known as MCG Station) is north of the ground and offers a five-minute stroll through Yarr Park to the ground. From any railway station in the central business district, take the Hurstbridge or Epping lines.

The other station is Richmond on the south eastern side of the MCG. It's a slightly longer walk to dinner venu at the ground but you can walk past the Punt Road Oval to the Great Southern Stand side. To get to Richmond station from the city, take any train on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, Glen Waverley, Dandenong, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston or Sandringham lines.

Trams

Three tram routes provide access to the MCG.

• No. 75 (City-Vermont South) travels along Flinders St and connects with the eastern suburbs via Wellington Parade.
• No. 48 (Docklands/City-North Balwyn) travels along Collins St and connects with the eastern suburbs via Wellington Parade. Both these routes stop just outside the MCG.
• No. 70 (Docklands/City-Wattle Park) travels along Flinders St then detours via Melbourne Park and the tram stop is a short walk across the footbridge to the ground.

Taxis

Taxis are available from the ground.

Parking

Limited parking is available at the MCG. The actually number of spaces will not be known until near the event and will only be made available to those with special requirements. Please indicate in the special requirements section of the registration form if you need a parking space due to special requirements.

There are a number of Public Parking facilities near the MCG.

• Federation Square Cnr Flinders & Swanston Streets
• City Square Car park 202 /208 Flinders Lane
• Metered parking in the area Jolimont Street, Jolimont Terrace, Clarendon Street

 

Registration Desk

Registration for the conference will commence on Thursday 3 July 2014 at 8.15am and will be open for both days of the conference.

Due to security arrangements for the conference, please ensure that you bring your conference registration confirmation and/or personal ID. If you have misplaced your conference confirmation or have not received one, please contact us at [email protected] and we will send you another prior to the day of the conference.

 

Catering and Dietary Requirements

Morning tea and afternoon tea will be served each day of the conference. Lunch will be seated and will included a two course meal.

We are happy to provide special catering, so if you have indicated special dietary requirements on your registration form and depending on your type of requirement, catering will be provided for you in a specially marked section. Please make yourself known to either catering or conference staff.

 

Payment of Fees

Registration Type (the conference dinner is included in all Full Conference registrations)	Early Bird Price (before 30 May 2014)	Standard Rate (after 30 May 2014)
Full Conference - Standard Rate	$1,300.00	$1440.00
Full Conference - Academic/Discounted Rate*	$850.00	$895.00
Full Conference - Member of the Melbourne Institute**	$965.00	$1080.00
Full Conference - Group Booking (three or more people)***	$950.00	$995.00
Full Conference - Member of the Melbourne Institute Group Booking (three or more people)	$780.00	$865.00
Single Day - Standard (dinner not included)	$660.00	$730.00
Single Day - Academic/Discounted (dinner not included)	$440.00	$440.00
Single Day - Member of the Melbourne Institute	$485.00	$540.00
Conference Dinner only - Standard	$120.00	$120.00
Conference Dinner only - Academic/Discounted	$85.00	$85.00
Conference Dinner - Corporate Table	$990.00	$990.00

* Discounts are available for academics and the welfare sector or non-profit sector. Check with us if you are not sure whether you fall into this category.

** Members are Associate or Gold Members of the Melbourne Institute. For more information about Membership of the Melbourne Institute, please see our Membership Page. If you are unsure of your organisation’s membership arrangement, please contact us.

*** A special price is available for group bookings with three or more people. To obtain a group discount, all registrations in the group must be received at the same time, with a group leader or administrator as a point of contact and only one invoice will be issued per group registration. Once the members of the group have been identified, no one else may be added to the group at a later date, but substitutions are possible. Group discounts only apply to Full Conference registrations (not single days). Further details can be obtained from the Melbourne Institute, telephone +61 3 8344 2100.

Please note:
Conference registrations cannot be shared and individual sessions cannot be purchased separately.

 

All conference and dinner payments must be received prior to the conference, unless alternative arrangements have been made with the Functions Manager at the Melbourne Institute.

Payment may be made by cheque or credit card. MasterCard and Visa are accepted. American Express and Diners Club are not accepted by the University of Melbourne, except through the online Melbourne Institute E-Cart. 

Cheques should be made payable to “The University of Melbourne”. Your name and full address should be typed or printed clearly on the back of the cheque. Cheque payments from overseas must be a bank cheque in Australian Dollars drawn on an Australian Bank. No other currency will be accepted.

We are happy to provide a separate invoice if required, but please note that the registration form is “tax invoice for GST purposes”.

Name Tags

Delegates will be issued with name tags upon registration. Name tags must be clearly visible at all times during the conference for security reasons. If you misplace your name tag, please go to the conference registration desk and the staff will provide you with another. Please be aware that if you are not wearing a name tag, you may be denied entry to conference sessions.

Conference Evaluation Form

Included in your conference satchel you will find a conference evaluation form. To assist with planning of future conferences, we would be really pleased if you could take the time to complete the form and place it in the conference evaluation form drop box located at the registration desk.

Privacy

The information collected in the registration form or on the online registration is being collected by the Melbourne Institute. You can contact us on +61 3 8344 2100 or [email protected]

The information collected is for your registration for this event.

On registering for this conference, relevant details will be incorporated into a delegate list for the benefit of all delegates (name and organisation only), and may be used by us to send out further information about the conference and the Melbourne Institute. Your details will not be sent to any other party.

If you do not provide all the information that is requested in registering for this event, we may not be able to register you. However, should you not wish for your details to be included in the delegate list, please tick the relevant box in the registration form or contact the conference registration desk as soon as possible.

The University has a detailed Privacy Policy and you can access any personal information the University holds about you.  You can contact the Privacy Officer about this and with any questions about how the University deals with personal information. See http://www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/privacy/index.html and [email protected]

Photography and Filming

Please note that there will be representatives from the media present at the conference, including photographers and television cameras recording and filming conference sessions.

We would prefer if delegates did not use recording devices in the conference sessions, as all recordings will be made available to delegates after the conference.

Acknowledgement of Registration

Your registration and payment will be acknowledged via email or post with confirmation of your requirements according to your registration form. Your letter of acknowledgment will include any further advice necessary prior to your arrival at the conference and this website will be updated regularly in the lead up to the conference.

Further information may be sent out by email prior to the conference, especially if there have been major changes to the program or venue. At the conference you will receive the final program and a list of delegates.

Special Requirements

Every effort will be made to ensure people with special requirements are catered for. Should you require any specific assistance, catering or arrangements to be made on your behalf, please include a notation on your registration form under the section "Special Requirements".