science & technology australia

Science & Technology Australia is the nation’s peak body for science and technology. We represent more than 90,000 scientists and technologists working across industry and the private sector, universities and medical research institutes, startups and deep tech accelerators. STA is an influential voice bringing science and technology expertise into public policy.

science meets parliament

In 1999, Science & Technology founded a world-first program to bring scientists and technologists together with Parliamentarians at scale.

Science meets Parliament is the single largest vehicle for deep engagement between the nation’s STEM sector and policy decision-makers.

Each year, STA brings hundreds of STEM professionals to the nation’s capital to deepen their knowledge of how to engage with decision-makers in a high quality training program. The event then hosts a series of meetings between scientists and MPs and Senators, along with social functions to build the relationships between the sectors. In 2021, the event attracted 326 delegates and engaged 67 MPs and Senators.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE | smp 2022


Professor Jeremy Brownlie
Jas Chambers
Dr Sandra Gardam
Lucy Guest
Tanya Ha
Professor Mark Hutchinson
Martyn Pearce
Misha Schubert
Professor Sharath Sriram

terms & conditions 

All attendees must comply with the event terms & conditions and STA's Code of Conduct.
Full event terms and conditions can be seen here. 
STA Code of Conduct.

Cancellation:
Your cancellation of Your registration: You may cancel Your conference registration, by notifying Us by email (lucy.guest@sta.org.au). If You do not receive acknowledgement by email within five business days, please contact Us on 02 6257 2891. You will only be entitled to a refund or partial refund as set out below:

(a) For in-person components of the program, if You cannot attend because it is unlawful (eg due to public health orders): If You are unable, or will, with certainty, be unable, to attend this Event for the reason that it is unlawful for You to travel to the venue or would be legally required to submit to quarantine or lock-down, You may notify Us by email and provide particulars of the reason You cannot attend. You may notify Us at any time before the commencement of the Event. If We, acting reasonably, accept the reasons given.
(b) Your cancellation for other reasons: If You wish to cancel Your attendance at the Event for any reasons other than those noted in paragraph (a), You may notify Us by email.
(c) Cancellation of online component: Cancellations made 10 days or more in advance of the Event date, will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made within 3 - 9 days will incur a 20% fee. Cancellations made within 48 hours to the event will incur a 30% fee.
Cancellation of in-person component: Cancellations made 21 days or more in advance of the Event date, will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made within 15 – 20 days will incur a 20% fee. Cancellations made within 14 days to the event will not receive a refund.

Cancellation, postponement and conversion of the Event to a fully virtual Event by Us:
We may cancel or postpone all or components of the Event, or convert it to a fully on-line/virtual Event at any time, for any reason. We will notify You by email if any of the foregoing occurs, and:
(a) Event cancellation: If the Event is cancelled, We will refund all monies paid to date;
(b) Event postponement: If the Event is postponed, You must notify Us by email within seven (7) days of Our notice of postponement, or before the commencement of the Event, whichever is earlier, either that:
(i) You wish to attend the Event as postponed, whereupon We will retain monies paid by You to date and apply them to Your registration for the Event as postponed; or
(ii) You cannot, or do not wish to, attend the Event as postponed, whereupon We will refund all monies paid to date; and if You do not notify Us within the time required by this clause, You will be deemed to have accepted the postponement and paragraph (i) of this clause applies.

CONTACT

STA
3/8 Phipps Close
Deakin ACT
P: (02) 6257 2891

W: scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au 
E: lucy.guest@sta.org.au

The Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) trading as Science & Technology Australia (STA) is an association incorporated under the ACT Associations Act. ABN 71626822845.