Celebrating 25 years in 2025, Science Meets Parliament is a professional development and networking opportunity presented by Science & Technology Australia. 

In 2025, we're pleased to offer the option of one or two day registrations to attend the event in Canberra.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE

• Meetings between delegates and Parliamentarians will only take place on day two. Attendees must register for two days if they wish to participate in the meeting program.
• Tickets to attend the National Press Club address are limited, and not included in any registration type. They may be purchased separately by delegates. The National Press Club address will take place on day one of SMP.

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ONE DAY REGISTRATION

Day one of SMP will include the high-energy professional development that SMP is best known for. This registration is for people who want to understand how to interact with government, learn how successful advocacy is achieved, how to speak about their own science with confidence - and network with Australia's STEM leadership. 

Registration includes:

• Access to online runway sessions which will be available in the week prior to SMP;
• Attendance at day one of Science Meets Parliament 2025 (at Hotel Realm);
• Opportunity to purchase ticket to attend National Press Club address (at the National Press Club of Australia)
• One ticket to attend the SMP2025 gala dinner - Celebrate science with a Night at the Museum (at the National Museum of Australia).

TWO DAY REGISTRATION

Delegates will attend the entirety of SMP. This includes includes the high-energy professional development that SMP is best known for on day one, the celebration gala dinner, and day two in Australian Parliament House. Any delegate who opts in to have a meeting with a Parliamentarian MUST attend day two.

 Registration includes:

• Access to online runway sessions which will be available in the week prior to SMP;
• Attendance at day one of Science Meets Parliament 2025 (at Hotel Realm);
• Opportunity to purchase ticket to attend National Press Club address (at the National Press Club of Australia)
• One ticket to attend the SMP2025 gala dinner - Celebrate science with a Night at the Museum (at the National Museum of Australia);
• Attendance at day two of Science Meets Parliament 2025 (at Australian Parliament House)
• Option to meet with a Parliamentarian during day two of the program.

Group registration
If there are a number of delegates attending from one member organisation and you would like payments to be processed in one invoice, please use the the group registration page.

STA events support and promote diversity and inclusion. As a condition of registration, delegates agree to treat all other participants with courtesy and respect.

Please select the relevant registration category.

Early Career Researchers are defined as STEM professionals up to 9 years post PhD (excluding career breaks).

Please note: All registration types include one ticket to the SMP 2025 Gala dinner, which will take place at the National Museum of Australia on Wednesday 12 February 2025 (day one).

Use code SMP25EARLY10 for 10% off—open until 8 January 2025

STA Member delegates may nominate to be considered to be matched with a Parliamentarian and have a meeting in person in Parliament House on day two of the program. Please note, you must be a STEM professional to be eligible to meet with a Parliamentarian. 

Meeting matching

We will aim to match, at minimum, one representative from each STA Member Organisation with a Parliamentarian.  If you wish to be included in the list of eligible delegates to have a meeting, please nominate no more than three topics from the menu below that best reflect your area of expertise.

Parliamentarians have been sent this same list, and will select which topics they wish to discuss with STEM professionals. You will be matched with a Parliamentarian based on both theirs and your topic selections. To assist with meeting matching, write one sentence describing the most interesting thing about your work. 

Meetings will take place at the time elected by the Parliamentarian, it could be anywhere in the following timeframe -  Thursday 13 February any time between 7:30am and 4:30pm.

PLEASE NOTE: MEETING NOT SELECTED

You are eligible to elect to have a meeting with a Member of Parliament during SMP25 but you have selected NO.

If this was an error, please go back and change your selection to YES.

The Science Meets Parliament National Press Club address will take place in Canberra on Wednesday 12 February 2025.

Ticket numbers are limited, and are NOT included in any registration type.

The address will be broadcast nationally on ABC TV and iView. 

If ticket numbers are exhausted please add yourself to the waitlist. We expect to have more tickets available closer to the event, you will be notified when these become available.