2024 Symposium registration

The Melbourne Brain Centre is located on the University of Melbourne Parkville campus in the Kenneth Myer Building. The auditorium is on the ground floor across. Use the main entrance, next to Dr Dax café, to access the auditorium foyer.

The Melbourne Brain Centre is located in Parkville, Melbourne with accommodation available nearby and in the surrounding suburbs, including Carlton, North Melbourne.

The venue is also easily accessible from Melbourne CBD.

Suggestions are listed in order of proximity:

1. Mercure North Melbourne | Corner Flemington Road & Harker Street, North Melbourne, 3051 Melbourne, Australia
2. The Larwill Studio | 48 Flemington Road, 3052 Melbourne, Australia
3. City Edge North Melbourne Apartment Hotel | 188 Peel Street, North Melbourne, 3051 Melbourne, Australia 
4. Best Western Queen Victoria Market Hotel | 77 – 79 Capel Street, West Melbourne, 3003 Melbourne, Australia
5. ibis Melbourne Hotel and Apartments | 5 – 21 Therry Street, 3000 Melbourne, Australia

Invited speakers will present on current and emerging approaches to functional investigations across a variety of disease areas as well as insights into translation into the diagnostic pipeline.

We are proud to announce the following speakers who will present in our program:

Anai Gonzalez (CMRI); Andy Ng (UNSW); Avnika Ruparelia (UoM); Hamish Scott (UniSA); Ian Smyth (Monash); Ilia Voskoboinik (Peter Mac); Lachlan Jolly (Adelaide Uni); Natasha Harvey  (UniSA); Rehan Villiani (QIMR); Sally Dunwoodie (VCCRI); Sandra Cooper (Usyd); Zornita Stark (MCRI)

Abstracts are invited to be submitted on all aspects of functional genomics research in genomic medicine.

Submissions close on September 13th 2024. Presenters of accepted submissions must register to attend the Symposium in person.

Visit the Abstract submission page for more information.

• Registration is available via the Trybooking form.
• When registering online, a secure online form is available for credit card transactions.
• Credit cards accepted include Visa and MasterCard only.
• All amounts are in Australian dollars and include 10% GST.
• Delegates will receive an automatic confirmation email which includes the receipt and tax invoice.

MCRI staff and students

Please complete the registration form and select MCRI tickets. Payment will be managed through internal transfer

Registration payments must be received prior to the Symposium. If payment is not received by 27 November 2024 your registration may be cancelled.

All registrations will be acknowledged automatically by email. If you do not receive an email confirmation upon the completion of your online registration, please contact the AFGN team to ensure that your details have been received.

Cancellations must be advised in writing to the organising committee by 14 Novemeber 2024. Cancellations made by 14 November 2024 will receive a refund less a $15 cancellation fee. Refunds after 14 November 2024 will only be issued in exceptional circumstances (less the cancellation fee). Substitute delegates will be accepted.

All refunds are paid after the conclusion of the Symposium.

The Symposium Program and registration information is correct at the time of printing. However, the organisers reserve the right to change the information where necessary without notice. Registrants attend the symposium at their own risk. The Australian Functional Genomics Network (AFGN) and the symposium organisers are not liable for any losses, damages, expenses, costs, claims or liabilities suffered or incurred by registrants including consequential or indirect losses or loss of profit through registering for the symposium, attending the symposium, cancellation of the symposium, failure of the symposium to achieve your expectations, or for any error or omission by AFGN. The AFGN, the symposium organisers will not accept liability for the damages of any nature sustained by participants or their accompanying persons or loss or damage to their personal property as a result of the AFGN symposium or related events.

Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that all delegates take out their own travel and medical insurance prior to coming to the Symposium. The Symposium Organisers, AFGN, and the Organising Committee will take no responsibility for any participant failing to insure. Please speak to your travel or insurance agent, or airline in regard to this matter.