SAVE THE DATE for the ASPS 2025 Conference!
Registration and abstract submission opening in July!
| Early-bird registration (ends 3rd October) | |
| Member | $350 |
| Non-member | $460 |
| Student | $200 |
| Student non-member | $260 |
| Late registration (ends 31st October) | |
| Member | $400 |
| Non-member | $520 |
| Student | $250 |
| Student non-member | $320 |
N.B. you can save money by joining the society instead of paying for non-member registration!
Travel support applications now open. Visit the Awards & Funding Page for more information.
Accommodation Deals Now Available for ASPS 2025 Delegates!
Flinders has multiple campuses in and around Adelaide. The conference will be at Bedford Park.
Prices below are displayed as already-discounted rates (percent discount also shown), based on a single room with single occupancy for 3 nights, as of July 2025. Twin rooms with double occupancy also available for similar prices in most cases.
Most rates will be higher from Thurs 27th Nov. due to a community event.
Please check individual sites for parking availability.
Shuttle buses will be available between the Flinders train station and conference venue.
Options close to Bedford Park campus:
| Hotel Name | Commute | Estimated Discount Price* | How to Redeem Discount | Website / booking link |
| Mantra Hotel, Tonsley
(4 star)
|
15-min bus (free) or 5-min train | $600 (15%) | “TONS15” code via website | Mantra Tonsley Website |
| Marion Hotel
(3 star) |
5-min taxi | $660 (10%) | “Direct10” code via phone or in comments section via website | Marion Hotel Website |
| Marion Holiday Park
(3 star) |
3-min taxi or 20 min walk | $700 (10%) | Mention the “Flinders University Conference” upon booking | Marion Holiday Park Website |
Options in Adelaide CBD:
| Hotel Name | Commute | Estimated Discount Price* | How to Redeem Discount | Website / booking link |
| Intercontinental Hotel
(5 star) |
20-min train | $870 (~25%) | Direct Link | Intercontinental ASPS Booking Link |
| Stamford Plaza Hotel
(5 star) |
20-min train | $760 (15%) | Direct Link | Stamford Plaza ASPS Booking Link |
| Hotel Grand Chancellor
(4 star) |
20-min train | $850 (15%) | Direct Link
or “ASPS2025” |
Grand Chancellor ASPS Booking Link |
| Oaks Embassy / Horizon Suites
(4 star) |
20-min train | $720 (15%) | Direct Link
or “FLINDERSUNI” |
Oaks Embassy/Horizon ASPS Booking Link |
| Grosvener Hotel
(3 star) |
20-min train | $450 (~30%) | Direct Link | Grosvener Hotel ASPS Booking Link |
Provisional program:
Provisional session titles (in no particular order):
| The future of plant science (student-led) |
| Teaching, outreach & indigenous learnings |
| Nurturing symbiosis – insights from early and mid-career researchers |
| Stress sensing, signalling and membrane transport |
| Plant evolution & ecology |
| New technologies & AI in plant science |
| Plant nutrition & development |
| Frontiers in genetics & molecular biology |
| Synbio / green biomanufacturing |
| Plant organelle & energy biology |
| Industry-led session |
Four ASPS Award Lectures:
Peter Goldacre Award Presentation & Lecture :
Jan Anderson Award Presentation & Lecture :
R.N.Robertson Lecture :
Teaching and Outreach Award Presentation & Lecture :
Additional ASPS awards
R.N. Roberston Travelling Fellowship :
ASPS-Functional Plant Biology Best Paper Award :
Annals of Botany Travelling Lectureship :