🎲 Five weeks to go – welcome to BrisVegas! 🎲Somehow, we are now just five weeks out from our major event, ASCILITE 2026. And that means it’s time to reveal this year’s Gala Dinner theme: BRISVEGAS! We’re bringing a little Vegas glitz and glamour to Brisbane for our Tuesday night Gala Dinner and Awards, so start thinking about your BrisVegas-inspired outfit. Think sparkle, sequins, showtime, Elvis, casino chic, or simply something that makes you feel ready for a fabulous night out. If “BrisVegas” is new to you, it’s Brisbane’s long-standing, slightly tongue-in-cheek nickname, playing on the bright lights and glamour of Las Vegas. You can read a little about the story behind the name in this ABC explainer on BrisVegas. More Gala Dinner details will be coming soon – but for now, get those costumes ready!
We need more Conference Buddies!We have been delighted (and slightly overwhelmed) by the number of newcomers joining us this year. Around 130 delegates have identified themselves as first-timers, compared with around 60 in previous years. That is wonderful news for our community, but it also means we really need some more experienced ASCILITE conference-goers to put their hands up to be Conference Buddies. Being a buddy is simply about providing a friendly connection for someone attending for the first time – saying hello, helping them find their feet and making it a little easier to become part of the ASCILITE community. If you can help, please email conference@ascilite.org with the subject line Conference Buddy Volunteer. We would love to hear from you. Volunteer as a Conference Session ChairWe are now seeking volunteers to chair sessions at the conference. Chairing a session is a great way to support presenters, help sessions run smoothly, and contribute to the conference experience. Session chairs will introduce speakers, keep an eye on timing, and facilitate questions where applicable. If you are interested, please complete the Expression of Interest form to indicate your availability to chair. We will use this information when allocating session chair roles across the program. We appreciate your support and look forward to hearing from you. Registered but not yet paid?With the conference fast approaching, we are now finalising delegate numbers and arrangements with the venue. We currently have around 80 registrations with payment still outstanding. If this includes you, please arrange payment of your invoice as soon as possible so that we can confirm your registration. We will also need to close the “Invoice Me” registration option two weeks before the conference to allow sufficient time for invoices to be processed and payments received. After this date, registrations will still be possible, but payment will need to be made at the time of registration. Final call: Art.IntelligenceThis is your final call to express your interest in Art.Intelligence, our collaborative creative project exploring the conference theme through human and AI-enabled creativity.
Interested? Find out more and register your interest on the Art.Intelligence page. Sponsor spotlightA big thank you to three more of our Bronze Sponsors, whose support helps make ASCILITE 2026 possible. FeedbackFruits supports educators to design engaging learning experiences incorporating collaboration, assessment and feedback, with tools designed specifically for contemporary higher education. Pathify provides a Campus Experience Platform that brings together institutional systems, information and services to create a more connected and personalised digital experience for students and university communities. Inspera provides digital assessment solutions supporting the assessment lifecycle, from authoring and delivery through to grading and feedback across a range of assessment contexts.
Thank you to FeedbackFruits, Pathify and Inspera for supporting the ASCILITE 2026 Conference – we look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane! Â
Elaine Huber
Chair ASCILITE Conference 2026 | 
