Ticket Types

Prices are in Australian dollars.

• Online
  • Standard registration: Early bird rate (until 6th May, 2025) is AU$289. From 7th May, standard rate will be AU$389.
  • Student/low income: Early bird rate (until 6th May, 2025) is AU$189. From 7th May, student/low income rate will be AU$289.
• In-person
  • Standard registration: Early bird rate (until 6th May, 2025) is AU$489. From 7th May, standard rate will be AU$589.
  • Student/low income: Early bird rate (until 6th May, 2025) is AU$389. From 7th May, student/low income rate will be AU$489.

As a reminder, and across all rates, further reductions or hardship requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please use the Bursary Application form on our website and/or email us at stigmaconf@gmail.com. Standard bursary applications will be accepted until noon, the day before the conference, with awards depending on availability of funding. A single Dr Cat Pausé Travel Bursary will be awarded. The deadline for applications is 6th May 2025. Application is via the same form.

NOTE: You do NOT have to bring a print-out of your ticket to the event.

Bursary Fund – Supporting Accessibility

The Weight Stigma Conference is a not-for-profit event. The conference is funded by registration fees and a small number of sponsors whose support has made this event possible. Although we try and keep prices down, we realise that theKeynotes conference will nevertheless be beyond some people’s means. Rather than raising the cost of tickets, we make every effort to raise additional funding through donations and sponsorship to allow us to give bursaries to individuals who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend. Since 2016, we have been crowdsourcing the conference Bursary Fund, and your generosity has allowed us to provide 81 bursaries and 6 travel awards so far.

Donations can be made through our Go Fund Me page – please share this page with your networks. Thank you so much for your generosity.

Accessibility Accommodations

The chairs used in the conference venue have no arms and a weight capacity of 135 kg (298 pounds). Online, we will provide automatic closed captioning via Teams. For other accessibility requirements, please indicate on your registration questionnaire. If we are not able to accommodate your needs, we will reach out to discuss options with you. Note, we cannot guarantee requests made less than 14 days prior to the conference.

Terms and Conditions

Recorded Event

This event will be recorded (both audio and visual). By registering for this event, you consent to this recording. Recordings will be available to delegates for viewing after the live event has ended. Content will remain available until the 2026 WSC. While we will make every effort to ensure recording availability, we cannot guarantee that all sessions will be available. We take no responsibility for technical failures beyond our control.

Cancellations and refunds

Cancellations before 20th June will be refunded in full. After that date, only partial refunds will be available. Please contact us at stigmaconf@gmail.com if you need to cancel your registration. If the event is cancelled by the organisers, a full refund will be given. No responsibility will be taken for technical failures beyond our control that prevent posting of recorded content after the event; refunds will not be given for this reason.

Payment FAQs

Payment method: All payment is by credit or debit card. If you do not have a card, please contact us at stigmaconf@gmail.com.