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Collaborate Innovate

Collaborate Innovate

Postponed until late May 2021

The CRC Association’s annual conference has been postponed until May 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, some conference events, including the ECR Showcase, will take place online. Find the details here.

Lunch bites: Careers for CRC Students

Lunch bites: Careers for CRC Students

Thursday 11 April 2024, 12-1pm AEDST

Learn about career opportunities open to CRC-backed PhD students at this free webinar hosted by Cooperative Research Australia.

Looking back, moving forward: Indigenous knowledges informing our modern world

Looking back, moving forward: Indigenous knowledges informing our modern world

Online, on demand

This 2023 Australian Academy of Science Public Speaker Series explores how Indigenous knowledge informs modern understanding of topics including climate change, agriculture and astronomy.

For Food’s Sake Summit: a brief debrief

For Food’s Sake Summit: a brief debrief

Thu 22-Fri 23 February 2024, 9am-5pm AWST

More than 100 representatives from government, academia and industry attended Future Food Systems' third Summit, this year held in Perth, Western Australia.

CERS Networking Night 2023

CERS Networking Night 2023

Thu 8 June 2023, 6-9pm AEST

FFS CEO and former food scientist Dr James Krahe will be a keynote speaker at the Chemical Engineering Research Society’s annual industry meet’n’greet.

Protected Cropping Australia Conference 2023

Protected Cropping Australia Conference 2023

Mon 17-Thu 20 July 2023, 9am-5.15pm daily AEST

In addition to the regular plenary sessions and discussions, this year's conference agenda includes training and grower panels. There's also a trade show, PCA Conference Dinner and the perennially popular farm tours.

Hort Connections 2023

Hort Connections 2023

Mon 5-Wed 7 June 2023, from 8.30am daily

The annual conference, trade show and networking event for Australasia’s booming horticulture sector, this year's gathering in Adelaide is themed ‘Knowledge for Growth’.

CERS UNSW networking event

Thu 2 June 2022, 6-9pm AEST

CERS’ inaugural networking event is an opportunity for chemical engineers to connect face-to-face with industry to discuss new developments in the sectors of food, energy, biotech, polymers and more.

Circularity LIVE

Circularity LIVE

Thu 24 and Fri 25 Nov 2022, 8.30am-4pm AEDT

This Planet Ark-hosted event in Sydney, Australia will delve into the research and real-world case studies driving actionable change towards a more circular future for the Asia-Pacific region.

AgCatalyst 2022

AgCatalyst 2022

Tue 22-Wed 23 November 2022, 5-7pm AEDT (Day 1), 9am-4pm AEDT (Day 2)

Discover what Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and its research partners are doing to help prepare the nation’s food and agriculture sectors for a challenging future.

iMOVE Conference 2022

Mon 14-Tue 15 November 2022, 9am-5pm AEDT

Themed ‘Collaborating our way to a sustainable transport future’, this year's iMOVE confab in Sydney has a day devoted to freight. Ticket sales are open now.

Innovation and Digitisation of AgriFood Supply Chains in Ireland

Innovation and Digitisation of AgriFood Supply Chains in Ireland

Fri 7 October 2022, 12-1pm AEDT

Innovation and the Digitalisation of Agrifood Supply Chains in Ireland: Research Findings

2022 Nuffield Australia National Conference

2022 Nuffield Australia National Conference

Mon 12-Thu 15 Sept 2022, hours vary

Fiona Simson, NFF President and Chair of our CRC Board, will address the dinner at which 2023's Nuffield Scholars are announced. It's part of a two-day event in which returning scholars present their global research findings

QUT Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy: Industry Research Showcase

QUT Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy: Industry Research Showcase

Thu 8 September 2022, 5-7pm AEST

Learn about how QUT’s Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy is embracing advanced technologies to help feed the world sustainably and develop cleaner, greener bioproducts at this research showcase within QUT’s The Cube.

WSU Soil Biology Masterclass 2022

WSU Soil Biology Masterclass 2022

Mon 8 & Tue 9 August 2022, 9am-4pm AEST

Geared for growers, consultants and agronomists, WSU’s 2022 Masterclass will deliver new research findings into soil health, biology and nutrition practices, presentations from experts in the field and tours of WSU's research facilities.

BerryQuest International conference

BerryQuest International conference

25-28 July 2022

Berry-sector stakeholders, gather on Queensland’s Gold Coast to hear from industry experts about the latest in growing techniques, labour issues, marketing, packaging, biosecurity, exporting and more. Then eat, drink, exchange ideas and tour berry operations.

Digital Agrifood Summit 2022

Digital Agrifood Summit 2022

Wed-Thu 1-2 June 2022, 9am-5pm, Gala dinner from 6.30pm, Day 1

A hands-on, practical look at the future of farming, the Summit will explore the latest in robotics and AI, the booming carbon market and how circular food economies are driving regional growth.

Coastal Plains Research Farm field walk

Coastal Plains Research Farm field walk

Fri 13 May 2022, 9-10.30am Darwin time

Join the staff of NT Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade's CPRF for a site tour of several crop trials, including those for the CRC's 'Commercialising native rice' project.

Collaborate Innovate Part Two

Collaborate Innovate Part Two

31 March–1 April 2022, 9am-5pm (Day 1); 7.45am-5pm (Day 2)

Part 2 of the Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) conference takes place during 2022 Federal Budget week, so the organisers have put together an active program of Parliamentary engagement. This includes a ‘Cooperative Research meets Parliament Day’ on Thursday 31 March, incorporating the 30th Anniversary Innovation Showcase in The Great Hall at Parliament House between 12…

R&D Grant Readiness Seminar for Manufacturers

R&D Grant Readiness Seminar for Manufacturers

Fri 8 October 2021, 3-5pm AEST

Gain insights from ARM Hub and PwC experts into the array of research and development grant-funding opportunities available to Australian manufacturers and how best to take advantage of them.