Present at Stronger Together
Stronger Together is built on the belief that innovation thrives on shared ideas and collective expertise. We invite you to contribute to a program that amplifies learning, deepens collaboration, and strengthens the sector.
By submitting an abstract, you have the opportunity to share your knowledge, showcase work being done at your institution, and spark meaningful conversations and collaborations with ICT professionals across the sector. Your insights will help shape a connected space where collective intelligence and genuine collaboration can thrive.
Share your knowledge with the sector
The strength of our communities of practice lies in the shared expertise and experience of our community members - you! Stronger Together is a fantastic opportunity for you to share your current projects, insights and expertise with an audience of passionate ICT professionals.
Presentation themes
There are no distinct themes or sub-themes for Stronger Together. Presentations and abstracts should align with the core disciplines critical to organisational success as represented across CAUDIT and QUDIT communities of practice.
By aligning your presentation to your community of practice, you help ensure the program reflects the breadth and depth of ICT capability across the sector, showcasing the expertise, innovation and best practice emerging from each ICT domain and supporting practitioners in learning from one another, strengthening connections, and elevating collective knowledge.
Presentation types
- 30 minute presentation - 25 minutes presentation and 5 minutes Q&A
- 15 minute lightning round - 15 minutes outline sharing a relevant initiative in your organisation – to be joined with one other similarly themed contributions to form a lightning round
- BoF (Birds of a Feather) - 30 minutes facilitated discussion on a defined topic
- Mini Training Workshop - 1.5hrs scheduled on Monday 20 July 2026.
Submission guidelines
Anyone working in a CAUDIT or QUDIT Member Institution who has a story to share. Whether you are leading digital transformation managing infrastructure supporting research improving services or helping teams deliver better outcomes your experience can support and inspire your peers.
Presenting lets you share your successes and challenges connect with peers across Australasia and contribute to our growing shared knowledge. It is also a great way to highlight innovation and leadership within your institution and to collaborate with others facing similar opportunities and hurdles.
Yes. Submissions should link to one or more CAUDIT or QUDIT Communities of Practice. Topics that cross multiple CoPs or encourage collaboration across disciplines are welcome.
Each abstract needs a title presentation type relevant Community of Practice learning outcomes and a 300–400 word description explaining what attendees will learn.
All submissions must be made through the abstract portal.
Abstracts open on Tuesday 2 December 2025 and close on Friday 27 March 2026.
A joint CAUDIT and QUDIT program committee will review submissions based on relevance to the sector, alignment with CoP themes, clarity of learning outcomes and potential for engagement and impact.
Submissions will follow a progressive review and acceptance process. Early acceptances will begin being sent out in early March and will continue through until late April as submissions are assessed.
Yes. All presenters must register. Accepted presenters will receive a discounted registration rate which will be provided after your paper has been accepted.
If you need help with presentation suitability or submission details please email the conference organisers at strongertogether@consec.com.au.
Stronger Together acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of all First Nations people.
