Dates
FIA Conference 2025 will be held on Wednesday 19 February to Friday 21 February 2025.
Venue
The 48th FIA Fundraising Conference will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney.
14 Darling Drive
Sydney, NSW 2000
Need some help getting to ICC? Click here for information on parking and public transport to ICC.
Accommodation
Accommodation at a range of hotels and apartments has been organised for FIA Conference attendees.
Click here to view the booking form.
For all travel and accommodation enquiries please contact:
Ozaccom
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07 3854 1611
Airport Bus Transfer
FIA have organised coaches to transport conference delegates direct from ICC to Sydney Airport. They will depart from the dedicated coach pick-up zone on Darling Drive in front of the Sofitel Darling Harbour Hotel at 5.45pm on Friday 21 February.
To use this service you must purchase a ticket with your conference registration.
Please arrive at the pick-up location at least 10 minutes before the coach departure time.
Sydney Cultural Walk
Please join us for a traditional cultural walk around Darling Harbour where you will explore the local area and its original inhabitants. You will learn more about locally sourced foods and resources for tool-making, and discover the significance of nearby rock art. There will also be samples and opportunities for deeper cultural interaction during the walk.
We will start off the session with a traditional smoking and ochre ceremony, emphasising its importance and an acknowledgment of country.
This will begin at 7.00am on Thursday 20 February and will run for approximately an hour in duration. Participants are to convene in front of the registration desk on the ground floor of the ICC Sydney (main entrance) at 6.45am to meet with the tour guide.
To purchase a ticket for the Cultural Walk please select this additional option during online registration.
Tickets cost $55 per person and places are strictly limited.
FIA Conference National Scholarship
The FIA Conference National Scholarship provides an opportunity for FIA members to attend the conference when they would otherwise not have the opportunity, due to financial means. The scholarship was introduced in 2016 to help support and improve fundraising skills in small charities and not-for-profits within Australia.
Full information can be downloaded here.
This year FIA will provide one scholarship proudly sponsored by Perpetual.
Applications will close on 15 November 2024.
Proudly sponsored by the Perpetual
Perpetual is proud to support diversity and representation in fundraising by offering scholarships for the FIA conference to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of thought, culture, experience, values and ideas that is a critical strength of the Australian charitable sector.
FIA Conference Buddy Program
FIA are pleased to offer the Conference Buddy Program for the 2025 FIA Conference.
Attending an event as large as FIA Conference can be daunting at first, especially for those who don’t know many other people there.
The Buddy Program has been introduced to help first-time conference attendees settle in to the conference. They will be matched with someone who has attended previously who can show them around, answer any questions, have a coffee together, introduce them to others and to be a familiar face.
For more information, click here.
Visit The Expo
Want to visit the exhibition? Exhibition only passes are available to professionals working in the fundraising and not-for-profit sector.
Exhibition Only passes will be available from January 2025.
Covid-19 Guarantee
The health and safety of all FIA Conference attendees is of utmost priority. FIA intend to work closely with International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney to ensure all current COVID-safe guidelines and protocols are met. These will be aligned with all relevant Government health advice at the time. It is expected that all delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors will adhere to any guidelines and protocols as well.
FIA are very committed to holding FIA Conference 2025 in person. If it becomes necessary to alter the delivery of the Conference because of health advice, we will determine the best way forward at the time. We may consider a change of dates or converting to a hybrid or virtual delivery if absolutely necessary. Only in extreme circumstances would FIA consider cancellation of the conference.
If a change of delivery is required, it will be determined by the circumstances out of FIA’s control at the time.
In this situation, your registration will be rolled over to the new registration type and you will receive a partial refund if applicable.
If the conference is cancelled altogether due to COVID-19 restrictions, you will receive a full refund of your conference registration.
If a delegate is no longer able to attend the conference due to a government-imposed lockdown, quarantine requirement or travel restriction, they should contact FIA as soon as possible to discuss options. In this situation, FIA will take reasonable steps to provide the delegate with access to the content online and offer a partial refund. If the content cannot be offered online, nor a substitute delegate able to attend, FIA will consider a full or partial refund.
If you are unable to attend the conference due to a COVID-19 related matter, please contact [email protected] as soon possible to discuss options. Substitute delegates will be considered at the discretion of the organisers.
Travel and accommodation bookings and cancellations are the responsibility of the delegate and FIA will not take responsibility for any cancellation fees incurred.
Cancellation
To view the FIA cancellation policy, click here.