Welcome
Welcome to the Conferences area of the SIA website. Here you can discover details of what's planned for this year, summaries of past Conferences and plans for upcoming events.

Technology Conference 2011
In conjunction with the Society for Australian Defence Engineers (ASDE) and the Defence and Systems Institute (DASI), the Submarine Institute of Australia held its inaugural Technology Conference in Adelaide, South Australia 8-10 November 2011.  Attended by over 220 delegates, the conference was widely priased for its content and organisation.

The Technology Conference had as its theme: The Future Submarine - Australia's Science, Technology and Engineering Challenge of the 21st Century.

Registrations for this event have now closed.

Proceedings, presentations and memorabilia from the Conference are available for sale here.

SIA 5th Biennial Conference 2010
The Submarine Institute of Australia held its 5th Biennial Conference at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle 10-11 November 2010. The program included Australian and international thought leaders addressing Australia’s geopolitical environment and our plans for the future as foreshadowed in the 2009 Defence White Paper. The conference set the standard for building knowledge of the role of submarines in Australia’s Maritime Strategy.

The 2010 conference was opened by Federal Minister for Defence, the Honourable Stephen Smith MP, presenting a whole of Government view of the Defence White Paper strategic policy direction.

Proceedings from all previous conferences are available for sale here.

Upcoming Conferences
The 6th Biennial Conference will be held in Canberra 14-15 November 2012.

The 2nd Technology Conference will be held during November 2013.  The venue for this event is yet to be determined.

The 7th Biennial Conference will be held in Fremantle during the week of 10 November 2014.  This event will be a significant event focussing on the Centenary of Submarines.