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IAA Members Forum 2025

Date: Thursday, 8 May 2025
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm AEDT | 10.30am – 11.30am AWST
Venue: Via Zoom

The IAA Members Forum will be back this May. This Members-only event will be held virtually via Zoom. It’s a great opportunity for you to ask us questions and provide valuable feedback so that we may serve you better.

Pre-event IAA Member Survey

To help us prepare, please follow the link in the IAA Member Portal to our quick survey, when you register for this event. It’s a chance to give us feedback and ask questions in advance of the forum so we can better meet your needs and expectations.

There will be further opportunities to ask questions from the floor on the day as it is important to us that you have your say

Thanks for your input. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Registration closed. If you want to watch or review slides, links are below. 

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By RSVPing for this event, you are agreeing to comply with IAA’s Code of Conduct – Events.

IAA Convergent 2025 – Online Discussion

Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025
Time: 1:00PM AEDT | 10:00AM AWST
Venue: Online via Zoom


Outsmarting the smart home (ISP strategies for security)

How secure is your smart home? From exploitable robot vacuums to always-on internet TVs, the modern smart home presents serious security risks. As ISPs, how can you best advise customers on security—and how secure are your networks from these gadgets?

Join us for an expert discussion where industry professionals will share insights into best practices for home networking security.

Meet Our Speakers

Matt Tett – Cybersecurity Expert & Managing Director, Enex TestLab

Matt is well known across industry and government as a highly technical, straight shooter who applies scientific methods to ensure technology works as expected. As Managing Director of Enex TestLab, he helps businesses and governments stay one step ahead of cybersecurity threats.

Cameron Steel – Developer, IAA

Cameron is one of IAA’s experienced developers, helping to build the IAA Member Portal. With a background in IT support, AV technology, and home automation, Cameron is passionate about network security and reliability, bringing a hands-on perspective to smart home security challenges.

Narelle Clark – CEO, IAA (event moderator)

With over three decades of networking and internet governance experience, Narelle will lead the discussion, ensuring an insightful and lively conversation.

Register via the IAA Member Portal

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IAA Convergent Adelaide 2025 – celebrating 30 Years of Peers

Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM ACST
Venue: Prohibition Liquor Co. | 22 Gilbert Street | Adelaide

Join us for the IAA Convergent Adelaide social with a unique evening of gin tasting, ping pong, and great company as we raise a glass to 30 Years of Peers at the Prohibition Liquor Co.

We invite you to help us to commemorate three decades of building a fairer more inclusive internet.

Event highlights:

  • A guided gin-tasting experience at one of Adelaide’s finest distilleries.
  • Friendly competition with ping pong tables ready for action.
  • Delicious canapés and expertly crafted drinks.

Contribute to the IAA Convergent Time Capsule

We’re calling on YOU – our network engineers, internet pioneers, and tech enthusiasts! Bring along your tech relics, or messages for the future to our 30 Years of Peer event in your city.

What to Contribute?
We’re looking for small items that will help capture the spirit of who we are today and the legacy we’re building for the future.

  • A piece of hardware or internet gear that tells a story
  • Some company merch that will evoke nostalgia
  • Photos from team events or handwritten notes predicting the future

Don’t miss your chance to leave your mark—join us and make history!

Secure your spot now, via the IAA Member Portal!

Register now

By RSVPing for this event, you are agreeing to comply with IAA’s Code of Conduct – Events.

IAA Convergent Hobart 2025 – celebrating 30 Years of Peers

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOW AT CAPACITY AND REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

Let’s celebrate 30 Years of Peers – starting in Hobart in partnership with TasICT!

Join us for the IAA Convergent Hobart social, the official pre-conference event for Tas Tech Fest and the first of our special anniversary events across Australia in 2025!

For three decades, we’ve been making the internet a fairer and more inclusive place. Let’s toast this milestone with – a guided wine and spirits tasting – paired with great company, drinks, and delicious canapés.

We’re delighted to host Members and guests in Hobart for a special evening of celebration at the beautiful Frogmore Creek Wine Bar, located on the waterfront.

Event highlights:

  • ‘Tastes of Australia’ – a guided wine and spirits tasting
  • Drinks, canapés, and great company
  • A chance to connect with fellow IAA Members, TasICT members and peers

Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM AEDT
Venue: Frogmore Creek Wine Bar | 18 Hunter St | Hobart

Contribute to the IAA Convergent Time Capsule

We’re calling on YOU – our network engineers, internet pioneers, and tech enthusiasts! Bring along your tech relics, or messages for the future to our 30 Years of Peer event in your city.

What to Contribute?
We’re looking for small items that will help capture the spirit of who we are today and the legacy we’re building for the future.

  • A piece of hardware or internet gear that tells a story
  • Some company merch that will evoke nostalgia
  • Photos from team events or handwritten notes predicting the future

Don’t miss your chance to leave your mark—join us and make history!

Let’s raise a glass to three decades of peering excellence – we can’t wait to see you there!

Secure your spot today via the IAA Member Portal.

By RSVPing for this event, you are agreeing to comply with IAA’s Code of Conduct – Events.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOW AT CAPACITY AND REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. 

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IAA Convergent 30 Years of Peers special event series

The internet has come a long way in 30 years – what will it look like in another 25? As part of IAA’s 30th anniversary celebrations, we’re compiling a time capsule to be opened in 2050! We’re calling on YOU – our network engineers, internet pioneers, and tech enthusiasts – to be part of it!

Join us in making history
We’re hosting anniversary events in each of the seven capitals where we have an IX. Celebrate with us and add your piece of internet history in person! Bring along your tech relics, or messages for the future when we visit your city.

What to Contribute?
We’re looking for small items that will help capture the spirit of who we are today and the legacy we’re building for the future.
• A piece of hardware or internet gear that tells a story
• Some company merch that will evoke nostalgia
• Photos from team events or handwritten notes predicting the future

Don’t miss your chance to leave your mark! Registrations are now open for events in Hobart, Melbourne and Adelaide, with more coming soon.

Visit the IAA Member Portal to register now:

Register now!

By RSVPing for this event, you are agreeing to comply with IAA’s Code of Conduct – Events.

IAA Convergent Melbourne – celebrating 30 Years of Peers

Date: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM AEST
Venue: Little Lon Distilling Co. | 17 Casselden Place | Melbourne

Join us for the IAA Convergent Melbourne social, celebrating three decades of building a fairer and more inclusive internet.

This special anniversary event will take place at Little Lon Distilling Co., a hidden gem renowned for its handcrafted, small-batch gins and spirits. Enjoy an evening of great company, expertly crafted drinks, and mouth-watering canapés as we toast this milestone!

Experience a Guided Gin Tasting & Mini Tour

As part of the celebration, you’ll enjoy a mini guided gin tasting, complete with a behind-the-scenes tour of Little Lon’s historic cottage distillery. Learn about the craft of small-batch gin making while sampling some of their finest creations.

Event highlights:

  • Experience expertly crafted gins.
  • Enjoy delicious canapés to complement the evening.
  • A chance to connect with industry peers in a relaxed setting.

Contribute to the IAA Convergent Time Capsule

We’re calling on YOU – our network engineers, internet pioneers, and tech enthusiasts! Bring along your tech relics, or messages for the future to our 30 Years of Peer event in your city.

What to Contribute?
We’re looking for small items that will help capture the spirit of who we are today and the legacy we’re building for the future.

  • A piece of hardware or internet gear that tells a story
  • Some company merch that will evoke nostalgia
  • Photos from team events or handwritten notes predicting the future

Don’t miss your chance to leave your mark—join us and make history!

Secure your spot now, via the IAA Member Portal!

Register now

By RSVPing for this event, you are agreeing to comply with IAA’s Code of Conduct – Events.

IAA Convergent – Celebrating 30 Years of Peers!

This year marks a major milestone for the Internet Association of Australia (IAA): our 30th anniversary! To celebrate, we’re taking the party on the road to make 2025 a year to remember!

We’ve planned celebrations in all seven cities where we operate our exchanges. We’re picking out some extra special venues with fun activities like wine and spirit tastings. These events will not only be fantastic networking opportunities, but also a chance to toast 30 years of making the internet a fairer, more inclusive place for everyone.

As part of the IAA Convergent ‘network, learn, grow’ promise, we’re also hosting three online events – training and educational seminars designed to equip you with valuable knowledge while celebrating this milestone year. Stay tuned for more details on these, with the first planned for April 2025.

We’re already locked in with the first three locations and are working hard to find that special venue near you, so be sure to pencil the dates in your diary.

Hobart – 5:30pm – 9:00pm AEDT | Tuesday, 25 March 2025 | Frogmore Creek Wine Bar | 18 Hunter Street | Hobart

Register now!

Melbourne – 5:30pm – 9:00pm AEST | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 | Little Lon Distilling Co. | 17 Casselden Place | Melbourne

Register now!

Adelaide – 5:30pm – 9:00pm ACST | Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Prohibition Liquor Co. | 22 Gilbert Street | Adelaide

Register now!

Save the dates!

Sydney – Wednesday, 4 June 2025 | Venue TBC
Brisbane – Thursday, 19 June 2025 | Venue TBC
Perth – Wednesday, 23 July 2025 | Venue TBC
Canberra – Wednesday, 24 September 2025 | Venue TBC

We’ll be in touch about these events and the rest of our IAA Convergent 30 Years of Peers celebration series soon. Let’s come together to commemorate three decades of building a better internet!

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Double the fun for IAASysters

Applications are open for the 2025 IAASysters program; this time, we’re offering workshops in New Zealand and Australia. Whether you want to apply for yourself, nominate someone, or explore sponsorship opportunities, this is your chance to get involved!

IAASysters NZ Napier Workshop – backed by NZNOG!
With applications closing this week, there’s still time to apply or nominate.

  • IAASysters NZ Workshop – Wednesday, 9 April 2025
  • NZNOG Conference – Thursday, 10 and Friday, 11 April 2025.

This program is open to both Australians and New Zealanders!

IAASysters Melbourne Workshop

You can also apply for the IAASysters program in Melbourne this year.

  • The IAASysters Melbourne Workshop – Tuesday, 2 September 2025
  • AusNOG Conference – Wednesday, 3 and Thursday, 4 September 2025.

What’s included for successful applicants

  • A ticket to attend the IAASysters Workshop
  • A ticket to the AusNOG or NZNOG Conference
  • Economy airfare and accommodation (if required)
  • A one-year complimentary IAA Professional Membership (for Australian participants only)

Eligibility Criteria for Applicants:

  • Must be employed or working towards a career in the internet industry
  • Have a passion for the internet and the internet industry
  • Reside within Australia or New Zealand (Melbourne is only open to residents of Australia)

As part of the application, we ask for an overview of your current role, a summary of your career aspirations or training, and an endorsement from a mentor or supervisor. Nominators can also submit an endorsement for their nominees.

*Applications are open to ALL types of job roles within the internet industry (network operations, engineering, IT, marketing, regulation, customer support or studying towards a relevant degree or diploma).

Apply or nominate a Syster today via the IAA website:

Apply now!

Applications close

  • Melbourne: Friday, 25 April 2025, at 5:00pm AEST
  • Napier: Friday, 7 February 2025, at 5:00pm NZDT

Think your organisation might like to sponsor?

For organisations looking to support more women in the tech space, we offer sponsorship opportunities that will highlight your brand’s commitment to an empowered workforce.

Learn more!

We’re heading to APRICOT 2025

We’re proud to be Women in Tech Sponsors at APRICOT 2025, held from 19–27 February in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. APRICOT brings together the Asia Pacific internet community to share knowledge, explore trends, and collaborate on advancing internet networking technologies. We look forward to connecting with industry leaders and supporting greater diversity in tech!

Register now!

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