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What a start to the IAA Convergent Event Series! From Hobart to Melbourne, and with a standout online panel in between, we’ve been celebrating 30 Years of Peers with style. And the celebrations are far from over.

Here’s a quick recap and a taste of what’s still to come.

Make sure you secure your spot for the next events. We’d love to see you there!

Hobart – a night to remember!

Our first stop on the Convergent tour was the beautiful Frogmore Creek Wine Bar in Hobart. We kicked off the 30 Years of Peers anniversary celebrations in partnership with TasICT.

Hobart IAA Convergent Event photos

Online Panel – Outsmarting the smart home

We went digital with a lively and insightful panel exploring the security challenges of smart home tech and how ISPs can step up to the task.

Thank you to Matt Tett (Enex TestLab), Cameron Steel (IAA), and Narelle Clark (IAA CEO and moderator) for an insightful discussion.

Catch the replay on the IAA YouTube channel.

Melbourne – small-batch gins and big conversations

Little Lon Distilling Co. played host to a night of handcrafted gin, canapés, and connection. We toasted to three decades of peering excellence in the heart of Melbourne’s laneways.

IAA Convergent Melbourne event photos

Up next...

Adelaide

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

Join us for a guided gin tasting, ping pong, canapés, and great conversation as we celebrate in Adelaide.

Sydney

Date:
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM AEST
Venue: Brix Distillers | 350 Bourke Street | Surry Hills | Sydney

This event includes a guided rum tasting, a behind-the-scenes distillery tour, and the chance to connect with your peers in a relaxed setting.

Perth

Date: Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM AWST
Venue: Varnish on King | 75 King St | Perth

This event includes a guided whisky and bacon tasting and the chance to connect with your peers in the warm, eclectic surrounds of Perth’s Varnish on King.

COMING SOON

Brisbane

Date: End of June 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM AEST
Venue: TBC

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What a fabulous time we had at the very first IAASysters NZ! It was inspiring to connect with so many incredible women in tech—thank you to everyone who joined us. Check out some of the highlights below. We’re thrilled to expand the IAASysters franchise across the Tasman and can’t wait to host it again alongside NZNOG next year.

IAASysters NZ group shot 2025

Onwards to Melbourne!

Now, we’re turning our thoughts to Melbourne, and once again we’ve been blown away by the calibre of applicants. We’ll be announcing the successful participants soon and look forward to seeing you there in September at AusNOG!

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Last month, the team headed to Napier for NZNOG—and what a time we had! Alongside the inaugural IAASysters NZ event, we caught up with our friends across the ditch and proudly represented IAA.

Matthew Kobayashi, from our Tech Team, gave an update on NZ-IX, while our Events & Marketing Manager, Sabrina Chang-Rozario, shared a behind-the-scenes look at our events initiatives.

We returned with arms full of merch, heads full of ideas, and plenty of new connections. A wonderful time was had by all!

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 In March, the IAA team gathered at the Mercure on the NSW Central Coast for our annual Staff Planning Workshop. This is always a valuable opportunity to bring our geographically dispersed team together in one room to align on how we can better serve our Members.

This year’s Workshop focused on aligning our efforts to meet current OKRs, setting measurable goals for the year ahead, improving how we collaborate, and strengthening our approach to security and incident response, all within the framework of our 2024–2027 Strategic Plan.

A highlight of the Workshop was our team-building activity: SolarBuddy’s Hour of Power. SolarBuddy is an impactful organisation working to end extreme energy poverty, which is a major, but often overlooked, global issue. IAA staff worked together to construct some 20 solar powered lights to send to people in need around the world.

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In February, the IAA team travelled to Petaling Jaya, Malaysia for APRICOT 2025. We’re proud to sponsor this key event for the Asia Pacific internet community.

Our Events & Marketing Manager, Sabrina Chang-Rozario, gave a presentation on IAA’s events initiatives and joined a panel discussion on community outreach.

Tech Team Lead, Aaron Chidiac, was also on the ground, catching up with peers, taking part in technical sessions, and flying the flag for IAA.

We had a fantastic time reconnecting with the community, forging new relationships, and bringing back fresh ideas to share with the team.

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