Youth AZAAS 2007

Trinity College, University of Western Australia

July 8 th – 12 th 2007

What is Youth ANZAAS?

A residential conference of science students from Years 10, 11 and 12 in Australian schools will be held from the evening of Sunday 8 th July to the morning of Thursday, 12 th July 2007, organised by the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS), one of Australia's oldest scientific associations. Students will be accommodated in Trinity College, an affiliate college of the University of Western Australia, located in about 4 km west of the centre of Perth see: www.trinity.uwa.edu.au/ . All events will be under the supervision of at least three qualified personnel.

Consumption of alcohol and smoking are not permitted at any time during Youth ANZAAS.

Clothing will be casual wear, [not school uniform] except for the Conference dinner when a formal standard of dress is expected. Mid July in Perth is winter, temperatures range from 9°C to 20°C but it can be colder at night and usually rain is experienced.

THERE ARE THREE LEVELS OF REGISTRATION :

1 - Residential

2 - 3-Day Non-residential [Monday Tuesday, Wednesday]

3 - Single Day [any day]

Residential registration will include the conference, all activities, accommodation, linen and towels and all meals. Interstate and Intrastate students will be met at Perth Airport, Railway Terminal or Bus Station as appropriate and taken to Trinity College. They will be returned to their point of departure at the end of the conference. The cost will be $350-00 for residential registration, including GST.

Applicants who are Student Members of ANZAAS will pay only $325.00 including GST .

3-Day non-residential registration includes the conference, lunches and the Conference Dinner. The cost will be $250-00 including GST. Students are required to organise their own transport to and from Trinity College each morning and evening.

Applicants for non-residential registration who are Student Members of ANZAAS will pay only $225.00 including GST.

Single day registration includes the conference activities and lunch for the selected day. The cost will be $100-00 per day including GST. Attendance at the Conference dinner on Wednesday night will cost an additional $25.00 including GST. Students are required to organise their own transport to and from Trinity College.

Applicants for day registration who are Student Members of ANZAAS will pay only $85.00 per day and $20.00 for the Conference Dinner including GST.

Travel Arrangements and Costs

Students travelling from states other than Western Australia , will travel by air.

All travel expenses from the sponsored students' State Capital to Perth will be met by ANZAAS with funding assistance from DEST. In Western Australia , four to six students from regional or remote areas will receive a subsidy of $300 per student attending Youth ANZAAS. Regretfully, funds do not permit a subsidy to be made available for Perth domiciled students.

Each State or Territory should selecet 4 to 6 students to receive free travel or subsidy to Youth ANZAAS 2007