Annual HoSA conference

HoSA Conference 2026

HoSA's  annual conference for members, student administration professionals and stakeholders will be held in Meanjin | Brisbane from Wednesday 26 - Friday 29 August 2026.

Conference registration is now open with early-bird prices until June 2026/ Please visit the conference website for further information about the venue and registration. 

The conference theme and calls for presentation abstracts will be announced shortly

Russell Hillbrich Scholarships 
The HoSA Russell Hillbrich Scholarships are made available each year to support future leaders to attend the annual conference. Russell was one of the founders of HoSA, which started off in the 1990s as an annual lunch of directors of student administration in Victoria. Russell valued the power of bringing colleagues from different universities together to share information (and good wine). Contact us for more information.

Geoff Honey Award
 The Geoff Honey Award is presented to the best new presenter at the HoSA Conference each year.  The award is made in remembrance of Geoff Honey, who was Executive Director, Student Administration at Charles Sturt University and a staunch advocate of rural education, regular contributor to HoSA, larrikin and a great bloke.