The 17th symposium celebrates 25 years since the first symposium was held in 1984, also in Adelaide, and will honour the contribution made by as many of the original participants as we can get to attend! - including Gay Bilson, Barbara Santich, Jennifer Hillier and Catherine Kerry.

The theme of the symposium is...

ECONOMY

...that doesn't mean "7 STEPS TO ROCK-BOTTOM FOOD COSTS" -although it might!!
- and yes, that is an actual book!!
but... *local, national and global economies* *moral and political ecnomies*
*sustainability* *the real economy* *eco-economies*
*kitchen economy* *frugality* *simplicity*
*oikonomos - the ancient Greek origin of "economy" - meaning household steward*

Update: 4 November

*Link to a downloadable version of the complete draft program is now online. Symposiasts will receive a printed booklet version of the same program in their showbags, which will be ready for collection at the National Wine Centre after 3.00 on Friday 13th Nov.

*Rides to and from Fern Avenue Community Garden on Saturday 14th will no longer be required as we have opted to hire two buses to ferry people to lunch and back. This decision was taken because of parking restrictions at the Wine Centre on Saturday, in particular. Thanks to all those who volunteered to give rides! 

*For those still planning on parking at the Wine Centre, parking behind the centre in the designated parking precinct running adjacent to Hackney Rd is FREE on Friday night after 6.00pm, FREE on Sunday, but $1.10 per hour on Saturday. A few 4 hour parks are available at a cheaper rate. That said, the venue is very easy to get to on foot.

*Dinner on Saturday night (14th) is at Ming's Palace (previously listed erroneously as Ming's Steamboat Restaurant in Morphett St) 157-159 Gouger St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia - centrally located near Adelaide Market - Google map link. Please note that symposiasts will be responsible for getting to and from the venue independently.

*Would all those presenting at the symposium remember that If they have a digital presentation (power point etc) to have that presentation LOADED ON A MEMORY STICK and make sure the session chair has this at least 10 minutes prior to your session beginning. PLEASE LABEL YOUR MEMORY STICK WITH YOUR NAME, OR INITIALS.

*Any Adelaide symposiasts willing to donate a picnic blanket for Sunday's picnic please let me know (Roger Haden). These can be left on Sunday with our catering team and will be returned later that day.

*I haven't yet received any special food/drink related requests (allergies, etc).
Anyone with special food requirements please get in touch asap.

Thanks, Roger (Convener)

Update: 27th October

THE SYMPOSIUM IS NOW FULLY BOOKED - WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT FURTHER REGISTRATIONS

Everything is presently on track for the 17th Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, to be held, mostly, at The National Wine Centre of Australia. We are now closed for registrations of which we now have over 100. Thank you for your support and prompt payments. 

By tradition, we ask if you can bring a food item (biscuits, jams, etc) but that you wrap these to make them airtight (if necessary) and label all items with your name.
The items will be on show at the final breakfast (Art Gallery of South Australia) and you will all be able to choose something to take home.

Saturday's lunch is about 2.5 km away from the Wine Centre and we'd like to provide transport for this where required. Some of you will have your own cars and if those of you who can provide a lift can let us know how many they can each take, then we can then arrange for taxis to ferry the remainder. Please send your seat numbers to roger.haden@adelaide.edu.au by putting the number in the subject line of the email. Thank-you.

Please also be advised that this year we are able to offer extra places at the banquet for partners of symposiasts. Please confirm whether you will be requiring an extra place as soon as possible as there are limited places. The additional cost per head for extra seats at the banquet will be $100.00 (six courses with matched wines), payable immediately or after you arrive in Adelaide. There is also a dinner "out" on Saturday night. Some room for partners is also available for this. The cost is $65.00 per extra place. Please let us know as soon as you can if you want extra places.

Special dietary requirements (Vegans, "vegos", lactose, shellfish, etc)? Please let us know as soon as possible. Send your requirements to info@fino.net.au, clearly stating Symposium of Australian Gastronomy in the subject line.

A draft program is up on the website gastronomers.org which has the sessions and paper presenters listed. An updated version with listings and more information on all the events will be uploaded nearer to the time. (1st week of Nov).

We look forward to seeing you in November!

Roger Haden, Convener.