Registration
Student Travel Grants
The Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) provides travel grants to support broader participation by students with limited financial resources and to encourage emerging researchers in areas central to Australasian computing research. DICTA 2026 will offer five travel grants of $300 each, with priority given to applicants from CORE member institutions. If you are interested, please submit a 200-word application to contact@dicta2026.dictaconference.org.
Important Notes
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What is included in a Full conference registration
A full conference registration includes access to the main conference, workshops/tutorials, proceedings, daily lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments with coffee/tea, and one ticket to the DICTA 2026 Conference Banquet.
An Author Full Conference registration can cover up to two papers, provided the registering person is a co-author on both papers. -
Registration deadline for accepted papers
Authors of accepted full papers must register by the early bird deadline (October 4, 2026) using the "Author Full Conference" rate.
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Student attendees
Only a student paper can be registered under the "Author Full Conference -- Student" rate, and the registering student must be the first author.
Student attendees must be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of registration and provide proof (student ID) either at the registration desk or by email to contact@dicta2026.dictaconference.org.
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Early bird discount
To qualify for the early bird discount, you must register by 4 October 2026 (23:59 AOE).
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Members of APRS and member discount
If you attended a DICTA conference in the past, you automatically became a member of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society (APRS) and are eligible for the member registration rate. If you are an IEEE member, you are also entitled to a member discount. Please include your IEEE membership number in the registration form to receive this discount.
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Registering with an accepted paper
When registering, please ensure you add your accepted paper number in the registration form.
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Registering multiple attendees
Questions or assistance with group bookings: contact@dicta2026.dictaconference.org (Attn: Registrations).
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Additional banquet tickets
They can be purchased via the online registration portal.
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Non-Author Full Conference
If your paper is registered by someone else under the "Author Full Conference" rate and you wish to attend the conference (and possibly present the paper), you may register using the "Non-Author Full Conference" rate.
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Sponsorship opportunities
For sponsorship opportunities, including access to all conference days, lunches, listing as a sponsor, and gala dinner tickets, please contact yunke.wang@sydney.edu.au.
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Currency and refund policy
All fees include GST and are in AUD (Australian Dollars). All fees are non-refundable.