Welcome
On behalf of the Australian Barley Technical Symposium (ABTS), I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to support and celebrate our 21st Symposium, being held at Crowne Plaza Adelaide from 12 – 15th August 2024. Starting with an optional pre-Symposium tour on Sunday 11th August.
Join us and network with 100-150 national and international delegates in a meeting representing all sectors of the Australian barley industry –agronomists, chemists, maltsters and brewers, research scientists, plant breeders, technical and marketing personnel, grain traders and barley growers.
The symposium theme is ‘Harvesting the potential of barley’, with sustainability threaded through the program to address our future industry needs at all levels from the grass roots ensuring barley is grown sustainability, to encouraging our young scientists and future industry leaders, and embracing new developments, technologies, and innovations that allow our barley to be processed sustainably
We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide!
Stewart Coventry
Chair, ABTS 2024 Committee
Key Dates
Call for Abstracts – 13 November 2023
Close abstracts – 29 April 2024
Advised of abstract outcome – Late May 2024
Registration opens for Earlybird – Mid-November 2023
Program Release – 31 May 2024
Earlybird Registration closes – 15th June 2024
Pre-Symposium Tour – 11 August 2024
Symposium Starts – 12 August 2024
Registration
Registrations to the 2024 Australian Barley Technical Symposium is now closed.
Awards Submission
Award Submissions for the 2024 Australian Barley Technical Sympsoium are now closed.
Are you under 35 or a student currently enrolled with an Australian University in Masters or PhD with relevance to the Australian barley industry? Then don’t forget to apply for the below awards!
- Barley Incentive award & Paul Johnston Memorial awards – both offering $5,000 towards travel and registration to an appropriate international barley conference (closes Monday 5 August 2024)
- Barley Incentive poster award of $500 for the best poster at the Symposium
Venue
Experience the newly built Crowne Plaza Adelaide and stay in the City’s East End, an iconic Adelaide cultural, retail and culinary hub. Located only 20 minutes from Adelaide Airport and a short walk away from the heart of Adelaide’s shopping and food district.
Crowne Plaza Adelaide
27 Frome Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Committee
| Chair: | Stewart Coventry |
| Secretary: | Mary Raynes |
| Treasurer: | Laura Ziems |
| Co-Chair: | Samir Alahmad |
| Amanda Box | |
| Tara Garrard | |
| Julie O'dea | |
| Kenton Porker | |
| Jon Thelander | |
| Matthew Tucker | |
| Elysia Vassos | |
| Megan Sheehy |
Platinum Sponsor – GRDC
