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MicroTAS 2025 will be held in Adelaide on the lands of the Kaurna people. We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional owners and custodians of the land, and their place within the oldest continuous culture in the world. We celebrate their role as the world's first scientists and engineers, and welcome all scientists and engineers from around the world to Adelaide to participate in MicroTAS 2025.
About Adelaide
Adelaide is regularly voted among the top cities worldwide for tourism and quality of life. The people are friendly and welcoming, the weather is warm, and the scenery is beautiful.
The city itself is compact, with the Adelaide Oval, South Australian Museum, Art Gallery of South Australia, National Wine Centre, Botanic Gardens, and universities a short walk from the conference venue, Adelaide Convention Centre.
Adelaide is a gateway to Australia's "Outback" (Flinders Ranges and Kangaroo Island) and just a short drive to famous wine regions (Barossa Valley), sandy beaches (Glenelg), the Adelaide Hills, wildlife parks (Cleland Wildlife Park).
Adelaide is home to leading breakthroughs and innovations, including major research concentrations in the city's health and medical, defence, space, agriculture, and manufacturing precincts.
Australians are friendly, welcoming, and relaxed. This MicroTAS will be a unique mix of culture, science, networking, experience, and adventure - don't miss out! Come for the science and stay for a holiday.
Indigenous History and Culture
The city of Adelaide - Tarndanya - is built on the lands of the Kaurna people (pronounced gahr-na). Their land extended north towards Crystal Brook, down the Adelaide plains, south along the coast to Cape Jervis and bounded by the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east. The arrival of European settlers disrupted the Kaurna way of life that relied on mobility within their defined territory. Within twenty years, many Kaurna had died from illnesses and diseases introduced by the settlers and the survivors were transported to a native settlement at Poonindie, near Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula. Since the 1960s people of Kaurna descent started to move back to Adelaide areas to live and revive Kaurna culture. This culture can be seen on display throughout the city: Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga - which means Red kangaroo dreaming - and the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri - meaning Redgum forest.
Kaurna people have a rich and continuous culture of over 60,000 years. They sustainably managed the natural resources of their environment through cultural practices, harvesting vulnerable plants and animals according to seasons to ensure that animals, plants and people could live in a harmonious balance. Providing for basic needs through land management, fishing, hunting, food collection and so on would occupy only several hours a day. The rest of the time was available for telling story, music and dance, which were part of the natural cycle and teaching the young about the natural lore and the law of the land. The MicroTAS2025 logo and artwork 'symphony of science' was created by indigenous artist, Lawson Dodd, using traditional indigenous symbolism, with modern technique, to represent the gathering of the MicroTAS community on the Karuna lands.
A great way to learn and experience more of the first nations culture of Adelaide is through the Adelaide Kaurna Walking Trail (https://www.walkingsa.org.au/walk/find-a-place-to-walk/adelaide-kaurna-walking-trail/). The artwork, The Riverbank is a Kaurna Marketplace, by Kaurna Artist Paul Herzich, =explores the future, past and present, allowing people to walk in the ancient footsteps of the Kaurna people between the Adelaide Central Market and the Riverbank precincts. The South Australia Museum also hosts the largest collection of aboriginal artefacts in Australia and is a great place to learn more about indigenous Australian culture.
Colonisation and Adelaidean Culture Today
Adelaide was was named in honour of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of King William IV. It was formally established in 1836 as a planned city for free British settlers, making it distinct to the other major capital cities in Australia which were established as penal colonies. The city was designed by Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, who set out the city centre in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and surrounded by park lands. This design creates interconnected green spaces that are easily accessible in a city that is compact and commutable - it is consistently listed as amongst the top cities in the world in which to live.
Today, Adelaide is one of Australia's most visited travel destinations and hosts many festivals and sporting events, such as the Adelaide 500, Tour Down Under, LIV Golf Adelaide, AFL and Cricket matches, and the Adelaide Fringe, the world's second largest annual arts festival. Close to one of the world's most recognised wine regions, it has become a foodie destination, with locally sourced and unique produced providing unprecedented culinary experiences.
Fast Facts
International design magazine Architectural Digest has named Adelaide at the top of their list of The 20 Most Beautiful Cities in the World through consideration of architecture, cultural treasures, historical relevance, and natural appeal. On 18 December 1894, South Australia became the second place in the world, after New Zealand, to legislate all women's right to vote, and the first place in the world to give women the right to stand for parliament.
In July 2016 Adelaide joined the prestigious group of Great Wine Capitals around the world. This includes the likes of Napa Valley (US), Bordeaux (France), Bilbao/Rioja (Spain), Mendoza (Argentina), Hawke's Bay (New Zealand), Porto (Portugal) and Verona (Italy).
South Australia produces 75% of the world's supply of precious opal. If you're looking for a unique gift to take home, there are plenty of shops selling opal jewellery in Adelaide.
King William St runs down the middle of the city and no road crosses it (they all change name; Hindley into Rundle for example) because at the time it was illegal to cross a King - unless of course you're a Queen. King William St is only interrupted by (Queen) Victoria square.
The National Trust of Australia recognised the pie floater as a 'South Australian Heritage Icon' in 2003. Tender beef chunks in a rich gravy, encased in golden, flaky pastry, up-ended in a steaming hot bowl of hearty, green pea soup. Optional condiments, often applied liberally, include tomato sauce, vinegar or Worcestershire sauce.
About AdelaideAdelaide is regularly voted among the top cities worldwide for tourism and quality of life. The people are friendly and welcoming, the weather is warm, and the scenery is beautiful.
The city itself is compact, with the Adelaide Oval, South Australian Museum, Art Gallery of South Australia, National Wine Centre, Botanic Gardens, and universities a short walk from the conference venue, Adelaide Convention Centre.
Adelaide is a gateway to Australia's "Outback" (Flinders Ranges and Kangaroo Island) and just a short drive to famous wine regions (Barossa Valley), sandy beaches (Glenelg), the Adelaide Hills, wildlife parks (Cleland Wildlife Park).
Adelaide is home to leading breakthroughs and innovations, including major research concentrations in the city's health and medical, defence, space, agriculture, and manufacturing precincts.
Australians are friendly, welcoming, and relaxed. This MicroTAS will be a unique mix of culture, science, networking, experience, and adventure - don't miss out! Come for the science and stay for a holiday.
Indigenous History and Culture
The city of Adelaide - Tarndanya - is built on the lands of the Kaurna people (pronounced gahr-na). Their land extended north towards Crystal Brook, down the Adelaide plains, south along the coast to Cape Jervis and bounded by the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east. The arrival of European settlers disrupted the Kaurna way of life that relied on mobility within their defined territory. Within twenty years, many Kaurna had died from illnesses and diseases introduced by the settlers and the survivors were transported to a native settlement at Poonindie, near Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula. Since the 1960s people of Kaurna descent started to move back to Adelaide areas to live and revive Kaurna culture. This culture can be seen on display throughout the city: Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga - which means Red kangaroo dreaming - and the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri - meaning Redgum forest.
Kaurna people have a rich and continuous culture of over 60,000 years. They sustainably managed the natural resources of their environment through cultural practices, harvesting vulnerable plants and animals according to seasons to ensure that animals, plants and people could live in a harmonious balance. Providing for basic needs through land management, fishing, hunting, food collection and so on would occupy only several hours a day. The rest of the time was available for telling story, music and dance, which were part of the natural cycle and teaching the young about the natural lore and the law of the land. The MicroTAS2025 logo and artwork 'symphony of science' was created by indigenous artist, Lawson Dodd, using traditional indigenous symbolism, with modern technique, to represent the gathering of the MicroTAS community on the Karuna lands.
A great way to learn and experience more of the first nations culture of Adelaide is through the Adelaide Kaurna Walking Trail (https://www.walkingsa.org.au/walk/find-a-place-to-walk/adelaide-kaurna-walking-trail/). The artwork, The Riverbank is a Kaurna Marketplace, by Kaurna Artist Paul Herzich, =explores the future, past and present, allowing people to walk in the ancient footsteps of the Kaurna people between the Adelaide Central Market and the Riverbank precincts. The South Australia Museum also hosts the largest collection of aboriginal artefacts in Australia and is a great place to learn more about indigenous Australian culture.
Colonisation and Adelaidean Culture Today
Adelaide was was named in honour of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of King William IV. It was formally established in 1836 as a planned city for free British settlers, making it distinct to the other major capital cities in Australia which were established as penal colonies. The city was designed by Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, who set out the city centre in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and surrounded by park lands. This design creates interconnected green spaces that are easily accessible in a city that is compact and commutable - it is consistently listed as amongst the top cities in the world in which to live.
Today, Adelaide is one of Australia's most visited travel destinations and hosts many festivals and sporting events, such as the Adelaide 500, Tour Down Under, LIV Golf Adelaide, AFL and Cricket matches, and the Adelaide Fringe, the world's second largest annual arts festival. Close to one of the world's most recognised wine regions, it has become a foodie destination, with locally sourced and unique produced providing unprecedented culinary experiences.
Fast Facts
International design magazine Architectural Digest has named Adelaide at the top of their list of The 20 Most Beautiful Cities in the World through consideration of architecture, cultural treasures, historical relevance, and natural appeal. On 18 December 1894, South Australia became the second place in the world, after New Zealand, to legislate all women's right to vote, and the first place in the world to give women the right to stand for parliament.
In July 2016 Adelaide joined the prestigious group of Great Wine Capitals around the world. This includes the likes of Napa Valley (US), Bordeaux (France), Bilbao/Rioja (Spain), Mendoza (Argentina), Hawke's Bay (New Zealand), Porto (Portugal) and Verona (Italy).
South Australia produces 75% of the world's supply of precious opal. If you're looking for a unique gift to take home, there are plenty of shops selling opal jewellery in Adelaide.
King William St runs down the middle of the city and no road crosses it (they all change name; Hindley into Rundle for example) because at the time it was illegal to cross a King - unless of course you're a Queen. King William St is only interrupted by (Queen) Victoria square.
The National Trust of Australia recognised the pie floater as a 'South Australian Heritage Icon' in 2003. Tender beef chunks in a rich gravy, encased in golden, flaky pastry, up-ended in a steaming hot bowl of hearty, green pea soup. Optional condiments, often applied liberally, include tomato sauce, vinegar or Worcestershire sauce.