AFF Gathering #18 in MEL on 21-23 November 2025

Save the date! The 2025 AFF annual member gathering will be in Melbourne from 21-23 November 2025.
There will be a welcome dinner on Friday evening, a more formal dinner with a guest speaker on Saturday evening, and optional activities throughout Saturday and Sunday.

All AFF members and their friends & family are welcome to attend. Most people usually fly into the host city on Friday afternoon, and leave on Sunday afternoon/evening. Of course, if you're a Melbourne local, the flying part is optional.

We'll update this thread over the coming months with more information about the planned activities, dinner venues and costs, which we expect to be in line with previous gatherings. (E.g. you can read about the 2024 Brisbane gathering here, or the 2023 Launceston gathering here.)

There will be a $5 registration fee per participant, plus the cost of any activities and/or meals that you choose to join.

For now, please feel free to let us know in this thread if you think you'll be able to make it! For those unfamiliar with the AFF terminology:

• "Platinum" means your attendance is confirmed and you have booked flights/accommodation
• "Gold" means you're likely to attend but will need to confirm at a later time
• "Silver" means you're unlikely to attend at this stage.
• "Bronze" means you're unable to attend.

The entire AFF team looks forward to seeing you in November in Melbourne!

 

[AFF Editor]

Can we nominate our activity now? Can’t find that, but if we can, I’d like the Yum Cha lunch on Saturday please.

We'll provide rough indications of costs and open up registrations soon. You'll be able to nominate your preferred activity/which events you'll be attending during the registration process.

For now, please feel free to post your flight/hotel details in this thread and we'll advise once registrations are open.

 

[kpc]

Arr Fri Qf447 1505
Dep Sun Qf474 1730
Staying @Rydges Melbourne (could change if I find a better alternative)