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The Network Of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) was established in 1987 to create a grassroots, autonomous network concerned with issues that impact people and students who identify as or with women. The annual, 5-day conference is organised by a collective of students and hosted by a different university in Australia each year, giving the opportunity for students identifying as or with women to engage with personal, political, social, and cultural issues.

If you are interested in attending this year’s conference, please contact the Women’s Officers at msa-womens@monash.edu. Scholarships are available.

Previous years and locations:

• 1987 The Australian National University
• 1988 The University of Queensland
• 1989 The University of Adelaide
• 1990 The University of New South Wales
• 1991 RMIT
• 1992 The University of Adelaide
• 1993 The University of Queensland
• 1994 Macquarie University
• 1995 The University of Melbourne
• 1996 Edith Cowan University
• 1997 Queensland University of Technology
• 1998 University of Western Sydney, Nepean
• 1999 RMIT
• 2000 Flinders University
• 2001 University of Technology
• 2002 James Cook University
• 2003 Macquarie University
• 2004 Southern Cross University
• 2005 The University of Adelaide
• 2006 The University of Melbourne
• 2007 The University of Sydney
• 2008 Flinders University
• 2009 Queensland University of Technology
• 2010 The University of Newcastle
• 2011 The University of New South Wales
• 2012 The Australian National University
• 2013 The University of Melbourne
• 2014 Edith Cowan University
• 2015 University of Tasmania
• 2016 University of Technology Sydney
• 2017 The Australian National University