Queer Collaborations
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Queer Collaborations (QC or QC's) is a national Australian queer conference. The conference is held annually, usually in July. In recent years, the conference has attracted 300-400 delegates.
It is often referred to as a student conference, although that is not strictly true. The majority of delegates are students, but the facilitation collectives have not usually restricted registration. The conference has traditionally been supported by the National Union of Students of Australia (NUS) and has used the NUS Standing orders, but officially the conference is autonomous and not affiliated with NUS.
[edit] History
The conference began in 1991 as a one day meeting of students from universities around Sydney. Eventually QC expanded to its current format of a one-week national conference.
A recent challenge to the conference occurred in 2001 in Newcastle, when a political dispute caused the conference floor to split. Many of the delegates left the conference, and formed their own conference in a bar down the street.
This year (2006) it is being held in Sydney from the 2nd of July to the 8th. Registration costs are $90, accommodation can be arranged for $160.
| Year | Host | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | University of Sydney | |
| 1992 | University of Technology Sydney | |
| 1991 | University of Sydney | |
| 1993 | University of Sydney | |
| 1994 | University of Queensland, Brisbane | |
| 1995 | University of Melbourne | Heresy |
| 1996 | University of Western Australia, Perth | Queer as FUCK |
| 1997 | Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane | Volatile |
| 1998 | University of Tasmania, Hobart | Emerge |
| 1999 | University of Adelaide | OUT - Raging |
| 2000 | Charles Sturt University, Bathurst | Camping Out West |
| 2001 | University of Newcastle (NSW) | The future is queer to me now |
| 2002 | Australian National University University of Canberra |
Queery Oppression |
| 2003 | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University of Melbourne Swinburne University of Technology |
Validate Here |
| 2004 | Queensland University of Technology Griffith University, Brisbane |
Yes it's fuckin' political |
| 2005 | University of Western Australia, Perth | {Queer}ying Gender |
| 2006 | University of Sydney | Terror Alert: Rainbow |
| 2007 | University of Tasmania |
