2025 Conference Fees & Booking

Important Dates:

  • Author Registration Deadline: 7 August 2025
  • Attendee Registration Deadline: 3 September
  • Payment deadline of all invoices: 3 September 2025

Conference Registration Fees

AUTHOR Conference Registration Fee - in person 

R1900

  • Attendance of 2 day conference     
  • Conference Goodie bag    
  • Catering for both days at the conference     
  • Page fee cost for proceedings    

     
AUTHOR Conference Registration Fee- ONLINE     

R1600

  • Virtual attendance 2 day conference     
  • Page fee cost for proceedings    

     
DELEGATE Conference Registration Fee - IN PERSON    

R800

  • Attendance of 2 day conference
  • Conference Goodie bag
  • Catering for both days at the conference

     
DELEGATES Conference Registration Fee - ONLINE  

R400

  • Virtual attendance of the conference for 2 day conference  

 

Student Conference Registration Fee - ONLINE  

R100

  • Virtual attendance of the conference for 2 day conference     

 

ADD-ONS

  • 17 September
    Qgeberha guided game drive (pre-conference event)
    R922
  • 19 September
    Gala Dinner admission 
    R435 PER PERSON

    
Registration

Complete the conference registration fee invoice form below
By submitting this form, you confirm your attendance at the conference, even if the invoice is paid later.  

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DEFSA promotes relevant research with the focus on design + education through its biennial conferences, to promote professionalism, accountability and ethics in the education of young designers. Our next conference is a hybrid event. See above for details.

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