DESIGN + EDUCATION

2025 Conference Fees & Booking

Accommodation & Transport Options

Conference Registration Fees

Please contact the secretariat directly if you have any booking requests.

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

 

 

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DEFSA conferences

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.

Critical skills endorsement

Professional Members in good standing can receive a certificate of membership, but DEFSA cannot provide confirmation or endorsement of skills whatsoever. DEFSA only confirm membership of DEFSA which is a NPO for Design Education in South Africa (https://www.defsa.org.za/imagine).