The Location
Meanjin / Brisbane will be the host city for Everything Open 2027.
The Venue
Everything Open 2027 will be held at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Gardens Point campus. The campus sits at the southern edge of the city centre, alongside the City Botanic Gardens and the river, within easy walking distance of public transport.
The conference will be using the Z and S block facilities, as well as the undercroft of Z block. You can find these on the Gardens Point campus map — Z and S block are at the southern edge of the campus, near the river and the Gardens Point ferry terminal.
Acknowledgement of Country
We would like to acknowledge the Turrbal People as the First Nations owners of the lands on which we are meeting, and pay respect to their Elders, past and present. We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in attendance at this event.
We also draw attention to the fact that QUT Gardens Point and the area near the river are areas of meeting and learning, both now and in the past. It is our hope that the Everything Open 2027 conference contributes to this great and long tradition.
Things to See and Do
There are many things to explore in and around Meanjin / Brisbane, South East Queensland, and beyond. We highly encourage people to bring the family, and explore the region either side of the conference. The weekend after is a long one, close to the end of the Australian school summer holidays, with Australia/Invasion day on the Monday after.
In Meanjin / Brisbane itself:
- the Botanical Gardens which start just outside QUT Gardens Point.
- Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company in the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) just across the river.
Elsewhere:
- West of Brisbane there is Toowoomba, a lovely town with beautiful Botanical Gardens.
- Sunshine Coast (North)
- Gold Coast (South)
- Sunshine Coast hinterlands (great getaway places)
- Gold Coast hinterlands (rainforest, fantastic look-outs)
More information will be added!
Weather and Climate
Of course, we have no idea what Huey (the weather god) has in store for us. Once upon a time there was a flood at QUT Gardens Point and linux.conf.au had to move to another QUT campus with only days to spare! (the move was brilliant, although we would prefer to forget about that nasty event.)
What we do know is this:
- South-East Queensland is in the sub-tropics, so it’s going to be fairly warm (25-35 during the day, at least, and not drop below 20 at night), it can be pretty humid, and it may rain (or not). If it rains, it can be a swift deluge, after which it’ll be all bright and sunny for days.
- On the Sunshine Coast (North) and Gold Coast (South), it can be great weather, or rainy, or it may storm in a very serious way.
- If you are not from Australia, do realise that Queensland is absolutely huge both Northwards and Westwards. We generally count distance in hours or days, not kilometers.
- About a day’s drive (800 km) North the tropics begin (just North of Rockhampton).
- Some people drive from Brisbane to Cairns (1700km) in a day, but that’s fairly nuts and barely allows for quintessential leg stretch and other stops, also considering that most of the Bruce Highway (M1) is actually single lane each way.