Video Reflexive Ethnography (VRE) Conference 2025

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Date & time

Wed 11 Jun 2025, 9am – Thu 12 Jun 2025, 5pm

Location

RSSS Building, 146 Ellery Crescent Australian National University Canberra ACT

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The organising committee warmly invites you to join us at the inaugural conference of the International Association of Video Reflexive Ethnographers. The conference, hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) School of Sociology, will bring together scholars from across the globe to Canberra, the capital of Australia, to discuss video reflexive ethnography.

The program will include keynote presentations from Professor Rick Iedema, Independent Scholar, and Professor Verena Thomas from Edith Cowan University, along with opportunities for conference delegates to present their research and discuss relevant topics of interest.

The 2025 Video Reflexive Ethnography conference offers VRE practitioners the opportunity to reflect on more than a decade of ground-breaking research, during which the methodology has driven insights and impacts in health and other disciplines. In particular, video-reflexivity has enabled researchers to embrace, account for, and gain traction with complexity in practice, across multiple settings.

Video-reflexive ethnography is a methodology that bridges academic and professional practice. While seeking to explore VRE’s past, present and future, we are also seeking to examine further opportunities for VRE in engagement with other methods, disciplines and approaches.

Submissions may seek to address:

The conceptual and ethical underpinnings of VRE in practice
Case studies of VRE engagement and impact
Reflexivity among practitioners and researchers in practice.
VRE in relation to other visual methods and participatory methodologies
Teaching and translating VRE in academic and non-academic settings
Evolving technologies and VRE
VRE in engagement with public health, safety and quality, implementation science, co-design, policy development, evaluation, innovation, etc.

Together, we will explore and discuss the innovative field of video reflexive ethnography, fostering rich dialogues and collaborations. We look forward to your participation in what promises to be a groundbreaking and inspiring conference.

Conference Format: The conference will be in-person only.

Key dates:

Submissions due: 31 January 2025
Abstract acceptance notification: 1 March 2025
Early bird registration closes: 31 March 2025
Draft program released: 31 March 2025
Conference: 11-12 June 2025

Submission Types:

Oral presentation
Workshop
Panel
Roundtable

Click HERE to submit an abstract or propose a session by 31 January 2025.

Contact us

All enquiries regarding this conference should be emailed to the conference co-chair, Dr Katherine Carroll at Katherine.Carroll@anu.edu.au

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN 

Registration fees (all prices rounded in AUD and inclusive of GST):

VREIA Members (Early Bird): $349
VREIA Members (Standard): $465
Non-Members (Early Bird): $465
Non-Members (Standard): $581
Student (Early Bird): $117
Student (Standard): $233

Additional conference events:

Conference opening reception

Badger & Co, Kambri Precinct, ANU Campus
Tuesday 10 June 2025
6-8pm
$38 per head (incl. of fees)

Please join us for light refreshments and an opportunity to network in a casual setting with your colleagues. Drinks and additional food will be available for purchase at the adjoining bistro.

Walk on Country

Walk on Country, New Acton ACT
Tuesday 10 June 2025
1.30-3.30pm
$64.40 per head (incl. of fees)
Limited to 20 tickets. First come, first served.

Following the tracks and service trails of Black Mountain, an Aboriginal guide will interpret the mountain's changing landscape since ancient times.
*Please note that the path is unsealed, so dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy, comfortable, enclosed shoes.

National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA)

National Film and Sound Archive, New Acton ACT
Wednesday 11 June 2025
2-4pm
FREE
Limited to 30 tickets. First come, first served.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia’s national audiovisual cultural institution. They collect, preserve, and share Australia’s audiovisual culture.

Conference dinner

ANU Food Co-Op, New Acton ACT
Wednesday 11 June 2025
6-8pm
$38 per head (incl. of fees)

Please join us for a unique sit-down experience, catered by The Food Co-op. The Co-op provides food for people, not for profit. Dinner will include a family-style gluten-free, vegan hearty stew or curry. With dessert and tea/coffee/chai. Dinner will be from 6-8pm and include some friendly trivia competition with prizes!

Contact us

All enquiries regarding this conference should be emailed to the conference co-chair, Dr Katherine Carroll at Katherine.Carroll@anu.edu.au

Accommodation Options

Canberra has a range of accommodation options. We offer some examples close to the University in the table below.

Provider	Rates (2024) per night	Distance to Venue	Walk time
University Academic Accommodation	TBC	Onsite
University Student Accommodation	TBC	Onsite
A by Adina Canberra	From $192	1.3 km	17 min
Adina James Court	From $191	900 m	12 min
Crowne Plaza Canberra	From $302	1.6 km	20 min
Midnight Hotel Canberra	From $338	1.2 km	15 min
Nishi Apartments by Ovolo	From $229	1.3 km	16 min
Ovolo Nishi	From $229	1.3 km	16 min
Quest Canberra City Walk	From $179	1.5 km	18 min
The Avenue Hotel	From $235	1 km	13 min
The Novotel Canberra	From $205	850 m	12 min

Travel Options

Canberra lies

285km Southwest of Sydney – about 3 hours drive.
977km Northeast of Melbourne – about 15 hours drive

Canberra has an airport which is 12km from the Australian National University. Flights are available through domestic services:

Other travel options include:

Coach
Train

We have provided some links in the table below including travel options in and around Canberra.

Travel Options - Other Than Flights

Providers	From - to	Distance to venue	cost (2024)
	Getting from Sydney to Canberra
Murrays Coaches	Sydney International Terminal T1 to Jolimont Centre, Canberra	1km	Approx $49 one way $98 return
Greyhound Buses	Sydney International Terminal T1 to Canberra Civic Coach Stop	800m	Approx $60 one way $120return
NSW Trains	Sydney (Central Station) to Canberra - West Row, Civic	800m	Currently updating system - no bookings till November
	Getting from Melbourne to Canberra
Regional Public Transport Victoria Train plus Coach	Melbourne (Southern Cross Station) to Jolimont Centre, Canberra	800m	Approx. $35
	Getting around Canberra
ACT Govt. Transport Page	Local transport in Canberra and surrounds	Various	Various