Join our koala competition
We can’t wait to welcome you to our country, but before you visit us, we want to see the IDW 2025 koala in your home country! Take a picture of yourself with a koala in front of a famous landmark or even just your favourite spot in your hometown or home country?
You will go into the draw to win one of two complimentary full registrations to IDW 2025. One of the winners will be chosen by the IDW 2025 Organising Committee and the other will be a People’s Choice Award, both will be awarded in early 2025. The shortlisted entries will be featured in a future ezine where delegates will be able to vote for our People’s Choice Winner.
To enter the competition, follow the below steps;
- Find yourself a koala. It can be either a clip-on koala, koala plush toy, or even a printed image of a koala.
- Photograph yourself and your koala in a fun, creative, exotic, or interesting location in your home country.
- Email the photograph along with the below details to IDW 2025 Secretariat.
a. Your name, address, phone number, and email address
b. Name of the location and country where the photo is taken - Post the photo on your social media accounts and hashtag #IDW2025KoalaCompetition #IDW2025
The competition closes Tuesday 1 April 2025.
Terms and conditions
The competition opens on Wednesday 11 September 9am AEST and closes Tuesday 1 April 2025 9am AEDT. The prize is one of two complimentary registrations to attend International Data Week 2025. One complimentary registration will be awarded and selected by the International Data Week 2025 Organising Committee, and the other complimentary registration will be awarded through a voting system of People’s Choice Award in April 2025. The winners will be notified no later than the 1 May 2025 with instructions on how to claim their prize. If the competition organisers are unable to get in touch with a winner and the prize is unclaimed after 30 days following the first attempt of contact, the runner-up will be awarded the prize.