Signal Not Noise evolved from LAST Conference, which began in Melbourne in 2012 and has also been held in four other cities. In 2026, we're unifying under a new name that better reflects what we do: helping professionals find signal amid the noise.

Find out more about the origins of LAST Conf and LAST Club here.

 Find out why we changed our name to Signal Not Noise here.

We're thankful to be in a position where we can come together in-person. We also want to do what we can to proactively help protect the health of participants.

We will comply with all health department guidelines in the operation of our event.

• For the wellbeing of your fellow Signal Not Noise community colleagues, please stay at home if you've been exposed to illness, have flu symptoms, or are feeling unwell. There is scope to transfer your registration or defer to a future event.
• The use of masks is not required by health authorities; however, please don't feel any hesitation to wear a mask if you'd like to. You may see organisers and helpers wearing masks in certain situations. Please be understanding of people who are protecting their health.
• Please dress for the weather conditions. There will be times when you'll be outside when walking between sessions and catering areas.
• Some sessions may be recorded, making it possible to catch up on content you missed.

Submissions will open in mid-2026. For full guidelines with video explainers of our ethos and what we're looking for, see this page.

Yes, your registration fee will include morning and afternoon refreshments, and also lunch. You can also make other dietary requests that we will try our best to accommodate.

We don't plan to do live-streaming, but we do provide a mechanism for a selection of sessions to be recorded. Recordings are made available to registered participants first and also to Signal Not Noise Club Full Members.

We encourage you to become a Signal Not Noise Club Full Member to access recordings of this event as well as 150+ hours of content in the Club's full member content library. See a preview.

Full Club Members also get a discount to this event.

The Free Member library will have access to selected recordings at a later date.

If we postpone or cancel:

If the event cannot be held in-person on the originally scheduled day, we will reschedule. If it becomes necessary to stage the event online, the event may be spread over more than one day. In the event that we must move to an online-only format, you'll be sent details to attend virtually and we'll seek to pass on any cost savings.

Please note, we can't be responsible for any travel and accommodation costs that are lost in the event of a date change.

If you wish to cancel:

Please consider sending someone else in your place. You can change the name on your registration at any time.

Refund policy structure (specific dates will be announced once the conference date is confirmed):

• Approximately 8 weeks before the conference: 100% refund
• Approximately 4 weeks before the conference: 50% refund
• Approximately 2 weeks before the conference: 25% refund
• No refunds available after the final deadline

Please note, some processing fees may not be refundable.

Contact melbourne@signal-not-noise.com to request a refund.

Yes! Please take a moment to review the Code of Conduct which is a continuation of the code we've had for the past several years at all our events.

We've also been signatories to the Diversity Charter for several years, under our old name. This is a movement to promote diversity at conferences.

Diversity refers to a wide range of visible and non-visible characteristics; it's about valuing variety, welcoming a range of backgrounds, experiences, and opinions and embracing the benefits that differences bring. We believe that a diverse set of people on stage and in audiences will improve events and will ultimately change the industries they represent for the better.

There will be opportunities such as:

• Assist in the submission process – we'll recruit a group of people to help us decide on the sessions for the event
• Volunteers to set up, register people, and help guide people at the venue on the day

The best source of information will be via the Signal Not Noise Melbourne Slack group. Please check for info there, or contact us if you'd like to be invited to join.