The Australasian Science and Technology Studies (AusSTS) network conference was held for the first time at the Australian National University from November 18-20, 2024. The main conference occurred on November 19-20, with an Early Career Researcher day on November 18. The conference was co-organised by early career researchers at ANU and TopEndSTS at Charles Darwin University.

The theme of the conference was '(De-)territorialising STS: Discipline, Place, Power', continuing conversations held at the 2023 conference about the importance of place for understanding knowledge production and technological development. Several decolonial activities and plenaries were offered to complement this theme, including guided tours with Uncle Wally Bell and weaving and yarning organised in collaboration with The Fenner Circle and the Bandalang Studio.

Professorial Research Fellow Helen Verran (Charles Darwin University) gave the Opening Keynote, speaking about STS and its place in the disciplinary landscape and how it has developed in Australia. Professor Brit Ross Winthereik (Technical University of Denmark) gave the Closing Keynote, exploring the place and places of data centres in Denmark. Overall, the conference was an invaluable opportunity to gather the growing AusSTS community, and, going forward, to consolidate the local STS community at ANU.