Tech Talks Conference
10am – 4pm
Birch BuildingIncludes morning tea & lunch
ANU CSSA presents · Bush Week 2026
Bush Week
Tech Fest
A student-led tech festival celebrating Computer Science and Cybersecurity — 31 July – 2 August 2026. ...no better place to be in Bush Week!
The festival
Three days of computing, cyber, and community
The ANU Computer Science Students' Association — the largest computing-related student society at ANU, with a history of over 30 years — is running its first ever Tech Fest during Bush Week: a 48-hour capture-the-flag competition, a day of Tech Talks with industry speakers, free BBQs, a movie night, and a networking and drinks night to cap it all off.
Tech Talks Conference
A full Friday of accessible computing and cybersecurity talks from industry and academic speakers — ideas talks, technical deep dives, and incident-response true crime.
DetailsBushBash CTF
A beginner-friendly, team-based 48-hour CTF across OSINT, Rev, Pwn, Web, Crypto and Misc — with a live scoreboard and a serious prize pool.
DetailsFree BBQs
Free BBQ lunches on Fellows Oval on Saturday and Sunday, plus refreshments throughout the festival.
DetailsMovie Night
Saturday evening wind-down in the city after a full day of flags.
DetailsNetworking & Drinks
Meet speakers, sponsors, and the ANU computing and cyber community on Sunday night at Verity Lane Market — $7.50 tickets include two drink tokens and food.
DetailsFinale & Prizes
CTF closing ceremony 5–5:30pm Sunday: InfoSect's Kylie McDevitt and Silvio Cesare present the prizes and certificates, then pizza dinner.
DetailsProgramme
Event schedule
Every event is free for students. Tap an event for full details, registration links, calendar files, and directions.
Friday 31 July
BushBash CTF Launch
5pm – 10pm
Melville HallIncludes refreshments
Saturday 1 August
BushBash CTF — Day Two
10am – 10pm
Melville HallIncludes refreshments
Free BBQ Lunch
12pm – 1pm
Copland Courtyard BBQFree food
Movie Night: The Matrix
6pm – 8:30pm
Dendy Cinema, Civic
Sunday 2 August
BushBash CTF Finale & Prizes
10am – 5:30pm
Melville HallIncludes pizza dinner
Free BBQ Lunch
12pm – 1pm
Fellows Oval BBQFree food
Networking & Drinks Night
6pm – 10pm
Verity Lane Market (Bar Lola & Dear Prudence)Two drink tokens + food per ticket
48 hours · live scoreboard · prizes
BushBash CTF
A beginner-friendly, team-based capture-the-flag running from the Friday-night launch to the Sunday finale. Challenges across OSINT, Reverse Engineering, Binary Exploitation, Web, Crypto and Misc — built by CSSA, aiming for 250 players.
- Beginner friendly — first CTF? Perfect.
- Team based — bring friends or find a team on the day
- Six categories, 100–500 points per challenge
- Live scoreboard at bushbash.cssa.club
- Brain-break games: GeoGuessr & Wikipedia racing
Getting there
Campus map & parking
Tech Talk Conference runs in the Birch Building Innovation Space, the CTF lives in Melville Hall, and BBQs are in Copland Courtyard and Fellows Oval. Movie night is at Dendy Cinemas in Civic, and the Networking and Drinks Night is at Bar Lola & Dear Prudence in Verity Lane Market (50 Northbourne Ave). Public ticketed car parks are marked with a yellow P.
Join in
Registration
Individual event registrations are live on Humanitix (and Rubric, but this is a shortcut to the Humanitix).
Documents
Downloads
The latest festival documents. These always point to the current version.
Thank you
CSSA sponsors
The Tech Fest — and its prize pool — is made possible by the generous support of CSSA's industry sponsors.
