About Our Host City
Welcome to Sydney, Australia — Host city for LCN 2025
The 50th meeting of the LCN conference will be held in Sydney, Australia.
Located in the southeast part of the continent, Sydney is the capital of New South Wales. "Discovered" by Captain Cook in 1770, the city was founded as a British penal colony in 1788 until its incorpration in 1842. After the gold rush in 1851, Sydney was transformed by mass migration into one of the most international, cosmopolitan cities in the world, where more than 250 different languages are spoken here. Also known as the Harbour City, Sydney is the largest in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine, design, it is set next to miles of ocean coastline, sandy surf beaches, and beautiful mountains. The city is also home to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, two of the most iconic structures on the planet.
To learn more about Sydney and local attractions:
- Tourism Australia - Sydney
- Sydney Opera House
- Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
- Sydney Beaches
- Darling Harbour
- Taronga Zoo
- Sydney Tower
- Destination NSW - Sydney
- Destination NSW - Blue Mountains
Some good travel guides include Lonely Planet, OrangeSmile, and TripAdvisor.
Traveler Information
- Telephone country code: +61
- Currency: Australian dollar (AUD, $)
- Time zone: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) [ UTC/GMT +11:00]
- Latitude/longitude of conference venue: (33.881597°S, 151.202719°E)
- Power: 230 V/50 Hz, using connector type I.
