The Vaccines and Immunotherapy Technologies Conference was organized by Professor Ian Frazer FAA, FTSE (Chair)(Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research, University of Queensland), Professor Peter Gray FTSE (Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland), Professor Ian Gust FTSE, (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne), Professor Graham Mitchell FAA, (Foursight Associates Pty Ltd), Professor Ian Ramshaw (John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University) and held at The Shine Dome in Canberra, 9-11 April. The conference was funded by the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.