Hunter Annual Scientific Meeting

This year, the ASMR Hunter Committee is joining forces with the ASMR NSW Committee to host the Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney:

Venue: Children’s Cancer Institute Seminar Rooms (Level 4 of the HTH Building)
Date: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Time: 8am to 5pm

Abstracts close: 5pm on Monday, 3 August 2026
Please download the Instructions for Authors here prior to submitting your abstract!

Great prizes available for ASMR members, including the $2,000 ASMR Communication Excellence Award and the $1,000 Alan Skyring Memorial Award. See the Instructions for Authors for career stage-based eligibility requirements.

Registration costs:
ASMR Members: $50 / $110 (Students / EMCRs)
Non-members: $135 / $280 (Students / EMCRs)

Registration is for individuals only with one abstract per registration, and online processing fees apply. Additional abstracts can be submitted by email to nsw@asmr.org.au.

Registration includes Morning and Afternoon Tea and Lunch.

Bulk discounts of 15% are available for registrations of 5 or more people from the same research group, department or supervisor, contact katriona@asmr.org.au to arrange!

Not yet a member of ASMR? Join here to get discounted registration for and be eligible for prizes at this event!
Membership costs $170 for 1 year, with students, retired researchers and researchers working outside Australia receiving a 50% discount.

ASMR NSW Gala Dinner

Please join the ASMR Committee at the NSW Gala Dinner in Sydney for a convivial evening celebrating the achievements of NSW’s health and medical researchers at the 2026 ASMR Medical Research Week® Gala Dinner:

Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Venue: Sergeants’ Mess, Chowder Bay
Time: 6 to 10pm
Cost: ASMR members $200, non-members $285, tables of 10 $1,800

The Gala Dinner is a formal dinner uniting esteemed researchers, students, industry professionals, politicians and our ASMR Medallist. Prize recipients at the NSW scientific meeting will also be recognised at the Gala Dinner.

As well as celebrating the best and brightest researchers in our state, the dinner will feature the 2026 ASMR Medallist, Professor Fabienne Mackay. Professor Mackay is a pioneering immunology researcher and an exceptional leader in Australian health and medical research.

An exceptional orator, Professor Mackay brings a warmth and charm to her presentations and demonstrates the very best of Australian science, innovation and leadership.

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