Queensland Annual Scientific Meeting

The ASMR Queensland Committee is delighted to announce that the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting will be held:

Venue: QUT Kelvin Grove E-block, Level 5 Function Room
Date: Thursday, 29 October 2026
Time: 8am-5pm

Abstracts close: 5pm on Friday, 11 September 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. See the Instructions for Authors for career stage-based eligibility requirements.

Registration costs:
ASMR Members: $60 / $120 (Students / EMCRs)
Non-members: $145 / $290 (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 qld@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.

Brisbane Gala Dinner on Monday, 26 October 2026

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

Venue: Customs House, Brisbane
Date: Monday, 26 October 2026
Time: TBA
Cost: TBA

The Gala Dinner is a formal dinner uniting esteemed researchers, students, industry professionals, politicians and our ASMR Medallist. Prize recipients at the Queensland Annual 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.