Australasian Ornithological Conference 2025 – in Perth

BirdLife Australia and Birds New Zealand are pleased to announce that registrations are now open to attend the 13th Australasian Ornithological Conference (AOC), to be held in Boorloo/Perth, 18-20 November. The call for abstracts is now open until 22 June 2025. 

This is the largest biennial gathering of enthusiastic amateur and professional ornithologists and avian researchers from Australasia, New Zealand and beyond! For more information and to register, visit: https://aoc.org.au/.

Birds New Zealand are pleased to support students travelling from New Zealand to present at this conference. Applications for the Birds New Zealand Student Travel Grant must be received by 20 June 2025. Details, including the application form, are available at: https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/awards-and-prizes/aoc-student-grants/. 

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