Call for Abstracts

Select Preferred Symposia: 

• Policy and global change
• Education, extension, and adoption in communities
• Invasive species and biosecurity
• Collections and curation sciences 
• Celebration of new ANIC collections building
• Systematics and taxonomy
• Ecosystem services driven by arthropods
• Ecology and evolution
  
• Behaviour and physiology
  
• Conservation theory and practice
• Functional understanding of insect-microbial communities
• Growth, reproduction, behaviour
• “Omics” and molecular entomology at scale
• Understanding and using biologicals and behaviour modifiers
• Working together across Australian and New Zealand communities to highlight Indigenous knowledge and innovation systems
• Social Insects - symposium convened by IUSSI

Select Preferred Abstract Format:

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations will be allocated 15 minutes, including 3 minutes for question time. Oral presentations will be grouped into 60 or 90-minute sessions on a common theme.

• A 12-minute presentation, followed by 3 minutes for questions.

Lightning Presentations

Lightning presentations are short, focused oral talks that allow presenters to quickly share a concise overview of their research or a specific aspect of their work. Lightning talks will be part of a session featuring multiple presenters.

• A 5-minute presentation.

Display Posters

Display posters allow for direct interactions with other attendees and facilitate detailed discussions. Posters can present research in progress, projects, clinical topics, quality improvement initiatives, and case studies.

• An A0-size portrait poster displayed for the duration of the conference, presenter to provide.
• The abstract and a PDF of each poster will be included in the conference app for delegates to view on their smart devices.
• Presenters will also be asked to attend their poster during a poster viewing session to discuss the poster with other delegates.

Please contact a member of the organising committee if you would like to suggest a workshop, field trip, tour or supporting event. These will most likely be held on Friday 5 December 2025.