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Australasian Ornithological Conference 2023

  • Date Tuesday, 28 November 2023 - Thursday, 30 November 2023
  • Locations Getting there
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Join us at the Australasian Ornithological Conference 2023

BirdLife Australia and Birds New Zealand are excited to announce the 12th Australasian Ornithological Conference (AOC) will be held in Brisbane 2023!

The AOC will be hosted at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 28 – Thursday 30 November 2023.

Register your interest to be kept up to date with deadline reminders and notice of emerging opportunities such as field trips.

Getting there

The Conference will be held at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane QLD.

See more details on how to get there and parking details on the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre website.



Key dates

Mark the relevant dates in your calendar, and Register Interest so we can update you as we near these deadlines, as well as inform you of those emerging such as fieldtrip opportunities.

  • January 10: Symposia submission opens
  • February 10: Symposia submission closes
  • February 17: Call for talk and poster abstracts
  • March 17: Abstract submission opens
  • March 31: BirdLife Australia student award applications due (announced in May)
  • May 1: Conference registration opens (earlybird registration applies)
  • June 9: Abstract submission closes
  • August 4: Notification of accepted abstracts
  • September 22: Early bird registration ends
  • November 28-30: Australasian Ornithological Conference!