Registrations now open for 25th Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference

Registrations are now open for 25th Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) Conference that will be held at the International Conference Centre in Sydney, NSW from 26 - 28 May 2025. The conference theme From Field to Future, Scientific Collections and Plant Pathology will focus on the role of scientific collections.

Plant pathology collections are valuable to agriculture, ecology, and biosecurity, preserving specimens, and living cultures, from both economically and environmentally important plant species. The 25th APPS conference will put the spotlight on these collections, highlighting their role in research and biosecurity and how they can be used, and improved, to ensure they continue to be a vital resource for researchers and decision makers into the future.

Register now to qualify for earlybird rates until Friday, 28 March 2025.

Call for Abstracts

The APPS is inviting researchers, academics, and practitioners to submit their oral and poster abstracts for the 25th APPS Conference 2025.

Key dates:

• Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 3 February 2025
• Abstract notification: w/c 24 February 2025
• Deadline for presenter registration: Friday, 21 March 2025

Visit the APPS 2025 website to view the topics, submission criteria and guidelines to submit an abstract.

Bursaries now open

Bursaries are now open for students and early career researchers (ECR) to attend the APPS Conference.

The bursaries will allow students or ECRs to attend either the APPS biennial conference or an APPS special interest group meeting during the non-biennial conference year.

Up to two bursaries will be provided for the biennial APPS conference per region to ensure students and ECRs from all branches of the APPS have an opportunity to apply.

To be eligible, ECRs must have been awarded a PhD within five years or longer if combined with periods of significant career interruption. Applicants without PhD qualifications but up to 10 years’ experience in the plant pathology industry, are also considered ECRs.

Bursaries will be awarded to the value of $1,500 to cover conference registration costs, flights and accommodation. If local applicants are attending, only the value of conference registration will be awarded.

APPS membership is not a requirement to apply, however applicants will be required to join in order to accept the bursary.

To learn more about eligibility and guidelines for application, visit the website.