Symposiums
The two symposiums will run concurrently on Monday. For those attending in person, you will need to choose which symposium to attend, and stay with that symposium all day. There are capacity limits on the rooms and so we won’t have space to allow people to switch between rooms. However, you will have access to the recordings of the presentations from the other symposium after the conference.
Live streaming details are still being finalised, but it is likely that online participants will have access to both symposiums.
Concurrent Symposium: Dasyurids of the Past, Present and Future - Monday 6th July 2026
This symposium aims to highlight the incredible breadth of research occurring across Australia (and beyond) in Dasyurid biology, and bring together our latest carnivorous marsupial research from vast scientific disciplines. From the ferocious dunnarts to the delightful devils, we want to hear about it. Presentations will pay homage to species of the past, current efforts to conserve our living Dasyurids, and the technologies reshaping our understanding of conservation biology, bringing the future closer than ever
before.
This is the first Dasyurid symposium in more than 45 years. The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales held the previous symposium in May 1980, which resulted in the acclaimed volume Carnivorous Marsupials (edited by Michael Archer, 1982).
If presenting on Dasyurids you can request to be considered for inclusion in the symposium, or elect to be part of the main conference. To showcase new knowledge, priority will be given to presentations outlining well developed research rather than early stage projects or short updates. The presentations can be full-length talks, speed talks or posters.
Following the 2026 symposium, a special issue of Australian Mammalogy will be produced, providing researchers who present Dasyurid-related work in either the symposium or the general conference sessions with the opportunity to contribute to this published compilation.
This symposium has been generously sponsored by Colossal Australia/ TIGRR Lab, allowing students who are members of the Australian Mammal Society or the Australasian Bat Society to attend for free!
Concurrent Symposium: Bats and Wind Farms: Research to Inform Risk Reduction - Monday 6th July 2026
This symposium brings together researchers investigating the ecological impacts of wind energy development on bat populations. With growing global investment in renewable energy, understanding and mitigating the unintended consequences for wildlife—particularly bats—is critical. Presentations are likely to explore recent advances in ecological research, including aspects such as species-specific vulnerability, spatiotemporal patterns of bat activity, behavioral responses to turbines, and predictive modelling of risk. The symposium aims to highlight how empirical evidence can inform practical strategies for reducing bat mortality, guide future research priorities, and support science-based decision-making in wind farm planning and operation.
This symposium has been generously sponsored by Colossal Australia/ TIGRR Lab, allowing students who are members of the Australian Mammal Society or Australasian Bat Society to attend for free!
Even though the two symposiums are free for students who are members of the AMS or ABS, we require these delegates to register for catering purposes and to inform room capacity requirements.