EIANZ 2023 Annual Conference

Hilton Hotel Auckland, 147 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, NZ

Our world is changing. We are changing with it. We lead the change.| Ka huri te ao, ka huri ano tātou. Me arahi tatou te huringa.

Join us at the EIANZ 2023 Annual Conference in October 2023 in the beautiful landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we will set out to address these major challenges. The conference will be headlined by keynote speakers from both New Zealand and Australia. This thought-provoking and engaging event will bring together practitioners from all environment disciplines. Attendees will hear from policy makers, researchers, industry experts, and thought leaders who will unpack a range of topics and emerging trends related to our vulnerabilities, methodologies and principles which underpin regulations, frameworks, and how these are facilitated by two of the biggest challenges of our time: the decline of biodiversity and the impacts of climate change.

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand with a fast-growing population, and recent weather events have drawn close attention to the very matters the conference seeks to address. Auckland has many things to offer the conference delegate from walks in the region’s largest native rain forest in the Hunua Ranges or exploring the striking landscapes of the built and natural environment. Find out here what Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland can offer you during your stay. We look forward to welcoming you.

Registrations are now open!

Delegates will hear from policy makers, researchers, industry experts, and thought leaders who will unpack a range of topics and emerging trends related to our vulnerabilities, methodologies and principles which underpin regulations, frameworks, and how these are facilitated by two of the biggest challenges of our time: the decline of biodiversity and the impacts of climate change.

Conference fees

All conferences prices are charged in AUD (GST is not applicable). * We have secured a number of rooms with 15% discount off the rack rate for accommodation is available for delegates wishing to stay at the Hilton Hotel. There are limited rooms available. The discount link will be sent in your registration confirmation email.
*One day registrations, tickets to the welcome function and networking / awards event can be purchased separately by contacting office@eianz.org

Not an EIANZ member?

Consider joining as a student, associate or full member today! To receive the member rate to the conference make sure you apply for membership prior to registering for the event! Join here →

Sponsorship Opportunities

There are many benefits to sponsors at the EIANZ 2023 Annual Conference. Benefits include:
• Demonstrates commitment to best practice environmental outcomes.
• Demonstrates commitment to young environmental professionals and their career development.
• Direct access to a captive audience of your potential future customers and /or workforce.
• Exposure to local, national, and potentially international delegates.
• Opportunity for broad exposure to delegates

Thanks to our event sponsors

Gold Sponsor
Lanyard Sponsor
Welcome Function Sponsor

Call for Papers has now closed.

The conference theme is ‘Aratakina te ngaru o te huringa – Leading the wave of change'. In the face of climate change, increasingly vulnerable cities and communities, declining biodiversity, threats to food security and our own well-being, there is a need for strong leadership when it comes to our environment. Proposed new environmental legislation in both New Zealand and Australia leads the way for this opportunity to rethink our environmental practice and establish new foundations for confronting what lies ahead.

Abstracts were submitted in the following topics:

• Leading legislation: What the RMA and EPBC Act reforms mean in practice
• Waves in our freshwater: improving stewardship of freshwaters
• Just how vulnerable are our cities? And how do we make them more resilient?
• Incorporating indigenous environmental practice: the way of the future?
• Making the best of sustainable design in a circular economy
• The conundrum of contaminated land and sediments
• Ecological Integrity and effective conservation measures to address decline in biodiversity
• Transformative environmental leadership for Impact Assessment in the Pacific region
• Hastening action on climate change to reduce emissions to net zero

There are a range of ways to approach topics and delegates are encouraged to be imaginative, provocative, and thoughtful.

Submission guidelines

If you are interested in submitting a paper or poster or would like to propose a session at the conference please prepare a brief abstract and submit it via the link below by Friday 28 July 2023.

Abstract specifications

• Abstracts must be no more than 300 words
• Biographies must be no more than 200 words
• Authors must supply a photo

Abstracts and biographies may undergo editing before being published in conference materials and on the EIANZ website.

You will be advised whether your abstract has been accepted by Friday 11 August 2023. Successful applicants will be required to register for the conference.

Important Dates

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