The official IAIA27 conference website is hosted by IAIA: click here

The NZAIA webpage complements the IAIA website, primarily for people located in the New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific.  
Submit your Session Proposals to IAIA by 30th July: here's the webpage you need.
If you are not sure what is required a helpful webinar is available!

So You’d Like to Propose a Session for IAIA27?
    Recorded 23 June 2026
Designed especially for first-time session chairs, those whose proposals were not accepted in previous years, and participants for whom English is not a first language, the webinar explain IAIA's session formats, proposal requirements, and practical strategies for developing a strong submission.
Participants will learn how to choose the right session format, create engaging and interactive sessions, and avoid common proposal pitfalls.

Key contacts

The conference organising group comprises members of NZAIA and the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), along with staff from the Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).


Conference Co-Chairs:     

                                        Terry Calmeyer (Chair, NZAIA)          email: [email protected]                                                                   Lachlan Wilkinson (EIANZ)               email: [email protected]


Committee chairs:       

Programme Committee:       Richard Morgan   email:  [email protected]
The Technical Programme Committee, an IAIA standing Committee, manages the actual content of the conference (sessions and papers, etc.), and sits under the umbrella of the Programme Committee.  Other interests of the Programme Committee include the opening and closing plenaries, training courses, and technical visits. 

Logistics and Local Arrangements Committee:   Nick Taylor email:  [email protected]
Working with IAIA staff to connect all aspects of conference operational needs to local services, providers and processes.

Sponsorship Committee:    Lachlan Wilkinson  email:  [email protected]
Identifying potential local and regional sponsors, and providing that information to IAIA staff for follow up.

Public Relations Committee:  Rebecca Foy  email: [email protected]
Promoting the conference to organisations, agencies, institutions, and communities; identifying potential exhibitors;  promoting to the media and assisting IAIA staff with marketing. 

Many other people are involved in these committees, all working to make IAIA27 a success!

SPREP contacts

Acting on behalf of Mr Jope Davetanivalu, Director of Environmental Monitoring and Governance, are:
Mr. Puta Tofinga ([email protected]) supported by Mr. Justin Lima ([email protected]) and Mr. Ivan Diarra ([email protected])

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities

There is information on the IAIA website about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities: click the button below. 
If you wish to talk with the locally-based conference organisers about such opportunities, please email Lachlan Wilkinson, chair of the Sponsorship Committee,  at:  [email protected]