2026 SCANZ conference

This conference has now passed. Find more about the 2026 Conference here. Information about our next conference is coming soon.

Thank you to attendees who joined us on 24-25 June in Ōtautahi Christchurch and online for SCANZ 2026! It was our biggest SCANZ conference yet, with 168 people register for the conference, with 154 joining us in-person and 14 joining online.

Recordings of the conference will be available to watch for SCANZ members soon, via the Member’s Only part of our website.

Conference Hot Takes

The SCANZ 2026 Conference sparked some of the best conversations we've had as a science communication community, and we're not ready for them to stop! We've prepared a document with our Hot Takes that captures some of the insights and key messages of the conference. Let's keep kōrero and collaboration going!

FilL out our conference Survey

If you attended SCANZ 2026, please take the time to fill out our conference survey. It helps us to hear what we did well and what we can improve for next time!

Thanks again to our SPEAKERS & sponsors

We had over incredible 40 speakers delivering talks, lightning talks, panels, workshops, and keynote addresses.

Thank you to our sponsors for making this conference possible: