Birds Australia is committed to holding biennial conferences that provide a regular forum for the exchange of information and ideas between avian-based researchers and conservationists throughout the Australasian region.  The conferences are held in a variety of venues to give attendees an opportunity to explore the diverse birdlife in the region. Students wishing to attend can apply for a Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award to cover travel costs to the conference.

AOC 2009 Armidale

The next AOC will be held in Armidale, NSW from 29 November to 4 December 2009. The venue for the conference will be the Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club.  Registration will begin at 12pm Sunday 29 November. The conference will offer symposia and sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with a dinner on Thursday 3 December at the Armidale Bowling Club. Excursions will occupy the Wednesday.
 
The keynote speaker will be Honorary Professor Jeremy Greenwood CBE (University of Birmingham), former Director of the British Trust for Ornithology.

Past AOC Conferences

Those interested in finding out more about the conferences and the cutting edge research and conservation topics presented at them can download abstracts from previous events.

AOC 2007

Held in Perth, WA. Organised by BAWA committee members. 

AOC 2007 Abstracts (1.2mb)

AOC 2005

Held in Blenheim, New Zealand.  Organised by Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Sue, Michael and Brian Bell.

AOC 2005 Abstracts

AOC 2003

Held at Australian National University, Canberra. Organised by Penny Olsen, Denis Saunders and Nick Nicholls.

AOC 2003 Abstracts

AOC 2001

Held at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst NSW. Organised by David Watson and Andrew Fisher.

AOC 2001 Abstracts