About Us

About Us

Island Invasives 2026 is proudly organised by:

  • Professor James Russell, The University of Auckland
  • Dr Araceli Samaniego, Landcare Research
  • Ms Clare Stringer, Department of Conservation
  • Dr Nick Holmes, The Nature Conservancy
  • Mr Dick Veitch ONZM
  • Emeritus Professor Dave Towns ONZM
  • Emeritus Professor Mick Clout

Enquiries

All conference enquires can be sent to Event Manager, Amanda Wallace at islandinvasives@auckland.ac.nz

Key Dates

Registration opens: 3 Mar 2025
Submissions open: 3 Mar 2025
Abstracts due: 27 Jun 2025
Authors notified: 11 Aug 2025
Presenter registration deadline: 7 Nov 2025
Early-bird pricing expires: 7 Nov 2025
Full papers due: 23 Jan 2026
Conference start: 9 Feb 2026
Field trips: 11 Feb 2026
Conference end: 13 Feb 2026

Thank You To Our Sponsors

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