The Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons holds its 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre from 6-8 August 2026, co-located with the NZ Association of Orthodontists' ERDG.
The Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS) returns its federal Annual Scientific Meeting to New Zealand in 2026, staging the event in Ōtautahi Christchurch from 6-8 August 2026. The organiser's own event site confirms the meeting is hosted at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, with the ASM Gala Dinner set for the Christchurch Town Hall. The programme is built around a scientific meeting, a trade exhibition and a social programme, in the pattern of previous ANZAOMS ASMs.
In a notable addition for 2026, the ASM is co-located with the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists (NZAO) Educational and Research Development Group (ERDG), which joins ANZAOMS for joint plenary sessions on the Friday and runs its own dedicated sessions on the Saturday. Announced international keynote speakers are Dr Deepak Kademani (United States) and Professor Andreas Neff (Germany).
The meeting is convened by ANZAOMS, the professional representative organisation for oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) across Australia and New Zealand. On its own history page, ANZAOMS describes itself as holding the leadership role in the specialty, working in association with the Board of Studies for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, and notes it was a foundation member of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with responsibility for the Oceania Region. The association traces its past presidents' roll to 1961, and in December 2025 announced Dr Nathan Vujcich (WA) as its incoming President. The invitation to attend the 2026 ASM is issued under the name of Dr Angus Cameron, and conference management is handled by WaldronSmith Management of South Melbourne.
The ASM is a clinical and scientific congress for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, trainees and allied professionals. The published programme structure includes plenary and keynote sessions, breakfast sessions, a dedicated nurses workshop, sponsor pre-ASM workshops and an abstract-driven scientific programme (the call for abstracts has closed). The co-location with the NZAO ERDG widens the audience to the orthodontic community for the joint Friday plenary.
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is a purpose-built convention and exhibition venue in the heart of Christchurch's rebuilt city centre, on Oxford Terrace beside the Avon River. Its central-city location places delegates within walking distance of city-centre hotels, and the event site maintains a dedicated accommodation page for attendees. Christchurch Airport sits a short drive from the central city, and the organiser highlights the wider Canterbury region as a draw, noting the Mt Hutt ski field is roughly 1.5 hours' drive from Christchurch. These details are provided as neutral context for delegate planning.
A trans-Tasman federal scientific meeting returning to New Zealand is a solid win for South Island business events: it brings an international and Australian delegate base, an accompanying trade exhibition and a marquee gala dinner into Christchurch's flagship convention centre and civic venues. The three-day medical congress format, co-located with a second national association, reinforces Christchurch's positioning as a host city for multi-day association conferences at Te Pae.
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