Call for abstract - submit your abstract here by 14th July 2025.

Biometrics in the Bush Capital

24-28th November 2025, Canberra, Australia

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia



The Australasian Region Biometrics conference is a biannual conference sponsored by the International Biometric Society (Australasian Region). The conference is a forum for biometricians, statisticians, and those interested in the development and application of statistical and mathematical theory and methods to problems in the biosciences. The conference is open to members and non-members of the Society.

Open for abstract submissions

2025-04-14

We are pleased to invite submissions for abstracts for the Biometrics in the Bush Capital, to be held on 24th-28th November 2025 at Canberra, Australia. The conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and educators to share ideas, current research findings, and emerging trends in the development and application of statistical and data science theory and methods to problems in biosciences.

Key themes and topics
We welcome abstracts addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Agricultural Statistics
  • Bayesian Statistics
  • Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
  • Design or Surveys
  • Demographic or Population Modelling
  • Ecological or Environmental Statistics
  • Generalised Linear Mixed Modelling
  • Machine Learning or Deep Learning
  • Medical or Health Statistics
  • Multivariate Statistics
  • Spatial/Temporal Modelling
  • Statistical Consulting/Workflow/Practice
  • Statistical Genetics/Omics/Bioinformatics


  • Submission guidelines

    Abstracts should be a maximum of 250 words written in English presented either as a talk or a poster.
    Submit your abstract here by 14th July 2025.

    For questions or further information, please contact conference@biometricsociety.org.au.


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    Important dates

    Date  
    Feb 28 Invited session proposals: email
    Apr 14 Open for abstract submission
    Jun 1 Open for registration
    Jul 14 Closing date for abstract submission
    Aug 1 Lunchtime discussion proposals: email
    Aug 15 Inform acceptance of the abstract
    Sep 1 Close for early bird registration
    Nov 23 OceaniaR Hackathon co-hosted with the Statistical Computing and Visualisation Section of the Statistical Society of Australia.
    Nov 24 Workshop
    Nov 24-28 Conference


    Sponsors

    We are currently seeking sponsorship partners. Please contact if you can sponsor our upcoming conference or go below for more informaton.


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