ANZCCART Conference 2026 "Culture, Care and Collaboration"

Join us at the ANZCCART Conference for the latest in animal ethics and research advancements!
About this Event

Tena Koutou and Welcome

It is my great pleasure to personally welcome you to the 2026 ANZCCART Conference in Sydney.

We will gather on Gadigal land for an opportunity to share knowledge, experience and conversation together.

More than that, this conference is a chance to connect with colleagues, spark new ideas and support one another. We hope you can join us for what promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking event as we explore the role of animals in research and teaching across Australia and New Zealand.

The program includes invited speakers from both interstate and abroad. They will be joined by local speakers with a selection of presentations from submitted abstracts. Pre-conference tours include visits to animal facilities and laboratories.

This conference aims to serve as a neutral forum for the exchange of ideas and perspectives, where we can engage in respectful dialogue, fostering a space where diverse views on these complex issues can be expressed and debated. We encourage all participants to engage thoughtfully and contribute to the enriching discussions that will unfold over the course of the event.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our conference sponsors AAALAC International, EthiQualia, Infonetica Ltd, JetPets Animal Transport Ltd, MAWA Trust, Research Code and Tecniplast Australia for their generous support.

We look forward to joining you at the conference.

Don Mackie
Chair, ANZCCART Australia

Key-note Speaker - Dr Larry Carbone

Dr Larry Carbone is a veterinarian with 40 years of experience caring for animals in laboratories. Dr Carbone writes about public policy, ethics, and laboratory animal welfare. His new book, The Hidden Life of Lab Animals, shows how addressing animals’ physical and emotional needs not only enhances their well-being but also leads to more robust scientific research

Sessions include

• Culture, Care and Collaboration
• Responsible Animal Use from Practice to Retirement
• Welfare and Ethical Guidelines
• Non-Human Primates
• High Animal Welfare Impact
• Openness
• Non-Animal Technologies (NATs) and New Approach Methods (NAMs)
• Animal Ethics Committee operations

The draft program is available now.

Please note that the Pre-Conference Tours are no longer available

Post-Conference Workshop on Friday 23 October 2026

Post-Approval Monitoring Workshop

3.30 - 4.30pm

Convenor: Casey Schauer, Post Approval Monitoring Officer, Monash University

Venue: Rydges World Square Hotel, Ballroom 1, Conference area.

Cost: Free for Conference delegates (registration required).

Due to sufficient interest, the workshop will continue. Please book your place through Eventbrite.

Registration Information:

In-person

Early Bird, Standard (including Student) and Late In-person Registration rates all include tea/coffee breaks and lunch for the duration of the Conference, as well as Welcome drinks and the Conference Dinner. The Post-Conference Workshop is to be booked separately through Eventbrite.

One day In-Person Registration of any type includes tea breaks and lunch for the day of the Registration only. Welcome drinks and the Conference Dinner are not included, however, tickets can be purchased for these separately through Eventbrite.

Online attendance only

Early bird, standard and student registration rates are available for the full 3 day Conference for online attendance only. A one-day rate is also available for standard and student registration.

A new log-in code will be emailed for each day prior to the Conference.

NB: To ensure that ALL delegates are recorded, only one delegate is to be booked per registration.

Venue and Accommodation

The venue is the Rydges World Square Hotel, Pitt Street, Sydney. T: 02 8268 1888.
Accommodation
Unfortunately the special conference rate is no longer current. Please call Rydges on 02 8268 1888 for the best available rate.

Conference venue

Plenary presentations, including concurrent sessions, for the Conference will be delivered in Ballroom 1 and 2. A Sponsor exhibition area and Poster Session will be held in Ballroom 3, adjacent to the Plenary which will also host lunch and tea breaks.

Welcome Reception

The Reception will be held on Wednesday 21 October from 6.00 to 8.00pm in the Sydney Cidery Bar, Rydges, adjacent to the Conference area.

Conference Dinner

The Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday evening from 6.00pm at Dockside Darling Rooms, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney. Return transport to Rydges Hotel is provided.

All information is available at ANZCCART.

Conference Sponsorship

Sponsorship packages are available. For the prospectus or for more information visit ANZCCART.

ANZCCART acknowledges and appreciates the support of the following Sponsors for this year's Conference.

Accommodation options

ibis Sydney World Square, 382 -384 Pitt St, Sydney, +61 2 9282 0000

Meriton Suites World Tower, 95 Liverpool St, Sydney, +61 2 8263 7500

Hyde Park Inn, 271 Elizabeth St, Sydney, +61 2 9264 6001

The Porter House Hotel Sydney - MGallery Collection, 203 Castlereagh St, Sydney

Ace Hotel Sydney, 47 – 53 Wentworth Ave, Sydney, +61 2 8099 8799

Sydney’s public transport network is extensive and usually the easiest way to get around. Use your debit/credit card to pay. Options include:

• Trains
• Light Rails (Trams)
• Metro
• Buses
• Ferries

Taxis and rideshare services such as Uber are also available.

Things to do in Sydney

Visit sydney.com for tours and things to do

• Sculpture by the Sea
• in Sydney Cove is bordered by the Sydney Opera House and Royal Botanic Garden on one side and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the other.
• Art Gallery of New South Wales
• Blue Mountains
• Bondi Beach: Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk
• Manly Beach
• SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
• Sydney Fish Market
• Taronga Zoo