Events, workshops, conferences and upcoming opportunities relevant to ACPIR members and our research network. To be included, contact ACPIR.
2024
March 12 - 13 |
Pacific Community SPC: Pacific Agriculture and Forestry Strategy Workshop |
Nadi, Fiji Islands |
Agriculture and Forestry |
April 9 - 12 |
5th Global Food Security Conference: Towards equitable, sustainable and resilient food systems |
Leuven, Belgium |
Food security |
April 8 - 12 |
Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum |
Manila, Philippines |
Food security |
April 10 – 12 |
Ocean Decade Conference |
Spain |
Ocean resources |
April 15 – 17 |
Our Ocean. An Ocean of Potential |
Greece |
Ocean resources |
April 22 - 25 |
2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference & 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Ocean resources |
April 22 – 26 |
Sixteenth Heads of Fisheries meeting (HoF16) |
SPC Headquarters, New Caledonia |
Fisheries and Ocean Resources |
May 20 – 24 |
4th Pacific Ocean Pacific climate change conference 2024. Our Ocean, Our Home: Climate Resilience for a Blue Pacific |
Apia, Samoa |
Climate Resilience |
June 7 |
Global Pacific Arts, Culture and Sports Conference |
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
Culture, Sports |
June 13 - 15 |
2023 Pacific Update |
The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji |
Economy, Social, Politics and Environment |
June 6 - 16 |
YPL Annual Conference 2024 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Leadership |
June 6 –16 |
Festival of Pacific arts and culture (FestPAC) Hawai’i |
Hawai’i |
Culture |
July 2 - 5 |
Asian-Pacific aquaculture conference |
Surabaya, Indonesia |
Aquaculture |
July 22 - 24 |
15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women |
Republic of Marshall Islands |
Gender, Culture |
July 29 - August 1 |
Society for Nutrition Education and Behaviour International Conference Understanding Foodways. |
Knoxville, USA |
Nutrition education |
August |
YPL Regional Workshop: Socio-economic Development |
Fiji |
Socio-economic Development |
September 4 - 5 |
Christ's University in Pacific (CUP) Science Conference 2024 |
Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga. |
Science |
September 11-13 |
YPL Regional Workshop: Media Literacy and Journalism Media literacy, journalism, and pressing issues facing the Pacific region, including climate change and resilience |
Nuku’alofa, Tonga |
Media literacy, climate resilience |
September 22-23 |
UN Summit of the Future Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow |
TBA. |
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October 14 - 18 |
UN World Food Forum |
FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. |
Food Security |
October 23 - 15 |
ACHSM Asia-Pacific health leadership congress. |
Brisbane |
Health |
November 11 – 24 |
COP25 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) |
Baku, Azerbaijan |
Climate Resilience |
2025 |
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June 9 - 13 2025 |
UN Ocean Conference 2025 |
Nice, France |
Ocean Resources |
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Past events
View recordings of past ACPIR events, Pacific Seminar Series and Masterclasses.
ACPIR Masterclass - 23 November 2023
Cultural Intelligence: Connecting meaningfully across cultures - Dr Saskia de Klerk, A/Prof Salesh Kumar and Ms Courtney Anderson
Visiting Scholar Presentation - 25 October 2023
Marine tourism research and pathways towards marine conservation - Prof Serena Lucrezi
ACPIR Masterclass - 27 July 2023
Research practice and engagement in the Pacific
- Respectful engagement in the Pacific Islands for research and publications with Dr Lee McGowan, Dr Kasey Symons and Prof Yoko Kanemasu
- Using Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR) in projects to empower local Pasifika communities and Dr Cherise Addinsall
ACPIR Masterclass - 11 May 2023
Engaging with the media to elevate your academic credibility and expertise - ACPIR researcher and UniSC Prof Patrick Nunn, UniSC Marketing & Communications Clare McKay and AusSMC director of news and partnerships Lyndal Byford.
Pacific Seminar Series - 29 March 2023
Climate change, climate variability, and early warning systems in the Pacific - Prof Scott Power
Pacific Seminar Series - 22 February 2023
Women rocking the fish world in the Pacific!
- Agribusiness development for women in aquaculture in Fiji - Salote Waqairatu-Waqainabete
- A framework for assessing women's engagement in community-based fisheries management in the Pacific using a case study from Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands - Sheridan Rabbitt
Pacific Seminar Series - 16 November 2022
Dialogue from the field: Embracing strengths and voices to codesign a gender inclusive seaweed program in Samoa - Dr Libby Swanepoel and Ulusapeti Tiitii
Pacific Seminar Series - 25 October 2022
Opportunities for developing coffee as a foundation crop for resilient livelihood systems in the Pacific Islands - Dr Richard Markham and Dr Wayne Hancock
Skills Session - 13 October 2022
The importance of learning about monitoring and evaluation for research and development - Dr Dani Medina Hidalgo
Pacific Seminar Series - 28 September 2022
Putting conversation at the heart of a community - Meleli Qera
Skills Session - 8 September 2022
Build an engaging online research profile - Kirsty O'Callaghan
Pacific Seminar Series - 31 August 2022
United Nations World Food Programme - Mike Sackett
Skills Session - 11 August 2022
Presentation skills for the HDR candidate - Natasha Kitano
Pacific Seminar Series - 27 July 2022
Histories, herstories, of women’s soccer in Oceania - Dr Lee McGowan
Skills Session - 14 July 2022
Human Research Ethics: Applications and key considerations - A/Prof Andrew Crowden and Angela Bestard
Skills Session - 9 June 2022
Some thoughts on working in the United Nations system - Mike Sackett
Pacific Seminar Series- 8 June 2022
Pacific Climate Warriors Brisbane: Storytelling to create social change - Mary Harm
Skills Sessions - 11 May 2022
Academic Writing and Introductions - Dr Lee McGowan
Pacific Seminar Series - 27 Apr 2022
Building Resilience in Rural Communities on Vanua Levu: Conservation, Education, and Eco-Tourism Projects in Natewa Bay. Presented by Sara Carlson and Matthew Norman
Skills Sessions - 6 April 2022
From Research Proposal to Confirmation Document - Dr Sara Hutchinson
Pacific Seminar Series - 30 Mar 2022
How does technology adoption interact with socio-cultural change amongst smallholder farmers in Papua New Guinea? Presented by Prof George Curry and Assoc Prof Gina Koczberski
Pacific Seminar Series - 23 Feb 2022
Intensification of sweetpotato production in Papua New Guinea: strengthening supply chains, high performance planting material and improving plant protection, presented by Prof Phil Brown and Dr Bree Wilson
Pacific Seminar Series - 8 Dec 2021
The food environment and COVID-19 in Samoa: A photo essay, presented by Dr Ramona Boodoosingh and Dr Sarah Burkhart.
Pacific Seminar Series - 24 Nov 2021
Agricultural export value chains in the Pacific – moving from opportunity to reality?, presented by Dr Bronwyn Wiseman and Andrew Piper.
Pacific Seminar Series - 27 Oct 2021
Big is beautiful, skinny is sick: Generational health perspectives of Māori & Pacific Island communities in South East Queensland, presented by Inez Fainga'a Manu-Sione.
Pacific Seminar Series - 29 Sep 2021
Agroforestry, ecotourism and agribusiness: how a tree-to-bar chocolate maker seek to contribute to developing sustainable livelihoods in rural Fiji, presented by Dr Richard Markham.
Pacific Seminar Series - 25 Aug 2021
Toksave Pacific Gender Resource:
A New Home for Research on Gender in the Pacific, presented by Lindy Kanan.
Pacific Seminar Series - 28 Jul 2021
The Use of Drones to Support Local Communities in Fiji, presented by Dr Javier Leon.
Pacific Seminar Series - 30 Jun 2021
The Pacific Island Food Revolution, presented by Robert Oliver.
Pacific Seminar Series - 26 May 2021
The importance of building relationships when working with Pacific Islanders, presented by Pamela Lysaght.
Pacific Seminar Series - 28 Apr 2021
Productive partnerships: Tropical rock oyster farming in the NT, presented by ACPIR member Dr Samantha Nowland.
Pacific Seminar Series - 14 Apr 2021
Gathering evidence and supporting multi-stakeholder engagement on the role of diets and food systems in the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Fiji, presented by ACPIR core member Dr Sarah Burkhart, Tarli O’Connell and Itziar González.
Pacific Seminar Series - 31 Mar 2021
Food Loss in the Pacific, presented by ACPIR director Professor Steven Underhill.