Program
©photo Glenn Pure
HAVE A LOOK AT THE
Conference program
Video of the Conference Centre
As well as the above video showing the venue, we have been provided a 3D "virtual tour" of 59 Cameron Ave.
To see the tour, follow this link: Conference Centre Website
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Friday 6 MARCH 2026
5pm - 7pm
FIELD TRIPS
Thursday 5th March 2026
Friday 6th March 2026
Monday 9th March 2026
©photo Rachel Bigsby
EVENT PROGRAM
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Friday 6 MARCH 2026 5pm - 7pm
|
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
| 8am - Conference registration | |
|
8:30am - Welcome, Official Opening by Alicia Payne MP Member for Canberra and President's Address (Speakers: MC Athena Georgiou and President Gary King) |
|
|
9am - Conference keynote 1 RACHEL BIGSBY - United Kingdom |
9am - Conference keynote 2 RACHEL BIGSBY - United Kingdom |
| 10:30am - Morning tea | 10:30am - Morning tea |
|
11am - "Focus with Purpose: Making an Impact Through Nature Photography" GLENN SMITH - Sydney |
11am - "Bird Photography - An Occupational Hazard" MAL CARNEGIE - West Wyalong |
|
11:45 am - "Bird Photography Impacting Woodland Bird Conservation on Farms" MARGOT OEREBEEK - Canberra |
11:45am - "The BAPA – BirdLife Australia Photography Awards: Photography as an Indispensable Ambassador for Bird and Wildlife Conservation" GRAHAM CAM - Blue Mountains (NSW) |
| 12:30pm - Lunch | 12:30pm - Lunch |
|
1:30pm - "In the Company of Birds" LEILA JEFFREYS - Sydney |
1:30pm - "The Secret to Unlocking Your Ultimate Bird Photographer" GEORGINA STEYTLER - Perth |
|
2:15pm - "Going Beyond Straight out of Camera to Create Images That Make a Visual Impact" DAVID STOWE - Sydney |
2:15pm - "In Science - A Picture is Worth More Than a Thousand Words" MICHAEL MULVANEY - Canberra |
| 3pm - Afternoon tea | 3pm - Afternoon tea |
|
3:30pm - "A Tale of Riflemen, Bird Photography and Scientific Discovery" GLENN PURE - Canberra |
3:30pm - "Loving, Photographing and Saving Birds" ANGELA ROBERTSON-BUCHANAN - Sydney |
| 4:15pm - Q&A Panel | 4:15pm - Q&A Panel |
| 5pm - Close of Day 1 |
5pm - Conference closing remarks (Speakers: MC Athena Georgiou and President Gary King) |
|
7pm - Conference dinner with after-dinner talk "BirdLife Australia: Making an Impact" (Speaker: Kate Millar CEO of Birdlife Australia) |