EIANZ 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Westin Hotel | 480 Hay Street, Perth, WA

The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) invites you to Perth for a two-day deep-dive into professional collaboration that delivers real-world environmental outcomes. The theme for this year's conference is "Environmental Excellence Through Collaboration". 

In an era where environmental challenges grow increasingly complex, no single practitioner can work in isolation. The 2025 EIANZ Annual Conference examines how meaningful collaboration across disciplines, communities, and landscapes is revolutionising our profession and enhancing our collective impact.

Why Attend This Essential Industry Event:

• Gain practical insights from successful collaborative projects across diverse environmental contexts
• Discover breakthrough methodologies for project management and teamwork that enhance outcomes
• Learn effective approaches to truth-telling, stakeholder consultation, and community engagement
• Network with industry leaders tackling water management, cumulative impacts, and strategic planning challenges
• Access valuable lessons from both successful collaborations and initiatives that fell short

Join environmental practitioners from across Australia and New Zealand as we share knowledge, examine best practices, and forge the connections that will shape the future of environmental practice.

This conference arrives at a critical juncture for our profession. Secure your place today and be part of defining how environmental practitioners can better serve clients, engage communities, and protect our shared environment through the power of collaboration.

Who should attend

This dynamic conference brings together experts, policymakers, innovators, and advocates from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Whether you're a seasoned or emerging practitioner, a student, or simply passionate about a sustainable future, the conference will offer invaluable insights, workshops and networking opportunities.

Calling for abstracts

We invite both EIANZ members and non-members to submit abstracts showcasing examples of collaboration in action. Whether it’s across disciplines, between organisations, or with communities, we’re looking for real-world experiences that highlight the power, and the challenges, of working together. Abstracts are invited on a range of themes and sub-themes which speaks to the conference theme of "Collaboration in all ways".

• Project management, strategic planning and teamwork
• Working and building resilience in remote environments such as for mining
• Water management, water risks, groundwater, and allocations
• Data collection, sharing, and management
• Land and landscape-scale assessment
• Cumulative and indirect impacts
• Truth-telling, stakeholder consultation, and community engagement

Submit your abstract

Abstracts are welcome from both EIANZ members and non-members.

Please prepare a brief abstract of no more than 300 words and submit with your biography and photo via the link below by 13 June 2025.

View the sponsorship prospectus →

Registrations are now open!

Early Bird conference registration fees**

** Early bird registration fees will be available until 31 May 2025. *Members of partner organisations able to access registrations at EIANZ member rates please email events@eianz.org to arrange registration. The membership rate applies to members of ALGA, NZAIA, NELA, ISSP, AfN, IEMA
We have secured a number of accommodation rooms at The Westin Hotel conference venue, at a discounted rate for conference delegates. The accommodation booking link will be sent in your registration confirmation email.
EIANZ Student member prices do not include attendance at the the networking / awards event. Tickets can be purchased separately for this event by contacting events@eianz.org

Sponsorship opportunities

Sponsorship of the EIANZ 2025 Annual Conference provides an outstanding opportunity to secure high profile brand recognition with delegates and speakers who are leading experts in impact assessment, policy and practice in Australia. Gold, Silver and Bronze packages, along with opportunities to sponsor the lanyard or networking social are available, or we can tailor a package to suit your organisation.