PSAD 30th Annual Scientific Meeting
17-19 February 2026
Geelong, Australia
Registration is open!
Key Dates:
| Abstract Deadline | 30th September |
| Travel Fellowship Application Deadline | 5th October |
| Accepted Abstracts Announced | Mid-Late October |
| Science Award Application Deadline | 9th November |
| Proposals for Workshops, Symposia, & Masterclasses | 9th November |
| Early bird registrations close | 30th November |
| Registration closes | 31st of December |
| PSAD conference | 17-19 February 2026 |
We warmly invite PSAD members to submit applications for the 2026 EMCR Science Awards as well as proposals for Workshops, Symposia and Masterclasses.
Please submit your applications and proposals by email to the Honorary Secretary (info@psadgroup.org) by 11.59pm CET on Sunday 9th November 2025.
Our venue is Waurn Ponds Estate, located on Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong, Australia.
To assist with your preliminary planning:
- Geelong is approximately one hour from Melbourne by car, bus and train.
- February in Australia is summer. Average maximum daily temperature in Geelong at this time of year is 25C/77F – perfect to make the most of your stay in Australia!
- We suggest if you’re travelling from overseas that you plan to arrive no later than the morning of Monday 16 February and depart no earlier than the evening of Friday 20 February to adjust to the time zone and take full advantage of the week of meetings and activities.
- To further maximise your trip, please be aware that the Australasian Society for Health and Behavioural Medicine annual conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, in the week before the PSAD meeting. Additionally, academic visits to the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes are possible (see below).
Academic visits at the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD)
Meeting delegates may want to think about extending their trip to Australia with an academic visit to the ACBRD.
The ACBRD provides a strong national focus for applied behavioural, psychological and social research in diabetes, to inform policy and practice, and improve the health and quality of life of all Australians affected by diabetes.
We have a diverse and energetic team, spanning multiple diabetes-related research areas, backgrounds and research methods. We welcome visitors from all career stages and research backgrounds.
Our open plan office at Diabetes Victoria, in the heart of Melbourne, offers desk space as well as private consulting rooms, for short or long visits. The Deakin Downtown campus and our campuses at Burwood and Geelong also offer great spaces to work and connect.
We already have a few academics and PhD students who have scheduled to visit.
Please submit your expressions of interest via email to Jane (jspeight@acbrd.org.au) and Danni (d.bellu@acbrd.org.au).
Past meeting
The 29th PSAD Annual Scientific Meeting was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 14-16 May 2025.
Download 2025 conference programme and abstract booklet (PDF)
For further enquiries
Please contact the PSAD Study Group at info@psadgroup.org