ESA–SRB–NZSE 2026

Added Value Educational Sessions

Extend your conference experience with focused scientific, professional development and sponsored sessions across the program.

Pre-registration is required. Free and ticketed satellite events can be selected when registering. Already registered? Log in to your dashboard to update your selections.

Saturday 31 October
SRB EdSIG Before the main conference

Conception to Classroom

Strategies and Solutions for Teaching in Higher Education

Explore the latest pedagogical strategies in teaching reproduction and connect with colleagues balancing the demands of teaching and research.

Time1:00 PM – 3:45 PM
LocationMeeting Room C3.5
AudienceOpen to all delegates
Cost$55 per personAfternoon tea included
About this satellite meeting

For the third consecutive year, the SRB Education Special Interest Group (SRB EdSIG) will host this satellite meeting. All delegates planning to attend ESA–SRB–NZSE 2026 are welcome.

The program will feature innovations and interventions relevant to teaching and assessing reproduction, developmental biology and endocrinology, as well as broader scholarship of teaching and learning projects with potential application across these disciplines.

Poster presentations will be incorporated into the main conference Poster Session. Selected oral presentations will be delivered during the satellite meeting in a 10-minute presentation plus five minutes for questions format.

Abstract submissions have now closed. Contact Dr Lisa Akison
Monday 02 November
Scientific Strengthening Breakfast

Bridging Bench-to-Bedside Research

Funding, Collaboration, and Career Success

Time7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

LocationMeeting Room C3.3

AudienceAll delegates

CostFree

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Lilly
Sponsored Breakfast Session

Eli Lilly Breakfast Session

Session details coming soon

Time7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

LocationMeeting Room C3.6

AudienceAll delegates

CostFree

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Amgen
Sponsored Breakfast Session

Amgen Breakfast Session

The Evolving Landscape of Thyroid Eye Disease: Evidence, Experience, and Collaborative Care

SpeakerDon O. Kikkawa, MD, FACS

Don O. Kikkawa, MD, FACS is The Trude Kahn Hollander Chair in Ophthalmology at UC San Diego. He is also Distinguished Professor and Chief of the Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Vice Chairman at the UC San Diego Department of Ophthalmology and Shiley Eye Institute in La Jolla. He holds a joint appointment as Distinguished Professor of Surgery in the UC San Diego Division of Plastic Surgery.

Time7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

LocationMeeting Rooms C3.4–C3.5

AudienceAll delegates

CostFree

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Tuesday 03 November
Novo Nordisk
Sponsored Breakfast Session

Novo Nordisk Breakfast Session

Session details coming soon

Time7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

LocationMeeting Room C3.6

AudienceAll delegates

CostFree

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Dr Maria Li
Joint ESA–SRB ECR Career Development Workshop

Social Media for Doctors: How to Build Your Profile Without Risking Your Reputation

SpeakerDr Maria Li

Time12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

LocationParkside 1

CostFree

Dr Maria Li is a GP, social media science communicator, and social media strategy advisor. She regularly collaborates with health organisations, government agencies, and healthcare professionals across Australia to develop evidence-based social media content on a broad range of health topics.

Maria is Social Media Strategy Advisor to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and a member of the World Health Organization’s Fides network of social media health influencers. She writes for the Medical Journal of Australia’s InSight+ on the topic of social media dos and don’ts for doctors.

Maria is the host and producer of The Safe Practice Podcast and co-host of The Good GP, Australia’s largest GP education podcast.

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Wednesday 04 November
ESA Scientific Strengthening Session

Leveraging New Technologies for Endocrine Research

A focused scientific session for ESA delegates.

Time1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

LocationMeeting Rooms C3.4–C3.5

AudienceESA delegates

CostFree

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