2026 Conference

Our 4th Annual Conference will be held 16-17th May in Hamilton at the Bryant Education Centre Auditorium, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Please note registrations are due by 17th April.

Register here

To view the program click here.

Abstract submissions should be made to info@nanos.co.nz and abstract submissions are due by 6th April.

Conference Key Themes:

  • Paediatric Neuro-Oncology
  • Neurorehabilitation and Quality of Life
  • Patient Care
  • Selected Abstracts and Short Presentations

Scan the QR code for the complete conference program info pack.

The 3rd annual NANOS meeting

The Society hosted the 3rd Annual NANOS Conference in Christchurch on the 17th – 18th May. It was another invigorating gathering of clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, where we came together to discuss advancements in research and care for patients. For a summary of the conference, please see later in this report.

View NANOS 2024-25 Annual Report

Past Conferences

August 2023
Queenstown

On the 26th August, 2023, NANOS held their inaugural annual conference at the Crowne Plaza in Queenstown. Although only one day in length, the conference program included sessions ranging from care for glioma patients from both the clinicians’ and caregivers’ perspectives, as well as scientific research undertaken by researchers around Aotearoa.

The main purposes of the meeting, aside from showcasing the ongoing effort in Aotearoa to combat brain tumours, was to facilitate communication and collaborations between clinicians, researchers, and patient support and advocate groups.

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February 2023
Auckland

On Saturday 11th February 2023, around sixty of New Zealand’s top brain tumour specialists gathered at the Auckland Airport Novotel for the first ever New Zealand Neuro-Oncology Conference.

The event may well be remembered as the dawn of a new era in the field of neuro-oncology in New Zealand. Never before had so many of the country’s pre-eminent brain tumour clinicians, researchers, allied health professionals and patient advocates gathered together in one room to rally behind a common cause.

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