ACREME & MSP Annual Meeting 2026
Description
The 2026 ACREME Annual Meeting will bring together researchers, collaborators and partners for two days of knowledge sharing, collaboration and capacity building, and will be delivered in conjunction with the Malaria Synergy Program (MSP). The program will feature updates on research progress, key initiatives and emerging priorities across ACREME, while providing opportunities to strengthen connections and foster new collaborations.
The second half of the two-day meeting will focus on the Malaria Synergy Program, incorporating interactive, hands-on workshops designed to encourage practical learning and engagement. Participants from both ACREME and MSP are warmly invited to attend and contribute across the full program.
Please note: This meeting is for ACREME and Malaria Synergy Programs staff, students and researchers only.
TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER 2026
Time | Topic
| Presenter |
9.30am-10.00am | Doors open, arrival tea and coffee with light nibbles | |
10.00am-10.10am | Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country and Introductions | Sarah Cassidy-Seyoum |
10.10am-10.25am | ACREME Update | Freya Fowkes |
10.25am-11.15am | Theme 1: Track
| Alyssa Barry Zi Kang Ooi Hidayat Trimarsanto |
11.15am-12.00pm | Fireside chat: Health Economics an Integral Part of Malaria Elimination | Angela Devine and Patrick Abraham |
12.00pm-1.00pm | Lunch | |
1.00pm-1.10pm | ACREME Professional Development Scheme: What is it and what is on offer | Julie Simpson |
1.10pm-1.30pm | Professional Development Scheme Experiences | Kathy Nguyen Katherine O'Flaherty Ellen Kearney |
1.30pm-2.30pm | Career Panel Discussion | Kamala Thriemer Win Han Oo Tasmin Symons Hayley Buchanan Aung Pyae (Online) |
2.30pm-3.10pm | Afternoon tea | |
3.10pm-3.40pm | Interactive game | To be confirmed |
3.40pm-4.30pm | Theme 2: Prevent
| Leanne Robinson & Ivo Mueller Pailene Lim Adam Thomas |
4.30pm-5.00pm | Close and Recap | |
6.00pm-9.00pm | Optional social event - The Leveson Hotel | Registration required - limited seating |
WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2026
Time | Topic
| Presenter |
8.00am-8.30am | Doors open, arrival tea and coffee with light nibbles | |
8.30am-8.35am | Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country and Introductions | Freya Fowkes |
8.35am-9.05am | Research Collaboration: Leveraging Repositories | Jessie Kingston Rob Commons |
9.05am-9.35am | Modelling for Malaria Elimination | Dan Weiss |
9.35am-10.05am | Presentations and Social Media Use for Students and Mid-Career Researchers | Tim Edwards |
10.05am-10.35am | Morning tea | |
10.35am-11.25am | Theme 3: Treat
| Julie Simpson Meg Tully Sarah Cassidy-Seyoum |
11.25am-12.10pm | Fireside chat: ACREME from its Foundation to Today, Future Directions | Alyssa Barry and Ivo Mueller |
12.10pm-1.10pm | Lunch (opportunity for those not involved in the Malaria Synergy Program to leave) | |
1.10pm-2.00pm | Updates on the Malaria Synergy Program - Next steps and priorities for the future | James Beeson |
2.00pm-2.40pm | Ideas Grant Pitching | James Beeson |
2.40pm-3.20pm | Climate Impacts and Other Global Change and Malaria: Facts vs Fiction | Tasmin Symons |
3.20pm-3.40pm | Afternoon tea | |
3.40pm-4.20pm | New Vector Control Interventions | Angela Devine |
4.20pm-4.40pm | Machine Learning vs Artificial Learning | Megha Rajasekhar |
4.40pm-4.50pm | Debrief, Recap and Close | James Beeson |
Download the event booklet and program here.
Please note: The event program and speakers are subject to change without notice.
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