ASCIA 2022 Conference Report

ASCIA Conference 2022

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The ASCIA 2022 Conference was a highly successful hybrid event which was held from Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd September, with in-person participation in Melbourne.

The conference attracted more than 600 registered delegates, with around 60 per cent of delegates attending in person, in addition to more than 150 sponsor and exhibitor delegates.

Delegates seemed to welcome their interactions with colleagues for the first time since 2019 at an ASCIA Conference. There were several highlights, including:

Clinical grand rounds (CGR) cases and selected posters were presented on Tuesday 30th August 2022 as a satellite Virtual meeting, with live online Q&A.  A total of 16 prizes of $500 each were awarded at the ASCIA 2022 Conference Closing Function for CGR and poster presentations, and recipients are listed on the ASCIA website:
www.allergy.org.au/hp/awards-grants/ascia-award-grant-scholarship-recipients#s1 

The ASCIA 2022 Conference was the first hybrid ASCIA Conference, so we have learnt a lot in the process of organising what is essentially two conferences in one. Thank you to the:

We have received positive and constructive feedback from delegates, sponsors and exhibitors. Whilst we will make modifications in future based on this feedback and data, we will continue with the hybrid model for the ASCIA Annual Conferences in 2023 and 2024, as it has several advantages, including:

We greatly appreciate the support from the ASCIA 2022 Conference sponsors, which allows ASCIA to provide an outstanding program at a reasonable registration fee. Sponsors and exhibitors are listed at www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/sponsors

The ASCIA 2022 Conference week also featured:

We look forward to seeing you at the ASCIA 2023 Conference, which will be held as a hybrid event in Sydney next September.

Kind regards,

Dr Dean Tey Prof Michaela Lucas           Jill Smith 
Chair, ASCIA 2022 Conference         ASCIA President 2020-2022    ASCIA CEO

 

Content updated October 2022