Social Programme & Other Meetings

The ACEM Aotearoa Annual Conference will include networking opportunities through an engaging social program.


Pōwhiri & Welcome Reception

  • Wednesday 25 March 2026
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Venue TBC

Join us for the official conference opening with a pōwhiri and welcome function. 

Enjoy hearty canapés and beverages as we begin the conference together. A delegate ticket is included with your registration. 


Conference Dinner

  • Thursday 26 March 2026
  • 6:00pm - 10:00pm 
  • Rutherford Hotel, Nelson

Join us for the Conference Dinner on Thursday 26 March. Enjoy a memorable evening of great food, company, and conversation. A delegate ticket is included with your registration. 

Additional tickets can be purchased during the registration process.

Should you have any queries please contact events@acem.org.au. 


NZ Emergency Medicine Network Meeting 

  • Wednesday 25 March 2026
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm 
  • Rutherford Hotel, Nelson 

The NZEM Network is a collaborative research network for acute care in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our vision is that we will have a world-leading, patient-centred emergency care research network which will improve emergency care for all, so that people coming to any emergency department in the country will have access to the same world-class emergency care. 

You are welcome to join our research network meeting for a chance to meet EM researchers and hear about current and future EM research in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Please contact the meeting organiser aliekedierckx@gmail.com if you would like to attend this meeting, which is free to attend. 


Aotearoa CD/DEM Meeting

  • Wednesday 25 March 2026
  • 1:30pm - 5:00pm 
  • Rutherford Hotel, Nelson 

If you would like to attend this meeting and have not received the meeting invite, please reach out to events@acem.org.au who will connect you with the organiser. 


ACEM Aotearoa National Branch Meeting

  • Thursday 26 March 2026
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm 
  • Rutherford Hotel, Nelson 

If you would like to attend this meeting and have not received the meeting invite, please reach out to events@acem.org.au who will connect you with the organiser. 

This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, so if you are unable to attend in person, you will be able to join online via Zoom.