Christchurch Tuesday 20th – Friday 23rd October 2026

As the organising committee, we are proud to invite you to join us in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand for SAPE’s 11th International Meeting. Set information is provided below, with more details on registration, deadlines, abstract submission, and conference sessions to follow soon.

Please consider presenting your work on any aspect of avian evolution including:
– palaeontology and palaeobiology,
– functional morphology,
– avian ichnology
– phylogeny, and
– molecular systematics, etc.
Presentations can be given in either oral or poster format.

We welcome any proposals for possible symposia, special sessions, or workshops. These can be
submitted by sending them to members of the organizing committee.

Contact us
If you have any questions, or proposals, please feel free to reach out to members of our organising
committee.