Call for Abstracts

​On behalf of the Organising Committee, we invite abstract submissions for presentation at the National Trauma Symposium 2026 to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Wellington, NZ on Thursday 5 November 2026.

Submissions will be open on 11 May 2026.

Our programme will include scientific presentation and debate of the highest level and will attract a wide variety of trauma practitioners from across New Zealand. It represents an excellent forum for the presentation of your research and as organisers we strongly support this opportunity for you to share your knowledge and ideas with a wider audience. 

We look forward to receiving your submissions and joining us as part of this exciting conference in 2026.

Download the Submission Guidelines Here

Oral Presentations

If you are selected to offer an oral presentation you will need to prepare and practise an 8 minute presentation. 2 minutes will be set aside at the end of your presentation for Q&A.  Standard audio visual equipment will be provided: lectern, microphone, PC laptop, data projector and screen. All presentations will need to be presented in PowerPoint. 

Download the PPT Template

Poster Displays

There will be a scientific poster display at the Conference. Posters must be portrait orientation, size A0, approximately 90cm x120cm. The poster should be laminated or printed on tear-proof paper, and the text should be in a font of sufficient size for easy reading at a distance of 1 metre. The poster panels will be Velcro-sensitive. You will need to bring velcro dots with you to mount your poster. 
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Call for Abstracts Open
Monday 11 May 2026
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Registration Open
Monday 15 June 2026

Call for Abstracts Closes
Monday 31 August 2026

Early Bird Registration Closes
Monday 5 October 2026

Cancellation & Accommodation Deadline
Monday 5 October 2026

National Trauma Symposium
Thursday 5 November 2026