MEETINGS | anzpra

ANZPRA satellite meetings

ANZPRA holds an annual satellite meeting immediately proceeding or after the Society for Reproductive Biology Annual Conference each year (see the SRB conference website for more details). These satellite meetings showcase the broad range of fantastic placental research being undertaken in Australia and New Zealand.

Details of our previous satellites can be found at the end of this page.

Final program for 2025:

ANZPRA Satellite Meeting, Walyalup (Fremantle), Perth, October 23rd & 24th 2025

Abstract submission:

Abstracts are invited from students and researchers <8 years post-PhD (relative to opportunity).

Please download the abstract template using the button below and submit your completed abstract via email to anzplacentalresearch@gmail.com by 5:00 pm AEST on the 25th of July.

Registration:

Get in quick! Early bird rates end September 5th - all registration prices to increase by $30 after this date!

Please use the following link or QR code to register:

https://www.trybooking.com/DDMJL

Early bird registration prices for paid ANZPRA society members:

Student member = $90

ECR (<5 years post-PhD) non-member = $115

Regular member = $150

Early bird registration prices for non-members:

Student non-member = $125

ECR (<5 years post-PhD) non-member = $185

Regular member = $230

Dinner ticket for all = $50

Location:

Both days will be at the Walyalup Civic Centre (~30 minute train from Perth CBD), located in the beautiful port city of Fremantle.

151 High Street,

Walyalup (Fremantle), WA, 6160

https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/services-and-support/city-facilities/walyalup-civic-centre/

Please join us at the Gage Roads brewery for dinner ($50pp), followed by a visit to the Honky Tonk Blues bar.

https://gageroads.com.au/

https://www.visitfremantle.com.au/honky-tonk-blues-bar

Accommodation:

There are lots of accommodation options nearby, all offering different room types and prices.

Suggestions from the local organising committee:

Fremantle is a special place, recently voted Australia’s Best Tourism Town 2025! Here’s a great overview of why and what to do in Freo, and below are a few other recommendations from Caitlin, a Freo local:

Pre-ANZPRA meeting adventures (especially if you're shaking off SRB festivities):

Bather’s Beach via the old whaling tunnel under the Roundhouse (Freo’s first convict prison)
South Beach sauna, a beachside sauna 2.5km run or walk from central Freo (or Uber it). Best to book in advance.
Leighton Beach (short walk from North Fremantle train station).
Peggy’s for quality greasy food, followed by a wander through the West End’s op shops, New Edition bookshop, and Moore & Moore Gallery. Also Paperbird Bookstore (great for kids - there’s a Narnia wardrobe leading to a secret book room!).
If you’re into ceramics, the Fremantle Arts Centre currently has an exhibition of Western Australian ceramic artists. The grounds are lovely and the café pleasant.

Food & drink highlights:

Vin Populi, Cassia, Ode to Sirens, Chi Cho (ice cream!), The Old Synagogue (variety of venues)
Twin Fin Fish & Chips for sunset takeaway by the ocean
Good Things (coffee), Aunty Lucy’s (cake), National Hotel (rooftop bar), Republic of Fremantle (gin distillery), Darling Darling (tiny pirate bar), Sail & Anchor, Little Creatures (for beer lovers).
Little French Nest or Common Bakery (breakfast). Gino’s for breakfast is a decades-old Fremantle institution.
Further out in South Freo is Madalena’s, La Cabana, Wild Bakery, Little Loaf, Sea Lanes, Running with Thieves.