24/07/2026
We would love to see some New Zealand focused sessions at this conference.
This will be great opportunity to get some international perspectives on the issues that we grapple with:
* Fast-track
* Freshwater
* Cultural Impact Assessments
📢 Last Call for Session Proposals – IAIA27
🌍 Ka mua, ka muri: Looking back for the future of impact assessment
📅 20-23 April 2027 📍 Christchurch, New Zealand
The deadline is approaching fast!
If you've been thinking about submitting a session proposal for IAIA27, now is the time to act.
Around the world, impact assessment practitioners are confronting unprecedented challenges: climate uncertainty, evolving governance systems, changing community expectations, and the need to better recognize Indigenous rights and knowledge. At the same time, our profession has more than 50 years of experience from which to learn.
· What lessons should we carry forward?
· What mistakes should we avoid repeating?
· What conversations does our profession urgently need to have?
IAIA27 is your opportunity to put those questions on the agenda.
📅 Session proposal deadline: 30 July 2026 https://f.mtr.cool/npcabzkhzk
Don't miss your opportunity to help shape the conference program and influence the future direction of impact assessment.
Submit your proposal today and make sure your ideas are part of the discussion in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.
