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You are invited……

AUSCRS at the Top End will be a great opportunity to disconnect from the daily grind and get away from the distractions of daily life.

As always, it will offer the chance to reconnect with friends, colleagues and international experts on the key challenges and new innovations in cataract and refractive surgery. At the same time you can lose yourself in the splendour and grandeur of the Outback.

See you in Darwin in July 2025.

Jacqui and Gerard

Why should you attend AUSCRS 2025?

Hear from our Co-Presidents, Jacqui Beltz and Gerard Sutton, when they were interviewed on Hamilton Island at the end of our 2024 Conference and asked the following questions:

• Who comes to AUSCRS meetings?

• What value do delegates take home from AUSCRS?

• What makes AUSCRS stand apart from other ophthalmology conferences around the world?

• What’s your vision for the future of AUSCRS?

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ARRIVING EARLY, OR STAYING ON AFTER AUSCRS, DARWIN HAS AN AMAZING LINE UP OF THINGS TO SEE AND DO….

Click here to take a look at what Darwin has to offer with destinations and tours….

DARWIN CONFERENCE CENTRE

Located on the spectacular Darwin Harbour, the world class Darwin Convention Centre is an iconic landmark in the tropical harbour city of the Northern Territory and will be the home of AUSCRS 2025.

Darwin is the gateway to the Australian Outback and is home to some of the country’s best tourism experiences and with winter temperatures in the mid 30’s, it is the perfect escape from the colder areas of Australia.

The Darwin Convention Centre is the spectacular centrepiece of the picturesque Darwin Waterfront Precinct which offers high quality accommodation, upmarket shops and eateries, stylish boutiques along with sheltered sandy beach, wave lagoon pool, pleasant walkways and lush parklands.

Unlike other capital city convention centres, Darwin’s centre is ‘boutique’ in size and AUSCRS will take over the entire centre!

July is peak time in Darwin and accommodation is becoming increasingly limited.

AUSCRS has worked with a number of venues to house all of our AUSCRS ‘family’ and there will be shuttle buses running to and from the three Hiltons for our AUSCRS delegates each day of the conference.

As we are now 4 weeks out from AUSCRS in Darwin, all unsold rooms in our discounted block bookings have been handed back to venues and accommodation bookings are no longer available through the AUSCRS Registration system.

Here is link to look at options and availabilty to book your own accommodation if you haven’t already secured it.

AUSCRS 2025 Accommodation details for delegates who have already secured their bookings through AUSCRS.

Final Program Released…

We are delighted to announce the release of our 2025 Final Program. And we are excited!

Click here to view our Final Program

WEDNESDAY

1200-1730

Advanced Trainee Program

1800-21.30

Welcome Reception & Official Opening of AUSCRS 2025

THURSDAY

0900-1730

Doctors’ Program
Support Staff Program

1730-1830

Rayner Networking Drinks

1800-1930

Johnson & Johnson Platinum Sponsors’ Dinner Symposia

Device Platinum Sponsors’ Dinner Symposia

Alcon Platinum TropSat Dinner Symposia

Free evening for
everyone

FRIDAY

0645 - 0815

Bausch & Lomb Platinum Sponsors’ Breakfast Symposia

0830-1730

Doctors’ Program
Support Staff Program

1730-1830

Rayner Networking Drinks

Free evening

Presidents’ Dinner

SATURDAY

0645 - 0815

Johnson & Johnson Platinum Sponsors’ Breakfast Symposia

0830-1630

Doctors’ Program
Support Staff Program

1900-LATE

Gala Dinner

REGISTRATION is now open!

Earlybird DEADLINE for AUSCRS 2025 closed on 23rd March. Standard Fee now applies.

All registrations include access to all Programs, Welcome Reception, and all Conference Morning/Afternoon Teas & Lunches.

**Rates listed below include GST.

(Please note, companies who have confirmed sponsorship for 2025 will be sent a direct link to register their Representatives).

Gala Dinner 2025

In the usual AUSCRS style, our 2025 Gala Dinner will again be one to remember….

Theme:

Disconnecting from our present and Re-connecting with our past in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s with tributes to:

• Abba - 70’s and early 80’s 

• Beatles – 60s and 70’s

• Grease  - 70’s

• Queen -  70’s – 80’s

• Nirvana - 90’s

Tickets are $195.00 per person and includes fabulous food, fabulous wine and fabulous fun.

Bookings can be done during the registration process.

What to wear?

Think about what was worn in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s…

Here’s some ideas to get your creative juices flowing……

We are delighted to announce that Professor Michael Knorz is presenting our 2025 Barrett/Wolfe Lecture.

Prof. Knorz is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of refractive surgery and cataract surgery and we are delighted he has accepted our invitation to present this prestigious session in Darwin.

View bio >

Film Guidelines  

• Your video/film must contain interesting, challenging or complicated cases that have been encountered by the presenter. New techniques or innovations are also suitable subject matter for videos. 

• Finished films must be no longer than five minutes and cannot include any voice overs.

• The presenter must discuss components of the footage live

The criteria by which the judges will assess the entries are;

Welcome to the real world of life after training. When you step onto the escalator of ophthalmology training, you have a clear pathway of tasks, with an end goal of becoming a consultant ophthalmologist. Stepping off that escalator into the real world can be daunting. The 2025 AUSCRS Advanced Trainee Day is aimed at raising awareness for some of the hurdles you may encounter as you leave the safety of your training nest.

You will hear from UKISCRS President, David Lockington, about burning bright but not burning out. Star ng your career can mean being pulled in different directions so it’s important to consider how best to prioritise your time, and consider private versus public work commitments while still achieving your goals.

You can play the perfect game, and still lose. It is the same with ophthalmology where no matter how good you are in practice, you can still come up against medicolegal concerns. We will provide you with both legal and ophthalmic insights into how you can best protect yourself from medicolegal trouble at the start of your career.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an AUSCRS advanced trainee day without plenty of opportunities to network, mingle, socialize, meet our sponsors as well as international guest speakers and participate in some amazing wet lab opportunities.

Scholarships for 2025 include full registration fees, and accommodation for five nights.

Applications are now closed.

Thank you to our confirmed sponsors for our 2025 Advanced Trainee Program.

WHEN AND WHERE?

Wednesday, 16th July, 2025
1200 – 1700.

Darwin Convention Centre

CO-ORDINATOR:

Dr Ben LaHood, FRANZCO

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 5 nights’ accommodation in hotel room in Darwin - Tues, Wed, Thurs, Frid, Sat nights.

• Registration to the Advanced Trainee Program (Wednesday afternoon)

• Wednesday lunch with the ‘team’

• AUSCRS 2025 Welcome Reception on the Wed evening

• Registration to the full AUSCRS program (Thurs, Frid, Sat)

• Gala dinner ticket (Saturday night)

Many thanks to all of our 2025 Platinum, Gold and Silver and other partners. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

PROGRAM SPONSORS

Advanced Trainee Program Sponsors

Support Staff Program Sponsors

MEDIA SPONSORS

OTHER VALUED SUPPORTERS