Past Events
ECA Hybrid Conference | United Kingdom
Fifth annual meeting of Early Career Anatomists (ECA)
Date: 3-4 September 2026
Theme: Visualising Anatomy for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Abstract submission deadline: 15 June 2026
FASE 2026 | Bucharest, Romania
Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe 3-Day Symposium
Date: 27-29 August 2026
Host: National Institute of Legal Medicine "Mina Minovici"
IFAA 2026 | Melbourne, Australia
The Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA) is proud to host the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA)
Date: 13-16 August 2026
Theme: "Anatomy for Everyone"
Abstract submission deadline: 14 February 2026
Call for symposia deadline: 30 November 2025
IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026 - W5
Invitation from the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Research (FIPAR) to the the 2026 IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026
Date: 7 August 2026 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 (SAST)
Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 857 4489 7889 | Passcode: 278713
Presenters:
- Dr. Stacey M Ward (Australian National Univ., Australia) | "Skeletal Insights into Personhood and Power in Prehistoric Northeast Thailand"
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Dr. Yoshio Bando (Akita Univ., Japan) | "Understanding the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis and developing new therapies"
IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026 - W4
Invitation from the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Research (FIPAR) to the the 2026 IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026
Date: 4 August 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 (SAST)
Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 857 4489 7889 | Passcode: 278713
Presenters:
- Dr. Kyung Ah Han (Chungnam National Univ., Korea.) | "Synaptic adhesion mechanisms shaping neural circuits"
- Dr. Keishi Otsu (Iwate Medical Univ., Japan) | "When Lysosomes Shape Hard Tissue: V-ATPase a3–Dependent Secretory Trafficking in Enamel Formation"
- Dr. Jason Ivanusic (Univ. of Melbourne, Australia) | "Visualisation and 3D mapping of nerves in bone"
IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026 - W3
Invitation from the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Research (FIPAR) to the the 2026 IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026
Date: 21 July 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 (SAST)
Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 857 4489 7889 | Passcode: 278713
Presenters:
- Dr. Yumi Tsutsumi (Hyogo Medical Univ., Japan) | "Tracing the Brain Circuits of Proprioceptive Signals from Jaw-Closing Muscle Spindles"
- Dr. Seongju Lee (Inha Univ., Korea) | "Linking Autophagy Dysfunction to Neurodegeneration Through Protein Aggregate Clearance"
IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026 - W2
Invitation from the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Research (FIPAR) to the the 2026 IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026
Date: 15 July 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 (SAST)
Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 857 4489 7889 | Passcode: 278713
Presenters:
- Dr. Jerin Mathew (Univ. of Otago, New Zealand) | "Can we retrain the brain? Neuroanatomical foundations of brain–computer interfaces for pain management"
- Dr. Jian Yang (The Univ. of Hong Kong, China) | "Setting Anatomy Free: Infusing Innovation into Tradition"
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Dr. Yuki Wakayama (Hamamatsu Univ. School of Medicine, Japan) | "Three-dimensional analysis of angiogenesis following spinal cord injury"
IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026 - W1
Invitation from the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Research (FIPAR) to the the 2026 IFAA FIPAR Webinar Series 2026
Date: 30 June 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 (SAST)
Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 857 4489 7889 | Passcode: 278713
Presenters:
1. Dr. Yuki Hattori (Nagoya Univ., Japan) | "Microglial colonization and roles in early brain development"
2. Dr. Mi-Sun Hur (Daegu Catholic Univ., Korea) | "Decoding Muscular Architecture: An Integrative Approach Using Microdissection and Multimodal Analysis"
National Online Ethics Discourse on Human Remains Research | South Africa
Invitation to participate in a national online ethics discourse focused on the use of unconsented or state-consented human remains in research, as well as donor consent practices within the South African context.
Date: 22 June 2026
Time: 12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/399734120770610?p=ZKhN2FOLYFHmifyiUh
Organisers:
Associate Professor Geney Gunston | geney.gunston@uct.ac.za
Dr Brendon Billings | brendon.billings@wits.ac.za
AACA Meeting 2026 | Minnesota, USA
Annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)
Date: 12-15 June 2026
IFAA PEAP April Webinar
The IFAA President's Emergent Anatomists Programme will be hosting an online webinar for Emergent Anatomists
Date: 09 April 2026 (13h00 UTC)
Presenter: Dr. Siti Nurma Hanim
Topic: Making Complex Anatomy Understandable: A Cognitive Load Theory Approach
Registration: Click here
Queries: IFAA.PEAP@gmail.com
SOCACON 2026 | Jaipur, India
Society of Clinical Anatomists: World Congress of Clinical Anatomists
Date: 02-04 April 2026
Human Decedent Identification Workshop
Date: 23-27 March 2026
Host: Division of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (Wits) & International Committee of the Red Cross
Queries: allison.gilbert@wits.ac.za
IFAA PEAP February Webinar
The IFAA President's Emergent Anatomists Programme will be hosting an online webinar for Emergent Anatomists
Date: 18 February 2026 (13:00 SAST)
Presenter: Dr. Jo Tomlinson
Topic: The Early Career Anatomists - A Community for Sharing Ideas, Experience and Knowledge
Registration: Click here
Queries: IFAA.PEAP@gmail.com
I.O.F.O.S e-Symposium
Advancements in Forensic Odontology Education
Date: 6 December 2025 (14:00 to 17:00, SAST)
Platform: Online | Cost: Free
Registration: Click here
Registration deadline: 4 December 2025 (15:00, SAST)
HVIRU & FASE Lunch-time Talk
The Human Variation and Identification Research Unit (HVIRU) in collaboration with the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) cordially invites you to attend our free online Biological Anthropology Lunch-time talk.
Date: 3 December 2025 (15:00 to 16:30, SAST [UTC+02:00])
Presenter: Prof. Peter Zioupos (United Kingdom)
Topic: “Ageing, skeletal maturity and their biomedical and forensic implications: A biomechanician’s view”
Join via Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 384 577 528 453 65
Passcode: KZ9Gd9ea
IFAA PEAP November Webinar
The IFAA President's Emergent Anatomists Programme will be hosting an online webinar for Emergent Anatomists
Date: 20 November 2025 (20:00 SAST)
Presenter: Dr. Isabel Adrados & Dr. Kutlwano Xulu (PEAP Co-Chairs)
Topic: Let´s talk PEAP: Reflections and New Directions
Registration: Click here
Queries: IFAA.PEAP@gmail.com
ASSA World Anatomy Day Seminar
The ASSA Terminology Committee and Ethics Interest Group invite you to join us for a seminar where we will be discussing the use of the term body vs cadaver in anatomy and controversies around the terms pudendum and pudere
Topic: “Mind Your Language: Ethics Isn’t Just Semantics”
Date: 17 October 2025 (09:30 to 10:30, SAST [UTC+02:00])
Panelists: Professor Goran Štrkalj (UNSW) and Emeritus Professor Beverley Kramer (Wits)
Facilitators: Dr Brendon Billings (Wits) & Dr Nicholas Bacci (Wits)
ASSA 6th World Anatomy Online Symposium
In celebration of World Anatomy Day, the Anatomical Society of Southern Africa invites you to attend our virtual symposium under the theme 'Ubuntu in Anatomy: I Am Because We Are'
Date: 17 October 2025 (09:00 to 14:30, SAST [UTC+02:00])
Platform: Zoom | Cost: Free
Enquiries: Dr Pamela Pillay (soobramoneypa@ukzn.ac.za)
Registration & Abstract Submission: Click here
Abstract Deadline: Extended to 6 October 2025
Types of submissions:
- Artwork: Anatomical art piece (digital) that symbolizes interconnectedness in Anatomy
- Research: Postgraduate students (honours/masters/PhD) invited to present their research