Call for Presentations, 2026

The 2026 NACAA will be held in Tamworth, NSW, hosted by the Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club Inc.

The Programme Committee is now looking for general presentations to fill the technical sessions on the Saturday and Sunday. Note: We will give preference to presenters who will attend the event.

There is no specific theme for this NACAA. But feel free to propose a talk on any of our usual broad range of topics, such as:

• an observational (or desk-bound) research programme you are involved in;
• an interesting development in instrumentation and tools: optical, computational, imaging, electronic, etc.
• your progress with a significant project or programme, national or worldwide;
• sharing your imaging successes with an appreciative audience;
• an entertaining address aimed at promoting the enjoyment of astronomy;
• a significant club or local activity; or
• an interesting piece of astronomical history.

The usual duration for presentations is 30 minutes. Longer presentations can be difficult to schedule, but you are welcome to convince us that your presentation is worthy of extra time.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Sunday November 16th. Proposals after this date may be accepted, but early submissions will make it easier for the PC to organise the event.

There will be a call for "poster" presentations in early 2026 for participants who don't want to do an oral presentation but would like to share their work with the NACAA community. These could include the tradition of pinning pages to a church door -- sorry, poster board -- or something more modern to be shared via a laptop or NACAA's website. Sign up here to receive future announcements if you are interested but don't already have a NACAA account.

If you are considering making a presentation, but are not sure what’s expected, whether your topic will be of interest to the attendees, or any other issue, please contact the Programme Committee. A member of the PC will get back to you to assist.