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RACS Founders Centenary - NZ ASM
Join us for the RACS Founders Centenary: Evolution Through Necessity Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 February 2027 to celebrate 100 years of RACS in Dunedin; the city where the first Council meeting was held.
Register your interest to be the first to hear when registrations open.
Thursday: Cultural competency workshop, Louis Barnett Prize and Welcome Function
Friday: AoNZ ASM - Day 1 and Centenary dinner and cèilidh at Larnach Castle
Saturday: AoNZ ASM - Day 2
More information coming soon.
Louis Barnett Prize
Trainees and younger Fellows involved in advanced surgical academic research have the chance to have their hard mahi recognised.
This prestigious award, valued at $2,500, was established in 1962 and commemorates Sir Louis Barnett, a pioneer of research into hydatid disease and the first New Zealand president of RACS.
The 2025 event can be viewed here
2026 Louis Barnett Prize
Finalists for the 2026 prize will present their abstracts at a virtual event on Thursday 2 July 2026 before a winner is selected. Registrations to watch this event will open soon.
2027 Louis Barnett Prize
Entries will open in August 2026, and finalists will present in Dunedin during the Aotearoa New Zealand centenary celebrations. More details to come.
For more information, visit the Louis Barnett Prize page and if you have any questions, please send us an email.