Save the date: 30th May 2025 – 1st June 2025

The 2025 Australian and New Zealand Society of Air Safety Investigators (ANZSASI) Annual Seminar will be held at the University of New South Wales, Sydney from Friday to Sunday 30 May to 1 June 2025.

The Seminar will follow the usual format with a Welcome Reception on the Friday evening preceded by the Cabin Safety Working Group, two full days of presentations on Saturday and Sunday, and a dinner on the Saturday night.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at Sydney Lodges with a 15% discount being offered for stays from 29th May till the 2nd June inclusive.

Sydney Lodges is a unique collection of family-owned small boutique hotels offering guests an opportunity to stay in a warm friendly space that makes you feel at home.  The Randwick group of hotels provide a cosy and comfortable local stay, close to the ATC racecourse prestigious medical and education hub of Prince of Wales Hospitals and the University of New South Wales.

All rooms:  have high-speed fibre optic Wi-Fi throughout; are fully air-conditioned, a flat-screen TV, mini-fridge, local Australian teas, coffee, plus all our bathroom products are cruelty-free, CDEA free and paraben free, carbon-neutral and recyclable.

There are 3 properties to choose from:

Perouse Randwick, 6 Perouse Road, Randwick, NSW 2031

Modern Boutique accommodation two steps from the bustling foodies’ hub ‘The Spot’. The perfect home-away-from-home for business and leisure guests, Perouse Randwick is elegantly furnished, with a lift. All our rooms are fully air-conditioned, feature premium bedding, digital LCD TV and work desk plus a chic en-suite bathroom with toiletries provided.

High Cross Randwick, 7-9 Cuthill Street, RANDWICK, NSW 2031

A charming 1890 Victorian terrace opposite the Prince of Wales and Sydney Children’s Hospitals, and in walking distance to Coogee Beach and UNSW. Within the heritage façade, there is a fresh and modern décor that is very stylish and welcoming. We offer a variety of room sizes from smaller Doubles to King rooms with sofa beds. This property is north facing and is full of natural light over 2 floors (no lift)

Avoca Randwick, 235 Avoca Street, RANDWICK, NSW 2031

Your home away from home stay for hospital guests, university visitors and local business travellers right across the road from the hospital precinct and 10 mins walk from UNSW. The newly renovated guest rooms are beautifully furnished, with rooms ranging from Singles and Doubles to King rooms perfect to relax after a big day out. The property has 2 floors (no lift) with a lovely sunny courtyard area to relax or meet with friends before heading out to a local bar or restaurant.

You can book here.

In the Map below, the Red arrow is the University of NSW, and the Green arrows are the approximate location of the 3 accommodation options.

Call for Papers 2025 ANZSASI Seminar

The success of our annual ANZSASI Seminar is always measured by the quality of the papers and associated presentations. Considering the location of the 2025 Seminar and the rapid development of technology, the theme of the up-and-coming seminar is Surfing the Future of Safety: Investigating Change for Better Outcomes.
Papers should address aspects of air transport safety, safety training and education, human factors, and technical/technological developments.

The ASASI Executive invite offers of papers and welcomes submissions from the Australasian and International transport safety fraternity who would like to submit a paper and present at the Seminar. In-house presentation is our preference; however, consideration will be given to virtual presentations as well.

We request that you submit an Abstract and short Bio by 1 February 2025, to the following email: ASASI Executive.
Selection will be made by a Paper Selection Committee with the aim of meeting the theme and including a balance of recent accident or serious incident investigation results.

More Information

More details to follow. Times provided are a guide only at this stage.