EventsInformation about events run by the Society, in Sydney and at its four Branches, as well as some kindred organisations.Calendars of all events planned by the Royal Society of NSW in 2026, and held in previous years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021.ForthcomingPast Events Sort By BranchHunter-BranchSouth-Highlands-BranchWestern-NSW-BranchNENW-BranchSydney-Branch Sort By Year202720262025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007February 2026 11 February 2026 Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney 1338th OGM and Open Lecture. How many Australians should there be? 18 February 2026 Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Annual Meeting of the Four Societies 2026. Fusion energy: Billions in private cash is flooding into fusion power. Will it pay off? 19 February 2026 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Meeting: 2026-1. The age of RNA and how it is transforming biology and medicine 27 February 2026 Strangers' Room, Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney RSNSW 2026 Annual Dinner and Presentation of AwardsMarch 2026 09 March 2026 University of Sydney, Michael Spence Building (F23), Level 1 Auditorium RSNSW 2025 Postgraduate Student and Early Career Researcher Award Presentations 12 March 2026 Face-to-face (by invitation for Society members) and live streaming from Government House Sydney Ideas@theHouse: March 2026. Navigating Strategic Uncertainty: Space, Cyber and National Support in a Fractured World 19 March 2026 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Meeting: 2026-2. PFAS in NSW—Is it under control?May 2026 06 May 2026 Zoom Webinar 1340th OGM and Open Lecture 21 May 2026 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Branch Meeting 2025-4. Literary France: Susannah's Top Ten PlacesJune 2026 03 June 2026 Dixson Room, Mitchell Building State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney 1341st OGM and Open Lecture. The Circular EconomyJuly 2026 16 July 2026 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Branch Meeting: 2026-6. Life, Death and Sustainable Welfare the United Nations WayDecember 2026 31 December 2026 Various face-to-face and online venues Calendar of Meetings 2026December 2025 31 December 2025 Various face-to-face and online venues Calendar of Meetings 2025 04 December 2025 NEX, Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre, 309 King Street, Newcastle West, NSW Hunter Branch Meeting 2025-5. Renewable Energy 101—What is being delivered in NSW's first renewable energy zone? 03 December 2025 Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney 1337th OGM and Open Lecture: A Future Made in AustraliaNovember 2025 20 November 2025 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Branch Meeting: 2025-10. Laughing at other people's pain 12 November 2025 Zoom Webinar 1336th OGM and Open Lecture 06 November 2025 Government House Sydney RSNSW and Learned Academies Forum 2025. AI: The Hope and the Hype 05 November 2025 CSU Riverina Playhouse, Wagga Wagga and live streaming Western NSW Branch Meeting 2025-4October 2025 30 October 2025 NEX, Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre, 309 King Street, Newcastle West, NSW Hunter Branch Meeting 2025-4. RSNSW-HMRI Male Infertility Public Forum 29 October 2025 NOVA, 122 Faulkner Street, Armidale NSW 2350 NENW Branch Meeting: 2025-1. Building resilient futures—Empowering rural youth and preventing crime 21 October 2025 Union University and Schools Club, 25 Bent Street, Sydney (corner of Bent and Philip Streets) Lunchtime series: Provocations and Inspirations (October 2025) 16 October 2025 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Meeting: 2025-9. PFAS in NSW—Is it under control? 01 October 2025 Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney 1335th OGM and Open Lecture. Have universities become too political?September 2025 25 September 2025 Union University and Schools Club, 25 Bent Street, Sydney (corner of Bent and Philip Streets) ATSE Chaikin Oration 2025: AI in Australia — Meeting the moment or seeing it pass by 18 September 2025 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Branch Meeting: 2025-8 03 September 2025 Zoom Webinar 1334th OGM and Open Lecture 01 September 2025 Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan RSNSW Visits Program 2025-2August 2025 28 August 2025 Face-to-face (by invitation for Society members) and live streaming from Government House Sydney Ideas@theHouse: August 2025 21 August 2025 NEX, Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre, 309 King Street, Newcastle West, NSW Hunter Branch Meeting 2025-3 21 August 2025 RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room Southern Highlands Branch Meeting: 2025-7 20 August 2025 Charles Sturt University live streaming Western NSW Branch Meeting 2025-3
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Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney 
