Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland has secured the Computing in Cardiology (CinC) scientific conference for September 27, 2027.
This marks the first time the conference will be held in Australasia and only the third time in the Asia-Pacific in its 50-year history.
To be held at the University of Auckland’s Owen G Glen Building, the event is expected to attract around 350 delegates and generate an estimated economic impact of NZ$925,000 (US$552,300) for the city.
The bid was led by associate professor Jichao Zhao from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland, with support from Auckland Convention Bureau, which is a division of Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, and Tourism New Zealand Business Events.
CinC focuses on computing in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular physiology to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. It also provides a forum for cutting-edge developments at the intersection of clinical practice, cardiac electrophysiology and physiology, engineering, and fundamental research, including the growing role of artificial intelligence in diagnostic support.
Four groups at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute are currently working on cardiac research directly relevant to CinC – cardiac electrophysiology, heart mechanics, cardiac instrumentation, and the Physiome Project.
Zhao added: “This conference plays an important role in nurturing young researchers, post doctorate students and Masters students. They’ll be learning through attending plenary talks and networking functions but will also have the opportunity to present at poster sessions and get guidance from senior researchers.”
Auckland is also home to a core of heart research knowledge including the NZ Centre of Research Excellence, Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand – Pūtahi Manawa, which discovers and develops new early diagnostic treatments and strategies to improve heart health inequity; and the National Heart Foundation of NZ, a heart charity that funds cutting-edge research.
