World Indigenous Cancer Conference 2026
Join us at WICC 2026 to
Share your research and highlight your successes.
Learn from your peers and fill your basket of knowledge.
Experience the energy and vibrancy of Aotearoa.
Be invigorated to achieve better cancer outcomes for our people.
Tēnā koutou katoa,
We look forward to welcoming the World Indigenous Cancer Leaders and delegates to Aotearoa | New Zealand for WICC 2026.
The people of Te Arawa, Rotorua stand ready to lay out the welcome mat to the Cultural Centre of our nation.
Come down to Aotearoa | New Zealand.
More information available soon at at heiahurumowai.org.nz/wicc2026
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Call for Abstracts is Open
He Āhuru Mōwai, the host organisation and the World Indigenous Cancer Conference 2026 Scientific Committee invite Indigenous researchers, health professionals, policy makers, community leaders, practitioners, and advocates from across the globe to submit abstracts for presentation at the World Indigenous Cancer Conference (W.I.C.C) 2026.
Held in the cultural heart of New Zealand, W.I.C.C 2026 will create space for connection, challenge, and change. It is a platform to elevate Indigenous knowledge, leadership, research, lived experience, and practice to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous peoples everywhere.
This is your opportunity to share your work, your story, and your solutions. We welcome presentations grounded in Indigenous worldviews, science, healing, and action.
Key Dates
Abstract submissions open: 24 June 2025
Abstract submissions close: 29 August 2025
Notification of acceptance: 26 September 2025
Conference dates: 20 – 24 April 2026
Presentation Types
Oral Presentations – 15 minutes
Posters - displayed throughout the conference and a dedicated Q&A session within the programme
Keynote Presentation - for invited keynote speakers
