Auckland beats Oz for top global AI conference

October 3, 2025
By
Nikki Mandow

New Zealand has won the right to host the world’s premier conference in medical artificial intelligence imaging and robotics, defeating rival bids from Melbourne and Perth.

Auckland will welcome around 3,000 delegates to the 2027 International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI).

The announcement was made this week in South Korea, which is hosting the 2025 conference, with 3,400 participants.

MICCAI 2027 will be the 30th annual event, and the largest AI medical imaging and robotics conference ever staged in the Southern Hemisphere, securing Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland and the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) a central role on the global stage.

It will be held at the New Zealand International Convention Centre, which is due to open in February next year.

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