Australian and New Zealand Society of Biomechanics (ANZSB) is an affiliate society of the International Society of Biomechanics and it was founded in February 1996 to be a forum for biomechanists, of all disciplines, within Australia and New Zealand. About
The main objectives of the society are to:
Facilitate communication Provide a forum Promote the dissemination and application of information
Membership of the society is open to all people that have a professional and/or scientific interest in biomechanics; including students.
Regular events
Every two years the society hosts the Australasian Biomechanics Conference (ABC). Annually they promote National Biomechanics Day (5 April), which started in the United States, in the region. In Australia they host a nationwide Biomechanics and Research Innovation Challenge which engages high school aged girls with early to mid-career female biomechanists to complete a 100-day research and/or innovation project. The project is led by Celeste Coltman from the University of Canberra.
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