The New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions (NZASR) is the main professional body in New Zealand for academics and others engaged in the critical, analytical and cross-cultural study of religion, past and present. The NZASR is not a forum for confessional, apologetical, or other similar concerns.

The Australasian Association of Buddhist Studies (AABS) aims to promote the academic study of Buddhism in the Australasian region. Membership is open to scholars of all academic disciplines.

The two associations are meeting together for the first time in 2011. There will be two parallel streams of panels; plenary lectures and meals will be held together.

The conference will take place in Queenstown, from 7-9 December 2011 at the Mercure Resort Queenstown (map). The call for papers is open until 31 October 2011. Abstracts should be submitted online. Registration is open until 7 December 2011.

The conference is hosted by the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Otago.