October 2026 - SNOMED International Business Meetings
Welcome to the SNOMED International October 2026 Business Meetings.
All times in this schedule are event onsite local times: AEDT.
To ensure you have a productive week, please note the supporting information in the following sections as well as the events schedule itself.
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VENUE InterContinental Sydney Location 16 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Register to attend Onsite October 2026 Registration
Zoom links are shared on our calendar (pre-registration is not required)
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🕒 Time Zone TIME ZONE All times are listed in AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time), the local time in Sydney. 🔓 Access Levels To help you choose the right sessions, meetings are categorized by access: Open to All: Anyone registered for the business meetings may attend and participate. Open to Observers: You may attend and listen, but active participation or voting is reserved for group members. Closed / Invitation Only: Restricted to specific bodies (e.g., GA, MB, or Member Forum). Please respect these boundaries. 🔗 Hybrid Participation ONSITE Use the room names provided. Catering (Coffee/Lunch) is included for onsite delegates during the slots marked on the schedule. ONLINE For those joining via Zoom, links are accessible via the "What's on this Week" internal calendar. Click the [Join Online] buttons in the digital version of this document.
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SATURDAY
Grevillea 07:15-09:00 Wellness Activity: Jetlag Buster – Sydney Harbour Parkrun 09:00 - 17:00 (with catered breaks from 10:30-11:00, 13:30-13:30 and 15:00-15:30) WORKING GROUP Terminology Management Working Group Chair: Rory Davidson CLOSED
SUNDAY
Boronia Ballroom Acacia Correa Premier’s 09:00 - 10:30 Governance Member Forum Chairs: Anne Højen & Paul Wright Closed 10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break (Arcade) 11:00 - 12:00 Governance Member Forum Chairs: Anne Højen & Paul Wright Closed Governance Management Board
HR & Remuneration Committee Chair: Andrew Roddam Closed 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (Conservatory Restaurant) 13:00 - 15:00 Governance Member Forum Chairs: Anne Højen & Paul Wright Closed WORKING GROUP SNOMED on FHIR Chair: Peter G Williams Open Governance Management Board
Technical Innovation Committee Chair: Christian Hein Closed 15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break (Arcade 15:30 - 17:00 Governance Member Forum Chairs: Anne Højen & Paul Wright Closed WORKING GROUP SNOMED on FHIR Chair: Peter G Williams Open Governance (15:30-16:15)
Management Board
(in camera) Chair: Andrew Roddam Closed 16:15-17:00 Governance Management Board
Chair and GA Executive Meeting Closed
MONDAY
Boronia Ballroom Hermitage Acacia Acacia Lobby Premier’s Correa 08:45 - 10:30 plenary Opening Plenary &
SNOMED International Community Updates
Open 10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break (Arcade) 11:00 - 12:30 Governance Joint GA/MB (pt.1) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Managed Service User Group Chair: Terance Shird OBSERVERS Advisory Group Modeling AG (pt. 1) Chairs: Peter G. Williams & Yongsheng Gao OBSERVERS Working Group Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (pt.1) Chair: W. Scott Campbell Open 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (Conservatory Restaurant) 13:30 - 15:00 Governance Joint GA/MB (pt.2) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Managed Service User Group Chair: Terance Shird OBSERVERS Advisory Group SNOMED CT Editorial AG Chair: Jim Case OBSERVERS Advisory Group SNOMED CT Computable Languages Project Group Chair: Kai Kewley OBSERVERS 15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break (Arcade) 15:30 - 17:00 Governance Closed General Assembly (pt. 1) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Managed Service User Group Chair: Terance Shird OBSERVERS Advisory Group SNOMED CT Editorial AG Chair: Jim Case OBSERVERS Advisory Group SNOMED CT Computable Languages Project Group Chair: Kai Kewley OBSERVERS 18:00 - 20:00 Networking Event: Welcome reception hosted by ADHA open Please note that pre-registration is required for this event.
Location: Midden by Mark Olive.
TUESDAY
Boronia Ballroom Hermitage Acacia Acacia Lobby Premier’s Correa 07:30 - 08:30 Wellness Activities: Guided walk or run through the Royal Botanic Gardens (offsite - meet in InterContinental Lobby at 07:15) open 08:30 - 09:00 09:00 - 10:30 Governance Closed General Assembly (pt. 2) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Terminology Release AG Chair: Andrew Atkinson OBSERVERS Working Group Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (pt. 2) Chair: W. Scott Campbell open Governance Management Board Chair: Andrew Roddam closed Working Group Nursing Clinical Reference Group Chairs: Erica Culp & Christine Spisla open 10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break (Arcade) 11:00 - 12:30 Governance Joint GA/MB (pt.3) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Terminology Release AG Chair: Andrew Atkinson OBSERVERS Working Group Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (pt. 2) Chair: W. Scott Campbell open Working Group Nursing Clinical Reference Group Chairs: Erica Culp & Christine Spisla open 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (Conservatory Restaurant) 13:30 - 15:00 Governance Member Forum Discussion Chairs: Anne Højen & Paul Wright closed Advisory Group Modeling AG (pt. 2) Chairs: Peter G. Williams & Yongsheng Gao OBSERVERS Governance Management Board
with GA Executive Chair: Andrew Roddam closed 15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break (Arcade) 15:30 - 17:00 Governance SNOMED International October 2026 Open General Assembly Chair: Stefanie Weber OBSERVERS 19:00-23:00 Networking Event: SNOMED International 2026 Awards Gala open Note: Pre-registration and ticket purchase required
Venue: Foundation Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
WEDNESDAY
Boronia Ballroom Hermitage Grevillea Premier’s Correa Boardroom 3 09:00 - 10:30 EXPO PRE-CON Sparked - Australia’s FHIR Accelerator OPEN ADVISORY GROUP Joint Advisory Group Session (EAG, MAG & TRAG) Chair: Peter G Williams OBSERVERS Governance Closed General Assembly (pt. 3) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Content Managers AG Chairs: Cathy Richardson & Monica Harry OBSERVERS 10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break (Arcade) 11:00 - 12:30 EXPO PRE-CON Sparked - Australia’s FHIR Accelerator OPEN ADVISORY GROUP Joint Advisory Group Session (EAG, MAG & TRAG) Chair: Peter G Williams OBSERVERS Governance Closed General Assembly (pt. 3) Chair: Stefanie Weber closed Advisory Group Content Managers AG Chairs: Cathy Richardson & Monica Harry OBSERVERS 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (Conservatory Restaurant) 13:30 - 15:00 EXPO PRE-CON Terminology Without Borders. Australian and international perspectives on implementation maturity (Hosted by ADHA) OPEN EXPO PRE-CON Supporting future nursing globally - working with SNOMED CT and nursing terminologies OPEN Working Group Drug Extension User Support Group Chairs: Shane Byrnes & Alejandro Lopez Osornio open Governance Member Forum EU Group Chairs: Licinio Mano & Theresa Barry closed Advisory Group E-Learning AG Chair: Ian Spiers OBSERVERS 15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break (Arcade) 15:30 - 17:00 EXPO PRE-CON Terminology Without Borders. Australian and international perspectives on implementation maturity (Hosted by ADHA) OPEN EXPO PRE-CON Supporting future nursing globally - working with SNOMED CT and nursing terminologies OPEN Working Group Drug Extension User Support Group Chairs: Shane Byrnes & Alejandro Lopez Osornio open Advisory Group E-Learning AG Chair: Ian Spiers OBSERVERS 17:00 - 18:00 17:30-19:00 Social Event: Guided walking tour of The Rocks, Sydney open Please note that pre-registration and ticket purchase is required for this event.
Collection point: The lobby of the InternContinental Hotel