Welcome to the
Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS)
President's Message
It’s a great honour to welcome you to the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS) page as the 8th President of the Society. The FNPS brings together a society of amazing science and friends that I first joined as a PhD student in 1996 at Santa Margherita in Italy. It’s a great responsibility to be leading this iconic society, but also an enormous personal and professional privilege.
The Society was founded in 1974 with an informal meeting at Oxford University led by Professor Geoffrey Dawes and Dr Bo Gennser, with the earliest iteration called The Conference on Fetal Breathing. Over the years the name of the Society has changed to reflect our widening interests in fetal and neonatal physiology and wellbeing more broadly, with our mission statement to stimulate discussion and exchange of ideas between physiologists, obstetricians and neonatologists on fundamental science, clinical and population health issues within the broad fields of Perinatology.
The FNPS celebrated its 50th birthday in 2024. If you have registered and attended a FNPS meeting, then you are a member of the FNPS Society. We are truly an international society that spans the globe – our Executive Board represent nine countries across five continents (Oceania, Europe, Asia, North America, South America). The longevity of the society reflects the collaborative intent of participants, and the long-held society tenet of stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas between physiologists, obstetricians and neonatologists in an informal manner, with a real emphasis on supporting our early-career researchers.
With best wishes
Suzie Miller
51st Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS) Meeting 2025
The annual international meeting of the Fetal & Neonatal Physiological Society will be held at Wadjemup (Rottnest Island),
off the coast of Perth, Western Australia from 22-25 September 2025.
Rottnest Island is renowned for its natural beauty and active outdoor lifestyle, as well as for what it doesn’t have – traffic!
The Local Organising Committee is aiming to deliver a fun-filled barefoot experience with a scientific program, as well as lots of opportunities to explore and network together. And of course, the traditional (but highly secret) all-abilities team sporting event will feature.
Meeting Registration and Accommodation is NOW OPEN
Click HERE for registration and accommodation information.
Abstract submission is NOW OPEN - please go the the Events Page to access the abstract template and submission instructions.
KEY DATES for FNPS2025
Registrations and Abstract submissions OPEN 24 March
Early Bird Registrations CLOSE 17 May
Abstracts and Accommodation CLOSE 15 June
Outcome of Abstracts 15 July
Final Program 1 August
Scientific Meeting 22-25 September
EMCR Workshop 26 September
The FNPS 2025 meeting is generously sponsored by Business Events Perth, and a Research Collaboration Award co-sponsored by The Raine Medical Research Foundation, BrightSpark Foundation and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation. We additionally acknowledge meeting organisation support and keynote speaker support from The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia.
Please contact Gill Phillipson or Jane Pillow at fnps2025@thekids.org.au if you have any specific questions for the local organising committee.
