Monson, Ebony A.Loterio, Robson K.Roby, Justin A.Adhikari, AnuragBull, Rowena A.Carr, Jill M.Chatzileontiadou, Demetra S.M.Cheng, Colin X.Coulibaly, FasséliDavis, Samantha K.Deerain, Joshua M.Douglas, Mark W.Drummer, Heidi E.Eyre, Nicholas S.Freppel, WesleyGowripalan, AnjaliGrant, Emma J.Gras, StephanieGuthmiller, Jenna J.Herrero, Lara J.Hesping, EvaHorsburgh, Bethany A.Hyde, Jennifer L.Koutsakos, MariosMackenzie, Jason M.Mahar, Jackie E.McCoullough, Laura C.McMillan, Christopher L.D.Modhiran, NaphakParry, Rhys H.Purcell, Damian F.J.Rawle, Daniel J.Slonchak, AndriiSpeck, Peter G.Tachedjian, GildaTu, ThomasMoseley, Gregory W.Fraser, Johanna E.Tate, Michelle D.2025-12-162025-12-160022-538XPubMed:40277357ORCID:/0000-0002-3905-5485/work/188809683https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733795543The Australasian Virology Society (AVS) holds premier biennial virology meetings that foster multidisciplinary research and collaboration and promote equity and inclusion of early-career researchers. The 12th AVS meeting (AVS12), convened by M. Tate, J. Fraser, and G. Moseley, was held from 2 to 5 December 2024 on Dja Dja Wurrung country at the RACV Goldfields Resort in Creswick, Victoria, Australia. In this report, we give a brief overview of the history of AVS and outline the current and developing priorities for the society. We provide a summary of the insightful panel discussions held to address career development and Indigenous virology, highlight the presentations given by international plenary speakers Joe Grove and Chantal Abergel, and celebrate the recipients of the numerous awards.AVS acknowledges all Indigenous Peoples throughout Australasia and Djaara people in particular, upon whose traditional lands our conference convened. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present, and acknowledge Indigenous Peoples\u2019 sovereignty and their enduring connection to the traditional lands, waterways, and communities within which we pursue our virology research. We give thanks for the opportunity to continue the ancient practice of knowledge sharing at our conference, contributing to the unbroken chain of scientific knowledge that has been practiced on Dja Dja Wurrung country since time immemorial. We thank the LOC for their extensive efforts in organizing a wonderful meeting. We also acknowledge that ASN Events, particularly Claire McParland, was instrumental in running AVS12. We are also grateful for the generous support from our sponsors and exhibitors: Business Events Victoria, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), CSL Seqirus, 360biolabs, University of Melbourne-Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Burnet Institute, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Charles Sturt University-Gulbali Institute, University of Adelaide, Queensland University of Technology-Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, Flinders University, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Monash University-Biomedicine Discovery Institute, ACHV, Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH4), American Society for Microbiology-Journal of Virology, WSV, MDPI-Viruses, QIAGEN, GenScript, and BMG LABTECH.14enPublisher Copyright: Copyright © 2025 Monson et al.animal virusesantiviralsbacteriophagesclinical virologyepidemiologyimmunologyinnate immunityvaccinesvirus-host interactions202510.1128/jvi.02255-24105006001967