We are proud to announce that the 2nd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering will take place in Sydney, Australia in 2015. The 1st AOCNS in Tsukuba, Japan, in 2011 was a great success and established this as the flagship series of neutron scattering meetings in our region. We look forward to building on that success. The meeting will provide physicists, chemists, biologists, engineers, geologists, materials scientists and others the opportunity to discuss to share and discuss their research findings as well as the latest developments in neutron scattering techniques. AOCNS is also the leading forum in which delegates can participate in shaping the future directions of neutron scattering science and facilities in Asia-Oceania. We look forward to welcoming the whole of the Asia-Oceania neutron community to Sydney for a uniquely Australian conference experience, with a broad program that highlights the best work being done – and that which remains to be done – in the field across our region and beyond.