![Global Surveyors’ Day 2023 @ Activities around the country](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AdobeStock_103297427_web.jpg?w=280)
Throughout history, surveyors have remained the pioneers of discovery shaping our world to its current existence by exploring the unknown on earth and in space. Fast forward to 2013 when the signing of the Budapest declaration created a common worldwide celebration for those leaders, past and present.
Global Surveyors’ Day is a way to globally recognise the ground-breakers, pioneers, individuals and the industry that has shaped our history and continues to be the foundation of our communities.
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![CSA Easter Conference 2023 @ Novotel Sydney Central, Sydney](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CountrySurveyorsNSW.png?w=206)
The Country Surveyors Association of NSW Easter Conference 2023 will be held at the Novotel Sydney Central in Haymarket, Sydney, on 23 and 24 March 2023.
The annual conference is well attended by many surveyors, both members and non-members of the Association. Over the past 40 years have been held as far west as Broken Hill and Deniliquin, north to Armidale and Port Macquarie, south to Albury and Wagga Wagga and more centrally at places like Orange, Katoomba, Gosford and Nowra. These family orientated events have led to many enduring friendships across the whole of New South Wales.
![National Surveying Congress 2023 @ Pier One Hotel, Wattle Bay, Sydney](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Surveying2023.jpg?w=280)
The National Surveying Congress 2023 will be held from 6 to 8 June at the Pier One Hotel, Wattle Bay, Sydney. This year, there will be an online attendance option for those who cannot attend in person.
This year’s congress — the theme for which is ‘Leading the Nation’s Growth —is an important opportunity for surveyors from throughout Australia to gather and discuss the issues facing the profession and collaborate with decision makers and influencers on initiatives to secure stability and growth for the future.
The highlight of the program each year is the Cadastral Leaders Panel, which sees all the Surveyors-General on stage speaking about changes and opportunities in their states and territories.
Cadastral case studies from across Australia and a session on building business skills and team resilience, promise to be engaging and highly informative sessions in this year’s program.
The National Surveying Consultancy Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner will be held on 7 June at the same venue.
![GCA 2023 North Queensland Conference @ Cairns Colonial Club](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AdobeStock_378798630_625x442.jpg?w=280)
The Geospatial Council of Australia’s 2023 North Queensland Conference will be held at the Cairns Colonial Club on 28 August 2023.
This annual conference is an opportunity for local surveying professionals at all levels to get together to hear about local projects, connect with colleagues old and new and see the latest equipment from suppliers.
The full conference program is now available.
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![AIMS National Conference 2023 @ Hyatt Regency Sydney](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AIMS_320px.jpg?w=280)
The Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) National Conference 2023 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Sydney from 13 to 15 September 2023. This is the premier event on the AIMS calendar and should not be missed, especially with more than 20 sponsors in attendance showcasing the latest equipment and technology.
The conference’s keynote speaker will be Peter Baines, OAM, one of Australia’s most effective ‘socialprenuers’. A former police officer, he is the founder of the well-known charity ‘Hands Across the Water,’ and as such has created opportunities for hundreds of children in Thailand.
Peter’s humanitarian efforts have been recognised with significant national and international awards. In January 2014, he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his International Humanitarian work. In 2016, he received the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn awarded by the King of Thailand for his devotional services to the Kingdom of Thailand.
A powerful keynote speaker, Peter’s presentations take his audience from laughter to tears as he recounts his story and delivers the lessons he has learned by managing some of the world’s most devastating crises. His tales of the way in which he has contributed to the lives of many less fortunate people in the world, and the realisation of his personal dream are absolutely inspiring.
![2023 EISSI Awards @ Hilton Hotel, Sydney](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EISSI.png?w=280)
Each year representatives from the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW and the Institution of Surveyors NSW come together to organise the NSW Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) Awards.
The awards recognise the achievements of organisations and individuals from across the state who are engaged in the surveying and spatial information profession; celebrate excellence before an audience of industry peers; encourage activities that create a stronger, larger and more relevant industry; and embrace the achievements of the industry and its related industries and professions.
![ISNSW Annual Conference 2024 @ Fairmont Resort, Blue Mountains, NSW](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ISNSW-logo-head.png?w=270)
The Institution of Surveyors NSW (ISNSW) 2024 Annual Conference will be held over two days in February in the picturesque Blue Mountains, NSW.
Presented as a hybrid event, attendees will have the choice to join online or in person. Speakers will present on a wide range of topics, giving delegates the chance to hear from the industry’s best and network with them.
The event is open to ISNSW members as well as non-members.
![APAS2024 Conference @ Hyatt Hotel, Canberra](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/APAS2024_400.jpg?w=152)
The 2024 annual conference of the Association of Public Authority Surveyors, NSW (APAS) will be held at the Hyatt Hotel, Canberra, from 18 to 20 March 2024. The theme of the conference will be ‘Pushing the Boundaries’.
The Call for Abstracts is now open, with the following deadlines set:
- Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 22 September 2023
- Draft paper deadline: Friday, 17 November 2023
- Final paper deadline: Friday, 19 January 2024
![AIMS Mudgee 2024 @ Parklands Resort & Conference Centre, Mudgee, NSW](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AIMS_320px.jpg?w=280)
The Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) Mudgee Regional Seminar will be held at Parklands Resort, Mudgee, NSW, on 22 March 2024. There will also be an optional dinner at a local brewery the evening prior.
This annual event is always very well attended, and features presentations on a wide variety of mine surveying topics and technologies. You can read an account of the 2023 seminar on the AIMS website.
![Locate24 @ International Convention Centre, Sydney](https://www.spatialsource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/LOCATE-24-website-logo.png?w=280)
Each year, the Locate conference attracts hundreds of national and international delegates from within and outside the spatial, space and surveying sectors.
As Australia’s premier spatial and surveying conference, Locate provides guests with a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and applications in geospatial technologies.
The 2024 event will be held at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour in Sydney, and will include a gala evening dinner and presentation of the Geospatial Excellence Awards (formerly the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards).
The convenor for Locate24 will be Narelle Underwood, Surveyor-General of NSW.