
Following the successful inaugural RPAS in Australian Skies conference in March, 2016, Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) is proud to be continuing this very important discussion within the aviation community.
This years event RPAS in Australian Skies 2017 will be held in Canberra during June 27-28, 2017. The conference format will include key note presentations from CASA, Air Services, Defence and Industry as well as panel discussion sessions. The following themes will be explored:
- ADF plans for RPAS use in domestic civil airspace
- Lessons learned from Military RPAS operations in shared airspace
- European & US approaches to RPAS operations in shared airspace
- Australian Roadmap for regulatory development
- Industry perspective and challenges
- Controlling illegal RPAS operators
- Beyond Visual Line Of Sight operations for RPA
- Emerging Technologies
- Integration of RPAS into ATM and ATM procedures
- Shared use of Aerodromes
- Lower Airspace Concepts
AAUS is now inviting papers for the conference. Please submit short abstract to greg.tyrrell@aaus.org.au by April 30, 2017.

The Far North GIS Users Group (FUNGIS) aims to unite the far northern spatial community through events and workshops, the sharing of resources and the distribution of news of local geospatial initiatives.
On the Thursday, the participants will be challenged by the Queensland Police in Disaster Response and Search and Rescue. You can then learn more about spatial information in the new Queensland Globe, mapping marine debris and 3D modelling -that’s just in the morning. The afternoon will cover how UAVs can be used in innovative agriculture and get a quickie on practical drone use.
Friday will be focused on getting you trained up, flying and analysing the data that comes out of a semi-professional drone.

YellowScan has again put everything together to offer you two very particular days in the beautiful area of Southern France. This year, our User Conference will take place on June 29-30 in Montpellier. This event will include demos and conferences about our lightweight integrated Lidar Systems and their technical specifications, the UAVs used for LiDARs, the Data processing and analysis, but also industry case studies, what’s new and what’s coming at Yellowscan.
Why Attend YSIUC?
- Industry Case Studies – find out how others are using YellowScan.
- What’s New and What’s Coming – learn about new features & tell us what you need.
- Make Connections – see who’s doing what and how they’re doing it.
- Share What You Learn – help others with efficient workflows.
- Enjoy your time in the wonderful Château de Flaugergues and the beautiful city of Montpellier.
- Social activities: Wine tasting, concert and more.


The Science of Where Begins Here
Explore and test-drive new software solutions that are transforming the world by unlocking data’s full potential—powered by ArcGIS.
Connect One-on-One with GIS Innovators
The UC Expo is the place to explore, collaborate, learn, and find true inspiration. Discover innovative approaches to help overcome your challenges—with the latest advancements in the ArcGIS platform.
Showcase Your Work
The Esri UC is the place to share, interact, collaborate, and learn. Be the spark that stimulates newfound geospatial thinking by showing us how you map your world.

Join fellow infrastructure professionals and Bentley technical experts at an upcoming seminar near you. Project leads, managers, engineers, and designers eager to stay ahead of the curve will learn about the practical applications of reality modeling and workflows from conception through construction.
You won’t want to miss these one-day seminars. Bubject-matter experts will showcase how Bentley applications enable you to create a comprehensive modeling environment, leverage reality-capture technologies, and automate workflows across disciplines. Discover how the connected data environment ensures the integrity of information throughout the lifecycle of your project and across an accumulating portfolio of projects.

The Institute of Australian Geographers Conference (IAG2017) is the annual meeting of the Institute of Australian Geographers, a non-profit organisation representing geographers and aiming to promote and advance the discipline of geography. Participants from academic, non-profit, government, business, research, and other institutional backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
This year’s conference is being hosted by The University of Queensland on the St Lucia campus. This year’s conference theme is ‘Geography Counts’, stressing the role of geography in informing policy from a holistic, global perspective. The organisers have stressed the breadth of the discipline, and welcome participation across all sub-disciplines, and from those using a diversity of methodologies. They hope that both geographers and non-geographers from Australasia and beyond attend and contribute.

How do cities become resilient, and how do you measure it? What are the hidden costs of cheap buildings? Can we increase density without losing green space? Can we grow food on rooftops? And what can cities and sub-national governments do when national governments don’t want a piece of the climate action? All this and more are on the agenda of the Ecocity World Summit in Melbourne this July.
“In Australia, we’ve just come through Cyclone Debbie, and seen severe storms and flooding across the Eastern states,” says Brendan Gleeson, Director of Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute and Summit co-convenor.
“We urgently need to safeguard our cities, towns and their people, in Australia and across the planet. The Ecocity World Summit program is designed to bring leading thinkers, researchers and practitioners together to share the evidence, strategies and tools we need to keep our cities liveable and sustainable in the face of global challenges.”
The Ecocity World Summit brings leading international thinkers to Australia to share their expertise, including:
- Mr Mark Twidell, Managing Director, Tesla (Asia-Pacific)
- Dr Debra Roberts: Climate Change Adviser to ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability (South Africa)
- Mr Aromar Revi: Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
- Mr Rachmat Whitoelar: Indonesian President’s Special Envoy for Climate Change
- Prof Harriet Bulkeley: Professor of Geography, Durham University (UK)
- The Hon Al Gore: Former US Vice President and Chair of The Climate Reality Project
The program includes three streams—Urban Leadership, Academic, and City Practices—tailoring sessions and workshops to the interests of people from government, university, business and community sectors.

Join fellow infrastructure professionals and Bentley technical experts at an upcoming seminar near you. Project leads, managers, engineers, and designers eager to stay ahead of the curve will learn about the practical applications of reality modeling and workflows from conception through construction.
You won’t want to miss these one-day seminars. Subject-matter experts will showcase how Bentley applications enable you to create a comprehensive modeling environment, leverage reality-capture technologies, and automate workflows across disciplines. Discover how the connected data environment ensures the integrity of information throughout the lifecycle of your project and across an accumulating portfolio of projects.

Hosted by ISV, 2017 Surveying Expo is the annual Victorian surveyors event and includes the Young Surveyors Breakfast and Awards Gala Dinner.
The Institution of Surveyors Victoria (ISV) is the peak professional association for land surveyors in Victoria. The ISV has existed since 1874.
The Institution of Surveyors Victoria services the professional needs of surveyors by conducting seminars and workshops, and circulating technical and other information through its various publications and journals. ISV provides input into the educational standards for surveyors, and into the legislation affecting the activities of surveyors. It also provides government and the community with the collective professional opinion of the surveying profession.