After the success of the Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) 2024 National Conference in Perth, 2025 will see the even return to the east coast for the 2025 AIMS National Conference at the Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort.
The Perth conference set new attendance records, and AIMS says it anticipates an even larger gathering in 2025. AIMS members, non-members and industry suppliers are welcome to attend the event.
The 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)’s premier global space event, will be held in Sydney, Australia from 29 September to 3 October 2025.
Often described as the ‘Olympics of space,’ this prestigious event is where the world’s space community gathers to access the latest space advancements and trends, academic works, industry connections, and partnership opportunities.
The theme for 2025 will be ‘Sustainable Space: Resilient Earth,’ setting the stage for important discussions such as: space-based applications for Earth, sustainable space activities, and sustaining life off Earth.
The INTERGEO EXPO and CONFERENCE brings together hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of delegates from around the world, to discuss with, learn from and network with others in the sectors of geodesy, geoinformation and land management.
The event presents an opportunity for vendors to showcase their innovative geodata-based solutions to an international audience over three days, addressing current challenges such as climate change, urbanisation and sustainable land use.
The 2024 event in Stuttgart attracted more than 550 exhibitors and more than 17,000 visitors.
INGEO 2025, the 9th International Conference on Engineering Surveying, continues the series of meetings that began in 1998.
The aim of the conference is to bring together professionals in the field of engineering surveying and other related professions, such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geoinformatics, geotechnics and so on, to discuss new technologies and development.
The main topics of discussion will be:
- 3D modelling of buildings and engineering structures, BIM
- Smart cities, data collection, sensors, ISs and IOT applications
- Cultural heritage documentation, data collection, 3D modelling
- Indoor navigation (SLAM, RFID, TOF, etc.), low-cost systems and applications
- Deformation measurement, automated measuring systems
- Industry surveys, application of modern technology for power plants, nuclear facilities, etc.,
- Standards and quality assurance of engineering surveys
The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference series, hosted in partnership with OSGeo, brings together open source geospatial users, software developers, decision makers and researchers from around the world.
The FOSS4G 2025 conference in Auckland, New Zealand, will be a vibrant gathering that fosters collaboration and celebrates innovation in the exciting world of free and open source software for geospatial.
The event will feature workshops, technical sessions, keynote addresses, ‘lightning talks,’ code sprints and community events, social events and a ‘women in geospatial’ breakfast.
It is expected that the full program will be made available in August 2025.
The international PNT 2026 conference will be held at Royal Randwick racecourse in Sydney from 4 to 6 February, 2026. The premier Australasian event dedicated to positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies and research, it is being led by the newly established PNT Sub-Committee of the Australian Institute of Navigation (AIN).
Building on the legacy of the IGNSS conference series, the conference is expected to attract many hundreds of PNT experts from around the world, who will gather to learn about research, policy and applications spanning GNSS, autonomy, resilience, and the next generation of multi-GNSS infrastructure.
Keynote speakers included Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, Chief of Joint Capabilities within the Australian Defence Force, and Professor Zak Kassas, the TRC Endowed Chair in Intelligent Transportation Systems at The Ohio State University.
Early bird registration rates are available until 30 November 2025, with significant discounts on offer. Registration includes:
- Access to all sessions and the exhibition
- Morning and afternoon teas and lunches
- Networking drinks with exhibitors
- The PNT 2026 harbour cruise dinner
- Delegate materials and app access
The event also will include a large exhibition area, for which a limited number of sponsorship and exhibition packages are available.
Geo Connect Asia is the annual regional meeting place to bring practical and proven solutions to the market, combining four overlapping exhibitions with a series of conferences to exchange inspiring ideas and share cross-industry experiences. It is an exclusively in-person, trade show-driven event, with strong live content that engages both a Singapore-based and a regional audience.
More than 3000 delegates are expected to attend the 2026 event, with more than 35% of those coming from the wider APAC region and beyond.
The 2026 Main Conference theme, Transforming technology into solutions: underground, land and sea to sky, will seek to match practitioners from the user community with policymakers and the broader community to deliver outcomes to advance the value of the industry.
Delegate registration will open on 28 October 2025.
