The Victorian Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) Awards presentation ceremony will be held on 10 October 2026 at The Leaper Family Pavilion, Arts Centre, Melbourne.
The EISSI Awards recognise and reward the best that the surveying and spatial profession has to offer, including organisations and firms that demonstrate innovation, leadership, and technical brilliance in the field of surveying and spatial information services.
The Institution of Surveyors Victoria and Consulting Surveyors Victoria are once again collaborating to deliver this prestigious event, celebrating excellence, innovation, and achievement within the surveying profession across Victoria.
The NSW Country Surveyors Association October Conference will be held in Port Macquarie, from 22 to 24 October 2026
The three-day program will bring together surveyors, industry leaders and key stakeholders for practical updates, technical learning and professional connection.
Sessions will cover cadastral practice, cyber security, succession planning, mental health, service location, digital/CAD developments and sector updates.
A Partners Program will run on Friday and Saturday and will include the Friday Conference Dinner and Saturday Family Dinner.
The Western Australia Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) Awards presentation ceremony will be held on Friday, 30 October 2026, at the Pan Pacific, Perth.
The EISSI Awards recognise and reward the best that the surveying and spatial profession has to offer, including organisations and firms that demonstrate innovation, leadership, and technical brilliance in the field of surveying and spatial information services.
The event, to be held in conjunction with the Western Australian Institution of Surveyors’ (WAIS) October Conference and AGM, will be hosted by Surveyors Australia in partnership with WAIS.
With a theme of ‘Strengthening and Expanding Geospatial Networks in the Pacific Islands,’ the 2026 Pacific Islands GIS & RS User Conference aims to build and enhance geospatial networks in the Pacific Islands by being a forum where experts, practitioners and policymakers can explore cutting-edge geospatial technologies and collaborations.
The conference is the largest GIS and remote sensing conference attended by Pacific Islanders, attracting more than 300 attendees every year. The event will offer a unique platform to share knowledge, strengthen regional partnerships, and drive innovation in mapping, remote sensing and spatial data infrastructure.
The national Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) awards will be presented at a gala occasion on 5 February 2027 in Canberra.
The EISSI awards represent the highest level of professional recognition within the Australian surveying profession.
The event will bring together all 2026 state EISSI category winners to compete for national honours, including national category awards and the overall national award.
The award categories are:
- Infrastructure and construction
- Extra dimension and innovation
- Community & sustainable environment
- Rural cadastral surveying & land titling
- Urban cadastral surveying & land titling
- Surveying project management
- Mine surveying
- Professional surveyor of the year
- Young professional surveyor of the year
- Professional organisation of the year (large)
- Professional organisation of the year (small)
- University project of the year
- Vocational student of the year
