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Apr
1
Tue
11th Annual Aus Gov Data Summit @ National Convention Centre Canberra
Apr 1 @ 9:00 am – Apr 3 @ 5:00 pm
11th Annual Aus Gov Data Summit @ National Convention Centre Canberra

Now in its second decade, the Aus Gov Data Summit is dedicated to advancing the government’s agenda of leveraging data as a national strategic asset. This premier event aims to empower Australian public service data leaders to elevate their missions, increase efficiency, and deliver exceptional public services.

With more than 500 leaders from federal state, and local governments expected to attend, the summit will feature an expanded program with four dedicated streams: C-suite, data and analytics, ICT leadership and innovation, and cybersecurity. Each stream is specifically tailored to address the critical challenges and opportunities within the Australian public service data ecosystem.

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Aug
26
Tue
GIScience 2025 @ Christchurch, New Zealand
Aug 26 @ 9:00 am – Aug 29 @ 5:00 pm
GIScience 2025 @ Christchurch, New Zealand

GIScience 2025, the 13th International Conference on Geographic Information Science, will be hosted by the University of Canterbury in collaboration with the GIScience academic research community across New Zealand.

The GIScience conference regularly attracts more than 250 international participants from academia, industry and government to discuss and advance the state-of-the-art in geographic information science.

The first day of the 2025 conference will be dedicated to workshops and tutorials, while the main conference program will run on the second and third days; it will include a single refereed paper track and an abstract track for posters and demo submissions.

GIScience 2025 welcomes papers, posters and demos covering emerging topics and fundamental research findings across all sectors of geographic information science, including (but not limited to) the role of geographic information in geography, computer science, engineering, information science, linguistics, mathematics, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, social science and geostatistics.

Deadlines:

  • Proceedings papers: 31 January 2025
  • Workshop proposals: 14 February 2025
  • Abstracts: 4 April 2025
  • Demos: 4 April 2025

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Nov
17
Mon
Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) 2025 @ Auckland, New Zealand
Nov 17 @ 9:00 am – Nov 23 @ 5:00 pm

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.

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