The much-anticipated MAGNET Summit 2026 is coming up on 13 and 14 August in Sydney, and will be held at the prestigious and historic NSW Parliament House.

The event will be a must-attend occasion for all users or potential users of the Topcon Office and Field software, formerly (and still affectionately) known as MAGNET.

The two-day event will comprise:

• MAGNET Field half day: Thursday, 13 August from 12:30pm to 5:30pm, followed by networking drinks on the Verandah Bar.
• MAGNET Office day: Friday 14 August from 7:45am to 5:00pm

The MAGNET Summit 2026 will feature a host of expert speakers from both Aptella in Australia and Topcon in the US, covering a range of topics such as:

• A guide to fast field setups
• MJF magic: The ultimate data transfer masterclass
• The big picture: Mastering the magnet map screen
• Advanced offsets and slope staking
• The 3D dimension: Bringing surfaces to life
• Unleashing the data trapped in plans
• Mapping the next decade of geospatial

Attendees can earn 3.75 CPD points for day one and 5 points for day two.

You can read more about the fascinating history of MAGNET, its capabilities and its strong Australian connection in our article, ‘The evolution of CAD survey software’.

BIM World COPENHAGEN will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16 to 17 September 2026, bringing together a wide range of experts from across the fields of digitalisation in construction, real estate and urban development. This includes surveyors, mappers, architects, engineers, contractors, building owners and consultants.

Billing itself as ‘Fuelling the future of the building industry with data and digitalization’, the event will tackle the transformation facing the construction industry, including the pressure to reduce emissions, cut waste and design for circularity, by zooming in on data as the essential link between the green and digital transitions.

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