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’.
The 7th Women Surveyors Summit will be held at the Westgate Hotel in San Diego from 17 to 20 September 2026.
The in-person ‘for women, by women’ event will include presentations on land surveying, CAD, GIS, surveying of native lands, AI, mentoring, drones and more. There will also be opportunities for continuing education.
To get a taste for what the Summit is like, read our article about the 2025 event: Reflections from the Women Surveyors Summit.
