12 Amazing Eastern Canadian Spring & Summer Conferences for 2024
In my 20+ years in the industry, I’ve never witnessed such a remarkable resurgence in the Canadian Geo community as in 2024. Eastern Canada, in particular, is abuzz with an unprecedented number of outstanding conferences, AGMs, and leadership events. It’s a true testament to our community’s resilience and collaborative spirit.
AOLS 2024 Annual General Meeting
February 28 – March 1, 2024 | London ON
The AGM provides an opportunity to engage with industry professionals, share knowledge, and discuss the latest developments and trends in land surveying. We have a comprehensive program lined up, including informative sessions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities.
National Geomatics Competition
March 14-17, 2024 | Sherbrooke, QC
The National Geomatics Competition (NGC) is a student-led consulting engineering competition in the field of geomatics. The NGC hosts teams of undergraduate students from schools all across Canada. These teams are presented with a problem dealing with various aspects of geomatics, and must come up with a solution. The teams present their solutions in front of a panel of judges, consisting of industrial and academic experts in the industry. Social activities, technological demos and conferences on the most recent updates from the industry are scheduled throughout the weekend.
Lidar CANEX
March 26-27, 2024 | Virtual
The Canadian Lidar Commercial Expo is a B2B event matching reality capture lidar vendors with practicing 3D professionals from Canada and beyond. Registration is free.
BePrepared
May 1-2, 2024 | Virtual
The 2024 BeSpatial Annual General Meeting virtual conference BePrepared will provide an opportunity for geospatial and information professionals to showcase their achievements, and best practices and discuss challenges in preparing for and adapting to the predicted and unpredicted changes in future.
GeoIgnite Canada’s National Leadership Conference
May 14-15, 2024 | Ottawa, ON
This national event brings together senior members of government, business executives and thought leaders from IT and location technology sectors. This conference encourages collaboration between the public and private sectors for the advancement of Canada’s geospatial sector. This year the themes include GIS, BIM, Geospatial AI, Digital Twin tech, and geomatics for climate resiliency.
Annual National Surveyors Conference
May 21-24, 2024 | Cardigan, PEI
The 18th National Surveyors’ Conference will be co-hosted by Professional Surveyors Canada and Association of Canada Lands Surveyors. The annual National Surveyors Conference is the only event that brings together professional surveyors, industry experts and leading speakers from across Canada and around the world to connect, share and learn about the Surveying Profession.
Canadian Cartographic Association’s Annual Conference and AGM
May 23-24 | Toronto, ON
CCA’s Annual Conference and AGM will be held at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Registration and program details will be posted on CCA’s when available.
Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2024
May 27-30, 2024 | St. John’s, NL
“Unveiling our Blue Planet” is the theme of CHC2024. With important international initiatives underway, including the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, the requirement to better understand the ‘blue’ part of our planet is gaining much-needed attention.
Under our major theme, we are highlighting five key factors that will steer and facilitate our work to advance hydrography: Understanding Climate Change, The Blue Economy, Partnering and Collaboration, Technological Advances and Education and Careers.
49th Annual Conference of IASSIST joined together with CARTO
May 28-31, 2024 | Halifax, NS
This year’s theme is Navigating the Future of Data. The annual conference provides data professionals a variety of opportunities to participate in discussions about data sharing and management, data access and repository tools, metadata for research data, best practices for preserving data, global resources for information, new technologies professional development and much more. There will be workshops, plenaries, panel discussions, individual presentations, and posters.
2024 National Forum on Earth Observation
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This event will bring together Canadian stakeholders from industry, academia, Indigenous communities and government in order to assess current Earth observation (EO) undertakings and discuss the next steps for satellite EO in Canada. The program will include plenary sessions and workshops.
CSRS 2024
June 10-13, 2024 | Halifax, NS
The 45th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (CSRS) is held at Dalhousie University. It brings together academics, practitioners, vendors, and policymakers from the Remote Sensing community in an informative and productive four-day event titled Exploring Past, Present, and Future.
With workshops, keynote speakers, oral and poster sessions, exhibitions and panel discussions, attendees will enjoy cutting-edge technical content and networking opportunities.
OGC Member Meeting
June 17-21, 2024 | Montreal, QC
OGC’s 129th Member Meeting is June 17-21,2024 in Montreal. This one-week event, filled with technology showcases, dozens of Working Group meetings to improve standards and domains, special sessions, workshops, and keynotes, will show the value of the consortium’s community of experts. The OGC Collaborative Innovations and Solutions program will also be in attendance sharing the latest concepts in climate, space, aviation, and more: all powered by our community.
