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Win the ultimate coffee companion! Register early for your chance to win the Ember Travel Mug 2 - the smart mug that keeps your drink at the perfect temperature, from the first sip to the last drop. 

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Join the geospatial and information community in Burlington, Ontario for an impressive set of inspiring speakers and to participate in a full-day in-person event filled with presentations, networking opportunities, exhibits, and much more...

When: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

What Time: 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Where: Burlington Holiday Inn and Conference Centre, Burlington, Ontario

Note: A block of rooms has been reserved under BeSpatial Ontario at The Holiday Inn Burlington for $145/night (+ taxes and fees). Rate will be held until March 28th.  

Contact 905-639-4443 to book. 

Register here for our BeInspired event!

Who Should Attend?

The intended audience for this 1 day event includes public and private sector with participants from the federal, provincial, regional and municipal levels, private industry, consulting, IT leaders, GIS professionals and practitioners, end data users, managers, senior staff, CAOs, and First Nations. Other key stakeholders include community activists and visionaries from the private and not-for-profit sectors.

Program Agenda - coming early 2025!

The BeSpatial annual event is for the geospatial and information community. The BeInspired event offers program sessions, keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and industry updates in an expo showcase. The event attracts attendees from a diverse cross-section of public and private disciplines: Geospatial (GIS) professionals and Information service (IT/IS) managers, engineers, surveyors, consultants, analysts, technicians, technologists, specialists, senior managers, end data users, professors and students from Ontario and beyond!

Do you have an Inspiring Story of GeoSpatial Greatness?

All call for abstracts and proposals! If you are interested in presenting and speaking at BeSpatial's 2025 BeInspired Annual Event in Burlington please reach out to us at programs@bespatialontario.ca with your presentation title and abstract.

Click the button below to register today!

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Call for Presentations!

Get ready for an inspiring experience at the 2025 Annual General Meeting in-person event, BeInspired, happening on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, in Burlington!

This is your chance to inspire your fellow BeSpatial members by sharing your professional achievements, best practices and challenges in navigating the expected and unexpected in geospatial implementations. 

Our members can leverage these technological advancements and trends to enhance their work, embrace new skills, and adapt to the ever-evolving work environment.

In-Demand Skills for the Geospatial Industry:

  • Creative systems thinking
  • Analytical and strategic skills
  • Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
  • Understanding of ethical and privacy concerns
  • Service orientation and customer service
  • Remote work and collaboration

Submit Your Intent to Present!

Don't miss out! Email your intent to present to Programs before the end of the year. In your email, please include:

  • Presenter's name(s)
  • Presenter's organization(s)
  • A brief description of how your best practices/solutions to today's problems help you, your team, and your industry to BeInspired.

Selected presenters will receive one complimentary registration for the 2025 conference.

We can't wait to see your submissions and look forward to another inspiring event!


AWARDS

The following awards will be presented at BeSpatial'25:

  • Data Architecture and Coding Competition
  • Best Challenge Awards
  • MApps Awards
  • The Nathan Adams Student Bursary

See below for details on each!

Data Architecture and Coding Competition

We are excited to announce the launch of the Annual Data Architecture and Coding Competition - a joint initiative by BeSpatial Ontario and Canopy Mapping Co. 

We are seeking groundbreaking solutions - models, scripts, schemes, and applications. Share your problem-solving journey and contribute to our industry's growth.

The winner will be announced at BeSpatial'25 and will take home a $500 cash prize and a prestigious trophy.

Learn More Here! 


                  


BeSpatial Best Challenge Awards

The Geospatial and Information Community wants to recognize you for your hard work, creativity and dedication by giving you an opportunity to apply for one of our Best Challenge Awards (BCA). The 2025 winners will be announced at BeSpatial'25 on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025.

Best Challenge Awards Categories

·        Best Public Sector GIS 

·        Best Innovation in GIS

·        Small Organization GIS

·        Open Source GIS or Open Data

Learn More Here!


BeSpatial MApps Awards 

Have you worked hard to create a map or application for your organization? This is your chance to show it off to other GIS professionals and colleagues from around the province at the annual BeSpatial event!

The 2025 awards will be announced at BeSpatial'25 on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, during the Awards Ceremony.

Learn More Here!


BeSpatial Student Bursary

The Nathan Adams Student Bursary is an annual award that recognizes the contributions of students studying at Ontario post-secondary institutions to the geospatial and information community. This is a great opportunity for students to promote themselves and get recognition for their hard work by participating in industry events.

Learn more about the bursary here!


About us: A geospatial and information-focused association that is recognized as the premier non-profit organization for the community in Ontario promoting information sharing and interoperability with other relevant professional organizations, government organizations, private industry and educational institutions.

Participating Geospatial and Information Community organizations are a cross-section of public, private and educational sectors.

Not yet a member? Join us!

Geospatial has a strong future. Your participation is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase how your organization has been dealing with business challenges by using the location of anything, which is increasingly becoming everything.

The BeSpatial'25 conference provides an opportunity for geospatial professionals to showcase their achievements, best practices and challenges preparing for and adapting to the predicted and unpredicted changes in future. 

The presentation speakers will help your fellow geospatial community members and other participants to look into the glimpses of the geospatial future including creative strategies, geospatial intelligence, technological trends, legal issues, open data and stewardship.

Our conference is designed to help geospatial and information professionals to:

  • power their business by turning data into knowledge
  • develop geospatial data and technology mindset
  • determine how to optimize business results by implementing location intelligence
  • prepare for the next wave of geospatial technologies
  • find out what new developments will influence the digital transformation
  • prepare for a new type of jobs which will require new skills and a high degree of adaptability


           
We would love to hear from you. Please e-mail: BeSpatial with any questions! 

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We are recognized as the premier geospatial and information non-profit organization in Ontario. where members share their experiences through networking and program events for the use and integration of spatial data, information, applications and technologies that provide solutions and solve challenges in both the public and private sectors.


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MEMBER BENEFITS

 Education and research.

 Networking.

 Discounts and member-only events.



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