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Live event · July 20

Win a fully-paid trip to Intergeo 2026 in Munich.

Submit your surveying research. Present at our virtual symposium on July 20. The winning project flies to Intergeo — the world's leading platform for geodesy, geoinformation, and land management — at our expense.

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Last year Chaplain TIG Heaslet won the Symposium and presented at Intergeo 2025 in Frankfurt. This year's field is open — members and non-members compete on the same bar. See his story →

The symposium

A virtual stage for the people
actually doing the work.

01The format

Virtual and global

A single live day on July 20. Present from wherever you are. We host, record, and stream — no travel until the prize is awarded.

02The audience

Open to everyone

Not just Survey School members. PhDs, hobbyists, startup founders, working surveyors — anyone with surveying-adjacent research can apply.

03The reward

A real prize

Round-trip flight, hotel, and a conference badge for Intergeo 2026 in Munich, September 15–17. Plus the stage time to present your work to the global geospatial industry.

Last year's symposium

See how the day runs.

The full 2025 Survey Research Symposium recording — every applicant's presentation, the judges' feedback, and the live winner announcement.

Watch on YouTube
Last year's winner

Meet Chaplain TIG Heaslet.

Chaplain TIG Heaslet next to the HeroesKids.org outreach Jeep
Winning project · 2024
“Bridging the Generational Gap: A Qualitative Analysis of Pre-College Student Perceptions of Surveying Careers.”

TIG took home the 2024 Symposium prize with original field research on how Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha students perceive surveying careers. The Survey School flew him to Intergeo 2025 in Frankfurt, where he presented on the main stage to the global geospatial industry — and spent the rest of the week on the floor, at the panels, and at the community dinners.

When he's not surveying, TIG runs HeroesKids.org — a non-profit serving the children of fallen military, fire, and law-enforcement heroes.

Chaplain TIG Heaslet presenting on the Intergeo 2025 main stage in FrankfurtTIG Heaslet at Intergeo 2025 with surveying equipmentSurvey School team arriving at Messe Frankfurt for Intergeo 2025TIG Heaslet with The Survey School team at Intergeo TVCommunity dinner during Intergeo 2025 in FrankfurtTIG Heaslet at the Application Dome panelTIG Heaslet between sessions at Intergeo 2025

Could you be next?

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Path to the stage

Five dates from abstract to award.

  1. 1
    Jun 25

    Abstract due

    Short pitch + project scope. Anyone can submit.

  2. 2
    Jun 29

    Cohort call #1

    How to frame and present research.

  3. 3
    Jul 2

    Cohort call #2

    Slide review and feedback.

  4. 4
    Jul 17

    Final presentations due

    Camera-ready slides + recorded talk.

  5. 5
    Jul 20

    Symposium · virtual

    Live presentations + winner announcement.

Intergeo 2026 — September 15–17, Munich
Messe Munich · Sept 15–17, 2026
18,500+ visitors · 530+ exhibitors · 119 countries
The prize

Munich, on us.

  • Round-trip economy flight to Munich, Germany
  • Hotel for the conference dates (Sept 15–17, 2026)
  • Full Intergeo trade-fair conference badge
  • Featured spot on The Survey School YouTube channel
  • Direct intros to the partner sponsors at the show

Meals and ground transport not included. Travel coordinated with the winner after announcement.

How to apply

Five minutes of writing.
The rest is your work.

  1. 1

    Submit the short interest form.

    Name, email, a one-sentence pitch. We review within 48 hours.

  2. 2

    Send your abstract by June 25.

    A short write-up of what your research is and why it matters. No format requirements — we read for substance.

  3. 3

    Join the cohort calls on Jun 29 + Jul 2.

    Two hours total. We help you turn your work into a live presentation for a non-expert audience.

  4. 4

    Submit final slides by Jul 17.

    Camera-ready deck + recorded talk-through. We handle the streaming setup.

  5. 5

    Present live on July 20.

    Twenty minutes plus Q&A. Winner announced at the end. Travel booked the following week.

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Questions

Before you apply.

Do I need to be a Survey School member to apply?+
No. The symposium is open to anyone working on surveying-adjacent research. Members and non-members are judged on the same bar — the quality and clarity of the work.
What kind of research qualifies?+
Anything that uses surveying, geomatics, GNSS, photogrammetry, LiDAR, scanning, drone-mapping, or related sensing techniques. Original software, hardware experiments, field studies, methodology papers — all welcome. We do not require peer-reviewed status.
What does "fully-paid trip" include?+
Round-trip economy flight, hotel for the conference dates, and an Intergeo trade-fair conference badge. Meals and ground transport are not included.
How do I submit?+
Hit the "Apply to present" button. The application form takes about five minutes — name, email, abstract, and a one-sentence description of why your project is interesting.
What happens after I submit an abstract?+
We review every submission within 48 hours. If you're selected, you join two short cohort calls (Jun 29 + Jul 2) where we help you frame your work for a live audience, then submit final slides by Jul 17 and present on Jul 20.
Who picks the winner?+
A panel of Survey School instructors plus invited industry judges scores presentations on originality, technical depth, and clarity. Winner is announced live at the end of the symposium.
Apply by June 25

Your work belongs
on the Intergeo stage.

The form takes five minutes. The trip takes care of itself.

Apply to present