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Global Webiner Series
Vritual
4 – 8 May 2026
First Expert Meeting of the UN-GGIM and IHO Joint Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information “Advancing Integrated Marine Geospatial Information Management”
Chiang Mai, Thailand
4 – 8 May 2026
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Sixteenth session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
UNHQ, New York
5 - 7 August 2026
Third United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16 – 19 November 2026
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United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE)
United Nations Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre (UN-GGKIC)
ECOSOC established the Committee of Experts as the apex intergovernmental mechanism for making joint decisions and setting directions with regard to the production, availability and use of geospatial information within national, regional and global policy frameworks. Led by United Nations Member States, UN-GGIM aims to address global challenges regarding the use of geospatial information, including in the development agendas, and to serve as a body for global policymaking in the field of geospatial information management
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Third United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress, Request for Proposals/Call for Abstracts,
23 Feb - 6 May 2026
Geo-Empower Webinar Series,
30 April 2026,
Virtual
First Expert Meeting of the UN-GGIM and IHO Joint Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information “Advancing Integrated Marine Geospatial Information Management”,
4 – 8 May 2026,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Sixteenth session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management,
5 - 7 August 2026,
UNHQ, New York
Third United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress,
16 – 19 November 2026,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Recent
Expert Consultation and related meetings on Developing strategies and implementing geospatial solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals,
9 - 13 February 2026,
Vienna, Austria
Geo-Empower Webinar Series,
28 January 2026 (virtual)
Expert Consultation and Meeting on Enhancing Geospatial Information Management Arrangements and Accelerating the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals together with the Sub-regional Workshop on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) for Central America and neighbouring Latin American countries,
1 - 2 December 2025,
Panama City, Panama
Workshop on United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) at the Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa),
17 - 18 November 2025,
Accra, Ghana
Workshop on United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) at the Twelfth Session of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM Americas),
3 - 7 November 2025,
Santiago, Chile
United Nations Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Week 2025 (UN GeoNow 2025),
20-24 October 2025,
Deqing, China
Third expert meeting of the working group on policy and legal frameworks for geospatial information management, including addressing issues related to authoritative and reliable geospatial data and emergent technologies,
7 - 9 October 2025,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expert Consultation and Meeting on Enhancing Geospatial Information Management Arrangements and Accelerating Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, together with the Sub-regional Workshop on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) for Central Asia, South Asia, and neighboring countries,
15-19 September 2025,
Astana, Kazakhstan
Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management,
6 - 8 August 2025,
UNHQ, New York
Sixth plenary meeting of the High-level Group of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework,
4 - 5 August 2025,
UNHQ, New York
2025 Meeting of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) of the United Nations Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre (UN-GGKIC),
3 August 2025,
UNHQ, New York
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