DIGITAL EARTH SUMMIT + LOCATE26 GRANT SUBMISSION SITE

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2026

The Organising Committee are excited to offer support for young and emerging professionals (YEP) to attend the event. The grant offers registration support (registration costs, including all sessions, workshops and Welcome Reception will be fully covered) as well as travel/accommodation support (up to $500 to assist with travel and accommodation costs associated with attending).

All recipients will have the opportunity to meet with the company/representative that provided the support at the conference and attend a dedicated networking and mentoring event as part of the YEP Symposium.

You are able to apply if you fall into one of the below categories:

• Young Professional - employed in the survey or spatial industry, including government, aged 36 or under on 1 June 2027
• Early Career Researcher - academic within 5 years of award of their PhD and as accepted by the Australian Research Council
• Student - Current full time university or TAFE student

Entry Conditions

All successful recipients of the grant will need to:

• be available to attend all days of conference in person, including the YEP Symposium.
• be available to participate in the conference as a volunteer in some capacity, for example: greeter for attendees arriving at registration, rapporteur for one of the concurrent sessions, assist as host of a social event.
•  provide a short report of their experiences at the conference, with picture, for the company that provided the financial support to be used on social media or in marketing.

To enter you will need to submit the following items:

• A brief CV (pdf)
• An introductory paragraph or two (max 200 words) describing what you hope to get out of attending (pdf)
• A letter of recommendation from your manager, academic supervisor or lecturer (pdf)
• Answer the question: What is the most exciting innovation or change for the survey/spatial industry in the coming years and what benefits might it bring? Your entry can be in any format – e.g. written, visual or video - it could be a poster, a report or essay or even a story. Feel free to include pictures, diagrams or graphics to help demonstrate your point and make it interesting – use your imagination! (any uploaded document is accepted)

Submission requirements:

• Written or visual: max 500 words, fits on one (1) A3 sheet or two (2) A4 pages (or less)
• Video response: no more than 2 minutes long
• If you are submitting a video, you will need to upload a file (i.e. word or pdf) that has a short introduction and then include the hyperlink to the video submission (e.g. dropbox/g-drive).

Entries will be judged on originality and insight, presentation, and relevance to the industry. Entries may be published or displayed as part of the conference.

New Users: Please click on "Create new account" button to start the online submission process. If you are submitting the application on behalf of someone else, please ensure the account you create is for the nominated recipient.

Returning Users: For those who have already accessed the site and are returning to submit your application, you can use the sign in section with the email and password you created. If you don't recall what these details are, you will need to contact the Conference Secretariat.

If you experience any difficulties with this site or need help logging in or resetting your password, please contact the Conference Secretariat via email at info@locateconference.com.au or phone +61 2 4319 8519.