AI Everywhere!

June 15-18, 2026 | University of Maryland| College Park, MD

The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) will hos its 2026 Symposium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park.

The theme of the symposium is AI Everywhere! acknowledging the opportunities and challenges for both research and education with respect to the geospatial domain as the field of geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) is rapidly developing.

UCGIS invites participation from all sectors of the geospatial community, welcoming contributions by individuals from both member and non-member academic institutions as well as representatives from its partner organizations and government, non-government and private sector affiliates, whose work is either focused on or relevant to GeoAI as well as other geospatially relevant topics.

The Symposium will begin with a day of pre-Symposium workshops (June 15, 2026) followed by an engaging 3-day program (June 16-18, 2026) combining plenary speakers, paper and lightning talk presentations, panel sessions, and a poster session, with plenty of opportunity to share in discussions around key emerging issues in the field. UCGIS Committee meetings will also take place during the Symposium, and all attendees are welcome at these meetings. Social events will provide opportunity to meet new colleagues, catch up with others, and perhaps begin exciting new collaborations.

Important Dates

· January 15: Registration Opens

· February 9: Deadline for abstract submissions (lightning talks, research presentations, and student competition abstracts) and workshop proposals

· March 16: Decisions announced

· April 17: Preliminary program

· May 1: Early registration deadline

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