PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

FIG Congress 2026 invites you to a week of various activities. Note the pre-events and technical tours. A range of social tours are offered as well.

Programme at a glance

	Saturday and Sunday	Sunday 24 May	Monday 25 May	Tuesday 26 May	Wednesday 27 May	Thursday 28 May	Friday 29 May
Morning
09:00 - 10:30	FIG Pre-events	FIG General Assembly	Opening Ceremony	Plenary Session	Plenary Session	Plenary Session	FIG General Assembly 9:00-12:00	Post-tour
10:30 - 11:00		Coffee/tea break	Coffee/tea break Exhibition opens	Coffee/tea break	Coffee/tea break	Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 12:30		FIG General Assembly	Plenary Session	Parallel Technical Sessions	Parallel Technical Sessions	Parallel Technical Sessions
12:30 - 14:00		Lunch Posters	Lunch Posters	Lunch Posters	Lunch Posters	Lunch Posters	Farewell 12:00 -13:00
14.00 - 15:15		FIG General Assembly	Parallel Technical Sessions Poster session	Parallel Technical Sessions Poster session	Parallel Technical Sessions Poster session	Parallel Technical Sessions Poster session	FIG Post-events
15:15 - 15:45			Coffee/tea break	Coffee/tea break	Coffee/tea break	Coffee/tea break
15:45 - 17:00			Parallel Technical Sessions	Parallel Technical Sessions	Parallel Technical Sessions	Parallel Technical Sessions
			EXHIBITION 09:00-17:00
Evenings			Welcome Reception	FIG Commission Dinners	Gala Dinner

A full technical programme with trade exhibition, technical and social tours and social activities will be offered. The Working Week will feature an exciting and insightful technical programme with local and international practitioners, allied professionals and academics speaking on their field of expertise.

The plenary speakers will focus on aspects of the theme "The Future We Want – The SDGs and Beyond" in a variety of international contexts.

The papers in the technical streams will cover the following topics aligned with the ten FIG Commisisons:

• Professional Standards and Practice
• Professional Education
• Spatial Information Management
• Hydrography
• Positioning and Measurement
• Engineering Surveys
• Cadastre and Land Management
• Spatial Planning and Development
• Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
• Construction Economics and Management 

and with a particular focus on the THEMES for the FIG Congress 2026:

• Geospatial Innovation for a Changing World
• Resilient Land, Water and Natural Resource Management for a Sustainable
• Future Future-Proofing the Profession: Knowledge, Skills, Standards, and Ethics to serve our changing society
• Sustainable Settlements and the Green Economy
• Contributions to our world beyond the SDGs: Integrating Policy, Technology, and People  

Go to the tentative draft technical programme