The Geodesy Reception 2026 will take place on Tuesday, May 5 (19:00-21:45) during the EGU General Assembly 2026. It will be hosted again at the main building of BEV (Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying). See recap of last years Geodesy Reception 2025.

Registration

⚠️ Registration is required, as capacity is limited to 120 participants. Attendance is only possible with confirmed registration! Access to the building will be granted upon verification at the entrance.

Due to high demand and limited availability, registration will open in two separate tranches to accommodate participants from different time zones.

Registration will be available on this website on the following dates:

• 🕘 8. April, 2026 | 09:00 CEST (UTC+2) for 80 people
• 🕒 22. April, 2026 | during EGU Geodesy Divison Meeting 13:30-14:30 CEST (UTC+2) – last 40 spots

Please mark your calendar so you don’t miss the registration — places are typically filled quickly.

Geodesy Cartoon Competition – Winner Announcement

As a special highlight, the winners of the Geodesy Cartoon Competition will be officially announced during the event. In addition the Top 5 rated cartoon submitter of each category will receive a guaranteed reservation for the Geodesy Reception 2026. Read more: https://geodesy.science/cartoon/competition/

Sponsors

Main Sponsor:

• IAG | International Association of Geodesy

Further Sponsors:

• GFZ | Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (Department 1 – Geodesy)
• EGU Geodesy Division
• DGFI-TUM | Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI-TUM) of Technische Universität München

Organiser and Event Host:

• BEV | Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, Austria
• IAG-GGOS (Global Geodetic Observing System) Coordinating Office (CO)

👉 Institutions and organizations are warmly invited to support the Geodesy Reception as sponsors. If you are interested in contributing to this networking event for the geodetic community, please contact us (GGOS Coordinating Office).