November 19, 2013 -- Locate14 is the new premier national spatial information conference and exhibition in Australia and New Zealand. Locate14 consolidates the top industry events including spatial@gov® Conference (managed by the Office of Spatial Policy), the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference and the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards. The Conference will be held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra from 7-9 April 2014.

Call for abstracts are now open and the topics/themes for Locate14 are:

 Locating the Digital Economy

 Innovative Technologies

 Spatial (Smart) Cities

 National Security

 Think Spatially (Spatial for a Non-Spatial World)

 The Changing Landscape of Surveying

Abstracts can be submitted via www.LocateConference.com and close on Friday 10 January 2014.

Australasian Spatial Information Education and Research Association (ASIERA) are managing a peer reviewed, academic stream and submissions for these must be lodged via http://asiera.org.au/rl14.html.

People interested in hearing more of the Conference news are encouraged to sign up to the e-newsletter at www.LocateConference.com.

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available for those wishing to showcase their products and services at Locate14. Contact Sponsorship@LocateConference.com or call 07 3848 0089.

For media partnerships, please contact Media@LocateConference.com or call 0406 711 070.