BCS Annual Conference
The in-person, two-day event, has run nearly every year since 1963
The annual conference has run as an in-person event at prestigious venues around the country. In 2023 it was at the British Antartic Survey, Cambridge and in 2024 at University College, London. In 2025 it will be held at the British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
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The format typically is Day 1 workshops, Special Interest Group meetings and visits to places of particular cartographic note and Day 2 a conference of speakers and the Annual Awards presentation.
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The conference proceedings are now recorded and you can view many of the presentations on our YouTube channel
BCS Conference 2025
Date: Wednesday 3rd to Thursday 4th September 2025
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Venue: British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire
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Programme:
Day 1: GeoViz Hands-On Workshops (am and pm)
BGS-run short workshops and visits (am or pm)
Map Curators Group conference (all day)
Informal dinner for attendees (evening)
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Day 2: Main Conference (all day)
BCS Annual Awards Ceremony (lunchtime)​​​
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This year's conference is based on the theme of land classification and includes a broad range of speakers from DEFRA, BGS, Registers of Scotland, ESRI and leading academics.
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Full programme details with pricing options are now available and can be dowloaded here.
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Booking will be open shortly afterwards. Places on some of the workshops and visits are limited so make sure you book early.
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Most suitable hotel accommodation is in Nottingham so BCS could run a mini bus between Nottingham and Keyworth if there is enough demand, although there is a very good bus service from Nottingham station to BGS and there is adequate parking on site at Keyworth.
