| Guidelines for writing papers | PPeer review papers | Preparing your presentation | Terms and Conditions |
| Poster Guidelines | Speakers Ready room | Session Chair |
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| Before the FIG Congress |
The Call for Papers is announced both for peer reviewed papers and regular/non-peer review papers.
We invite you to submit an abstract for the FIG Congress for:
The abstract shall be between 250 and 500 words in length describing the objectives, results, conclusions and significance of your work. The abstract shall include the names and affiliations of all authors. When submitting your abstract, the number of abstracts is limited to a maximum of one per author. Further, an author can only once be a co-author in another abstract. It means an author can only be involved in two abstracts, one as first author and one as co-author. Please feel free to submit an abstract on any topic related to the specific topics of FIG Congress 2026. You can submit your abstract as “peer review” or “regular/non-peer review”.
This review process is “double-blinded”. At least two independent anonymous experts are reviewing your anonymized paper twice. After submitting your abstract, you will receive a confirmation email. Please submit full paper to fig@fig.net by 15 September 2025, otherwise your paper will be dropped from the peer review process, and your abstract will be handled as a regular paper instead.
In the conference programme a paper that has been accepted by the peer review process will be marked “This is a peer reviewed paper”. Papers that are not accepted by the peer review process can be offered to the conference as non-peer reviewed papers.
Accepted peer review papers will be published in FIG Peer Review Journal (ISSN No 2412-916X). For the journal, please visit www.fig.net/resources/publications/prj/index.asp When preparing the paper, it is important to follow the guidelines presented below.
Authors for peer review papers will be asked to submit a video presentation of a maximum of 4 minutes. The video presentation will be included in the proceedings and the peer review journal. Peer review papers and video presentations will be connected to a session. Also note that only a selection of authors will be invited as panellist/presenter. This is a decision of the editorial board and cannot be influenced by the author. At least one author of a peer review paper must register and pay the registration fee to be included in the proceedings, journal, and technical programme.
A committee will make the final decision, whether an abstract will be accepted or rejected. The acceptance and inclusion in the proceedings are contingent on –
Please note, your paper will be connected to a specific session and included in the proceedings. Also note that only a selection of authors from the open call for papers will be invited as presenter / panellist directly in sessions. For those who will not be given a presentation slot there might be the option to submiot a poster.
Authors of all accepted abstracts at the FIG Congress 2026 are encouraged to submit a full paper. It is important to follow the guidelines outlined below. Papers submitted with incorrect formats will be returned to authors. The full paper has a maximum length of 15 pages.
All full papers should be submitted as e-mail attachments in MS Word format to:
but no later than 15 September 2025 for peer-review papers and 15 January 2026 for non-peer-review papers.
One, or more authors of every paper must register for the conference. Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of your submission. The latest date for registration by authors is 30 January 2026.
Please use this template when writing your paper:
| Page Size: | A4 Portrait |
| Margins: | left, right, top -
2.5 cm (1 inch) bottom - 5 cm |
| Meta data: | Insert your meta data under properties - title, authors and keywords |
| Page numbers: | 15 pages maximum, including abstract, pictures, diagrams,
references and appendices. |
| Footer/Header: | Keep empty - FIG will fill in the footer |
| Format: | Text should be typed on word processor MS WORD in single line spacing (of 12 character spaces) using Times New Roman 12, text justified. Paper size: A4 (210mm x 297 mm), with clear margins as follows: top, left and right 25mm, bottom 60mm and footer 20mm. |
| Title: | Bold letters Times New Roman 14 (centred), leave one line empty (14) after the title: |
| Author and co-authors: | Times New Roman 12 (centred, bold), please write your full and your surname or the name, you wish to be listed by in the programme, in capital letters (e.g. KIM Geun-pil or Juan Pereira GARCIA MARGUEZ), and country. Leave two lines empty (12) after the name. |
| Keywords: | Four or five key words on paper theme (Times New Roman 12, ranged left), leave two lines empty (12) after keywords. |
| Summary: | Times New Roman 12, justified. Summary shall be submitted in English and in one other language (optional) e.g. French, Spanish or your own language. The summary shall not exceed one page. |
| Text: | Times New Roman 12, full justification, single line spacing between paragraphs. |
| Headings/Numering: | Times New Roman 12, bold, capital letters, ranged left:
1. SUBTITLE Type text here … 2. SUBTITLE 2.1 Subtitle, level 2 2.1.1 Subtitle, level 3 Type text here … |
| Symbols and units: | Only use “long dash” ( – ) |
| Table and Figure captions: | Line drawings, Diagrams and Graphs, Tables, Formulae and Photographs should be inserted in the word document. jpg-format for photographs, formulae and figures is preferred. |
| Reference: | Bibliographical references should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper. The following sequence and punctuation should be used: Author’s last name, author’s initials, year of publication, title of reference article, name of book or journal (or other), volume number, page numbers, city and publisher. In the text, the reference is to be giving the author’s last name and the year of publication in parentheses. |
| Biographical notes: | A short summary on career-to-date e.g. with details of past experience, publications, memberships of societies and associated achievements. |
| Contacts: | At the end of the paper please give the author's contacts (institution, address and telephone, e-mail address and web site address) as indicated in the template. |
| Publication rights: | By submitting the full paper to the conference organisers each author agrees to give FIG - International Federation of Surveyors the right to publish his/her paper in the FIG 2026 proceedings on the FIG web site without any compensation and further to give FIG the right to include the paper in the FIG Surveyors’ Reference Library and further in the FIG Journal if selected for this purpose. |
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In the conference programme a paper that has been accepted by the peer review process will be marked “This is a peer reviewed paper”. Papers that are not accepted by the peer review process can be offered to have the paper included as non peer reviewed.
If you want a peer review paper at the FIG Congress 2026 you shall submit your abstract and send your full paper to fig@fig.net by 15 September 2025. When preparing the paper, please follow the guidelines prepared for papers. Please feel free to submit a paper on any topic related to the specific topics of FIG Congress 2026.
Deadlines for different steps can be seen under Important dates.
Important: In addition to submitting the full paper, you shall also submit an abstract of your paper online to FIG database on the following web site: www.fig.net/fig2025/submission.htm. Please mark “This abstract is submitted for peer review”.
The number of papers for peer review is limited to a maximum of one paper per author.
When submitting a paper the author(s) agree that FIG has the right to publish the paper in the conference proceedings (at the conference and on the FIG web site); in the FIG Surveyors Reference Library; and in the FIG online journal (if selected for this purpose) without any other agreement or compensation. The copyright of the paper remains by the author(s).
Please note – All accepted papers will be scheduled into the Conference Programme
Receipt of your paper will be acknowledged electronically according to the time schedules.
The template ensures uniformity across presentations during the FIG Congress and recognizes our sponsors. On the last slide you will have the opportunity to showcase how the presented content contributes to achievement of the SDGs.
NB: Prepare your slides in either 16:9 or 4:3 format, depending on the screen size in your assigned venue Auditorium and Roof Terrace is 16:9, and all the other venues are 4:3
You will be informed by the session chair how much time for your presentation you will have. Often it is 8-10 minutes.
Our sessions can articulate interesting ideas, bring new issues forward for discussion and debate, and connect people with each other.
Our sessions cannot reflect the full papers thoroughly, assess results rigorously, nor discuss deep issues in depth.
The goal of presenters is to stimulate audience discussion (and desire to read the papers presented).
Presentations are unsuccessful when the audience is not motivated to read the full paper. The following are some ideas for how authors can get the audience engaged and excited about the paper. Most practices in the DON'T column are standard procedures and the suggestions may seem radical. However, the object should be a presentation that covers less but makes a compelling argument to encourage the participants to read the full paper.
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Your total time slot will be between 5 -15 minutes. The exact time will be confirmed by your Session Chair.
Allocation of presentation times will be determined by the conference organizers and once allocated cannot be altered. We cannot accept individual requests for specific timings due to scheduling complexities
All files, especially embedded files linked through your presentation, should be saved on a USB device in the same folder to avoid broken links.
| At the FIG Congress 2026 |
Location: Meeting Suite 1.53 Cape Town
International Convention Centre
Opening hour:
Speakers will be provided with a template for their presentation.
The template ensures uniformity across presentations during the FIG Congress and recognizes our sponsors. On the last slide you will have the opportunity to showcase how the presented content contributes to achievement of the SDGs.
NB: Prepare your slides in either 16:9 or 4:3 format, depending on the screen size in your assigned venue Auditorium and Roof Terrace is 16:9, and all the other venues are 4:3
You are required to have your presentation on an USB Memory Stick or External Portable Hard Drive, which has to be provided to the technicians in advance and the technician will download your presentation to the central system.
Please note that you are required to bring your presentation to the Speakers’ preparation room on the day before or at least two sessions before your session. You cannot bring it directly to the session room, and there will be no option to upload presentations directly in the session room. If you do not have any visual aids or special requirements you must still check in at the Speakers’ preparation room to inform the technicians that you are present.
Noone may use their own laptop to drive their presentation. Your presentation must be shown through the computer in the session room. Presenters who wish to use their own laptop due to special software requirements are requested to check this possibility well in advince by contacting the FIG Office.
If you are playing embedded media in your presentation, check that this functions properly with the technicians in the Speakers’ Preparation Room.
The presentation must be named with the session ID (e.g. TS01A) and abstractID . You find your abstract ID number in your abstract confirmation email and in all communications from FIG regarding your abstract and paper.
Check your abstract and paper in the technical programme at: https://fig.net/fig2026/technical_program.htm
If you have changes please use your login to the abstract database that you have received in your confirmation email from FIG.
As the conference organisers, we aim to ensure that all posters are professionally presented and effectively communicate the research they represent. Please adhere to the following guidelines when preparing your poster.
Verify Abstract - ensure that your abstract is correct in the programme.If any details are incorrect, please contact FIG@fig.net
Size and Dimensions: The standard poster size for this conference is A0 (841 x 1189 mm) or 36 x 48 inches. Posters must be in portrait orientation
Title: The title should be concise and informative, accurately reflecting the content of your research. Avoid overly technical language. Include the title at the top of the poster in a large, easily readable font (minimum 85 pt).
Author Information: Include the names of all authors, along with their affiliations. The presenting author’s name should be underlined. Provide contact information for the corresponding author, typically an email address.
Design and Layout:
Font and Text Size: Use clear, legible
fonts like Arial, Helvetica, or Calibri. Avoid decorative fonts. Ensure
the following minimum font sizes are used:
Colour Scheme: Use a consistent and professional colour scheme. Ensure there is sufficient contrast between the background and text to enhance readability. Limit the use of colours to avoid overwhelming the viewer. Stick to 2-3 colours.
Images and Graphics: All images, graphs, and charts should be of high quality (300 dpi) and relevant to the content. Ensure that all visuals are clearly labelled with titles, legends, and axis labels where applicable. Use visuals to complement the text, not to replace it.
Blank Space: Maintain adequate blank space around text and images to prevent the poster from looking cluttered. This also helps direct the viewer’s attention to key areas.
Professional Printing: We strongly recommend using a professional printing service to ensure the highest quality. Choose a matte finish to reduce glare under conference lighting. Posters must be printed and brought to the conference by the presenter. Alternatively, you can contact Wilfred Schrieff - wilfredjschrieff05@gmail.com to order a poster printed. Presenters must arrange payment directly with the supplier. Kindly note the conference will not take responsibility for delivery of posters to the conference venue - you will need to make your own arrangements.
Transport: Use a poster tube to protect your poster during travel. Some poster tubes have carrying straps for convenience.
Additional Copies: You may wish to print additional smaller copies (A4 or letter size) of your poster to distribute as handouts to interested attendees.
Poster Placement: Posters should be posted in the designated poster area in Audi 1 Foyer, on the 1ST Floor of the Cape Town International Conventions Centre. Places are secured on a first come first served basis.
Materials: Please bring your own materials to secure your poster. Drawing pins are not permitted.
Setup and Removal Times: Setup time will be from 07h00 on 25 May 2026. All posters must be in place by 08h30 on the 25 May. Posters should be removed by 16h00 on 28 May 2026, after this time they will be recycled.
Presenter Presence: It is recommended that at least one author be present at the poster during refreshment breaks to answer questions and engage with attendees.
Engagement: Prepare a summary of your research to discuss with attendees. Be prepared to answer questions and discuss your work in more detail.
By adhering to these guidelines, you will contribute to a professional and informative poster session. We look forward to your participation and the opportunity to showcase your research at the conference
In the technical session there will be a chair and a rapporteur. The chair will introduce you to the audience based on the information that you have included in your paper. The chair will be responsible to ensure that all speakers in the session have the same presentation time n. He/she will also reserve some time for questions/discussion either after each presentation or at the end of the session. The number of papers per session varies, so please follow the instructions of the chair in your session. There may be some last-minute changes (e.g. drop outs) that may impact the time schedule. The programme will not be changed - if a speaker does not arrive that time may be used for discussion/questions.
Our profession, and therefore FIG, has a key role to tackle the global challenges. For each session the relevant SDGs have been defined. Additionally we ask each presenters to showcase how their work contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. We have included a final slide in the presentation template, where they can select which SDGs are most relevant to the presented content. For more information and inspiration see the identified SDGs per commission and sessions as indicated in the technical programme of FIG Congress 2026.
As chair of a session we provide you with additional suggestions for questions after the presentations.
Suggested questions:
The role of the rapporteur is to evaluate the session. The rapporteur will observe the session and fill in a questionnaire, which will be used to evaluate the technical programme.
 
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