Geo4Impact 2025 Call for Contributions
Together, we can drive meaningful change!
27 May 2025 | AFD Office, Paris
We are excited to announce that the MAPME Initiative is organizing its second Geo4Impact 2025 event, hosted by AFD.
The event will take place in Paris on May 27, 2025.
Geo4Impact 2025 brings together thought leaders, professionals, and researchers from institutions in the field of development cooperation to showcase innovative and reusable open geospatial solutions. Together, we'll explore how these tools can address sector-specific challenges, enhance project design, refine evaluation and monitoring processes, and contribute to creating a more sustainable and impactful future for all.
The seminar emphasizes in-person participation to foster meaningful connections.
Highlights include:
Morning Session
Engaging, short presentations from peers sharing innovative reusable ideas and case studies.
Full agenda will be available in April.
Networking Lunch
Connect with fellow participants through interactive "speed-dating" activities.
Afternoon Session
Short presentations from peers followed by an engaging panel discussion.
Full agenda will be available in April.
While we strongly encourage in-person attendance, virtual participation will be available for presenters unable to join us onsite.
Submission Deadline
The deadline for abstract submissions is 15 February 2025.
How to apply
Review the presentation topics and requirements before submitting your abstract. Click on the following link to send us your contribution abstract.
Selection process
Our Steering Committee will evaluate each abstract and make selections based on topic, content, and time availability. All those who submit abstracts will be notified after the selection process. Notification of the outcome of the review process is scheduled for 17 March 2025.
Presentation topics
We encourage you to submit proposals that align with the use of open GeoData and open access to GIS tools in the following themes:
- Agriculture and food security
- Biodiversity monitoring and conservation of natural resources
- Climate change and disaster resilience
- Conflicts and fragility
- Geospatial impact evaluation methods
- Infrastructure and urban planning
- Integrated land-use planning
- Mapping of Socio-economic conditions
- Participatory mapping and community engagement
- Any other relevant and innovative applications of open geospatial technologies
Requirements for contributions
All contributions must be in English and should include the following:
- Contribution title
- The form of contribution: Presentation / Panel / Poster
- Speaker name(s)
- Institution name
- Partners invovled
- Phone and email address
- A short summary of maximum 100 words
- A description of any material / specific set up needed
- The mode of participation you prefer (in-person at Paris or remote)
- Funded by*
*If you're facing funding challenges, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly—we're here to help find solutions together.
We welcome both individual and group submissions and look forward to receiving innovative contributions that push the boundaries of open geospatial technologies together !
For further information, please contact us via the Contact form