This year’s Indigenous Mapping Workshop is centred around the important role mapping plays in Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and what this means in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Registration 

Registration is open!! Included in your ticket is:

1. Access to 32 training sessions
2. Keynote presentations and 3 panel/lightning round presentations
3. Lunch and coffee/snack all 3 days
4. Feast dinner on Sept 22
5. Access to ArcGIS

Venue

This year’s workshop will be taking place at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We do not have a group rate or hotel block for 2026IMW. Here are a few hotel options in the area:

• Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver (2026IMW Venue)
• Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront
• Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver
• Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver
• EXchange Hotel Vancouver
• Delta Hotels Vancouver Suites
• Days Inn Vancouver Downtown
• …and many more!

Required Experience

The IMW and IMC welcome all levels of mapping experience! Members and participants range from industry leading mapping professionals to mapping beginners with nothing more than an interest in learning more. We make sure the IMW and IMC has plenty to offer mappers at all places in their mapping journey.

Growing the Collective

Interested in inviting fellow mappers to 2026IMW or the IMC? You can send them the link to this page, or any of the social media platforms listed here at the top of the IMW website.