GEOINT Foreword: Where Breakthrough Research Meets Operational Need.
Before the Main Stage opens on Monday morning, GEOINT Foreword convenes research scientists, national laboratory engineers, DARPA/IARPA program managers, academic investigators, and mission operators to examine technologies 18 to 60 months from operational deployment.
Included automatically with Full Conference registration ($0 for eligible U.S. government & active-duty military) or available as a standalone Sunday badge.
A Dedicated Day for the Science Behind Future GEOINT
While the Monday-Wednesday Symposium focuses on current operational priorities and ready-to-field capabilities, GEOINT Foreword looks further ahead at foundational research, algorithmic validation, and novel phenomenology.
Frontier R&D & Lab-to-Mission Transition
Hear directly from defense research agencies, national laboratories, and university research centers on foundation models for multi-modal remote sensing, quantum sensing, autonomous collection, and resilient PNT physics.
The GEOINT Student Poster Session
During the midday networking lunch (12:00 PM to 1:30 PM), undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral researchers present original geospatial science to judges and attendees, with top winners recognized on Wednesday's Main Stage.
Unfiltered Exchange Between Scientists & Operators
Foreword's single-track intimacy encourages candid technical questioning between the researchers designing next-generation methods and the analysts and operators who will rely on them.
How to Attend GEOINT Foreword
GEOINT Foreword runs from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM on Sunday, May 16, 2027, followed by the all-attendee Opening Welcome Reception from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. You can attend in two ways:
- Full Conference Badge (Best Value): Includes Sunday's GEOINT Foreword plus all three days of the GEOINT Symposium (May 17-19), Exhibit Hall, and all receptions. Complimentary ($0) for eligible U.S. government and active-duty military personnel.
- Standalone GEOINT Foreword Badge: Available if you are only attending Sunday's pre-conference program and the Sunday evening Welcome Reception ($0 U.S. Government; $295 Early Bird USGIF Member / $395 Non-Member).
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