What Makes a Geoscience Model Useful?
21–22 September 2026Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
A two-day Geological Society conference at Burlington House, London, asking what makes a geoscience model useful.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts, Brian Burnham
News & Events
News & events
Where to find us next — workshops, conferences and webinars — alongside the latest from the VRGeoscience team.
Upcoming events
Denver Mineral Exploration Symposium.
Changing Thinking in Mineral Exploration.
25–26 September 2026Golden, Colorado, USA
The goal of DMES is to bring together the disciplines of exploration geology, research and development, finance, and policymaking to begin a discussion on how best to secure the resources needed to ensure a stable supply chain and continued innovation of new technologies.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts, Brian Burnham
SEG 2026 Conference
Society of Economic Geologists SEG 2026 Conference
30 September – 3 October 2026Salt Lake City, United States
The Society of Economic Geologists' SEG 2026 conference in Salt Lake City — find David Hodgetts and Brian Burnham at Booth 40.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts, Brian Burnham
- StandBooth 40
The Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting
11–14 October 2026Denver, Colorado, USA
The Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, with David Hodgetts and Brian Burnham attending.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts, Brian Burnham
Past events
SEG-AAPG IMAGE 2026
Sixth annual International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)
17–20 August 2026George R Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas, USA
The sixth annual International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE) in Houston, Texas, with Brian Burnham attending.
- AttendingBrian Burnham
AI in the Geosciences
4–5 June 2026Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
A two-day Geological Society conference on artificial intelligence in the geosciences, held at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts, Brian Burnham
Geobusiness 2026
GEO Business - The Geospatial Event
3–4 June 2026Excel London
GEO Business, the geospatial event, held over two days at Excel London, with David Hodgetts and Brian Burnham attending.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts, Brian Burnham
Herdman Symposium 2026
Emerging Technologies in Geoscience
21 February 2026Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool
A University of Liverpool symposium on emerging technologies in geoscience, with David Hodgetts attending.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts
Geology and Planetary Mapping Winter School 2026: Preparing for Human Exploration
David Hodgetts is giving part of the workshop
26–30 January 2026Virtual
A virtual winter school on geology and planetary mapping in preparation for human exploration, with David Hodgetts giving part of the workshop.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts
The Fookes Meeting for Engineering Geology
20–21 November 2025
The Fookes Meeting for Engineering Geology, a two-day event with David Hodgetts attending.
- AttendingDavid Hodgetts
Digital Geoscience 2025: Digital Innovations in Geoscience Fieldwork
28–29 October 2025Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
A two-day Geological Society conference exploring how digital technologies — UAVs, remote sensing, AI and machine learning — are transforming how geoscientists collect, process and interpret field data.
Near Surface Geoscience '24
8–12 September 2024Helsinki, Finland
A full-day workshop — "Digital Outcrop Modelling: From Subsurface Applications to Virtual Field Trips" — run with Jon Blickwede of Teyra GeoConsulting LLC.
Energy Group — Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
4–6 June 2024University of Manchester & online
David Hodgetts presented "Advancing Geological Disposal Facility Design through Digital Outcrop Modelling" at this hybrid Geological Society Energy Group conference.
Public Lecture: Virtual Geosciences — Geology's Vision Quest
14 May 2024The Geological Society, London
Dr Brian Burnham delivered a Geological Society public lecture on the history of 3D outcrops and the need to digitally capture the classic sites that shaped the Earth sciences.
Geology and Planetary Mapping Winter School 2024
22–26 January 2024Online
David Hodgetts and Matteo Massironi (University of Padua) ran a workshop on mapping small celestial bodies such as Phobos and Comet 67P, using digital outcrop techniques.
Digital Geoscience: Unleashing the Power of Data and Technology
13–14 November 2023The Geological Society, London
David Hodgetts gave a talk on "Unlocking the Full Potential of Digital Outcrop Models Through Integrated Quantitative and Spatial Analyses".
GEO Business 2022
19 May 2022Business Design Centre, London
VRGeoscience presented "Digital geology in Virtual Reality and its roles in training and the energy transition" on the Environment and Sustainability Stage.
Past news
3 April 2024
Welcome to Dr Brian Burnham
Dr Brian Burnham joins VRGeoscience as a Senior Geoscientist, continuing scientific research while creating tools and analytical methods that help geoscientists make better decisions from digital outcrop data.
Read the introduction
5 July 2023
Say hello to our new Business Admin, Mimi
With a background in geophysics (palaeomagnetism), Mimi Hodgetts joins the team to support VRGeoscience — bringing admin, proofreading and digital marketing skills to the company.
Meet Mimi