Chair: Ms. Shirley Chapunza, Zimbabwe
Rapporteur: Dr. Jacob Heck, United States
The Young Surveyors meeting will take place 27-28 May 2023
with the theme: “Moving Beyond Boundaries”
| Opening Ceremony |
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Welcome by
- Winnie Shiu - FIG Vice President
- Tim Burch - NSPS Executive Director
- John Hohol - FIG Foundation President
- Shirley Chapunza and Jacob Heck
- FIG Young Surveyors Network
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| Leveraging Technology to Move Beyond
Boundaries (10603) |
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To begin with our 1st America’s Young Surveyors Meeting, join
our keynote speakers with their presentations about the
important role technology plays in solving key issues within the
Survey Community.
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Updates from regional networks
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Let’s take an opportunity to hear from colleagues from the
Americas and other places to see the kinds of interesting
activities that young surveyors are doing.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (10604)
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Six different cultural backgrounds but one passion in common:
Survey. Join these Young Surveyors on their path of becoming
professionals, their work and personal experiences, boundaries &
challenges they have encountered, and how they managed to
overcome them and where it got them to be.
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Charity Event (Sponsored by Trimble)
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BINGO!
The proceeds from the Charity event will go to the FIG YSN’s
Volunteer Community Surveyor Program, and the FIG Foundation.
This year’s Charity Event is sponsored by Trimble Inc.!
Let’s gather and have some fun playing the classic game of
BINGO!
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| VCSP: Volunteer Community Surveyor
Program |
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The VCSP will take its turn to discuss the role and
responsibilities of young surveyors in addressing emerging
challenges within the surveying and land administration sector.
The discussion will explain to participants how the VCSP has
engaged tenure security and mentorship. It will also help
participants understand how they can get involved in addressing
tenure security challenges and mentoring.
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What is GIS (Presented by Esri) (10605)
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Who better than representatives from Esri to speak to us
about one of the most important pieces of the geospatial puzzle.
In this session we will learn about GIS and some of its
applications to the work that we do.
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Wrap-up Day 1
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Dinner/ Social Event - Splitsville - Bowling and
American Fare
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Bowl down memory lane while enjoying an upscale spin on this
classic American pastime—with fun to spare! A dinner buffet,
drinks, and bowling are provided free of charge from our
wonderful sponsor Leica Geosystems.
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