PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

Pre-meetings

	Friday 4 May	Saturday 5 May	Sunday 6 May
9:00 - 17:00	Reference Frame in Practice Workshop	Reference Frame in Practice Workshop/Tour
		BIM Seminar	BIM Technical tour
		Young Surveyors Conference	Young Surveyors Conference tour
	Council meeting (adm meeting)	ACCO Meeting (adm meeting)

Conference days

	Sunday 6 May	Monday 7 May	Tuesday 8 May	Wednesday 9 May	Thursday 10 May	Friday 11 May
Morning		8:00-8:45 Newcomers session			ACCO meeting
9.00-10.30	FIG General Assembly Part 1	Opening Ceremony	Plenary Session	Plenary Session	Plenary Session	Presidents meeting (8:30 - 10:30)
10.30-11.00	Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break Exhibition opens	Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break
11.00-12.30	FIG General Assembly Part 1	Plenary Session	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	FIG General Assembly Part 2
12.30-14.00	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14.00-15.30	FIG General Assembly Part 1  - 16:30	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	FIG General Assembly Part 2
15.30-16.00		Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break	Coffee/Tea Break	Farewell Reception
16.00-17.30		10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	10 parallel Technical Sessions	Council meeting
		EXHIBITION 10.30-17.00
Evening	19:00 Welcome Reception Hilton Bosphorus İstanbul – Pool Side	19:00 Traditional Turkish Evening/ FIG Foundation dinner Military Museum	17:30 - 18:30 Commission meetings - some commissions organise dinners herefter (own cost)	19:00 Gala Dinner Boat on Bosphorus

Technical programme

A full technical programme with trade exhibition, technical and social tours and social activities will be offered. The Congress will feature an exciting and insightful technical programme with local and international practitioners, allied professionals and academics speaking on their field of expertise.

• Full programme

The plenary speakers will focus on aspects of the theme in a variety of international contexts.

The papers in the technical streams will cover the following topics:

• Professional Standards and Practice
• Professional Education
• Spatial Information Management
• Hydrography
• Positioning and Measurement
• Engineering Surveys
• Cadastre and Land Management
• Spatial Planning and Development
• Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
• Construction Economics and Management 

Forums and special sessions

During the congress there will be a number of special and high-level sessions, some organised in cooperation with our partners, GLTN and FAO.

The traditional:

• Director General Forum
• Academic Members Forun (in cooperation with FAO)
• Member Association Forum

will take place again this year.

FIG Platinum Member Sessions

Again this year there will be a special session for each of the three FIG platinum members:

Monday, 7 May 14:00–15:30 HAMIDIYE HALL, Istanbul Congress Center

Platinum Member Session - TRIMBLE Field to Finish with Confidence: Enhanced Productivity with Trimble

Wednesday, 9 May 11:00–12:30 HAMIDIYE HALL, Istanbul Congress Center

Platinum Member Session - ESRI Modernize Land Administration Systems Off-the-Shelf GIS Technology for Modern Cadastral Operations

Tuesday, 8 May 11:00–12:30 HAMIDIYE HALL, Istanbul Congress Center

Platinum Member Session - LEICA GEOSYSTEMS The latest innovations from Leica Geosystems