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FIG Congress 2010 - Facing the Challenges – Building the Capacity will be held in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010. Final Invitation brochure is available as a .pdf file: www.fig.net/fig_2010/fig2010_final_invitation.pdf (20 pages, 1.26 MB).
Online registration is open, see more details on the congress web site: www.fig2010.com.
The organisers have received 900 proposals from more than 80 countries for presentations in the technical programme. This is the biggest number in any FIG conference. There will be more than 150 technical sessions, workshops, special forums etc. More than 1,500 people have already registered from 100 countries - so a congress not to be missed. A technical programme is now available.
Latest e-blast about the congress: February 2010.
In the FIG Article of the Month series high-level papers focusing on interesting topics to all surveyors are published. The paper can be picked up from FIG conference or another event. The Article of the Month in February 2010 is "Land Acquisition in Developing Economies". It is written by Ms. Jude Wallace, Australia. This paper is based on the keynote presentation that Jude Wallace gave at the 7th FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009. This invited paper addresses the issue of land acquisition in emerging economies that will be further explored in the FIG publication to be launched at the FIG Congress in Sydney in April 2010.
You can download the latest FIG e-Newsletter - January 2010 from here as a .pdf-file. If you do not already get your copy of the e-Newsletter you can order it now from http://www.fig.net/pub/subscriptions/getnewsletter.htm.
FIG 2010 in SydneyCandidates for FIG Congress 2014:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Istanbul, Turkey.At its meeting in Sydney, Australia 11-16 April 2010 the FIG General Assembly will elect the FIG President, 2 Vice Presidents, Chair of each of the 10 Commissions for 2011-2014, and select the venue for the FIG Congress 2014. The Council has received three nominations for the post of the FIG President: Iain Greenway (RICS, UK), Matt Higgins (SSSI, Australia) and Teo CheeHai (AALSM, Malaysia). Nomination template for each candidate is included in the agenda papers. Each candidate will make his presentation at the first session of the General Assembly 11 April 2010. All elections and voting will take place at the second session of the General Assembly on 16 April 2010.
The Council has received also three nominations for Vice Presidents: Dalal Alnaggar (ECSM, Egypt), Chryssy Potsiou (TCG and HARSE, Greece) and Rudolf Staiger (DVW, Germany). The General Assembly will elect two Vice Presidents for 2011-2014 and if needed one Vice President for 2011-2012. The candidates will make their presentations at the first session of the General Assembly and their nomination templates are included in the agenda papers.
The Council has received two bids to host FIG Congress 2014: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Istanbul, Turkey. Introductions of these two destinations will be made 11 April and the decision on 16 April 2010. Evaluation report and the bids will be published 15 March 2010.
The agenda papers for the General Assembly are now available on the web. The FIG Office will send hard copies of the agenda (without appendices) to all FIG members before 11 February 2010. You can download the agenda here as a .pdf file (21 pages) and the full agenda (194 pages, 5.54 MB). To see the agenda on the web click here.
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors, CASLE and FIG Commission 8 will jointly organise an international conference "The Surveyor: Partner In National Development - Towards the Millennium Development Goals - Taking Stock of Progress" in Accra Ghana 22-28 February 2010. See the programme and register at: http://www.ghisonline.org/21/129/GhIS-Online-News.html?item=341.
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President Stig Enemark was invited by the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) to give the 27th Olumide Memorial Public Lecture in Abuja, 29 October 2009. The visit was hosted by Dr. Atilola Olusola, President of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS). President Enemark presented a lecture on the theme: “Land Governance: Supporting the Global Agenda and Serving Society”. The lecture looked at the linkage between land governance, land reform, and climate change adaptation. Read more... |
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The Surveying Education Database (SEDB) on Professional Education is in full operation. Universities and institutions are able with their user-ID and password to make changes directly to the database. Any academic department offering graduate and post-graduate courses in any surveying discipline can place a standard entry on the SEDB. The Surveying Education Database is a major benefit for being an Academic Member of FIG. Academic Members of FIG can add a picture and additional information to their standard entries.
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Office International Federation of Surveyors, FIG Kalvebod Brygge 31-33 DK-1780 Copenhagen V DENMARK E-mail: FIG@fig.net Tel + 45 3886 1081 Fax + 45 3886 0252 |
General Manager Mr. John Neel E-mail: john.neel@fig.net Tel. + 45 3318 5504 (direct) Personal Assistant Mrs. Louise Friis-Hansen E-mail: louise.friis-hansen@fig.net Tel. + 45 3318 5584 (direct) FIG Director Mr. Markku Villikka E-mail markku.villikka@fig.net Tel. + 358 44 357 0911 (direct) |
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