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Major FIG Conferences FIG Platinum Corporate Members FIG Working Week web site: www.fig.net/fig2012 Register to FIG Working Week 2012 Call for paper - submission of abstracts is closed. Important deadlines for papers Submit your abstract Guidelines for paper Template for paper, template.doc Template for paper, template.dotx Platinum Sponsors of FIG Working Week:

• FIG organised or co-sponsored events this and coming months

• Article of the Month - February 2012

  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 a FIG conference or another event. The Article of the Month in February 2012 is written by Dr. Xavier Comtesse and Dr. Giorgio Pauletto, Switzerland: Vision for the Future - The Impact of New Dimensions. This paper was presented at Commission 7 Meeting in Austria, September 2011. The authors state that in the professions of cadaster both external and internal changes apply considerable pressure. This paper identifies the major trends that will most likely have an impact, apprehend the consequences expected and provide a structure for this development.

• FIG e-Newsletter

  You can download the latest FIG e-Newsletter January 2012 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 Working Week 2012 - Knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage - Rome, Italy 6-10 May 2012

FIG Working Week 2012 "Knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage" will be held in Rome 6-10 May 2012 at the Rome Cavalieri Hotel. We expect more than 1,200 participants from 100 countries to attend this main FIG conference next year. The conference is organised by Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri Laureati (CNGeGL) and FIG. The main partner is FAO. FIG will organise the first Young Surveyors Conference 4-5 May in Rome allowing young professionals easy attendance to the Working Week.  FIG and IAG will also organise a joint technical seminar on reference frame in practice 4-5 May. A traditional history workshop will be held also in Rome 4-5 May. FIG Working Week web site: www.fig.net/fig2012 Register to FIG Working Week 2012 Call for paper - submission of abstracts is closed. Confirmations of abstracts will be sent out the first week of February Important dates and deadlines for papers Guidelines for paper Template for paper, template.doc Template for paper, template.dotx

• “Young Surveyors: Knowing to create the future” - FIG First Young Surveyors Conference, 4-5 May 2012, Rome, Italy

The first FIG Young Surveyors Conference will be held in conjunction with the FIG Working Week in Rome, Italy. The aim of the conference is to create a platform for young surveying professionals to network, to develop a vision for the future of the Young Surveyors Conference and to provide FIG Commissions with ideas on how best to integrate young professionals in the work of FIG. These visions will be presented in a special session of the Working Week. FIG and CNGeGL encourage young professionals to attend. The participation in FIG Young Surveyors Conference also allows easy attendance to the FIG Working week at student fee. Read more...

• FIG Regional Conference – 26-29 November 2012 in Uruguay

President Teo visits Asociación de Agrimensores del Uruguay (A.A.U.)

The 8th FIG Regional Conference is decided to be held on 26-29 November 2012 at Radisson Montevideo in Uruguay. FIG is happy to announce a Regional conference in Central America and are looking forward to many participants from the Central American region as well as international participants. President CheeHai Teo and Markku Villikka from FIG Office visited Asociación de Agrimensores del Uruguay (A.A.U.) November 2011 to start the planning of the conference.

• Building Resilience in the Profession: A focus on Young People and Women, African Task Force Workshop – 1-2 December 2011, Cape Town, South Africa

The participants at the conference

Over a two day workshop the African Task Force objectives were to understand what the barriers of entry to the profession are especially relating to women and young people, to add value for participants through a learning experience to enable them to act as agents of change and to outline and develop a range of tools that are capable of being used by member associations that will make a difference in their recruiting strategies. This workshop brought together decision makers and practitioners from several African nations. Read more ...

• Vacancies and project opportunities (last updated 19 December 2011)

• Personalia and visits (last updated 17 January 2012)

• Other news from the last months and World around FIG - News (last updated 15 June 2011)

• Benefits from FIG Corporate Members to FIG members and members of FIG member associations

  GIM International is now available in digital format, in a special members area on the website. It’s completely FREE. Subscribing is easy: after submitting the form, you will be emailed your own username and password in order to access your issues. Accessing the digital editions is environmentally friendly, and it will allow you to access GIM’s latest issues all the more quickly, rather than waiting for international mail. More and more content such as back issues and special features to the members area will be added over the course of the coming year. If you want, you can also choose for the print version of GIM International through the same form. www.gim-international.com/subscription/index.php

In its constant search to add value for its membership FIG is pleased to offer members a Free Subscription to GEOConnexion magazine, the publication for geospatial professionals in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. GEO is the leading business-to-business monthly for users of spatial technologies across the globe. It covers applications of GIS, GPS and remote sensing within industry sectors, such as telecoms, emergency services, public safety, government, utilities and retailing. It highlights the latest products on offer, and gives readers insight into the companies operating in these vibrant markets, their innovations and technologies. Published 10 times a year. Please contact GEO directly with your subscription request and quote “FIG1712”
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• FIG Surveying Education Database (SEDB) 

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.

• Latest FIG Publications and Newsletters

  • Commission 7 e-newsletter (English, French and Spanish)

  • Report on the sixth meeting of the international committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG-6)

  • Proceedings of the International FIG Commission 7 Symposium "Cadastre 2.0"

  • Young Surveyors Network, August/September 2011

  • Commission 4 Newsletter, September 2011

  • Commission 7 Newsletter, July 2011

  • FIG Annual Review 2010

  • FIG Publication No. 57: Report on the Economic Benefits of Hydrography. FIG Report 2011. Available only on the web.

  • FIG Working Week 2011, Marrakech, Morocco - Proceedings

  • Commission 5 e-Newsletter - June 2011

  • The FIG Profile and the benefits of being a member 2011 - 2014. FIG leaflet in .pdf-format.

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