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Major FIG Conferences FIG Platinum Corporate Members Congress web site Online registration Technical programme - 18 March 2010 Online abstract submission Congress News - eBlast # 2 March 2010

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

• FIG Congress 2010 - Facing the Challenges – Building the Capacity, Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010 - Technical programme now available

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 almost 1,000 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, flash sessions, workshops, special forums etc. with almost 800 papers. 2,000 people have already registered from 100 countries - so a congress not to be missed. Technical programme is now available. Latest e-blast about the congress: March # 2 2010. Paper guidelines Paper template as a .doc file Paper template as a .dot file

• Article of the Month - March 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 March 2010 is "Rapid Urbanization and Mega Cities: The Need for Spatial Information Management". It is written by Chryssy Potsiou, Greece (edit.), Yerach Doytsher, Israel, Paul Kelly, Australia, Rafic Khouri, France, Robin McLaren, United Kingdom and Hartmut Mueller, Germany . This paper has been prepared for the XXIV FIG International Congress in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April, 2010 and will be presented in the Commission 3 Key Note Session "SIM in Support of Mega City Management". The paper gives an introduction to FIG publication no. 48 – “Rapid Urbanization and Mega Cities: The Need for Spatial Information Management” that will be launched in Sydney.

• FIG e-Newsletter

  You can download the latest FIG e-Newsletter - March 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.

• Read the agenda for the FIG General Assembly - General Assembly will elect the new FIG President for 2011-2014, 2 Vice Presidents, appoint Chairs of all FIG Commissions and decide on the venue for FIG 2014

FIG 2010 in Sydney Candidates 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 24 March 2010.

Please notice that only member associations that have paid their membership fees to the end of 2009 are entitled to vote (list of member associations that have no voting right). The agenda papers for the General Assembly are available on the web. The FIG Office has sent hard copies of the agenda (without appendices) to all FIG members. 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.

• Eight new FIG publications will be launched at the FIG Congress in Sydney

FIG pub no. 45. Land Governance in Support of The Millennium Development Goals. FIG publication no. 51: Hanoi Declaration: Land Acquisition in Emerging Economies

Following eight new FIG publications have been finalised. All these will be launched and circulated as hard copies at the FIG Congress in Sydney in April 2010. FIG Office will send a hard copy of each publication to all FIG members after the congress together with the General Assembly minutes. You can read the publications already now as .pdf files. FIG Publication No. 45: Land Governance in Support of The Millennium Development Goals. A New Agenda for Land Professionals. FIG / World Bank Conference, Washington DC, USA 9–10 March 2009. FIG Policy Statement, 2010. - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 46: Enhancing Surveying Education through e-Learning. A publication of FIG Commission 2 – Professional Education. FIG Report, 2010. - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 47: Institutional and Organisational Development - A Guide for Managers. FIG Guide, 2010. - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 48: Rapid Urbanization and Mega Cities:The Need for Spatial Information Management. Research study by FIG Commission 3. FIG Report 2010. - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 49: Cost Effective GNSS Positioning Techniques. FIG Commission 5 Publication. FIG Report, 2010. - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 50: History of Surveying. FIG Report 2010 - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 51: Hanoi Declaration: Land Acquisition in Emerging Economies. FIG Policy Statement, 2010 - .pdf version FIG Publication No. 52: The Social Tenure Domain Model - A Pro-Poor Land Tool. FIG Report, 2010 - .pdf version

• FIG Annual Review 2009

FIG Annual Review 2009 is available on the web and as a hard copy. You can download it from here as a .pdf file (32 pages, 3.47 MB) from here. Hard copies will be mailed to all members together with the minutes from the General Assembly in Sydney at the end of April 2010. Copies will also be circulated at the FIG Congress in Sydney 11-16 April 2010. Further copies can be ordered from the FIG Office, email: fig@fig.net, but they will be delivered in late April 2010.

• FIG President Stig Enemark attends the GhIS/CASLE/FIG Conference in Accra, Ghana, 24-26 February 2010

Meeting with the traditional leaders of the Accra.

The Accra Conference of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors was organized jointly with CASLE and FIG Commission 8. The conference attracted about 1,000 surveyors mainly from Ghana but also many from Nigeria. The theme of the conference was “The Surveyor: Partner in National Development” that was very well reflected through the conference. FIG President Stig Enemark attended  as well as Dr. Diane Dumashie (Chair of FIG Commission 8) who organised one of the key features, the almost full day seminar focusing on “Peri-Urban development: The Role of Traditional Authorities and Land Professionals”. Read more...

• Vice President Matt Higgins attends the 1st Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS in Bangkok, Thailand, 25-26 January 2010

  Workshop attendees.

  FIG Vice President Matt Higgins gave an invited keynote at the opening of the 1st Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS. The Workshop was convened by a new organisation known as Multi-GNSS Asia with strong support from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The purpose of the workshop was to bring together interested parties to discuss the implications of next-generation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, and was conducted in Thailand because Multi-GNSS issues are particularly relevant in the Asia Oceania region and because it will be the area of the earth with the largest combined coverage from the new systems. Read more...

• FAO and FIG Commission 7 WG 7.3 publication "FLOSS in Cadastre and Land Registration - Opportunities and Risks"

FAO Land Tenure Group and FIG Commission 7 WG 7.3 have launched a publication “FLOSS in Cadastre and Land Registration - Opportunities and Risks”. Land administration and cadastral systems in the 21st century depend on the use of information technology (IT) tools. This publication explores the advantages, and disadvantages of open source solutions within the context of cadastre and land registration. It is the result of four years of cooperation between FAO and FIG WG 7.3.

• Vacancies and project opportunities (last updated 26 February 2010)

• Personalia and visits (last updated 29 November 2009)

• Other news from the last months and World around FIG - News (last updated 14 December 2009)

• Benefits from FIG Corporate Members to FIG members and members of FIG member associations - Get now free subscription of GIM International

• 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

  • FIG Annual Review 2009
  • FIG Publication No. 45: Land Governance in Support of The Millennium Development Goals. A New Agenda for Land Professionals. FIG / World Bank Conference, Washington DC, USA 9–10 March 2009. FIG Policy Statement, 2010. - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 46: Enhancing Surveying Education through e-Learning. A publication of FIG Commission 2 – Professional Education. FIG Report, 2010. - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 47: Institutional and Organisational Development - A Guide for Managers. FIG Guide, 2010. - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 48: Rapid Urbanization and Mega Cities: The Need for Spatial Information Management. Research study by FIG Commission 3. FIG Report 2010. - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 49: Cost Effective GNSS Positioning Techniques. FIG Commission 5 Publication. FIG Report, 2010. - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 50: History of Surveying. FIG Report 2010 - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 51: Hanoi Declaration: Land Acquisition in Emerging Economies. FIG Policy Statement, 2010 - .pdf version
  • FIG Publication No. 52: The Social Tenure Domain Model - A Pro-Poor Land Tool. FIG Report, 2010 - .pdf version
  • FAO and FIG Commission 7 WG 7.3 publication "FLOSS in Cadastre and Land Registration - Opportunities and Risks"
  • FIG Commission 5 Newsletter - March 2010
  • FIG Commission 7 Newsletter - December 2009
  • 7th FIG Regional Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009 - Proceedings
  • The FIG Profile and the benefits of being a member 2007 - 2010. FIG leaflet in .pdf-format.

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