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Major FIG Conferences FIG Platinum Corporate Members Congress web site Online registration Draft technical programme - 09/02/2010 Online abstract submission Final Invitation and Call for Papers Congress News - eBlast February 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 - Draft 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 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. Paper guidelines Paper template as a .doc file Paper template as a .dot file

• Article of the Month - 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.

• FIG e-Newsletter

  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.

• Agenda for the FIG General Assembly now available - 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 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.

• Invitation to GhIS/CASLE/FIG Conference in Accra Ghana, 22-28 February 2010

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.

• FIG President Stig Enemark Invited to Give The 27th Annual Olumide Memorial Public Lecture by the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Abuja, Nigeria, 29 October 2009

  Dr. Atilola Olusola, Prof. Stig Enemark, and A. C. P. Njepuome.

  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...

• 7th FIG Regional Conference - Spatial Data Serving People - Land Governance and the Environment - Building the Capacity, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009 - Conference attracted almost 400 participants from more than 50 countries - report and picture gallery from the conference are now available

• Vacancies and project opportunities (last updated 2 January 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)

  • Comprehensive book on Land Administration for Sustainable Development from FIG experts published by ESRI - 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

  • 7th FIG Regional Conference - Spatial Data Serving People - Land Governance and the Environment - Building the Capacity, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009 - Proceedings
  • Commission 5 Newsletter - November 2009: Commission 5 at the FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 7th FIG Regional Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009 - Proceedings
  • FIG Commission 7 Newsletter June 2009
  • FIG Annual Review 2008
  • FIG - WB Conference "Land Governance in Support of the Millennium Development Goals: Responding to New Challenges", World Bank,  Washington DC, 9-10 March 2009 - Proceedings on FIG web site
  • The FIG Profile and the benefits of being a member 2007 - 2010. FIG leaflet in .pdf-format.

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