FIG President Stig Enemark attends International Congress on Geomatics and Surveying Engineering, IX National Congress of Surveying Engineers TOP-Cart 2008, and FIG Commission 3 Workshop

Valencia, Spain, 18–21 February 2008

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Pedro Cavero, President of the Spanish Association of Surveyors (Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos en Topografia) and Chryssy Potsiou, Chair of FIG Commission 3.

FIG President Stig Enemark attended the International Congress on Geomatics and Surveying Engineering in Valencia, Spain, 18 – 21 February 2008 as a key note speaker.

The focus of the conference was to emphasise before the public authorities and the society the role of the surveying profession at national and international level. A special focus was given to developing the cadastre in Spain and enhancing the role of the surveying profession within the cadastral area, as is the case in most countries throughout the world.

The conference was organized by the Spanish Association of Surveyors in cooperation with the Technical University of Valencia.

Plenary session on the cadastre included presentations from Jesús S. Miranda Hita, Director of the Spanish Cadastre; Prof. Ian Williamson, University of Melbourne; and Prof. Stig Enemark, President of FIG. Another plenary session on Mapping and Cartography included presentations from Prof. Ian Dowman, President of ISPRS.

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Prof. Pedro Cavero, Prof. Ian Williamson, FIG President Stig Enemark, and Director Jesús S. Miranda Hita.

The conference was attended by more than 500 delegates with about 450 from Spain. Furthermore 170 students and more than 50 exhibitors made the events a great platform for networking and professional development. The conference included about 20 sessions with about 90 papers presented. The conference details are available at http://www.top-cart.com/htmlnuevo/index_ing.htm and the program can be found at http://www.top-cart.com/htmlnuevo/programa.pdf. A report on the FIG Commission 3 workshop is available at http://www.fig.net/news/news_2008/valencia_february_2008.htm.

Presentations:

Stig Enemark
FIG President
13 April 2008