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ISO TC211 Meets in
Berlin in October 2003 - Book on ISO Standards for Geographic
Information and Special Workshop at the Working Week in Athens
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2nd Cadastral Congress and Commission 7 Annual Meeting
2003, Krakow, Poland September 18-21, 2003
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The 2nd Cadastral Congress organised by the Association of Polish
Surveyors was held in Krakow, Poland September 18-21, 2003. The
title of this conference was "Cadastre reliable for civil and social
services". The conference was organised in co-operation with FIG
Commission 7 and it was linked to Commission 7 annual meeting 2003. |
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The 11th FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurement was held in Santorini,
Greece May 25-28, 2003. This symposium organised by FIG Commission 6
(Surveying Engineering) working group on Deformation Measurement has the
longest tradition in FIG as a Commission organised event on a certain
topic. This time this symposium attracted more than 130 participants from
29 countries – major national groups represented were Polish, Italian and,
of course, Greek. Participation of more than 15 delegates, among them
students and scientists from less developed countries became possible
through grants from the sponsors of the symposium.
Proceedings are now available at:
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FIG Working Week and 125th Anniversary in Paris,
France
13-17 April 2003 -
Proceedings
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The FIG Working Week 2003 was held at
the Ecole National de
Sciences Géographiques (ENSG) in Marne la Vallée just outside Paris.
The Working Week was also the celebration of the
125th Anniversary of FIG. FIG returned to
Paris where it was founded in 1878.
The Working Week was attended by more
than 600 delegates and 200 accompanying persons. In 27 technical
sessions, 3 plenary sessions and the 125th Anniversary Session more
than 120 papers were presented. Together with 60 poster presentations
the total number of professional papers exceeded 180. The Gala Dinner to celebrate the 125th Anniversary
was held at the Castle of Versailles. The Working Week included an extensive
exhibition, technical visits and social programme. The FIG Working Week was hosted by Ordre des Géomètres-Experts
OGE and Association Francaise de Topographie AFT. The organising
Committee is chaired by Bernard Bour.
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Minutes of the 26th
FIG General Assembly, Paris, April 13-17, 2003
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The Arab Federation for Surveying meets in
Marrakech in January 2003
| The Arab Federation for Surveying which was established in Beirut
October 23, 2002 had its first meeting during the 3rd National Surveying
Conference in Marrakech., Morocco in January 2003. The first Executive
Committee is chaired by President Dr. Sarkis Fadous (President of
the Lebanese Order of Surveyors) and has following Vice Presidents
members: Dr. Dalal el Alnaggar (President of the Regional Training
Center in Egypt), Ing. Aziz Hilali (President of the National
Order of Geographical Engineers and Surveyors in Morocco) and Secretary
General: Ing. Abdu-el-Meneem Samara (General Director of the Land
and Surveying Department in Jordan) and Treasurer: Dr.-Ing. Sameh
Jazamati (Deputy and President of the Surveying Engineering
department at the Syrian Order of Engineers) and following members: Dr.-Ing.
Mouhamed el Rajihi (General Director of the Land and Surveying
Department in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Ing. Abdullah bin
Obeid El Mazrouyi (Oman). |
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Grants and scholarships from the FIG
Foundation
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The Board of Directors of
the FIG
Foundation has decided on the FIG Grants 2002 at its meeting 19
December 2002. Totally US$ 13,000 were given to 12 applicants from 10
countries. The total number of applications was 20. The grants were
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Dr. Frances Plimmer (United Kingdom), Boipuso Nkwae
(Canada/Botswana), Mabel Alvarez de Lopez (Argentina), Dra. Analía
Argerich (Argentina), Dr. Ioan Stancu (Romania), PhD Hande Demirel
(Turkey), Alick R. Mwanza (Zambia), Sara J. Wilkinson (United Kingdom),
Dr. Sankaran Rajendran (India), Marie C. Robidoux (Canada), Dr.
Galcano
Canny Mulaku (Kenya) and Dr. Jinyun Guo (P. R. China).
The deadline for the FIG Grants 2003 was March 15,
2003. Decisions on the grants will be made in April 2003. This year the FIG Foundation offered grants up to
US$ 20,000. The maximum grant will normally be US$ 1,000 per applicant.
The guidance notes for the application are available on The FIG Foundation
web site as well
as the application form.
For the next time for applying please follow this site.
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