FIG Foundation grants in 2004
The Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation decided on the FIG Grants
2004 at its meeting in Athens during the FIG Working Week 2004. About 6,000
€ was given to 4 applicants from 4 countries. The total number of
applications was 12. The grants were given to the following applicants:
- Boipuso Nkwae, Canada
Managing Land Information for Urban Governance in Botswana
- Jennifer Whittal, South Africa
Capacity Building and Postgraduate Research in Land Tenure and Cadastral
Systems in Southern Africa
- Daniel Paez, Australia
Increasing the Range of Services of the Colombian Surveyors by
Demonstrating DISCUSS, a Decision Support System that Uses Latest
Surveying Technologies
- Jose David Belaga, Argentina
The Argentine Cadastre over the Last Fifty Years and an Overview of the
Brazilian Cadastre
In addition two project proposals need further clarification.
The Board of Directors further reserved 500 € for the International
Geodetics Students Meeting to be held in Istanbul in 2005 under the
condition that the local member association of FIG matches the same amount. |
