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The Sixth Meeting of the International
Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
was held in Tokyo, Japan from 5 to 9 September 2011. The
ICG has been formed as a result of recommendations of
the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space
(COPUOS), as ratified by the General Assembly of the UN.
The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) is an
Associate Member of the ICG.
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The Open Geospatial
Consortium (OGC) undertakes a survey on the business value of open
standards. The last OGC survey (with less focus on this topic) was
in 2008, and therefore every contribution is valuable. The survey
takes 15-20 minutes. More information and survey link:
http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1496
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Prof.
Karl-Friedrich Thöne, President of DVW making his plenary presentation. |
The world biggest tradeshow in surveying and geomatics
business gathered more than 16,000 visitors from 80 countries to see 800 exhibitors.
The focus at INTERGEO 2011
was very much on the geodata infrastructure, sensors and 3D mapping. The INTERGEO conference titled "Knowledge and Action for Planet
Earth" attracted 1,500 participants to listen to 140 presentations on 40
main topics. FIG was represented at INTERGEO by Vice
President Rudolf Staiger that made a welcome address
at the opening ceremony.
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Participants visiting the German-Austrian state boundary at
Zugspitze |
FIG Commission 7 held his annual meetingin
the wonderful city of Innsbruck, Austria culminating with
the high level International Symposium Cadastre 2.0. This
meeting welcomed delegates from 30 countries among them FIG
Vice President Chryssy Potsiou, former Chairs of
Commission 7 Andrzej Hopfer, Ian Williamson, Paul
MunroFaure and András Osskó. Without any doubt, issues
related to land administration and cadastral perspectives
are still of very high interest, namely in regard of
citizens’ involvement, crowd sourcing and social medias.
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Vice President Greenway with the Congress organisers |
The Geodetic Society of Bosnia-Herzegovina
became a Member Association of FIG in 2010, and invited Vice
President Greenway to attend the Congress 2011, held
28-30 September 2011 to make a presentation on the work of
FIG to the delegates.Over 200 professionals attended the
congress, from Bosnia-Herzegovina and surrounding
countries.Those responsible for the cadastre face a number
of particular challenges. Some of these relate to the loss
of cadastral records in the recent war; others to the legacy
of differing cadastral systems in the country.
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Stig Enemark and Hu Cunzhi |
The FIG Office hosted a delegation from
China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, Ministry of
Land and Resources led by Chief Planner Hu Cunzhi,
who came to visit the FIG Office, and to explore about FIG,
the Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors and Aalborg
University. The purpose of the meeting was to deepen mutual
understanding and strengthen the cooperation between MLR and
the global surveying community.
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The Empowerment of Local
Authorities: Spatial Information and Spatial Planning Tools
is the title of this years meeting and workshop. The aim is
to study the impact of spatial information and spatial
planning tools on economic, social and environmental aspects
of local authorities in general, and on the empowerment of
local authorities in particular. The aim is also to
investigate the international knowledge and practice on how
surveyors may assist real estate markets, good governance,
environmental management and planning initiatives by
providing reliable spatial and relevant
infrastructures. Visit
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Participants of the workshop in front of the Genghis
Khan Monument |
The workshop on “Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of
Earth Resources” was organised by FIG Commission 5 and 6
together with the Mongolian Association of Geodesy,
Photogrammetry and Cartography (MAGPC) and the Siberian
State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA) in Novosibirsk. Early
Warning and Crisis Management – the Role of GI and
Spatial Data Infrastructure” was the title of a
Round-Table-Discussion. The workshop was the first of
its kind in Mongolia and was very well organised.
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FIG was well represented at the Congress |
CheeHai Teo, President FIG, Ahmad Fauzi Nordin, chair of the Organizing
Committee, Christiaan Lemmen, Director OICRF, Michael Sutherland, chair of Commission 4
(Hydrography) and Robert Šinkner, Chair
FIG Commission 10 (Construction) participated in the
Congress which had an excellent programme. The Minister
of Natural Resources and Environment opened the
proceedings and urged surveyors to be ‘well prepared
to take on new challenges - to venture into new areas of
discovery and development, through shared knowledge and
creative innovations'. The congress covered a broad
range of the survey profession.
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The United Nations ECOSOC made history on
27 July 2011 in Geneva by establishing a new
intergovernmental body, the UN Committee on Global
Geospatial Information Management, to bring together,
for the first time at the global level, government experts
from all member states to consult on the rapidly changing
field of geospatial information. FIG welcomes this
initiative, intends to contribute towards this global
mechanism that aims at extending the benefits of geospatial
information for the betterment of society, environment and
economy.
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The
FIG Annual
Review 2010 is now available (32 pages, 3.55 MB) as a .pdf-file.
Hard copies have been mailed to all members together with the
minutes from the
General Assembly in Marrakech. To receive
your personal copy, please contact
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The traditional Commission 7 Annual Meeting
was be held in Innsbruck, Austria. As a part of the Annual
Meeting, a one-day international Symposium on “Cadastre 2.0”
was held 30 September 2011. Visit
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Delegates to the GGIM Africa Preparatory Meeting in front of
the United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
With the establishment of United Nations
Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management,
the
UN has made history. The United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) has taken the role to
lead the initiative in Africa, so as to ensure that GGIM
adequately reflects African issues and shape its direction
and dimension to reflect Africa’s interest. The Commission
convened the GGIM Africa Preparatory Meeting to consult
member states in Africa with a view to develop the
continent’s needs, prospects and vision for an overall
Geoinformation Governance in Africa.
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Mr. Zelalem Asemu, Vice President of the Ethiopian
Professional Surveyors Association |
President CheeHai Teo discussed the
current state of the profession in Ethiopia with Vice
President Mr. Zelalem Asemu when he was in Addis
Ababa attending the UN-ECA GGIM Africa Preparatory Meeting.
The Association was admitted to FIG at the recent Working
Week in Marrakech and faces challenges to further develop
the profession in Ethiopia. Vice President Asemu has a wish
to see the Association and the Profession strengthened and
promoted through the development of appropriate standards of
practise.
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President CIREA, SONG ChunHua and FIG President
TEO CheeHai |
The China Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers and Agents is one of the two FIG member
associations from PR China. Its national delegate, Prof. Dr.
Liao (廖俊平) is an active member of FIG Commission 9
and was recently appointed as a Member of the FIG Task Force
on Property and Housing. Among other things CIREA expressed
a wish to connect and network with similar organizations
within FIG particularly those with responsibilities in the
area of property taxation, housing and real estate policies.
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FIG President TEO CheeHai visiting CLSPI and Mr
WANG Shiyuan, Vice Minister of Land and Resources China |
China Land Surveying and Planning Institute
is a newly appointed Affiliate Member of FIG. The Institute
acts as a “think tank” within the Ministry and areas of
activities include land use planning, land survey and
evaluation, cadastral management, land policy, remote
sensing, land pricing and land information. President Teo
also met with Vice Minister of Land and Resources Mr WANG
Shiyuan, who expressed his support towards CLSPI’s
membership in FIG and hoped that the membership will
intensify efforts towards better policies, programs and
practices within the area of land management and
administration in China.
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The Permantent Committee on GIS Infrasturcture for Asia and
the Pacific, PCGIAP |
The Permanent Committee was established
pursuant to Resolution 16 of the 13th United Nations
Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific
(Beijing 1994) and operates under the purview of the United
Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the
Pacific (UNRCC-AP). The Committee submitted its report and
recommendations. FIG welcomes the resolutions that was
adopted at the conclusion of the meeting in Ulaanbaatar
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President CheeHai Teo with Mr. Gankhuu
and Mr. Bayarsaikhan |
ALACGAC is an Affiliate Member of FIG and
the Mongolian Government implementing agency responsible for
determining and implementing state policies of the Ministry
of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development.
Among other things Mr. Gankhuu and President Teo discussed
on the upcoming FIG Commission 5 and 6 Workshop on
“Innovative Technologies for an efficient Geospatial
Management of Earth” on 4– 8 September 2011 in Ulaanbaatar
which the Administration is supporting.
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President Teo and President ENKHTUVSHIN Baatar |
President Enkhtuvshin and his fellow
Board Members provided President Teo with a general overview
of the profession, practice and industry in Mongolia, the
current state of affairs within the Association as well as
the issues and challenges. Some the Profession’s challenges
in Mongolia include bringing about greater cohesiveness
within the profession, establishing appropriate standards
that will raise the level of practice within the industry,
and the need for continuing professional development
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The joint board for the Geospatial Information Societies |
The Joint Board is becoming more important
with United Nations initiatives in geospatial information
management – the UN wants to deal with the profession
through one organisation. The Board members agreed to
continue to try to coordinate the work of member
organisations in building capacity in Africa, as well as in
raising the profile of the power of geospatial information
in disaster management. The members also prepared for for
the UN Global Geospatial Information Management event in
Korea in September.
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Invitation brochure. |
The third FIG Commissions 5 and 6 Workshop on “Innovative
Technologies for an Efficient Geospatial Management of Earth
Resources” will be held for the first time in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 4-8 September 2011.The Workshop is
organized by the International Federation of Surveyors
(FIG), Mongolian Association of Geodesy Photogrammetry &
Cartography (MAGP&C) and Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA).
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Commission 4 workgroup 4.4 on Capacity
Building and the Economic Benefits of Hydrography has
prepared a report to bring awareness and promote the role of
hydrography as an essential investment in economic
development. This FIG publication no. 57 provides a snapshot
of the workgroup’s efforts from various conferences and
symposia to stimulate thought and exchange ideas in this
regard. The publication
Report on the
Economic Benefits of Hydrography has been published in
FIG report series and is available only on the web. |
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General Assembly in Morocco |
FIG General Assembly 2011 was held during
the Working Week in Marrakech, Morocco. 50 member
associations with almost 300 participants attended the first
session. The second session was attended by 48 member
associations and about 250 participants representing all
member categories as well as observers. At this General
Assembly, FIG appointed immediate past President Prof. Stig Enemark as an Honorary President.
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President
Henning Elmstroem, DdL, Honorary President
Stig Enemark and President CheeHai Teo, FIG. |
FIG’s 34th General Assembly saluted Prof.
Stig
Enemark’s contributions to the Profession and the
Federation with an appointment as FIG Honorary President.
The nomination came from the Danish Association of Chartered
Surveyors (DdL), unanimously supported by the Council and
President Henning Elmstroem of DdL made the
recommendation before the General Assembly in Marrakech,
Morocco. The General Assembly and the Federation thanked
Prof. Enemark for an energetic and illustrious Presidency.
Heartiest Congratulations to FIG Honorary President Prof.
Stig Enemark!
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The FAO organisers together with Vice President Dalal
Alnaggar |
The FAO Workshop 20 specialists were
invited, and Vice President Dalal Alnaggar
represented FIG.
The purpose of the Workshop was to bring together land
sector professionals from government, civil society and the
private sector to share their experiences of practical
approaches to improving gender-equitability in governance of
land tenure. The participants defined that gender is a
socially and politically constructed identity which is
broader and more differentiated than just men and women and
recommendations were identified.
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Participants of the Seminar |
The “International Seminar on Land
Administration and Management” was organized by Geo-SEE and
its President Prof Bashkim Idrizi from FY Republic of
Macedonia and Kosova Cadastral Agency and its Chief
Executive Officer Prof Murat Meha and was supported by FIG, AGISEE and Geography department of SUT. The well organized
Seminar for the region was attended by 94 participants from
34 organizations from 13 different European countries. Read
a summery of the resolutions of the seminar and the
contributions the participants agreed on.
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Mr. Gert Steinkellner and
Chair-person Helen Kerfoot |
Mr. Gert Steinkellner, the President
of the Austrian member organisation participated for FIG as
observer in The United Nations Group of Experts on
Geographical Names. This experts group deals with technical,
cultural and linguistic aspects of geographical names. It is
organised in geographical/ linguistic divisions and working
groups amongst others for on toponymy, exonyms and
terminology.
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Official Opening of Geosiberia 2011.
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Geosiberia 2011was organized from the 26th
to 29th of April in Novosibirsk, Russia by the Siberian
State Academy of Geodesy. This event which was already the
7th edition was organized under the lead of Prof. Alexander Karpik and Prof.
Vladimir Seredovich.
FIG was one of the co-sponsors and was represented by Vice
President Rudolf Staiger.
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FIG Working Week and General Assembly 2011
was held in Marrakech, Morocco 18-22 May 2011.
Technical programme included more than 500 presentations in
90 sessions and forums.
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Palais des Congres, Marrakech |
The FIG General Assembly was held 18 and 22 May in
Marrakech in conjunction to the FIG Working Week 2012. The
main issues on the agenda were adoption of the Council and
Commission work plans. These will be the roadmap over the
next four years. As result from the break-out session
focusing particularly on voting rights the General Assembly
decided to establish a Working Party on this topic. Several
new members were approved including member associations from
Ethiopia, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal.
Report from
the General Assembly is now available.
Minutes without appendices will be sent to all members of FIG
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The Local Organising Committee of FIG Working Week 2011
visited Marrakech 3-4 May 2011 to discuss the security and
other last minute issues with national and local
authorities.
After the visit of LOC to Marrakech 3-4 FIG President CheeHai Teo has given the following statement 6 May
2011:
"FIG welcomes the efforts of ONIGT, the local
co-organizer, to engage various authorities including the
Ministry of the Interior and the Governor of the Marrakech
Region to implement appropriate arrangements and measures
aimed at assuring the security and safety of all
participants at the upcoming FIG Working Week. FIG thanked
the Moroccan authorities for their continuing support and
assurances, as well as all the additional measures taken. We
look towards a successful Working Week."
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World Bank Land Conference in April. |
The 2011 edition of the World Bank’s Land
Conference continues to bring together policy makers,
practitioners, professionals and participants from academia
and civil societies. This year’s event included country
specific focus on improving land governance at country level
from Brazil, PR China, Ethiopia, Ghana, India and Rwanda.
President CheeHai Teo attended the Conference and
chaired the session on "Making Land Administration
Accessible" on the morning of 20th April.
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ED Joan Clos, UN-HABITAT and President CheeHai Teo. |
President CheeHai Teo attended the 23rd Governing
Council of UN-HABITAT in Nairobi 11-15 April 2011 and met
with the Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos during his
visit. President Teo made a courtesy call on Dr. Clos during
the Governing Council; the meeting was also attended by Mr.
Mohamed El-Sioufi (Head, Shelter Branch, Global
Division), Ms. Clarissa Augustinus (Chief, Land,
Tenure and Property Administration Section, Shelter Branch)
and Mr. Danilo Antonio (Global Land Tools Network
Secretariat, Land, Tenure and Property Administration
Section). It was a most cordial meeting, the first between
the newly appointed Executive Director of UN-Habitat and
FIG.
The resolution on “Sustainable urbanization through
equitable access to land, housing, basic services and
infrastructure” was adopted at the 23rd Governing
Council of UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya, 15th April 2011.
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on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural
Resources
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An e-consultation on the zero draft of the FAO Voluntary
Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and
other Natural Resources will take place from 18 April to
16 May 2011. The e-consultation website and the zero
draft will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian and Spanish. Comments may be submitted in any of
those languages and will be hosted on the Voluntary
Guidelines website (http://www.fao.org/nr/tenure/voluntary-guidelines/e-consultation/en/).
The aim of the consultation is to gather comments on the
zero draft of the Voluntary Guidelines and to allow
interested parties who were not able to attend the regional
consultations held over the year to contribute in the
drafting of the Voluntary Guidelines. Comments from this
e-consultation will be considered in the first draft of the
Voluntary Guidelines which will be submitted in June to the
open-ended working group of the Committee on World Food
Security (CFS) for review. The work will peak in the CFS led
plenary negotiations from 25-28 July 2011. Final text of the
Voluntary Guidelines will be submitted for the consideration
of the 37th session of the CFS in October 2011.
As part of FIG/FAO co-operation agreement FIG is circulating
this information to FIG members to allow them to comment
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President
Teo together with ISK President Kuwuor
and ISK board members. |
In connection to the 23rd Governing Council of the UN-HABITAT
President CheeHai Teo visit the Institution
of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) as well as gave a lecture to surveying undergraduates on the
13th April 2011 in Nairobi. The event was facilitated
by the Department of Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi and the audience comprised members of ISK and students
from both the geospatial and land economy programs at the University.
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FIG, FAO and CNGGL representatives at the balcony of CNGGL
in Rome. |
FIG Working Week 2012 will be held at the Rome Cavalieri
Hotel in Rome 6-11 May 2012. The conference is hosted
jointly by FIG and the Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e
Geometri Laureati, CNGGL. The main themes of the conference
will be "Knowing to: ● Manage
the territory ● Protect the
environment ● Evaluate the
cultural heritage. These themes that will guide the
three days of the technical conference were endorsed during
the visit of the FIG delegation to Rome on April 8 and 9,
2011. The visit was at the same time the first official
visit of President CheeHai Teo to a FIG member
association. President Teo accompanied by Vice President Chryssy Potsiou
and FIG Director met with President Fausto Savoldi, CNGGL and his board members. The visit
included discussions also with representatives of UN FAO and
it was confirmed that FAO will be partnering FIG at the 2012
Working Week in Rome.
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The Third Preparatory Meeting of the Proposed United
Nations Committee on Global Geospatial Information
Management was held at the UN Headquarters in New York in
April 2011. FIG was represented by President CheeHai Teo.
The meeting was attended by 22 UN member states, primarily
from geospatial or national mapping authorities, five UN
entities that includes the convenor, UNSD and apart from
FIG, GSDI, ISCGM, ICA, ISPRS, EUROGI, JB-GIS and IHO.
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The European Group of Surveyors (EGoS) held its General
Assembly and one day seminar in Thessaloniki 11-12 April
2011. FIG was represented by Vice President Chryssy
Potsiou who made a keynote presentation at the seminar.
In her presentation she spoke about the work of FIG
representing surveyors throughout the world on an
International basis. Many of the EGoS member organizations
are also members of FIG. She promoted especially the
activities that FIG has started to attract young surveyors
and professionals. She also welcomed future co-operation
between FIG and EGoS.
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FIG President
CheeHai Teo visiting Hong Kong |
President of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Mr WONG Bay
together with a representation from the
association, warmly welcomed FIG President CheeHai Teo in
Hong Kong. Apart from being shown around HKIS impressive
premises and in-house facilities on Hong Kong Island,
President CheeHai TEO thanked President WONG Bay for HKIS’s
continued contribution and engagement with FIG and welcomed
HKIS’s interest to play a more active role within FIG’s
Commissions, Networks and Task Forces
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The Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) has been
published as a Draft International Standard by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as ISO
19152. P-Members of ISO/TC 211, Geographic Information/Geomatics,
can comment on the draft and are in the position to vote on
continuation of the development. Liaisons to ISO/TC 211,
such as FIG, can also comment on the draft. The deadline for
voting and comments is 20 June 2011. The development of this
standard is an initiative from FIG. It is a comprehensive,
extensive, formal process with a continuous review and a
continuous, creative approach to find common denominators in
land administration systems and included data sets.
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Dipl. Ing.
Bledi Stefa, President of AAG, and Prof. Chryssy A Potsiou, FIG Vice President.
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The Albanian Association of Geodesy celebrated its 20th
anniversary since its establishment and organized a one-day
Conference in Tirana on the 22nd of January 2011. The
conference was a historic event as it was at the same time
the 1st conference of AAG. During these past 20 years
Albania and its Association of Geodesy (AAG) have both
walked in the path of progress. AAG became a member
association of FIG at the congress in Sydney. More than 400
participants attended the conference, most of them surveyors
from Albania and the neighboring countries in the Balkan
region. FIG Vice President, Prof Chryssy A Potsiou
represented the Council at the conference.
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Dato’ Prof Dr.
Abdul Kadir Taib, Director General of Survey
and Mapping Malaysia and Mr. CheeHai Teo, FIG President. |
On 3rd January 2011, Prof. Dr. Abdul Kadir Taib, Director
General of Survey and Mapping Malaysia cordially received
Mr. CheeHai Teo, FIG President at his office in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. The Director General also chairs the Land Surveyors Board, the
regulatory authority for the land surveying profession in Malaysia. FIG
President thanked the Director General for his continuing support for FIG
and his attendance at the recent FIG Handover Ceremony.
During the visit, various matters were discussed including the
standing and advancement of the profession in Malaysia, the active
participation of the Department’s officers at FIG events, as well as the
support of the Department in particular, the Government of Malaysia in
general for the XXV FIG Congress in 2014.
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Local organising committee members at the conference venue. |
FIG representatives visited Rabat and
Marrakech 11-14 January 2011 to discuss and agree on final
arrangements of the Working Week with the Ordre National des
Ingénieurs Géomètres Topographes (ONIGT) and the local
organising committee on practical arrangements. The team led
by Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar, FIG Vice President are
convinced that the organising committee and local surveyors
had made their utmost to guarantee a big, professionally
interesting and socially unbeatable conference.
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