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Participants at the international symposium |
Structural failures such as collapses of
bridges and buildings and geohazards caused by events such
as landslides, ground subsidence and earthquakes are
world-wide problems that often lead to significant economic
and life losses. The symposium provided a forum for sharing
latest research results, ideas and experiences in monitoring
deformations of both natural phenomena and man-made
structures. About 200 leading experts, researchers, industry practitioners and
students from 27 countries and regions gathered for the Joint International Symposium on
Deformation Monitoring (JISDM 2011). FIG was represented by Chair of
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At the opening of the Training Course |
The 3rd International and Professional Training Course for Young
Surveyors was an excellent and memorable event, organized and sponsored by the
Consiglio Nazionale Geomtetri CNGGeL (the National Association of the Italian
Surveyors) and Geoweb (the technical company which belongs to
Consiglio and provides all information about the Italian Cadastre to the
Italian surveyors), in collaboration with HARSE (Hellenic Association
of Rural and Surveying Engineers). Altogether 50 young
surveyors participated
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The participants at the conference |
The International NSDI Conference was
organized by the Agency for Real Estate Cadastre (AREC) and
the Faculty of Civil Engineering. FIG and EuroGeographics
were co-organizers. FIG was represented by Vice President
Chryssy Potsiou, who presented the 2011-2014 Work Plan
of FIG and its major targets. The conference was also
supported by the World Bank, the Netherlands Kadaster,
Swedesurvey AB, City of Skopje, GDi GIS Data, IGEA Mak, as
well as by Asseco SEE.
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FIG General Assembly 2012 - Call for bids to host FIG
Working Week 2015 or 2016
The FIG General Assembly will select at its meeting in
Rome, Italy 6-10 May 2012 the host and venue for the FIG Working Week
2015 and FIG Working Week 2016. The member associations have been
invited to consider making a bid to host the Working Week 2015 or 2016
together with FIG. The Council has prepared bidding guidelines for
making the bid. These guidelines explain in detail the information that
is required for a successful bid. Decision on the host of the two
Working Weeks will be made in Rome based on proposal from the Council
and evaluation report prepared by the FIG Office. deadline for making
the bid is 30 November 2011. Any association that is interested
to host the FIG Working Week in 2015 or 2016 is requested to contact FIG
Director, email: markku.villikka@fig.net.
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Electronic Sand Art Presentation at the Opening Session
depicting the optimism and hope in this inaugural High Level
Forum |
The United Nations First High Level Forum
on Global Geospatial Information Management was attended by
350 participants from 90 Member States together with 22
representatives from the United Nations and 37
representatives from international organizations and the
private sector. At the opening session, the Prime Minister
of Korea stressed that geospatial information is most
fundamental and essential to support joint efforts in
resolving global issues.
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President Teo also attended the UN Committee of Experts on
Global Geospatial Information Management during his visit in
Seoul. The Committee of Experts met for the first time after
the successful conclusion of the United Nations First High
Level Forum on GGIM on 27th October 2011.
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JBGIS meeting at the UN-GGIM Forum |
The Joint Board of Geospatial Information
Societies held a meeting on the sideline of the United
Nations First High Level Forum on Global Geospatial
Information Management in Seoul. The meeting was attended by
eight of the ten member organizations. Chair of the Joint
Board, Professor William Cartwright, was included as a
member of the “extended” Bureau for the United Nations
Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information
Management, underlying the necessity for international
professional geospatial societies to work collaboratively
and to have a collective voice within the United Nations
system.
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President CheeHai Teo attended the
44th Council Meeting of the ASEAN Federation of Land
Surveying and Geomatics hosted by the Survey and Mapping
Society, Thailand, an Institutional Member of AFLAG in
Bangkok. Dr. Wicha Jiwalai, from Thailand and
President of AFLAG, chaired the meeting.
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The CSDILA Family |
The Land Administration Forum and
associated workshops was coordinated through the PCGIAP
Working Group 3 on “Spatially Enabled Government” and the
University of Melbourne’s Centre for SDIs and Land
Administration (CSDILA). President CheeHai Teo
attended this forum as well as the 4th Land Administration
Forum for Asia and the Pacific “Beyond Spatial Enablement”
and Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Centre for SDIs and
Land Administration, University of MelbourneRead
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President Teo also visited RMIT University in Melbourne
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